Jessica Pegula returned to High 5 within the newest WTA Rankings launched on Monday after reaching her maiden Grand Slam ultimate at US Open 2024.
Pegula went down 7-5, 7-5 to Aryna Sabalenka within the summit conflict in New York. Nonetheless, the American moved up three locations to occupy the third spot between World No. 1 Iga Swiatek and Sabalenka.
Defending champion Coco Gauff slipped to sixth after her fourth-round loss to fellow American Emma Navarro.
Navarro, who misplaced to eventual champion Sabalenka within the semifinals, jumped 4 spots to make her High 10 debut.
High 10 (together with rating factors)
1. Iga Swiatek (POL) – 10,885
2. Aryna Sabalenka – 8,716
3. Jessica Pegula (USA) – 6,220
4. Elena Rybakina (KAZ) – 5,871
5. Jasmine Paolini (ITA) – 5,398
6. Coco Gauff (USA) – 4,983
7. Qinwen Zheng (CHN) – 3,980
8. Emma Navarro (USA) – 3,810
9. Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) – 3,631
10. Maria Sakkari (GRE) – 3,515
Elsewhere within the High 100, Anna Kalinskaya (14th), Diana Shnaider (seventeenth), New Zealand’s Lulu Solar (thirty ninth), Armenia’s Elina Avanesyan (fiftieth), USA’s Ashlyn Krueger (51st), Spain’s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (sixtieth), Erika Andreeva (68th), Nice Britain’s Harriet Dart (seventieth) and Mexico’s Renata Zarazua (eighty fifth) achieved new career-high rankings.
INDIANS
Doubles
Prarthana Thombare – 146 (jumps 11 spots)
Rutuja Bhosale – 220 (strikes up one spot)
Vasanti Shinde – 237 (drops 26 spots)
Ankita Raina – 297 (strikes up six spots)
Singles
Sahaja Yamalapalli – 302 (strikes up one spot)
Ankita Raina – 307 (drops 24 spots)
Shrivalli Bhamidipaty – 374 (strikes up one spot)