Sabalenka Remains No. 1, Vondrousova Rises Steeply, Raducanu Falls In WTA Rankings

Aryna Sabalenka's dominance of the WTA world No. 1 spot continued in the latest rankings. Marketa Vondrousova was the most significant mover after her success last week.

Sabalenka has been the world No. 1 since the closing weeks of the 2024 season. She overtook Iga Swiatek, who had almost exclusively dominated the position for two and a half years, shortly before the 2024 WTA Finals.

The Belarusian increased her lead at the top since then. She was the runner-up at this year's Roland Garros and the Australian Open, and won WTA 1000 titles at the 2025 editions of the Miami Open and the Madrid Open.

Sabalenka would have had an even more significant lead had she not lost the final at Roland Garros from a set up against Coco Gauff. The No. 1 caused controversy with her remarks about Gauff afterward, but has since apologized for them.

There were a few changes to the Top 10. Jasmine Paolini has returned to No. 4 despite failing to win a match at the 2025 Berlin Open. She overtook Qinwen Zheng, who did not play in any tournaments last week.

Paula Badosa also moved up one spot to No. 9, moving ahead of Emma Navarro. That probably will not be much consolation to the Spaniard after she retired in Berlin due to an injury reoccurrence. The former world No. 2 smashed her racket before leaving the court.

Coco Gauff at No. 2, Jessica Pegula at No. 3, Madison Keys at No. 6, Mirra Andreeva at No. 7, and Iga Swiatek at No. 8 make up the rest of the Top 10. Swiatek's position undoubtedly remains strange to many after she was No. 1 for so long.

Marketa Vondrousova catapulted up the rankings after winning the Berlin Open. It was the Czech's first title since memorably triumphing at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships, beating Ons Jabeur in the final.

Vondrousova rose 91 spots from No. 164 to No. 73. She had slipped outside the Top 100 after injury issues during the last 12 months. Her previous ranking did not reflect how good the former Wimbledon winner is.

Xinyu Wang was also rewarded for being the runner-up to Vondrousova in Berlin. The Chinese star jumped 16 places from No. 49 to No. 33 after coming close to securing a maiden WTA title.

Emma Raducanu fell two spots to No. 38. The 2021 US Open winner was scheduled to play at the Berlin Open, but withdrew because of a physical issue she sustained at the 2025 Queen's Club Championships.

McCartney Kessler won last week's 2025 Nottingham Open. The American moved from No. 42 to No. 32 after winning her third title since August. Dayana Yastremska jumped from No. 46 to No. 42 for being the runner-up to Kessler.

Anna Kalinskaya plummeting 12 positions to No. 40 and Yulia Putintseva slipping seven spots to No. 34 were among the other changes to the WTA rankings. Putintseva created headlines on Sunday at the Bad Homburg Open for her heated interaction with Maria Sakkari.