Australian Jaimee Fourlis returns to the world’s top 150 after reaching the biggest singles final of her career.
Australia, 8 May 2023 | Leigh Rogers
Women’s singles
After advancing to the biggest singles final of her career, Jaimee Fourlis returns to the world’s top 150 in the latest WTA Tour women’s singles rankings. The 23-year-old jumps up 29 places to world No.150, just three spots shy of her career-high position.
Arina Rodionova is the biggest mover of the week, rising 74 places to world No.219 after winning back-to-back ITF 25 titles in Great Britain. This propels the 33-year-old back into the Australian top 10.
Astra Sharma is also on the rise, improving 37 places to world No.226 after reaching an ITF 100 semifinal in America.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Player | Rank | Move |
| Ajla Tomljanovic | No.39 | +2 |
| Kimberly Birrell | No.111 | +2 |
| Daria Saville | No.131 | -2 |
| Olivia Gadecki | No.149 | +2 |
| Jaimee Fourlis | No.150 | +29 |
| Priscilla Hon | No.164 | -1 |
| Storm Hunter | No.196 | -5 |
| Arina Rodionova | No.219 | +74 |
| Astra Sharma | No.226 | +37 |
| Maddison Inglis | No.250 | +3 |
Men’s singles
Alex de Minaur, up one place to world No.18, remains the top-ranked Australian in the latest ATP Tour men’s singles rankings.
Aleksandar Vukic returns to the Australian top 10, improving 15 spots to world No.127 after reaching his first ATP Challenger final of the season.
Jordan Thompson is also on the rise, jumping up 11 spots to world No.80 after winning an ATP Challenger title in South Korea.
There is also good news for Marc Polmans, who has broken back into the world’s top 200. The 25-year-old, who missed six months last year with injury, rises 17 places to world No.192.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Player | Rank | Move |
| Alex de Minaur | No.18 | +1 |
| Nick Kyrgios | No.26 | 0 |
| Jason Kubler | No.66 | -3 |
| Alexei Popyrin | No.77 | -2 |
| Chris O’Connell | No.78 | +3 |
| Jordan Thompson | No.80 | +11 |
| Max Purcell | No.87 | +2 |
| Thanasi Kokkinakis | No.104 | +7 |
| James Duckworth | No.106 | -4 |
| Aleksandar Vukic | No.127 | +15 |
Women’s doubles
Storm Hunter is verging on a top-10 return in the latest WTA Tour doubles rankings. After winning a WTA 125 tournament in Spain, the 28-year-old is just 10 points shy of the elite category.
Ellen Perez, Hunter’s partner during her title-winning run last week, improves one spot to equal her career-high of world No.15.
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