The first clay-court WTA 1000 tournament of the season is drawing to a close in Madrid, and there will be some notable moves when the WTA Rankings update next week.
Here, we look at the Madrid Open winners and losers from a rankings perspective.
WTA Rankings Top 10 pre-Madrid
1. Aryna Sabalenka – 10,768
2. Iga Swiatek, Poland – 7,383
3. Jessica Pegula, United States – 6,208
4. Coco Gauff, United States – 6,073
5. Madison Keys, United States – 4,999
6. Jasmine Paolini, Italy – 4,930
7. Mirra Andreeva – 4,781
8. Zheng Qinwen, China – 4,193
9. Paula Badosa, Spain – 3,821
10. Emma Navarro, United States – 3,797
The women’s singles final at La Caja Magica is set, with Aryna Sabalenka set to face Coco Gauff in the Spanish capital.
World No 1 Sabalenka has stretched her lead at the top after reaching her second consecutive final in Madrid.
The Belarusian sits on the 10,768 points she started the tournament with after defending her runner-up points, and she could increase her total to 11,118 if she lifts the trophy.
Iga Swiatek was the defending champion, but the world No 2 has dropped 610 points after falling in the semi-finals this year — taking her points total from 7,383 to 6,773.
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Gauff started the Madrid Open in fourth position, but she has displaced third-ranked Jessica Pegula in the Live WTA Rankings with her run to the final.
The 21-year-old American has boosted her tally by 530 points to 6,603, and she can take the No 2 spot from Swiatek if she claims the title.
Pegula also had the chance to finish the tournament ranked second, but her third round exit ended her hopes.
Live WTA Rankings before Madrid final
1. Aryna Sabalenka – 10,768
2. Iga Swiatek, Poland – 6,773
3. Coco Gauff, United States – 6,603 (+1)
4. Jessica Pegula, United States – 6,273 (-1)
5. Jasmine Paolini, Italy – 4,875 (+1)
6. Madison Keys, United States – 4,824 (-1)
7. Mirra Andreeva – 4,781
8. Zheng Qinwen, China – 4,193
9. Emma Navarro, United States – 3,797 (+1)
10. Paula Badosa, Spain – 3,761 (-1)
Jasmine Paolini will climb above Madison Keys into fifth place after the latter fell a round short of her last four result in 2024.
Emma Navarro’s single victory before losing in the third round will be enough to see her replace Paula Badosa — who withdrew through injury — as the world No 9.
Winners outside the top 10
Diana Shnaider’s run to the last 16 has seen her rise from 13th to a new projected career-high of 11th in the live rankings.
Elina Svitolina is up three places from 17th to 14th after her excellent semi-final result.
Marta Kostyuk started the event ranked 36th, and she has surged to 27th position due to her quarter-final run.
Moyuka Uchijima, who progressed to the last eight, will leap nine spots from 56th to a new career-high of 47th.
Yuliia Starodubtseva reached the fourth round after coming through qualifying, and she has been rewarded with a 19-place climb to world No 79.
Losers outside the top 10
Elena Rybakina’s third round loss will see her drop a sizeable 325 points, taking her from 11th to 12th, as she was a semi-finalist in Madrid in 2024.
Beatriz Haddad Maia, who made the last eight a year ago, has dropped out of the top 20 (from 19th to 22nd) after her third round exit.
Ons Jabeur is set to fall from 28th to 36th after falling well short of her quarter-final effort in 2024.
Mayar Sherif’s first round defeat has seen her drop from 50th to 64th in the live rankings as she made the last 32 last year.
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