The WTA Tour have published the 2022 year-end singles and doubles rankings, with Ajla Tomljanovic and Storm Sanders leading the way for Australian players.
Australia , 9 November 2022 | Leigh Rogers
Women’s singles
Ajla Tomljanovic finishes the 2022 season at a career-high ranking of world No.33 – and for the first time, as the top-ranked Australian woman.
The 29-year-old amassed a career-high 37 wins for the season, which included five top-20 victories. She also became the first Australian woman in 43 years to reach Wimbledon and US Open quarterfinals in the same season.
“I’m happy. Tennis is fun again,” Tomljanovic explains of her recent success. “Even when I’m losing, I’m finding joy, which is really all it’s ever been and it’s supposed to be. I lost it a little bit there for, you know, a year or so.”
Australia’s top five-ranked women all made significant ranking improvements during the 2022 season.
Daria Saville rose 366 places to end the year at world No.53, with both Priscilla Hon and Jaimee Fourlis also improving more than 100 places.
Kimberly Birrell, a 24-year-old from the Gold Coast returning from an elbow injury, climbed 567 spots to conclude an impressive comeback season ranked world No.167.
Talia Gibson is the biggest mover this season. The 18-year-old from Perth won three ITF titles, recorded 47 wins from her 66 matches and climbed 836 spots to a career-high world No.364.
| Player | Year-end ranking | Difference in 12 months | |
| 1 | Ajla Tomljanovic | No.33 | +12 |
| 2 | Daria Saville | No.53 | +366 |
| 3 | Priscilla Hon | No.151 | +105 |
| 4 | Jaimee Fourlis | No.162 | +161 |
| 5 | Kimberly Birrell | No.167 | +567 |
| 6 | Maddison Inglis | No.177 | -41 |
| 7 | Olivia Gadecki | No.201 | +29 |
| 8 | Astra Sharma | No.231 | -135 |
| 9 | Storm Sanders | No.237 | -108 |
| 10 | Lizette Cabrera | No.296 | -124 |
| 11 | Arina Rodionova | No.297 | -145 |
| 12 | Alexandra Bozovic | No.315 | +135 |
| 13 | Seone Mendez | No.320 | -108 |
| 14 | Ellen Perez | No.363 | -170 |
| 15 | Talia Gibson | No.364 | +836 |
> VIEW: Full WTA Tour year-end singles rankings
Women’s doubles
Storm Sanders ends an incredible 2022 season as the world No.10 and Australia’s top-ranked woman.
The 28-year-old won her first Grand Slam title at the US Open, claiming the mixed doubles crown alongside fellow Australian John Peers, and also captured three WTA titles.
Ellen Perez enjoyed a career-best season too. The 27-year-old from New South Wales advanced to five tour-level finals to record a top-20 finish.
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