Aleksandar Vukic and Kimberly Birrell are among the top climbers in the latest rankings.
Melbourne, VIC, 22 October 2024 | Jackson Mansell
Men’s singles
A shock run from Aleksandar Vukic at the Almaty Open has seen the 28-year-old crack back into the top 75.
Vukic defeated Adrian Mannarino and top seed Francis Tiafoe to make the semifinals at a second ATP event this season.
Rising 13 places to world No.72 in the ATP Tour rankings, Vukic leapfrogs Rinky Hijikata and Thanasi Kokkinakis to become Australian No.6.
Bernard Tomic is back in the top 200 after his appearance in the quarterfinals at the Calgary Challenger. It ends a near five-year absence from this bracket; Tomic last held a spot there in February 2020.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Player | Ranking | Move |
| Alex de Minaur | No.10 | -1 |
| Alexei Popyrin | No.25 | -1 |
| Jordan Thompson | No.29 | 0 |
| James Duckworth | No.69 | -6 |
| Chris O’Connell | No.71 | +1 |
| Aleksandar Vukic | No.72 | +13 |
| Rinky Hijikata | No.83 | -4 |
| Thanasi Kokkinakis | No.85 | -2 |
| Max Purcell | No.93 | -2 |
| Adam Walton | No.103 | -1 |
Women’s singles
There is a new Australian No.1 in the WTA Tour rankings as Ajla Tomljanovic surpassed Olivia Gadecki.
Going up four places, Tomljanovic holds the mantle for the first time since August 2023.
The most notable riser this week is Kimberly Birrell after her maiden WTA final in Osaka. Birrell skyrocketed into the Australian top five, rising 39 spots to world No.111.
> BREAKTHROUGH: Birrell makes maiden WTA final in Osaka
Maddison Inglis also rose in this week’s rankings, improving 12 places to world No.174 after a finals berth in Cairns.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Player | Ranking | Move |
| Ajla Tomljanovic | No.81 | +4 |
| Olivia Gadecki | No.83 | +1 |
| Maya Joint | No.110 | 0 |
| Kimberly Birrell | No.111 | +39 |
| Daria Saville | No.114 | 0 |
| Arina Rodionova | No.116 | -4 |
| Talia Gibson | No.129 | -1 |
| Taylah Preston | No.162 | -8 |
| Maddison Inglis | No.174 | +12 |
| Astra Sharma | No.182 | +11 |
Women’s doubles
Ellen Perez has climbed one spot to world No.12 in the WTA Tour doubles rankings following her finals appearance in Ningbo with Nicole Melichar-Martinez.
Upon reaching the final, the pair qualified for the WTA Finals in Riyadh for the second straight year.
Meanwhile, Alana Parnaby has re-entered the Australian top 10 after winning her second consecutive Cairns International title. Pairing with fellow Aussie Petra Hule, the duo went undefeated across both Cairns tournaments.
Parnaby has climbed 17 spots to a ranking of world No.217 – her…
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