Iga Swiatek is sitting comfortably at the top of the WTA rankings despite her absence from last week's Canadian Open.
Swiatek was unable to travel to Toronto to compete in the first WTA 1000 tournament of the North American summer hard-court swing because of the Olympic Games.
She was one of four women ranked in the Top 20 (the others being Qinwen Zheng, Jasmine Paolini, and Donna Vekic) who won a medal in Paris and understandably pulled out from their subsequent Tour-level event in order to rest.
The Polish bronze medalist dropped points for her no-show in Canada, but it only marginally affected her monstrous lead over the chasing pack. Both Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka could not capitalize, as they lost before the semifinal stage in Toronto.
Gauff, who kept the No. 2 ranking after the tournament, was upset in the last 16 by Diana Shanider, while Sabalenka, who went one round better, exited in the quarterfinal stage at the hands of the red-hot Amanda Anisimova.
The 20-year-old American has still not secured a top-two seeding for the US Open and would most likely need to defend her Cincinnati title if Sabalenka does well this week.
Elena Rybakina missed the Canadian Open because of health issues but was unchallenged in fourth place. Jessica Pegula completed a successful title defense of the WTA 1000 in Toronto by beating Anismova in the final.
Pegula's position in the Top 10 had come under increasing threat after an injury-ravaged first half of the season and a change of key coaching personnel. But she's got her season back on track and retains her spot in sixth place.
Danielle Collins fell two places to 10th, while Maria Sakkari and Barbora Krejcikova each moved one spot to eighth and ninth, respectively. Emma Navarro moves to a new career-high ranking of No. 13 after reaching her first semifinal at WTA 1000.
There is a Top 20 debutant after Toronto, and it is Russian lefty Diana Shnaider (20th). The 20-year-old eliminated top seed Gauff on her way to the semifinal (lost to Pegula).
A week after lifting her first WTA title in two years, Paula Badosa is moving closer to a seeding spot at the US Open. The Spaniard moved up to 37th after winning six of her last seven matches.
Sorana Cirstea (41st) drops out of the Top 40 and won't play again this season because of a foot injury. Thanks to Anisimova's incredible run in Toronto, the USA is now the most represented nation in the Top 50 of the WTA rankings, ahead of the Czech Republic, with eight players.
The 22-year-old (48th) moves inside the Top 50 and occupies her best ranking since returning from a mental health break this season. Anisimova was the runner-up at the 2024 Canadian Open after defeating four Top 20 players last week.
It looks like there could be an additional two Americans in the Top 50 in the coming weeks. Taylor Townsend rises to 53rd, while Ashlyn Krueger attains a career-high ranking of 65.
Hungary's Anna Bondar captured the Hamburg WTA 125K title and vaulted 15 places to 79th, and American McCartney Kessler won the prestigious W100 Landisville ITF tournament to make her Top 100 debut (100th). All the recent changes in the standings can be seen on our dedicated rankings page.
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