Max Purcell’s red-hot form has been rewarded with a new career-high singles ranking.
Australia, 4 April 2023 | Leigh Rogers
Men’s singles
Max Purcell celebrated his 25th birthday yesterday – and now has an extra reason to celebrate. He soars to a new career-high in the latest ATP Tour men’s singles rankings, rising 13 places to world No.86 after reaching an ATP Challenger final in France.
Purcell has now won 22 of his past 24 matches and improved his ranking 117 places since mid-February.
Aleksandar Vukic is on the move too, rising 17 spots to world No.151 after qualifying in Miami.
Marc Polmans jumps up 33 places to world No.239 after reaching back-to-back Australian Pro Tour finals, while Dane Sweeny rises 18 spots to world No.242 after his strong performances in Canberra.
Alex Bolt is one of the biggest movers of the week, climbing up 67 places to world No.383 after winning his second ITF Futures title of the season.
Luke Saville also returns to the world’s top 500, rising 27 places to world No.491 after reaching an ITF semifinal.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Player | Rank | Move |
| Alex de Minaur | No.19 | -1 |
| Nick Kyrgios | No.25 | -1 |
| Jason Kubler | No.71 | -1 |
| Jordan Thompson | No.84 | -1 |
| Max Purcell | No.86 | +13 |
| Chris O’Connell | No.87 | -1 |
| Alexei Popyrin | No.95 | -2 |
| Thanasi Kokkinakis | No.105 | -11 |
| James Duckworth | No.110 | +2 |
| Rinky Hijikata | No.136 | -11 |
Women’s singles
Although Ajla Tomljanovic is still sidelined with injury, there’s some good news in the latest WTA Tour women’s singles rankings. The Aussie No.1 sets a new career-high this week at world No.32.
Storm Hunter is making moves as well, improving eight places to world No.192 after qualifying at Miami.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Player | Rank | Move |
| Ajla Tomljanovic | No.32 | +1 |
| Kimberly Birrell | No.115 | -4 |
| Daria Saville | No.129 | -40 |
| Olivia Gadecki | No.151 | -7 |
| Priscilla Hon | No.160 | -2 |
| Jaimee Fourlis | No.173 | -4 |
| Storm Hunter | No.192 | +8 |
| Lizette Cabrera | No.253 | +3 |
| Astra Sharma | No.257 | -10 |
| Alexandra Bozovic | No.294 | -7 |
Men’s doubles
John Peers returns to the world’s top 40 in the latest ATP Tour doubles rankings, rising four places after making a second-round appearance in Miami.
Max Purcell and Jason Taylor enjoyed a title-winning run at an ATP Challenger in France last week. This sees Purcell improve three spots to world No.57 and Taylor skyrocket up 52 places to a career-high world No.177. This is 29-year-old Taylor’s 10th professional title and first at ATP…
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