Beatriz Haddad Maia became the first Brazilian woman to reach the top 10 of the WTA rankings on Monday after her dream run to the French Open semifinals.
Haddad Maia, 27, beat Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur in the quarterfinals in Paris to become the first Brazilian woman in 55 years to reach a Grand Slam semifinal.
She was beaten by eventual champion Iga Swiatek.
Haddad Maia will take a ranking of No. 10 into the grasscourt season in which she impressed last year and will feature in this week’s Nottingham Open as build-up to Wimbledon begins.
Swiatek, who won her third career French Open title Saturday, and Aryna Sabalenka remained at Nos. 1-2 in the rankings, while Elena Rybakina and Caroline Garcia each moved up one spot to Nos. 3 and 4, respectively. American Jessica Pegula rounded out the top five.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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