Latest WTA Rankings post US Open 2021


Latest WTA Rankings post US Open 2021

Leylah Fernandez and Emma Raducanu

The US Open 2021 brings an end to the Grand Slam action for the 2021 season and it has been a great season on the WTA Tour. All 4 Slams have seen 4 different winners in the Singles category that have shaken up the rankings table.

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The Australian Open saw Naomi Osaka clinch her 4th Grand Slam title while Barbora Krejcikova finally found her way to a Singles Grand Slam title after having won 2 Doubles and 3 Mixed Doubles Grand Slams. Barbora had a successful outing in Paris as she also won the Women’s Doubles along with her singles title.

Ash Barty won her 2nd Grand Slam at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships while Britain’s 18-year old Emma Raducanu became the latest entrant to the Grand Slam title club when she surprised everyone with her title run at the US Open where she had started from the qualifying rounds making her the first qualifier in the history of tennis to win a Grand Slam.

New WTA Rankings

Emma Raducanu with the US Open 2021 Trophy
Emma Raducanu with the US Open 2021 Trophy

With the conclusion of the US Open, Emma Raducanu makes a massive jump in the rankings. She began in New York as the World No. 150 and is now all set to break into the Top-30 as the World No. 23. US Open runner-up Leylah Fernandez who was the World No. 73 before the US Open will also be joining Emma in the Top-30 on the 28th spot.

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Ashleigh Barty10075 pts
Aryna Sabalenka7720 pts
Karolina Pliskova (+1)5315 pts
Elina Svitolina (+1)4860 pts
Naomi Osaka (-2)4796 pts
Sofia Kenin 4692 pts
Barbora Krejcikova (+2) 4668 pts
Iga Swiatek 4571 pts
Garbine Muguruza (+1) 4380 pts
Petra Kvitova (+1) 4060 pts
Simona Halep (+2) 4051 pts
Belinda Bencic 3820 pts
Maria Sakkari (+5)3750 pts
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (+1)3590 pts
Angelique Kerber (+2)3245 pts

Also Read: List of records broken by Emma Raducanu after winning the US Open 2021