Australia, 20 November 2023 | Leigh Rogers
Men’s singles
James Duckworth is closing in on a top-100 return in the latest ATP Tour men’s singles rankings.
The 31-year-old improves four spots this week to world No.109 after reaching an ATP Challenger final in Canada.
Duckworth has won 15 of his past 17 matches, helping his ranking rise 35 spots in the past month.
The former world No.46 was last ranked inside the world’s top 100 in September 2022.
> AUSSIE WEEKLY WRAP: Duckworth continues late-season surge
Li Tu takes biggest mover honours this week, jumping up 24 places to world No.247 after reaching an ATP Challenger semifinal in Canada.
The 27-year-old’s winning run was eventually stopped by Duckworth in an all-Australian semifinal battle.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Player | Rank | Move |
| Alex de Minaur | No.12 | 0 |
| Alexei Popyrin | No.40 | 0 |
| Max Purcell | No.45 | 0 |
| Jordan Thompson | No.56 | 0 |
| Aleksandar Vukic | No.61 | -4 |
| Thanasi Kokkinakis | No.65 | 0 |
| Christopher O’Connell | No.68 | -1 |
| Rinky Hijikata | No.71 | +2 |
| Jason Kubler | No.101 | -4 |
| James Duckworth | No.109 | +4 |
Women’s singles
Australian No.1 Kimberly Birrell rises two places to world No.110 in the latest WTA Tour women’s singles rankings.
Stefani Webb is the biggest mover of the week, with the 18-year-old from Melbourne jumping up 138 spots to a career-high world No.880 after winning her first ITF singles title in America.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Player | Rank | Move |
| Kimberly Birrell | No.110 | +2 |
| Astra Sharma | No.122 | +1 |
| Olivia Gadecki | No.132 | +2 |
| Arina Rodionova | No.133 | +2 |
| Storm Hunter | No.170 | +3 |
| Destanee Aiava | No.186 | +1 |
| Jaimee Fourlis | No.203 | 0 |
| Daria Saville | No.204 | +1 |
| Priscilla Hon | No.208 | +1 |
| Seone Mendez | No.241 | +1 |
Men’s doubles
Adam Taylor makes his top-200 debut in the latest ATP Tour doubles rankings.
The 32-year-old jumps up 12 spots to a career-high world No.200 after advancing to an ATP Challenger quarterfinal in Uruguay.
This increases the number of Australians in the world’s top 200 to 16.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Player | Rank | Move |
| Matt Ebden | No.4 | 0 |
| Rinky Hijikata | No.23 | 0 |
| Jason Kubler | No.30 | 0 |
| Max Purcell | No.35 | 0 |
| John Peers | No.39 | 0 |
| John-Patrick Smith | No.78 | +1 |
| Andrew Harris | No.95 | -1 |
| Jordan Thompson | No.105 | 0 |
| Matthew Romios | No.128 | 0 |
| Luke Saville | No.137 | -3 |
Women’s doubles
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