Australian Matt Ebden makes his top-five debut in the latest ATP World Tour doubles rankings.
Australia, 13 November 2023 | Leigh Rogers
Men’s singles
Jordan Thompson returns to the Australian No.4 position in the latest ATP Tour men’s singles rankings.
The 29-year-old rises one spot to world No.56, leapfrogging Aleksandar Vukic in the process.
Blake Ellis takes biggest mover honours this week, jumping up 28 spots to world No.387 after reaching the second round at an ATP Challenger tournament in Japan as a qualifier.
This is the 24-year-old’s highest ranking since February 2019.
Bernard Tomic is also making moves, rising to his highest ranking since February 2022. The 31-year-old, a former world No.17 whose ranking dipped outside the top 800 in August 2022, now sits at world No.289.
Tomic recently won his 13th career title at an ITF tournament in America.
| 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 | +1 |
| Aleksandar Vukic | No.57 | -5 |
| Thanasi Kokkinakis | No.65 | 0 |
| Christopher O’Connell | No.67 | -1 |
| Rinky Hijikata | No.73 | -1 |
| Jason Kubler | No.97 | +1 |
| James Duckworth | No.113 | 0 |
Women’s singles
Arina Rodionova sits at her highest position in more than five years in the latest WTA Tour women’s singles rankings.
The resurgent 33-year-old rises 13 places after capturing her fifth ITF singles title of the season. This propels Rodionova to world No.135, which is her best ranking since July 2018.
The Melbourne-based athlete began the 2023 season outside the world’s top 300 after missing six months last year with a wrist injury. Since returning in January, Rodionova has tallied an impressive 68 match wins.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Player | Rank | Move |
| Kimberly Birrell | No.112 | +1 |
| Astra Sharma | No.123 | -3 |
| Olivia Gadecki | No.134 | -2 |
| Arina Rodionova | No.135 | +13 |
| Storm Hunter | No.173 | -1 |
| Destanee Aiava | No.187 | -1 |
| Jaimee Fourlis | No.203 | +1 |
| Daria Saville | No.205 | +1 |
| Priscilla Hon | No.209 | +1 |
| Seone Mendez | No.242 | -1 |
Men’s doubles
Matt Ebden soars to a career-high world No.4 in the latest ATP Tour doubles rankings.
The 35-year-old from Perth, who was ranked just inside the world’s top 50 in early February, rises three spots to make his top-five debut.
This is the highest ranking for an Australian man since August 2018, when John Peers featured in the world’s top five.
It is another highlight in a career-best year for Ebden, who is set to…
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