The American Coco Gauff She is the new champion of the WTA Finals, at the age of 20. She has already secured the 2023 US Open on her record, adding to it a creditable ninth personal title. He made changes for the final stretch of the season that became complicated, so he was left without a coach, which did not include Brad Gilbert. He chose Matt Daly, followed by Frenchman Jean-Christophe Faurel as a collaborator.
He defeated the Chinese Qinwen Zhengthat in his box there is Catalan Pere Ribawho was Gauff’s coach when he took over New York. The Barcelonan reunited with the Asian woman for this campaign, just after months of keeping their professional relationship on hold.
Gauff consolidated his third position in the world ranking by adding 1,300 points in Riyadh. Finished with 6,530, far behind the Polish Iga Swiatek second with 8,370, and more than Belarusian Aryna Sabalenkawho successfully defended the lead in the WTA rankings to become the final number one of the year for the first time in her career. At 9,416, she leaves Swiatek, who has only played in the WTA Finals since the US Open, at 1,046.
Qinwen Zhengwith 800 points in Riyadh, moved up to fifth place, his all-time high at 22 years old. Coco Gauff has passed the world No. 2, which remains his personal record.
Regarding the top-10 of 2023, the same protagonists in the top-3 but led by Sabalenka. They keep Kazakh Elena Rybakina, although surrendering in two positions, as happens with the American Jessica Pegula. Czech Barbora Krejcikova closes again.
The Tunisian woman said goodbye to this group Ounce Jabeurthe Czechs Marketa Vondrousova and Karolina Muchova and the Greek Maria Sakkari. They included the great revelation, the Italian. Jasmine Paolini No. 4, Qinwen Zheng, the American Emma Navarro and the Russian Daria Kasatkina.
The Spaniards did not return to the top-10 Paula Badosa, who was twelfth with 2,908 points, compared to 2,314 by Krejcikova, 10th with 400 points at the WTA Finals, which she entered as Wimbledon champion.
Badosa adds 53 positions from one year to the next. He was 65th with 947 points. Even his rise is better measured considering that at the beginning of May he was outside the top-100, in crisis after a complicated back injury. The Catalan is in the perfect position to attack the top-10 again next season.
1. Aryna Sabalenka (Blr) 9,416 pts.
2. Iga Swiatek (Pol) 8,370
3. Coco Gauff (USA) 6,530
4. Jasmine Paolini (Ita) 5,344
5. Qinwen Zheng (Chn) 5,340
6. Elena Rybakina (Kaz) 5,171
7. Jessica Pegula (Ita) 4,705
8. Emma Navarro (USA) 3,589
9. Daria Kasatkina (Russian) 3,368
10. Barbora Krejcikova (Che) 3,214
10. Danielle Collins (USA) 3,176
12. Paula Badosa (Esp) 2,908
13. Diana Shnaider (Russian) 2,875
14. Anna Kalinskaya (Russian) 2,743
15. Jelena Ostapenko (Let) 2,588
16. Mirra Andreeva (Rus) 2,578
17. Beatriz Haddad Maia (Bra) 2,554
18. Marta Kostyuk (Ucr) 2,493
19. Donna Vekic (Cro) 2,258
20. Victoria Azarenka (Blr) 2,126
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55. Jessica Bouzas (Esp) 1,046
71. Cristina Bucsa (Esp) 912
98. Nuria Parrizas (Esp) 790
104. Sara Sorribes (Esp) 714
Source: La Verdad
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