After milestone weeks on their respective tours, Storm Hunter and Jordan Thompson each make significant ranking gains.
13 February 2024 | Tennis Australia
Women’s singles
Storm Hunter continues to make impressive gains in her singles career; after a runner-up performance at the WTA 125 tournament in Mumbai, India last week, the Australian rises 24 places to sit at world No.126 in the singles rankings.
Hunter, who entered the tournament at No.150, defeated three higher-ranked opponents (Laura Pigossi, Alina Korneeva and Katie Volynets) before Latvia’s Darja Semenistaja claimed a thiree-set win in the final.
The 29-year-old Hunter set a career-high singles ranking of 119 in 2021 and peaked at world No.1 in doubles last November.
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There was also a massive gain for Maya Joint, who climbed 113 rankings places to a career-high world No.333 following her milestone Burnie International 2 title.
This makes the 17-year-old Joint, Australia’s 15th-ranked woman.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Player | Rank | Move |
| Arina Rodionova | No.99 | -2 |
| Storm Hunter | No.126 | +24 |
| Astra Sharma | No.134 | -3 |
| Olivia Gadecki | No.135 | -2 |
| Kimberly Birrell | No.140 | -17 |
| Daria Saville | No.149 | -2 |
| Priscilla Hon | No.168 | +3 |
| Taylah Preston | No.191 | +3 |
| Destanee Aiava | No.199 | +3 |
| Talia Gibson | No.219 | -1 |
Men’s singles
Jordan Thompson is celebrating a new career-high singles ranking, with his appearance in the Dallas Open quarterfinals last week elevating him to world No.42.
Improving on his previous rankings peak of world No.43 (set in 2019), Thompson notched his second quarterfinal for 2024. He opened the season with a semifinal run in Brisbane, where he defeated Rafael Nadal in a memorable three-set epic.
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There was also a significant rankings move for James Duckworth, who returned to the world’s top 100 after his quarterfinal run in Dallas.
The 32-year-old Duckworth defeated No.5 seed Christopher Eubanks to notch his second quarterfinal of the season. It matched his result from the Brisbane International at the start of the year.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Player | Rank | Move |
| Alex de Minaur | No.11 | 0 |
| Max Purcell | No.41 | +2 |
| Jordan Thompson | No.42 | +2 |
| Alexei Popyrin | No.45 | 0 |
| Chris O’Connell | No.67 | -3 |
| Aleksandar Vukic | No.69 | 0 |
| Thanasi Kokkinakis | No.79 | -2 |
| Rinky Hijikata | No.84 | +4 |
| James Duckworth | No.97 | +9 |
| Jason Kubler | No.123 | 0 |
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