Australian players Alexei Popyrin and Aleksandar Vukic have soared to new career-highs in the latest ATP Tour singles rankings.
Australia, 31 July 2023 | Leigh Rogers
Men’s singles
Alexei Popyrin and Aleksandar Vukic skyrocket to new career-highs in the latest ATP Tour men’s singles rankings.
Popyrin improves 33 places to world No.57 following his title-winning run in Croatia. This overtakes the 23-year-old’s previous career-high of world No.59, achieved in November 2021.
Vukic climbs 20 spots to world No.62 after reaching his first ATP final in America last week. It continues a breakout season for the 27-year-old, who was ranked outside the world’s top 200 in February.
Rinky Hijikata is also at a new career-high, improving four places to world No.110, while a resurgent Luke Saville has returned to the world’s top 350 for the first time since August 2020. The 29-year-old Saville, who has just won back-to-back ITF titles, rises 27 places to world No.339.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Player | Rank | Move |
| Alex de Minaur | No.19 | -2 |
| Nick Kyrgios | No.35 | 0 |
| Alexei Popyrin | No.57 | +33 |
| Aleksandar Vukic | No.62 | +20 |
| Jordan Thompson | No.71 | -8 |
| Chris O’Connell | No.74 | -6 |
| Max Purcell | No.78 | -4 |
| Jason Kubler | No.85 | -1 |
| Thanasi Kokkinakis | No.86 | 0 |
| Rinky Hijikata | No.110 | +4 |
Women’s singles
Daria Saville is the biggest mover in the latest WTA Tour women’s singles rankings.
The 29-year-old rises 62 places to world No.165 this week. This follows a semifinal run at a WTA 250 clay-court tournament in Germany.
Contesting only her fourth singles tournament in a comeback from knee surgery, Saville won five matches to reach the final four as a qualifier.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Player | Rank | Move |
| Ajla Tomljanovic | No.64 | -2 |
| Kimberly Birrell | No.114 | -3 |
| Olivia Gadecki | No.148 | -4 |
| Storm Hunter | No.151 | +3 |
| Daria Saville | No.165 | +62 |
| Jaimee Fourlis | No.176 | -5 |
| Priscilla Hon | No.180 | -4 |
| Astra Sharma | No.187 | -2 |
| Arina Rodionova | No.197 | +2 |
| Lizette Cabrera | No.218 | -4 |
Men’s doubles
Jordan Thompson is verging on a top-100 return in the latest ATP Tour doubles rankings.
The 29-year-old climbs 21 spots this week to world No.104, his highest ranking since May 2018. This follows a runner-up finish at an ATP event in Atlanta. It was Thompson’s fourth career ATP doubles final appearance and his second this season.
Thompson’s partner, fellow Aussie Max Purcell, rises two places to world No.46.
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