Australian players Jordan Thompson, Daria Saville and Adam Walton make significant moves in the latest world rankings.
Australia, 6 May 2024 | Leigh Rogers
Men’s singles
James Duckworth is verging on a top-100 return in the latest ATP Tour singles rankings, with the 32-year-old rising 11 places this week to world No.102.
Adam Walton improves eight spots to a new career-high of world No.111. It is the seventh time that the 25-year-old has peaked at a new career-high position in 2024.
Tristan Schoolkate is the biggest mover of the week. The 23-year-old makes his top-200 debut, rising 54 places to world No.187 after capturing his first ATP Challenger singles title in China.
> READ: Schoolkate among six Aussie title winners this week
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Player | Rank | Move |
| Alex de Minaur | No.11 | 0 |
| Jordan Thompson | No.35 | -2 |
| Alexei Popyrin | No.42 | +4 |
| Chris O’Connell | No.66 | -1 |
| Aleksandar Vukic | No.70 | -8 |
| Rinky Hijikata | No.79 | 0 |
| Max Purcell | No.84 | -4 |
| Thanasi Kokkinakis | No.94 | -1 |
| James Duckworth | No.102 | +11 |
| Adam Walton | No.111 | +8 |
Women’s singles
Daria Saville continues to soar up the WTA Tour singles rankings, rising 12 places this week to world No.84.
The 30-year-old has improved 125 spots since the start of the season.
Maddison Inglis is the biggest mover this week, with the 26-year-old jumping up 79 spots to world No.226 after winning the biggest singles title of her career at an ITF event in Japan.
Maya Joint is also making major moves. The 18-year-old skyrockets 61 places to world No.208 after advancing to the biggest final of her career at an ITF event in America.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Player | Rank | Move |
| Daria Saville | No.84 | +12 |
| Arina Rodionova | No.108 | -4 |
| Storm Hunter | No.124 | -4 |
| Astra Sharma | No.130 | -4 |
| Taylah Preston | No.139 | 0 |
| Olivia Gadecki | No.168 | -5 |
| Kimberly Birrell | No.182 | -8 |
| Talia Gibson | No.191 | -3 |
| Destanee Aiava | No.195 | 0 |
| Priscilla Hon | No.199 | -7 |
Men’s doubles
Jordan Thompson soars to a new career-high in the latest ATP Tour doubles rankings.
The 30-year-old rises 22 places to world No.36 after winning his first ATP Masters 1000 title in Spain. Thompson’s previous career-high was world No.57, which he achieved last month.
> READ: Thompson creates history with ATP Masters 1000 victory in Madrid
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