Iga Świątek will kick off the US Open on Tuesday, facing Kamilla Rakhimova in the first round. This will be an opportunity for her to prove that she has moved past her recent loss to Aryna Sabalenka. She is also eager to improve on last year's result when she was defeated in the fourth round by Jelena Ostapenko, 6-3, 3-6, 1-6. She was unable to defend the title she won in 2022.
This is the current WTA ranking. Iga Świątek remains in the lead
Experts agree that Świątek and Aryna Sabalenka are the top contenders to win this event. Two years ago, they met in the semifinals, with Świątek coming out on top. This time, she is expected to be in even better form. "Clearly disappointed by the bronze medal in Paris and likely motivated by her semifinal loss to Sabalenka in Cincinnati, she will be looking for revenge over the past few months," said journalist D'Arcy Maine.
Just before the start of the US Open, the WTA organization decided to release a new WTA ranking on Sunday. There were no major changes, and Iga Świątek remains at the top. She currently has 10,695 points, holding a 2,679-point lead over second-placed Sabalenka. Coco Gauff is in third place (3,952 points behind), and Jelena Rybakina is in fourth (4,764 points behind). Magda Linette dropped one spot to 42nd, while Magdalena Fręch moved up two positions to 43rd.
Here is the current WTA ranking (as of August 26, 2024):
- Iga Świątek - 10,695 pts
- Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) - 8,016 pts
- Coco Gauff (USA) - 6,743 pts
- Jelena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) - 5,931 pts
- Jasmine Paolini (Italy) - 5,168 pts
- Jessica Pegula (USA) - 5,160 pts
- Qinwen Zheng (China) - 3,980 pts
- Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic) - 3,571 pts
- Maria Sakkari (Greece) - 3,515 pts
- Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia) - 3,428 pts
- Danielle Collins (USA) - 3,422 pts
- Emma Navarro (USA) - 3,040 pts
- Daria Kasatkina - 2,973 pts
- Madison Keys (USA) - 2,727 pts
- Anna Kalinska - 2,712 pts
- Ludmila Samsonova - 2,610 pts
- Ons Jabeur (Tunisia) - 2,451 pts
- Diana Shnaider - 2,385 pts
- Marta Kostyuk (Ukraine) - 2,348 pts
- Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) - 2,266 pts
...
42. Magda Linette - 1,371 pts
43. Magdalena Fręch - 1,363 pts
172. Maja Chwalińska - 426 pts
181. Katarzyna Kawa - 384 pts
316. Gina Feistel - 197 pts
333. Martyna Kubka - 189 pts
392. Urszula Radwańska - 153 pts
477. Weronika Falkowska - 112 pts
521. Daria Kuczer - 97 pts
604. Waleria Olianowska - 71 pts
611. Weronika Ewald - 70 pts
670. Olivia Lincer - 55 pts
Our tennis star began her 118th week at the top on Monday. This puts her in sole possession of eighth place in the ranking of players who have held the WTA number one spot for the longest time in history. The 23-year-old has just surpassed Justine Henin and could soon catch Ashleigh Barty (121 weeks), whom she replaced at the top on April 4, 2022.
Ranking of players who have held the WTA number one spot for the longest time:
- Steffi Graf (Germany) - 377 weeks
- Martina Navratilova (USA) - 332 weeks
- Serena Williams (USA) - 319 weeks
- Chris Evert (USA) - 260 weeks
- Martina Hingis (Switzerland) - 209 weeks
- Monica Seles (USA) - 178 weeks
- Ashleigh Barty (Australia) - 121 weeks
- Iga Świątek (Poland) - 118 weeks
- Justine Henin (Belgium) - 117 weeks
- Lindsay Davenport (USA) - 98 weeks
- Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) - 71 weeks
The next ranking update will be published after the conclusion of the US Open, on Monday, September 9th.
