By Tony Fairbairn
- Aryna Sabalenka’s form results in reclaiming the world number one ranking ahead of the WTA Finals
- Jannik Sinner has ended the year as world number one after claiming his seventh title of the season
- The line-up for the WTA Finals is set with the race rankings of the ATP Finals heating up with two weeks left.
WUHAN, CHINA – Two weeks after winning Wuhan, Aryna Sabalenkas has reclaimed the world number one ranking from Iga Swiatek ahead of the WTA Finals.
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ATP Rankings and Brits Top 10
Jannik Sinner is the player of the year and he once again headlines this week’s rankings report. The Italian defeated Novak Djokovic to win the Shanghai title a couple of weeks ago and has now ended the year as world number one. As a result Sinner is the 19th different player in history to capture the year-end world number one ranking and the first Italian to achieve the feat in a historic year where he captured two Grand Slam titles.
Now Sinner will aim to finish the season strong as he will look to capture a trophy on home soil in Turin at the ATP Finals. Speaking of the ATP Finals the race to Turin is heating up with four spots still up for grabs heading into Basel and Vienna this week. So far joining Sinner in Turin is Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev. As thing stand Taylor Fritz, Djokovic, Casper Ruud and Andrey Rublev are in pole position to join them.
However there will be severe pressure from the rest of the pack with Tommy Paul joining the chasing pack by claiming the Stockholm title with the American now sitting in tenth position. Joining Paul in looking to put pressure on the ATP Finals contenders are Alex De Minaur, Grigor Dimitrov and Stefanos Tsitsipas as a crucial week is about to commence.
As for a British perspective Jacob Fearnley is now a top 100 player as his big run on the Challenger circuit sees him at 92 in the world which almost guarantees him a place in the Australian Open main draw. While Dan Evans’ recent progress has been rewarded with a 19 place climb to 161 in the world.
ATP
- Jannik Sinner (ITA) – 11,920 points
- Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) – 7,120
- Alexander Zverev (GER) – 6,795
- Novak Djokovic (SRB) – 6,210
- Daniil Medvedev (RUS) – 5,530
- Taylor Fritz (USA) – 4,380
- Andrey Rublev (RUS) – 4,150
- Casper Ruud (NOR) – 3,890
- Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) – 3,735
- Alex De Minaur (AUS) – 3,570
ATP Race Rankings
- Jannik Sinner (ITA) – 10,330 points – Qualified
- Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) – 6,710 – Qualified
- Alexander Zverev (GER) – 6,545 – Qualified
- Daniil Medvedev (RUS) – 4,820 – Qualified
- Taylor Fritz (USA) – 4,290
- Novak Djokovic (SRB) – 3,910
- Casper Ruud (NOR) – 3,845
- Andrey Rublev (RUS) – 3,620
- Alex De Minaur (AUS) – 3,355
- Tommy Paul (USA) – 3,135
- Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) – 3,100
- Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) – 2,875
ATP Brits
- Jack Draper (18 in the world) – 2,310 points
- Cameron Norrie (53) – 989
- Jacob Fearnley (92) – 626
- Billy Harris (112) – 520
- Dan Evans (161) – 364
- Paul Jubb (182) – 324
- Jan Choinski (185) – 314
- Jay Clarke (250) – 223
- Charles Broom (254) – 217
- Oliver Crawford (313) – 166
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WTA Rankings and Brits Top 10
On the women’s side Aryna Sabalenka has regained her world number one ranking after reigning supreme in Wuhan. The US Open champion had another impressive week to capture her third consecutive title in Wuhan. The icing on the cake was that due to recent WTA rules about not playing six WTA 500 events, Iga Swiatek has lost a lot of points this week which means Sabalenka now heads into the WTA Finals as world number one.
Sabalenka will have a head start over Swiatek heading into the WTA Finals in Saudi Arabia as the race for the year-end world number one will reach its conclusion in a couple of weeks. Speaking of the WTA Finals, the field for the year-ending finale is complete with Jasmine Paolini, Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff, Elena Rybakina, Qinwen Zheng and Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova joining Sabalenka and Swiatek in the line-up. Eighth ranked Emma Navarro will be the first alternate in Saudi Arabia with the event taking place in the first week of November.
In other ranking news Daria Kasatkina climbed into the top ten in the world by claiming the title in Ningbo. There was a five place climb for Karolina Muchova as she is now 25 in the world after reaching the Beijing final a few weeks ago meanwhile Elise Mertens is now out of the world’s top 30 after falling down eight places to 36 in the world.
As for the Brits, Heather Watson climbed up 23 places to 134 in the world while Sonay Kartal has regained her place in the world’s top 100 by climbing up ten places to 92 in the world.
WTA
- Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) – 9,706 points
- Iga Swiatek (POL) – 9,665
- Coco Gauff (USA) – 5,963
- Jessica Pegula (USA) – 5,785
- Elena Rybakina (KAZ) – 5,471
- Jasmine Paolini (ITA) – 5,144
- Qinwen Zheng (CHN) – 4,480
- Emma Navarro (USA) – 3,698
- Daria Kasatkina (RUS) – 3,500
- Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) – 3,194
WTA Race Rankings
- Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) – 9,081 – Qualified
- Iga Swiatek (POL) – 8,165 – Qualified
- Coco Gauff (USA) – 5,338 – Qualified
- Jasmine Paolini (ITA) – 5,144 – Qualified
- Elena Rybakina (KAZ) – 4,971 – Qualified
- Jessica Pegula (USA) – 4,705 – Qualified
- Qinwen Zheng (CHN) – 4,100 – Qualified
- Emma Navarro (USA) – 3,568
- Daria Kasatkina (RUS) – 3,368
- Danielle Collins (USA) – 3,176
- Paula Badosa (ESP) – 2,898
- Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) – 2,814 – Qualified
WTA Brits
- Katie Boulter (33 in the world) – 1,650 points
- Emma Raducanu (55) – 1,025
- Harriet Dart (78) – 854
- Sonay Kartal (92) – 787
- Heather Watson (134) – 545
- Yuriko Lily Miyazaki (157) – 467
- Francesca Jones (160) – 450
- Amarni Banks (283) – 224
- Jodie Burrage (332) – 185
- Emily Appleton (355) – 170
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