Australians Rinky Hijikata and Dane Sweeny continue to climb the ATP Tour singles rankings, with both setting new career-highs this week.
Australia, 3 October 2022 | Leigh Rogers
Men’s singles
Several Australians have set new career-highs in the latest ATP Tour men’s singles rankings.
A week after making his top-300 debut, Dane Sweeny has skyrocketed to world No.247. The 21-year-old rises 35 spots this week after claiming back-to-back Australian Pro Tour titles in Darwin.
Omar Jasika, a finalist in Darwin, improves 26 spots to world No.274. This is the 25-year-old’s highest ranking since November 2017.
Several Australians are also making moves within the world’s top 200. The 21-year-old Rinky Hijikata improves one place to a career-high world No.194, while Aleksandar Vukic jumps up 15 spots to world No.129 following his impressive ATP quarterfinal run in Sofia.
Other Australians at career-highs this week include: 19-year-old James McCabe (up seven places to world No.423), 23-year-old Adam Walton (up 17 spots to world No.485) and 19-year-old Philip Sekulic (up 16 places to world No.544)
Bernard Tomic is also reclimbing the rankings. The 29-year-old, who is currently ranked No.659, has won his past 10 matches and has just captured his second ITF Futures title of the season in Mexico.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Player | Rank | Move |
| Nick Kyrgios | No.20 | 0 |
| Alex de Minaur | No.23 | -1 |
| Jordan Thompson | No.84 | +1 |
| Thanasi Kokkinakis | No.91 | -11 |
| Alexei Popyrin | No.93 | -3 |
| Jason Kubler | No.99 | 0 |
| Chris O’Connell | No.106 | -1 |
| James Duckworth | No.109 | -8 |
| John Millman | No.124 | -16 |
| Aleksandar Vukic | No.129 | +15 |
Women’s singles
Ajla Tomljanovic remains the top-ranked Australian in the latest WTA Tour women’s singles rankings, sitting at a career-high world No.34.
The 23-year-old Alexandra Bozovic improves 28 places to a career-high world No.323 after capturing back-to-back Australian Pro Tour titles in Darwin.
While 18-year-old Talia Gibson takes biggest movers honours this week, rising 80 spots to a career-high world No.412 following her runner-up finish at Darwin.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Player | Rank | Move |
| Ajla Tomljanovic | No.34 | 0 |
| Daria Saville | No.54 | 0 |
| Maddison Inglis | No.154 | -18 |
| Priscilla Hon | No.173 | -6 |
| Jaimee Fourlis | No.176 | 0 |
| Astra Sharma | No.200 | +5 |
| Arina Rodionova | No.216 | +3 |
| Olivia Gadecki | No.236 | -15 |
| Lizette Cabrera | No.263 | -19 |
| Storm Sanders | No.275 | +7 |
Men’s doubles
Dane Sweeny and Andrew Harris have set new…
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