Sabalenka Extends Huge No. 1 Lead, Gauff & Osaka Rise, Rybakina Falls In WTA Rankings

Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff have been rewarded for their stellar efforts at the 2025 Madrid Open in the latest WTA rankings.

Sabalenka started the tournament in Madrid with a lead of almost 3,400 ranking points to Iga Swiatek at No. 2. She had increased the gap to the four-time French Open champion by reaching the 2025 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix final, falling to Jelena Ostapenko.

The Belarusian has a terrific record in Madrid, winning two titles and narrowly missing out on a third last year in the final to Swiatek. All her WTA clay titles have come in the Spanish capital, in conditions that suit her game.

Sabalenka stormed to another Madrid Open title with victories against Anna Blinkova, Elise Mertens, Peyton Stearns, Marta Kostyuk, Elina Svitolina, and Gauff. That achievement has tightened her grip on the No. 1 ranking.

The three-time Grand Slam champion is now on 11,118 points. That is more than 4,300 more than Swiatek at No. 2, who lost 610 points due to being unable to defend her title. She was hammered 6-1, 6-1 in the semifinal by Gauff.

Despite the disappointment of losing to Sabalenka, reaching a first final of 2025 was good enough for Gauff to regain the No. 3 ranking. She had previously lost that position to her compatriot and former doubles partner, Jessica Pegula.

Gauff is on 6603 points after her excellent run in Madrid. Pegula, who suffered a surprising defeat to Moyuka Uchijima in the tournament's round of 32, is on 6,243. The 2024 US Open runner-up will have chances to regain the No. 3 ranking since she has few points to defend in the coming weeks.

Madison Keys slipped out of the Top 5 in the rankings, dropping a place to No. 6. Although she had a good run to the Madrid quarterfinal, the 2025 Australian Open champion lost points after not matching her 2024 semifinal run. Jasmine Paolini replaced her at No. 5.

Paula Badosa plunged a spot to No. 10 after withdrawing from the Madrid Open with her chronic back injury, and Emma Navarro moved to No. 9. Mirra Andreeva at No. 7 and Qinwen Zheng at No. 8 complete the rest of the Top 10.

Elena Rybakina, who had been in the Top 10 for several months until falling to No. 11 a few weeks ago, dropped again to No. 12. She was overtaken by Diana Shnaider, who is now at a career-high ranking.

Elina Svitolina jumped three positions to No. 14 after her impressive semifinal run in Madrid. She overtook Daria Kasatkina, Barbora Krejcikova, and the 2025 Qatar Open champion Amanda Anisimova.

Donna Vekic moved back into the Top 20 in the latest WTA rankings at No. 19. The Olympic silver medalist had a decent tournament in the Spanish capital, losing to Keys in the round of 16 after wins against Hailey Baptiste and Emma Navarro.

Naomi Osaka won her first clay-court title during the second week of the Madrid Open at the 125K event in Saint-Malo. That allowed the four-time Grand Slam winner to rise seven spots to No. 47.

Ons Jabeur plummeting eight positions to No. 36, Belinda Bencic moving up three spots to No. 39, and Moyuka Uchijima entering the Top 50 after her quarterfinal run in Madrid were among the other changes in this week's WTA rankings.