Aryna Sabalenka\u2019s reign as the WTA world No 1 continues after the Belarusian\u2019s hugely impressive run to her second straight US Open title in New York.<\/p>\n
Sabalenka\u2019s<\/a> position as the world No 1 was under threat heading into the final Grand Slam event of the season, with both Iga Swiatek<\/a> and Coco Gauff<\/a> in striking distance.<\/p>\n However, the 27-year-old\u2019s successful title defence<\/a> \u2014 and fourth major singles title overall \u2014 will keep her at No 1 for a 55th week.<\/p>\n The Belarusian remains on 11,225 points, with world No 2 Swiatek remaining on 7,933 points, and world No 3 Gauff staying on 7,874 points this week.<\/p>\n Much like Sabalenka, Swiatek and Gauff achieved the exact same US Open results as they did in 2024, losing in the last eight and round of 16, respectively.<\/p>\n However, there is a new world No 4 behind them, with US Open runner-up Amanda Anisimova<\/a> soaring to a career-high ranking.<\/p>\n After reaching her second straight Slam final, the 24-year-old rises five places from world No 9, eclipsing her previous career-high ranking of seventh achieved back in July.<\/p>\n Mirra Andreeva and Madison Keys remain as the world No 5 and 6 despite their early US Open exits, though Jessica Pegula drops three places to world No 7 after failing to match last year\u2019s run to the final.<\/p>\n How much money and ranking points did Aryna Sabalenka and Amanda Anisimova earn at the US Open?<\/a><\/p>\n How Aryna Sabalenka\u2019s late father became her \u2018power\u2019 after moving US Open tribute<\/a><\/p>\n Zheng Qinwen drops two places to world No 9 after the injured star failed to defend her quarter-final points, with Jasmine Paolini remaining eighth, and Elena Rybakina remaining 10th.<\/p>\n Outside the top 10, there is a significant surge for US Open semi-finalist and former world No 1 Osaka, who is now the world No 14 \u2014 her highest ranking since January 2022.<\/p>\n However, there is bad news for Emma Navarro, who has fallen seven places to world No 18 after her round-three exit saw her fail to defend her 2024 semi-final points at her home major.<\/p>\n After pulling out of the tournament, 2024 quarter-finalist Paula Badosa also drops four spots to world No 20 amid her ongoing injury struggles.<\/p>\n Though she had to withdraw from her quarter-final versus Sabalenka due to injury<\/a>, Marketa Vondrousova is up 24 places to world No 36, while compatriot Barbora Krejcikova moves up 22 places to world No 40 after her own quarter-final finish.<\/p>\n Outside of the US Open, there has been a significant surge for Alex Eala, thanks to her triumph at the WTA 125 event in Guadalajara<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Filipina is up 14 places to world No 61, just five spots off her previous career high.<\/p>\n 1) Aryna Sabalenka, 11,225 Read Next<\/strong>: WTA Rankings Race To Riyadh: Sabalenka, Swiatek tickets booked, Gauff, Anisimova lead American charge, Osaka +9<\/a><\/p>\n The post WTA Rankings: Sabalenka reigns supreme, Anisimova\u2019s career-high, Osaka +10<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Aryna Sabalenka\u2019s reign as the WTA world No 1 continues after the Belarusian\u2019s hugely impressive run to her second straight US Open title in New York. Sabalenka\u2019s position as the world No 1 was under threat heading into the final Grand Slam event of the season, with both Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff in striking […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1001"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1001\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}US Open News<\/h2>\n
WTA Rankings Top 20 \u2014 September 8, 2025<\/h2>\n
\n2) Iga Swiatek, 7,933
\n3) Coco Gauff, 7,874
\n4) Amanda Anisimova, 5,159 (+5)
\n5) Mirra Andreeva, 4,793
\n6) Madison Keys, 4,579
\n7) Jessica Pegula, 4,383 (-3)
\n8) Jasmine Paolini, 4,006
\n9) Zheng Qinwen, 4,003 (-2)
\n10) Elena Rybakina, 3,833
\n11) Ekaterina Alexandrova, 3,026 (+1)
\n12) Clara Tauson, 2,721 (+2)
\n13) Elina Svitolina, 2,606 (+2)
\n14) Naomi Osaka, 2,489 (+10)
\n15) Karolina Muchova, 2,488 (-2)
\n16) Daria Kasatkina, 2,421 (+2)
\n17) Belinda Bencic, 2,335 (+2)
\n18) Emma Navarro, 2,310 (-7)
\n19) Diana Shnaider, 2,246 (-2)
\n20) Paula Badosa, 2,134 (-4)<\/p>\n