Caroline Garcia falls out of the top 10 this week, while Clara Burel returns to her best career ranking. The Czechs are performing well.
Caroline Garcia is now 20th in the world: she lost a third of her points and 10 places in the rankings this week, since her victory at the 2022 end-of-year Masters is no longer counted. She is also not qualified for the Masters at the end of the season this year. Clara Burel, semi-finalist in Monastir, gained 13 positions and regained her best career ranking (61st).
Some other changes in the top 10 this week, with the 2022 Masters being wiped from the shelves. The Czechs benefit in particular: Marketa Vondrousova gains two places (6th), Karolina Muchova one place (8th) and Barbora Krejcikova (10th) gains three places. The first two mentioned did not play this week, but they benefited from the loss of points of other players.
Aryna Sabalenka is world number 1. The Belarusian is ahead of the Pole Iga Swiatek and Kazakh Elena Rybakina. Classification :
The race ranking will be updated at the end of each tournament.
Unlike the “classic” WTA ranking updated each week taking into account the points won over the previous 52 weeks, the WTA Race ranking only takes into account the points won during the current season and progressively accumulates the eighteen best results .
Computerized since 1973, the WTA ranking is updated every Monday, except during Grand Slam tournaments since November 3, 1975. The WTA ranking, which follows the principles and rules decreed by the WTA, is cumulative over a period of 52 weeks. , that is to say determined by the quantity of tournaments played during the 52 weeks as well as the best results obtained over this period and set at sixteen tournaments to determine the WTA ranking of a singles player.
This ranking includes the points obtained during the four Grand Slam tournaments, the points won during the Premier Mandatory category tournaments, those of the two best results among the Premier 5 category tournaments for players in the top 20 and the points obtained at the Masters (tournament where the eight best players of the current season compete).