Ajla Tomljanovic rises to a new career-high, while Nick Kyrgios is back inside the world’s top 20 in the latest singles rankings.
New York, USA, 12 September 2022 | Leigh Rogers
Women’s singles
Ajla Tomljanovic sits at a new career-high in the latest WTA Tour women’s singles rankings. The 29-year-old climbs 12 spots to world No.34 after reaching the US Open quarterfinals.
It betters Tomljanovic’s previous career-high of No.38, achieved in February this year.
There is good news too for Daria Saville, who has returned to the world’s top 50 for the first time since February 2019. Saville improves eight positions to world No.50 in this week’s rankings.
Lizette Cabrera (up 20 spots to world No.208) and Kimberly Birrell (up 22 spots to world No.309) are also on the rise after reaching the second round in the US Open qualifying competition.
While Talia Gibson is at a new career-high of world No.530, with the 18-year-old from Perth jumping up 37 places after recording back-to-back second-round appearances at ITF tournaments in Korea.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Player | Rank | Move |
| Ajla Tomljanovic | No.34 | +12 |
| Daria Saville | No.50 | +8 |
| Maddison Inglis | No.129 | +5 |
| Priscilla Hon | No.163 | +1 |
| Jaimee Fourlis | No.169 | +4 |
| Astra Sharma | No.205 | -14 |
| Lizette Cabrera | No.208 | +20 |
| Olivia Gadecki | No.209 | -41 |
| Arina Rodionova | No.224 | +2 |
| Seone Mendez | No.254 | +10 |
Men’s singles
Nick Kyrgios has reclaimed the No.1 Australian position, overtaking Alex de Minaur in the latest ATP Tour men’s singles rankings. The 27-year-old rises five places to world No.20 following his thrilling quarterfinal run at the US Open.
Kyrgios, whose ranking dipped to No.137 in February, returns to the world’s top 20 for the first time since February 2020.
James Duckworth improves 13 spots to world No.70 after reaching the US Open second round, then advancing to an ATP Challenger final in France last week. While Jason Kubler returns to the world’s top 100, jumping up 12 spots to world No.97 following his second-round appearance in New York.
Meanwhile, Omar Jasika continues his rapid climb. The 25-year-old rises 67 spots to world No.300 this week after strong results at ATP Challenger level.
He shares biggest mover honours this week with Adam Walton, who improves 67 places as well to world No.506 after capturing his third ITF title of the season.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Player | Rank | Move |
| Nick Kyrgios | No.20 | +5 |
| Alex de Minaur | No.22 | -2 |
| James Duckworth | No.70 | +13 |
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