Gauff Overtaken By Swiatek, Sabalenka Still At No. 1, Raducanu Rises In WTA Rankings

Coco Gauff's decline since winning the French Open and Iga Swiatek's superb form led the Pole to move ahead of her rival, but both players remain behind Aryna Sabalenka in the WTA rankings.

Gauff recovered from losing the first set against Sabalenka to secure a maiden title at Roland Garros. She also came from behind to beat Sabalenka in the 2023 US Open final, showing her resilience in both cases.

After the French Open, Swiatek was at her lowest ebb since 2021. The six-time Grand Slam champion slipped to No. 8 in the rankings and had gone the previous 12 months without reaching a final.

Expectations were low for Swiatek ahead of the grass court swing because it had been her least successful surface. But she thrived under less pressure. After reaching the 2025 Bad Homburg Open final, Swiatek stunningly won the 2025 Wimbledon Championships.

The 24-year-old continued that momentum by triumphing at the 2025 Cincinnati Open, overcoming Jasmine Paolini in the final. That success on the Ohioan hard courts improved her ranking points total to 7,933 points.

Gauff, who won her maiden 1000-level title in Cincinnati two years ago, fell to Paolini in the quarterfinal. Although an improvement on her result at the event in 2024, she slipped to No. 3 with a points total of 7,874, being overtaken by Swiatek.

Although Swiatek has moved closer to Sabalenka, who overtook her at No. 1 last year, the Belarusian remains comfortably ahead on 11,225 points after a season that has included seven finals and three titles.

Despite that formidable lead, Gauff or Swiatek could mathematically overtake Sabalenka after the US Open if either the title and the defending women's singles champion at Flushing Meadows loses before the quarterfinal.

Jasmine Paolini moving up a spot to No. 8, overtaking Wimbledon runner-up Amanda Anisimova, was the only other change to the Top 10. The Italian benefited from her excellent run in Cincinnati.

Jessica Pegula at No. 4, Mirra Andreeva at No. 5, Madison Keys at No. 6, Qinwen Zheng at No. 7, and Elena Rybakina, who defeated Sabalenka in Cincinnati, at No. 10 are unchanged in the latest edition of the rankings.

Paula Badosa's absence has led to the Spaniard slipping four spots to No. 16. The Spaniard is on the sidelines again with her chronic back problem, and had to withdraw from the 2025 US Open for that reason.

Emma Raducanu climbed four places to No. 35. She lost an epic battle against Aryna Sabalenka at the Cincinnati Open in a deciding set tiebreak, and could enjoy her best Grand Slam run since winning the 2021 US Open if she plays near that level in New York.

2024 Wimbledon winner Barbora Krejcikova significantly rose from No. 80 to No. 61 after a good run to the round of 16 in Cincinnati. She has not had much success since her heroics in London over 12 months ago due to form and fitness issues, but her efforts in Ohio were encouraging.

Other changes to the WTA rankings included Karolina Muchova jumping to No. 12, Veronika Kudermetova catapulting ten positions to No. 26, and Varvara Gracheva making the most significant move from No. 102 to No. 82.