Wk.46.1- Cups (Almost) Runneth Over

An incredible final four remain in Malaga ??

But who will make it to the #BJKCup final? ?? pic.twitter.com/wupAmiRSDj

— Billie Jean King Cup (@BJKCup) November 17, 2024

Before things are decided in Malaga...








*WEEK 46.1 CHAMPIONS*

BILLIE JEAN KING CUP PLAYOFFS [Biel, SUI - HCI] - SUI def. SRB 4-0
[Astana, KAZ - HCI] - KAZ def. KOR 3-1
[Bogota, COL - RCO] - COL def. FRA 3-2 [dd]
[Velenje, NED - RCI] - NED def. SLO 3-1
[Guangzhou, CHN - HC] - CHN def. BEL 3-2 [dd]
[McKinney (Tx), USA - HCI] - UKR def. AUT 3-2 [dd]
[Sao Paulo, BRA - RCI] - BRA def. ARG 3-2 [dd]
[Farum, DEN - HCI] - DEN def. MEX 3-2 [dd](L)
JUNIOR BILLIE JEAN KING CUP FINALS (Antalya, TUR/RCO) F:USA def. ROU 2-1 [dd]

The USA Junior #BJK team won their third straight title and sixth in the last seven Finals. Having Tyra Grant on clay is a cheat code and she demonstrated it by dropping just 16 games in six impressive singles wins over opponents including Stusek, Sonobe, Paštiková, and Burcescu. pic.twitter.com/bd5yhFwC0Z

— Patrick Ding (@PatrickDing0915) November 16, 2024

JUNIOR STARS: USA Junior BJK Cup Team ...there were more Bannerettes in tour finals (19) than players from any nation since 2016, and the 12 singles champions were the most from any country in a WTA season since 2010. The eight *different* women who lifted trophies was the most varied group of champions since the great Original Hordettes saw nine different winners crowned fourteen years ago. And the junior development continues.

In Antalya (TUR), Team USA won the 16s team title at the Junior Billie Jean King Cup, taking the honors for a third straight year and the sixth time in seven competitions since 2017.

The Bannerettes defeated the Czech Crushers in the final the last two years (as well as in '19), and this year had to face the Czechs in the semis. After a 2-0 sweep, the U.S. defeated Romania 2-1 in the final as Tyra Caterina Grant led the way, going undefeated on the week (6-0 singles, 2-0 doubles), including knotting the tie 1-1 vs. ROU (w/ a 2 & 1 win over Maia Ilinca Burcescu) and then winning the deciding doubles with Julieta Pareja over Burcesca & Giulia Safina Popa, 6-1/7-5.

USA Sweeps Billie Jean King, Junior Davis Cup Titles; Basavareddy Wins Australian Open Wild Card; Fritz Reaches ATP Final; NCAA Draws Posted; Wild Cards Reach W50 Final in Austin: tenniskalamazoo.blogspot.com/2024/11/usa-...

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— Colette Lewis (@zootennis.bsky.social) November 16, 2024 at 9:04 PM

=============================================== WHEELCHAIR: Yui Kamiji/JPN ...in a world without Diede...

And that's what they had in Arnhem (NED), as world #1 de Groot, who hadn't played since the Paralymics, was also out of the season-ending Wheelchair Masters event due to injury. De Groot's absence wraps up an odd year for the Dutch superstar roller, as she swept all three major WC singles titles in '24 (and won 2 of 3 WD slam crowns), yet played in just eleven events as she saw her 145-match winning streak end, failed to defend either of her Paralympic Golds, and even lost twice in a row to Yui Kamiji after having won 28 straight against the Japanese veteran.

De Groot won the Masters singles event the last six times it's been played, so her absence once again opened the door for the world #2 to shine. Kamiji dropped just one set over five matches in the event, going 3-0 in round robin play and then defeating Dutch vets Jiske Griffioen and Aniek Van Koot in the SF/F to take the title. Only a love 1st set in the final vs. Van Koot kept Kamiji's singles slate from being completely clean for the week. She charged back to win 0-6/6-4/6-4.

Kamiji's only other Masters singles title came in 2013, and she joins de Groot (2021), Griffioen (2016) and Esther Vergeer (2000, '04 and '08) as the only women who've completed a Paralympics/Masters singles title sweep in a season.

Kamiji closes out 2024 with a 53-2 mark vs. non-de Groot competition (2-4 vs. Diede), and is 145-4 in such matches from 2022-24 with streaks of 74 and 46 match wins. She ends '24 on an overall 13-match winning streak (19-1 run) *and* with that two-match streak over de Groot (her first since 2017) heading into '25.

Because of her slam wins and standing atop the wheelchair world, de Groot is still the clear WC Player of the Year for 2024, but Kamiji made major inroads over the course of the season as her longtime Dutch rival often struggled (even while winning) and missed time. Come January, Kamiji will be as close -- both figuratively and in the literal rankings -- as she's been to de Groot in quite some time.

De Groot will arrive in Melbourne two months from now having won four straight Australian Open titles, and six of the last seven. ===============================================







1. WC Doubles Masters Final - Jiske Griffioen/Aniek Van Koot def. Wang Ziying/Zhu Zhenwhen ...6-1/6-1. While de Groot and Kamiji post Hall of Fame level results, and Aniek Van Koot just keeps going and going, don't overlook how Griffioen has managed to climb her way back into the conversation at the top of wheelchair tennis in the second phase of her career.

The formerly #1-ranked Dutch veteran (the first ever Wimbledon WC singles champ) retired in mid-2017 after having swept Paralympic Gold in '16, returned in 2020, and is currently ranked #6 in her fifth season back at age 39. This year alone she's grabbed two of her three biggest titles since her return. In January she won a second 2.0 slam doubles crown (AO alongside Diede de Groot, with whom she won Wimbledon in '23, to give her 16 career WD wins), and now claims her eighth Masters doubles crown.

Griffioen's last Masters title was nine years ago in 2015 (also w/ Van Koot). She won her first Masters doubles title *twenty* years ago with Hall of Famer Esther Vergeer, the first of five straight wins for the pair. =============================================== 2. WC Masters Doubles SF - Jiske Griffioen/Aniek Van Koot def. Dana Mathewson/Manami Tanaka ...6-2/6-1. And thus the career of Mathewson, the *only* U.S. woman to win a major wheelchair crown ('22 Wimbledon doubles), comes to an end.

What a career to be proud of ??

?? 3x Paralympian
??Top-ranked American woman
??16 singles + 32 doubles titles

Can't wait to see what's next @mathewson_dana! pic.twitter.com/tbYQ9mItbt

— USTA (@usta) November 11, 2024

At least it seems as if there will be at leasts *one* U.S. female WC player of note left behind, as 17-year old Maylee Phelps (the former junior #1) heads up the NextGen teen set alongside Pastry Ksenia Chasteau, 18. ===============================================

*BJK CUP PLAYOFF RECAPS*

While the Finals event has been taking place in Spain, a whole *other* set of BJK ties (8, in fact, using the traditional best-of-5, two-day format) took place from Friday-Sunday in various cities around the globe, as the overly crowded final weekend of Cup play (Finals + Playoffs, as well as the Jr. Finals) identified half of the nations who'll advance into the '25 Qualifiers next spring with a shot to reach *next* year's Finals.

SUI def. SRB 4-0 [Biel, SUI] MVP: Viktorija Golubic, SUI
...the 2022 Cup champions are back on the proverbial horse, as two of the veterans (Belinda Bencic & Viktorija Golubic) who led the Swiss to the BJK title two years ago grabbed the reigns again in a shutout of the Serbs (who were without their longtime Good Luck Charm -- aka Aleksandra Krunic -- in Biel). Bencic, in just her fifth match back since having a baby, downed Lola Radivojevic 2 & 2 in Match #1, then Golubic (a tour champ in Jiujiang earlier this month) dropped just five total games in consecutive wins over Mia Ristic and Radivojevic to clinch the win. Bencic and Jil Teichmann (another key player in Switzerland's title run) won a dead rubber doubles matches to complete the scoring.

Brilliant performance from Viktorija Golubic.??
She decides the tie in Switzerland’s favor.??????

Next up is the doubles.??#SUI #SupportTheSwiss #BillieJeanKingCup #bielbienne #securitas pic.twitter.com/0RTcGvB6U5

— Swiss Tennis (@swiss_tennis) November 16, 2024

KAZ def. KOR 3-1 [Asatana, KAZ] MVP: Yulia Putintseva, KAZ
...in probably the least unexpected result of the BJK week, the Kazakhs returned to the '25 Qualifiers by making (mostly) quick work of the South Koreans. Three different women posted singles wins for the nation, including Zarina Diyas (in Cup action for the first time since 2021 and getting her first win since '19 after losing four straight), Elena Rybakina (to finish 43-11 on the year, though with just a 4-3 mark since Wimbledon) and Yulia Putintseva (in for Rybakina to open Day 2), who clinched the victory and avoided the sort of drama -- like losing a match after holding MP, which she did in the spring vs. JPN -- that usually follows her around Cup play, and, you know, most of the tour schedule, too.

???? ????????? ???????? ????? ???? ???? ????????? ??????? ???????? ??????? ???? ?

???? 3??:1?? ????#BJKCup pic.twitter.com/kHs9QabK7T

— Kazakhstan Tennis Federation (@ktf_kz) November 17, 2024

COL def. FRA 3-2 (dd) [Bogota, COL] MVP: Camila Osorio, COL
...the Colombians gave the crowds in Bogota just what they wanted -- a lot of tennis and, ultimately, a win over France. The Pastries put up a fight on foreign ground, with Diane Parry and Clara Burel both posting wins over Emiliana Arango to bookend a pair of singles victories from COL #1 Camila Osorio. Called into action once more, Osorio (already w/ a pair of tour title wins in Bogota in '21 and '24) helped calm nerves and allowed Arango to complete her redemption arc as the pair defeated Burel & Chloe Paquet 3 & 4 to claim victory in the tie. Cue the celebration! (I mean, that *is* the best part of Cup action, right?)

¡ATENCIÓN ??! Colombia vence a Francia y avanza ??

- Osorio / Arango ???? 6/3 6/4 Burel / Paquet ????
- Victoria de la pareja colombiana que le da el tercer punto a nuestro país. Con esto, COLOMBIA jugará el GRUPO MUNDIAL del próximo año.

¡HISTORIA ????????!pic.twitter.com/dzqW0sxOyL

— Deporte Colombiano ???? (@DeportColombia) November 17, 2024

NED def. SLO 3-1 [Velenje, SLO] MVP: Suzan Lamens, NED
...after Arantxa Rus saved three match points down 7-6/5-2 in Match #1 vs. Tamara Zidansek and went on to win to give the Dutch the early lead, Suzan Lamens (Osaka champ) added another layer to her career year by adding a pair of three-set victories over Veronika Erjavec (to give NED at 2-0 edge) and then Zidansek on Day 2 to clinch the 3-1 road victory for the Netherlands.

In Slovenië heeft het TeamNL Billie Jean King Cupteam zich met 3-1 langs het gastland geslagen. Suzan Lamens zorgde met een zege op Tamara Zidansek voor het beslissende punt in het play-offduel. Lees hier ?? meer. #KNLTBtoptennis #Beleefhetbeste

— KNLTB (@KNLTB) November 16, 2024

CHN def. BEL 3-2 (dd) [Guangzhou, CHN] MVP: Guo Hanyu/Jiang Xinyu, CHN
...after years of not quite "getting it right" (or not particularly caring to do so), the Chinese roster of talent is finally deep enough to piece together (maybe even accidentally) a unit that can compete at the Cup level. Things got off to a good start for CHN vs. Belgium in a tie that tilted way to the inexperienced side of the ledger, with 20-year old Wei Sijia notching her first career Cup win and Wang Xinyu (at 23 the veteran singles player on the squad) pushing the lead to 2-0 after Day 1. But the Waffles (captained by Iga coach Wim Fissette) threw some youth of their own into the mix on Day 2, with both Sofia Costoulas (19) and Hanne Vandewinkel (20) recording their maiden career singles wins for Team Belgium as a rare comeback from 0-2 down on the road (which hasn't happened in World play since 2015) was suddenly on the table. But in the deciding doubles, Guo Hanyu & Jiang Xinyu -- 1-3 in tour finals together the last two seasons -- defeated the young Belgians 7-6/6-3 to get the win.

The 2nd set also goes to ???? with 6-3. With that the tie ends with a score of 3-2. Team ???? did a great comeback on the 2nd day, it was so close but in the end China was strong. pic.twitter.com/ssLcSCIVZj

— Tennis Belgium (@TennisBelgium) November 17, 2024

Elina Svitolina brings Ukraine's tennis team to Texas for 'home' matches in the Billie Jean King Cup https://t.co/5bCH4L3Czk

— The Associated Press (@AP) November 16, 2024

UKR def. AUS 3-2 (dd) [McKinney (TX), USA] MVP: Katarina Zavatska, UKR
...with U.S. support in the stands in Texas (something which won't likely realistically continue on the ground in Ukraine itself for long into '25) in another "home" tie played on neutral ground, the Ukrainians heroically pulled out of a 2-1 Day 2 deficit to stun the Austrians in the deciding doubles. Back-to-back singles wins from Sinja Kraus over Katarina Zavatska and Lesia Tsurenko seemed to have the Austrians in a good place. Re-enter Zavatska, donning a blue-and-yellow cape. The 24-year sent the tie to the doubles with a straight sets win, her first in Cup play since '22, over Julia Grabher, then joined with Nadiia Kichenok to come from behind (again) to defeat Kraus & Tamira Paszek in a 5-7/6-2/6-4 decider on Sunday evening.


BRA def. ARG 3-2 (dd) [Sao Paulo, BRA]

MVP: Beatriz Haddad Maia, BRA
...Beatriz Haddad Maia ends her season by having a hand in all three points for Brazil, sending the team back to the BJK Qualifiers in '25. With BRA down 1-0 after Solana Sierra's three-set win over Laura Pigossi, Haddad Maia dug out of a 6-3/4-0 hold (saving two MP at 5-2) vs. Jazmin Ortenzi to knot the tie. Another Haddad Maia win from a set down over Sierra put the Brazilians up 2-1. After Ortenzi sent things to the deciding doubles with a victory over Pigossi, Haddad Maia was back in action again, joining with Carolina Alves to defeat Ortenzi & Julia Riera 3 & 2 to get the win.

VEM SENTIR O CLIMA DA VITÓRIA

O Time Brasil BRB venceu a Argentina, por 3 a 2, nos playoffs da BJKC e está nos Qualifiers da competição

Na partida decisiva, Bia Haddad e Carol Meligeni venceram Jazmin Ortenzi e Julia Riera, por 6/3 6/2 pic.twitter.com/OYesMSzWlf

— CBT (@cbtenis) November 16, 2024

DEN def. MEX 3-2 (dd) [Farum, DEN] MVP: Renata Zarazua, MEX (L)
...the Danes ultimately won this tie with a come-from-behind 2-6/6-4/6-4 win in the deciding doubles from Clara Tauson & Emilie Francati over Giuliana Olmos & Renata Zarazua, but it was the latter Mexican (already having a career season) who starred in Farum. Zarazua's back-to-back Match #2/#3 wins across two days over Johanne Christine Svendsen and Tauson (in a 7-5 3rd) had placed the fate of Team Mexico in the lap of Olmos. But the (mostly) doubles specialist fell in Match #4 to 20-year old Svendson to keep the tie alive. The rest was history.

Dansk tennishistorie i Farum. Emilie Francati, til daglig jurastuderende og end ikke rangeret på verdensranglisten, leverer en blændende indsats. “Jeg tror, min makker her har balls of steel,” småsnøfter Claura Tauson ?? ?? pic.twitter.com/IjFgGGDK4T

— Asker Hedegaard Boye (@askerhboye) November 16, 2024

18yo Nikola Bartunkova accepts a 6-month suspension after testing positive first a banned substance in March. The Czech can begin playing immediately due to "time served" while the investigation took place. www.itia.tennis/news/sanctio...

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— Tick Tock Tennis (@ticktocktennis.bsky.social) November 14, 2024 at 7:10 AM

Revealing answers from Medvedev, and also a great reminder about how insightful many players can be after losses, when they’re often much more clear-headed and honest (Medvedev is always super articulate, but this is still a different gear). https://t.co/G1TdvAs3cK

— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) November 11, 2024

Aged like a fine wine pic.twitter.com/JKn1WCQVYu

— Southland Post (@SouthlandPost) November 11, 2024

*WHEELCHAIR TENNIS MASTERS CHAMPIONS*
[singles]
1994 Monique Kalkman, NED
1995 Monique Kalkman, NED
1996 Chantal Vandierendonck, NED
1997 Maaike Smit, NED
1998 Esther Vergeer, NED
1999 Esther Vergeer, NED
2000 Esther Vergeer, NED
2001 Esther Vergeer, NED
2002 Esther Vergeer, NED
2003 Esther Vergeer, NED
2004 Esther Vergeer, NED
2005 Esther Vergeer, NED
2006 Esther Vergeer, NED
2007 Esther Vergeer, NED
2008 Esther Vergeer, NED
2009 Esther Vergeer, NED
2010 Esther Vergeer, NED
2011 Esther Vergeer, NED
2012 Jiske Griffioen, NED
2013 Yui Kamiji, JPN
2014 Aniek van Koot, NED
2015 Jiske Griffioen, NED
2016 Jiske Griffioen, NED
2017 Diede de Groot, NED
2018 Diede de Groot, NED
2019 Diede de Groot, NED
2020 DNP
2021 Diede de Groot, NED
2022 Diede de Groot, NED
2023 Diede de Groot, NED
2024 Yui Kamiji, JPN
[doubles]
2000 Daniela di Toro/Maaike Smit (AUS/NED)
2001 Maaike Smit/Esther Vergeer (NED/NED)
2002 Maaike Smit/Esther Vergeer (NED/NED)
2003 Maaike Smit/Esther Vergeer (NED/NED)
2004 Jiske Griffioen/Esther Vergeer (NED/NED)
2005 Jiske Griffioen/Esther Vergeer (NED/NED)
2006 Jiske Griffioen/Esther Vergeer (NED/NED)
2007 Jiske Griffioen/Esther Vergeer (NED/NED)
2008 Jiske Griffioen/Esther Vergeer (NED/NED)
2009 Korie Homan/Esther Vergeer (NED/NED)
2010 Aniek Van Koot/Sharon Walraven (NED/NED)
2011 Esther Vergeer/Sharon Walraven (NED/NED)
2012 Jiske Griffioen/Aniek Van Koot (NED/NED)
2013 Yui Kamiji/Jordanne Whiley (JPN/GBR)
2014 Yui Kamiji/Jordanne Whiley (JPN/GBR)
2015 Jiske Griffioen/Aniek Van Koot (NED/NED)
2016 Diede de Groot/Lucy Shuker (NED/GBR)
2017 Marjolein Buis/Diede de Groot (NED/NED)
2018 Marjolein Buis/Aniek Van Koot (NED/NED)
2019 Diede de Groot/Aniek Van Koot (NED/NED)
2020 DNP
2021 Diede de Groot/Aniek Van Koot (NED/NED)
2022 Diede de Groot/Aniek Van Koot (NED/NED)
2023 Yui Kamiji/Kgothatso Montjane (JPN/RSA)
2024 Jiske Griffioen/Aniek Van Koot (NED/NED)

*JUNIOR FED CUP/BJK CUP CHAMPIONS [16s] - since 2000*
2000 Czech Republic
2001 Czech Republic
2002 Belarus
2003 Netherlands
2004 Argentina
2005 Poland
2006 Belarus
2007 Australia
2008 United States
2009 Russia
2010 Russia
2011 Australia
2012 United States
2013 Russia
2014 United States
2015 Czech Republic
2016 Poland
2017 United States
2018 United States
2019 United States
2020 DNP
2021 Czech Republic
2022 United States
2023 United States
2024 United States

*RECENT CZECH CUP HISTORY*
[2009-2018]
20 - consecutive indoor tie victories (2010-18)
18 - consecutive tie victories on hard court (2010-18)
11 - consecutive home tie victories (2010-18)
10 - consecutive SF (2009-18)
6 - titles in 8 years (2011-18)
5 - title in 6 years (2011-16)
[2011-current]
12-5 - deciding doubles matches
22-5 - hardcourt ties
6-2 - claycourt ties
25-5 - indoor ties
3-2 - outdoor ties
13-2 - home site ties (w/ '21 BJK Finals event)
10-2 - road site ties
5-3 - neutral site (w/ '23 UKR Q in Antalya)
28-7 - overall tie record

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— Stuart Stevens (@stuartpstevens) November 13, 2024

saw someone say that The Hobbit is too difficult a book for teenagers, and I really think part of the problem is adults with such low expectations that they think kids can’t handle a book famously written for children.

— Owl! at the Library ??????? (@SketchesbyBoze) November 14, 2024

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— YouFuckingIdiot ?? (@YouFuckingIdio9) November 15, 2024

All for now. BJK Finals recap this week.

2024 WTA Rankings Round-Up

Hear ye, hear ye! The Backspin recapping season is upon us, with the annual grab bag list of numbers and year-end standing rises and falls at the conclusion of another oddly compelling WTA campaign...

[as of end-of-season singles ranks the week-of-November 11, 2024]

=FINAL 2024 SINGLES TOP 10=
1. Aryna Sabalenka, BLR
2. Iga Swiatek, POL
3. Coco Gauff, USA
4. Jasmine Paolini, ITA
5. Zheng Qinwen, CHN
6. Elena Rybakina, KAZ
7. Jessie Pegula, USA
8. Emma Navarro, USA
9. Dasha Kasatkina, RUS
10. Barbora Krejcikova, CZE



=TOP 10...=
[by age]
30 - Pegula
28 - Krejcikova
28 - Paolini
27 - Kasatkina
26 - Sabalenka
25 - Rybakina
23 - Navarro
23 - Swiatek
22 - Zheng
20 - Gauff
[by career Top 10 seasons]
5 - Sabalenka (#1)
4 - Swiatek (#2)
3 - Gauff (#3)
3 - Pegula (#7)
3 - Kasatkina (#9)
3 - Krejickova (#10)
2 - Rybakina (#6)
1 - Paolini (#4)
1 - Zheng (#5)
1 - Navarro (#8)
[consecutive Top 10 seasons - active streaks]
5 - Sabalenka
4 - Swiatek
3 - Gauff
3 - Pegula
2 - Rybakina
2 - Krejcikova
[career Top 5 seasons; * - 2024 Top 5]
4 - Sabalenka *
3 - Swiatek *
2 - Pegula
2 - Gauff *
1 - Krejcikova
1 - Paolini *
1 - Rybakina
1 - Zheng *
0 - Kasatkina, Navarro
[consecutive Top 5 seasons - active streaks]
4 - Sabalenka
3 - Swiatek
2 - Gauff
[dropped out of Top 10 from 2023]
Ons Jabeur (#6 to #42)
Marketa Vondrousova (#7 to #39)
Karolina Muchova (#8 to #22)
Maria Sakkari (#9 to #32)
[Top 10 returnees, by season]
2015: 6
2016: 5
2017: 4
2018: 4
2019: 6
2020: 8
2021: 3
2022: 4
2023: 6
2024: 6

=2024 TOP 20 BY NATION=
4...RUS (#9 Kasatkina, #13 Shnaider, #14 Kalinskaya, #16 M.Andreeva)
4...USA (#3 Gauff, #7 Pegula, #8 Navarro, #11 Collins)
2...BLR (#1 Sabalenka, #20 Azarenka)
1...BRA (#17 Haddad Maia)
1...CHN (#5 Zheng)
1...CZE (#10 Krejcikova)
1...CRO (#19 Vekic)
1...ESP (#12 Badosa)
1...ITA (#4 Paolini)
1...KAZ (#6 Rybakina)
1...LAT (#15 Ostapenko)
1...POL (#2 Swiatek)
1...UKR (#18 Kostyuk)
[Top 20 by age]
35 - Azarenka
30 - Collins
30 - Pegula
28 - Krejcikova
28 - Paolini
28 - Haddad Maia
28 - Vekic
27 - Ostapenko
27 - Kasatkina
26 - Badosa
26 - Sabalenka
25 - Kalinskaya
25 - Rybakina
23 - Navarro
23 - Swiatek
22 - Kostyuk
22 - Zheng
20 - Gauff
20 - Shnaider
17 - M.Andreeva

=TOP 50 NATIONS=
2015: 20
2016: 25
2017: 21
2018: 25
2019: 27
2020: 25
2021: 23
2022: 22
2023: 21
2024: 23
[Top 50 players without career WTA singles titles]
#14 Anna Kalinskaya, RUS (0-2 in career WTA finals)
#37 Wang Xinyu, CHN (no career WTA finals)
#40 Lulu Sun, NZL (0-1 in career WTA finals)
#44 Elina Avanesyan, ARM (0-1 in career WTA finals)
#49 Viktoriya Tomova, BUL (no career WTA finals)
#50 Diane Parry, FRA (no career WTA finals)
[Top 32 players without slam SF; w/ slam best]
#12 Paula Badosa, ESP (QF)
#13 Diana Shnaider, RUS (4th)
#14 Anna Kalinskaya, RUS (QF)
#18 Marta Kostyuk, UKR (QF)
#24 Katie Boulter, GBR (3rd)
#25 Magdalena Frech, POL (4th)
#26 Linda Noskova, CZE (QF)
#27 Liudmila Samsonova, RUS (4th)
#28 Ekaterina Alexandrova, RUS (4th)
#29 Yulia Putintseva, KAZ (QF)

=HIGHEST-RANKED PLAYER WITHOUT A CAREER WTA SINGLES TITLE=
2010 Dominika Cibulkova, SVK - won maiden title in 2011
2011 Peng Shuai, CHN - 2016
2012 Varvara Lepchenko, USA
2013 Sloane Stephens, USA - 2015
2014 Peng Shuai, CHN - 2016
2015 Kristina Mladenovic, FRA - 2017
2016 Dasha Gavrilova, AUS - 2017
2017 Wang Qiang, CHN - 2018
2018 Aliaksandra Sasnovich, BLR
2019 Danielle Collins, USA - 2021
2020 Ons Jabeur, TUN - 2021
2021 Shelby Rogers, USA
2022 Zheng Qinwen, CHN - 2023
2023 Anhelina Kalinina, UKR
2024 Anna Kalinskaya, RUS

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=TOP 100 NATIONS=
2015: 33
2016: 33
2017: 34
2018: 34
2019: 33
2020: 32
2021: 35
2022: 33
2023: 32
2024: 30
[2024 Top 100 by Nation; w/ # in 2023]
17 - United States (17)
12 - Russia (12)
7 - Czech Republic (9)
5 - Ukraine (5)
4 - China (5)
4 - France (3)
4 - Great Britain (2)
4 - Spain (4)
3 - Italy (5)
3 - Poland (3)
3 - Romania (4)
2 - Argentina (1)
2 - Australia (0)
2 - Belarus (3)
2 - Belgium (3)
2 - Denmark (1)
2 - Germany (3)
2 - Japan (1)
2 - Kazakhstan (2)
2 - Netherlands (1)
1 - Armenia (0)
1 - Brazil (1)
1 - Bulgaria (1)
1 - Canada (2)
1 - Colombia (1)
1 - Croatia (2)
1 - Egypt (1)
1 - Greece (1)
1 - Hungary (0)
1 - Latvia (1)
1 - Mexico (0)
1 - New Zealand (0)
1 - Serbia (0)
1 - Slovakia (1)
1 - Tunisia (1)
1 - Turkey (0)
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2023 TOP 100, NONE in 2024: Switzerland (2), Austria (1), Slovenia (1)
[2024 Top 100 Age Breakdown; recent years]
2 - Teens...2021: 6; 2022: 4; 2023: 6
80 - 20-29...2021: 75; 2022: 76; 2023: 73
18 - 30-39...2021: 18; 2022: 20; 2023: 21
0 - 40+...2021: 1; 2022: 0; 2023: 0

=PLAYERS RISING INTO SEASON-ENDING TOP 100=
2024: 29 (since final '23 season rankings - November 2023)
2023: 32
2022: 27
2021: 25
2020: 13
2019: 25
2018: 26
2017: 27
2016: 27
2015: 29
[2024 Top 100 Risers; w/ '23 rank]
#33 Dayana Yastremska, UKR (#106)
#36 Amanda Anisimova, USA (#359)
#40 Lulu Sun, NZL (#219)
#43 Rebecca Sramkova, SVK (#129)
#47 Yuan Yue, CHN (#108)
#50 Diane Parry, FRA (#105)
#53 Olga Danilovic, SRB (#116)
#55 Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, ESP (#152)
#56 Moyuka Uchijima, JPN (#181)
#58 Emma Raducanu, GBR (285)
#59 Naomi Osaka, JPN (--)
#60 Renata Zarazua, MEX (#165)
#62 Katie Volynets, USA (#109)
#67 Erika Andreeva, RUS (#142)
#68 McCartney Kessler, USA (#231)
#72 Caroline Wozniacki, DEN (#236)
#85 Ajla Tomljanovic, AUS (#549)
#87 Suzan Lamens, NED (#218)
#88 Harriet Dart, GBR (#138)
#89 Sonay Kartal, GBR (#235)
#90 Olivia Gadecki, AUS (#132)
#91 Zeynep Sonmez, TUR (#159)
#92 Jule Niemeier, GER (#162)
#93 Hailey Baptiste, USA (#131)
#94 Anna Bondar, HUN (#114)
#95 Maria Lourdes Carle, ARG (#153)
#97 Yuliia Starodubtseva, UKR (#160)
#98 Nuria Parrizas Diaz, ESP (#123)
#99 Ann Li, USA (#174)
[smallest 2023-to-2024 rankings changes in Top 100]
0...Coco Gauff (#3 to #3)
0...Barbora Krejcikova (#10 to #10)
+1...Aryna Sabalenka (#2 to #1)
-1...Iga Swiatek (#1 to #2)
-1...Katerina Siniakova (#45 to #46)
+2...Victoria Azarenka (#22 to #20)
+2...Laura Siegemund (#86 to #84)
-2...Elena Rybakina (#4 to #6)
-2...Jessie Pegula (#5 to #7)
-2...Alona Ostapenko (#13 to #15)
-2...Elisabetta Cocciaretto (#52 to #54)
-2...Nadia Podoroska (#78 to #80)

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*RECENT #11 FINISHES*
2015: Karolina Pliskova, CZE
2016: Petra Kvitova, CZE
2017: Kristina Mladenovic, FRA
2018: Aryna Sabalenka, BLR
2019: Aryna Sabalenka, BLR
2020: Serena Williams, USA
2021: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, RUS
2022: Madison Keys, USA
2023: Beatriz Haddad Maia, BRA
2024: Danielle Collins, USA
*RECENT #21 FINISHES*
2015: Jelena Jankovic, SRB
2016: Samantha Stosur, AUS
2017: Angelique Kerber, GER
2018: Anett Kontaveit, EST
2019: Karolina Muchova, CZE
2020: Marketa Vondrousova, CZE
2021: Elise Mertens, BEL
2022: Barbora Krejcikova, CZE
2023: Ekaterina Alexandrova, RUS
2024: Madison Keys, USA
*RECENT #51 FINISHES*
2015: Karin Knapp, ITA
2016: Johanna Larsson, SWE
2017: Carina Witthoeft, GER
2018: Victoria Azarenka, BLR
2019: Ajla Tomljanovic, AUS
2020: Marie Bouzkova, CZE
2021: Alison Riske, USA
2022: Yulia Putintseva, KAZ
2023: Arantxa Rus, NED
2024: Caroline Garcia, FRA
*RECENT #101 FINISHES*
2010: Rebecca Marino, CAN
2011: Stephanie Foretz-Gacon, FRA
2012: Stephanie Foretz-Gacon, FRA
2013: Mariana Duque Marino, COL
2014: Aleksandra Krunic, SRB
2015: Kiki Bertens, NED
2016: Donna Vekic, CRO
2017: Kurumi Nara, JPN
2018: Heather Watson, GBR
2019: Kaia Kanepi, EST
2020: Kaia Kanepi, EST
2021: Oceane Dodin, FRA
2022: Aleksandra Krunic, SRB
2023: Sara Errani, ITA
2024: Tatjana Maria, GER

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=TEENS IN THE TOP 100=
2015: 5
2016: 6
2017: 4
2018: 5
2019: 6
2020: 6
2021: 6
2022: 4
2023: 6
2024: 2

=YOUNGEST IN...=
Top 10: #3 Coco Gauff, USA (20)
Top 20: #16 Mirra Andreeva, RUS (17, 5 mo.)
Top 50: M.Andreeva
Top 100: M.Andreeva
Top 200: #177 Alina Korneeva, RUS (17, 3 mo.)
Top 300: #206 Iva Jovic, USA (16, 9 mo.)
Top 400: #342 Laura Samson, CZE (16, 6 mo.)
Top 500: #427 Emerson Jones, AUS (16, 3 mo.)
Top 600: #567 Julieta Pareja, USA (15, 7 mo.)
Top 700: #613 Hannah Klugman, GBR (15, 7 mo. - born same day as Pareja)
Top 800: #775 Mariella Thamm, GER (15, 2 mo.)
Top 900: Thamm
Top 1000: Thamm

*YOUNGEST PLAYER - end of '24 season*
[Top 100]
17...Mirra Andreeva, RUS (born April, 29, 2007)
19...Linda Noskova, CZE (born November 17, 2004)
20...Erika Andreeva, RUS (born June 24, 2004)
20...Ashlyn Krueger, USA (born May 7, 2004)
20...Diana Shnaider, RUS (born April 2, 2004)
20...Coco Gauff, USA (born March 13, 2004)
[#101-200]
17...Alina Korneeva, RUS (born June 23, 2007)
17...Brenda Fruhvirtova, CZE (born April 2, 2007)
18...Sara Saito, JPN (born October 3, 2006)
18...Maya Joint, AUS (born April 16, 2006)
18...Sara Bejlek, CZE (born January 31, 2006)
19...Marina Stakusic, CAN (born November 27, 2004)
19...Taylah Preston, AUS (born October 27, 2005)
19...Sayaka Ishii, JPN (born August 31, 2005)
19...Elena Pridankina, RUS (born August 30, 2005)
19...Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva, AND (born August 9, 2005)
19...Celine Naef, SUI (born June 25, 2005)
19...Alexandra Eala, PHI (born May 23, 2005)
19...Ella Seidel, GER (born February 14, 2005)
19...Lola Radivojevic, SRB (born January 2, 2005)

=OLDEST IN...=
Top 10: #7 Jessie Pegula, USA (30)
Top 20: #20 Victoria Azarenka, BLR (35)
Top 50: #84 Laura Siegemund, GER (36)
Top 100: Siegemund Top 200: #143 Varvara Lepchenko, USA (38, 4 mo.)
Top 300: Lepchenko
Top 400: Lepchenko
Top 500: Lepchenko
Top 600: Lepchenko
Top 700: #618 Pemra Ozgen TUR (38, 5 mo.)
Top 800: Ozgen
Top 900: Ozgen
Top 1000: #970 Venus Williams, USA (44)

*OLDEST PLAYER - end of '24 season*
[Top 100]
36...Laura Siegemund, GER (born March 4, 1988)
35...Victoria Azarenka, BLR (born July 31, 1989)
34...Sorana Cirstea, ROU (born April 7, 1990
34...Caroline Wozniacki, DEN (born July 11, 1990)
34...Irina-Camelia Begu, ROU (born August 26, 1990)
33...Arantxa Rus, NED (born December 13, 1990)
33...Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, RUS (born July 3, 1991)
33...Nuria Parrizas Diaz, ESP (born July 15, 1991)
[#101-200]
38...Varvara Lepchenko, USA (born May 21, 1986)
37...Sara Errani, ITA (born April 29, 1987)
37...Tatjana Maria, GER (born August 8, 1987)
35...Lesia Tsurenko, UKR (born May 30, 1989)
34...Arina Rodionova, AUS (born December 15, 1989)
34...Mona Barthel, GER (born July 11, 1990)
33...Rebecca Marino, CAN (born December 16, 1990)
33...Petra Martic, CRO (born January 19, 1991)

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Sometimes up is down, and down is up. As always, the Tennis Gods like to mess with unsuspecting WTA players...

Sara Errani, ITA (#101 to #105): a year ago, Errani finished up at #101, just on the outside of her first Top 100 singles campaign since 2016. While the Italian had a Top 10 season in doubles in '24, she had some of her best results in singles this decade, as well. Errani reached her first tour-level SF (Bogota) since 2017, recorded her first MD wins in a 1000 event (both Madrid and Rome) in seven years, and played in the MD of all four majors for the first time since 2016. But her season-ending ranking slipped to #105.

And sometimes a player gets the chance to mess with the Tennis Gods...

Jessie Pegula, USA (#5 to #7): after coming up short in her first six slam QF, Pegula played all the way into her first major final at the U.S. Open. After reaching just one 1000 final in '23, she reached two (1-1) this season. The big-event jumps don't reflect in her ranking, though, as it fell two spots. Jess surely doesn't care.

Karolina Pliskova, CZE (#37 to #41): the Czech (in Cluj) won her first tour title in four years, then followed up with a 1000 SF in Doha (her best since '22). Her appearances in two WTA finals were most since 2021, as well. Still, Pliskova's season-ending ranking fell four spots. The TGs *think* they won.

Ekaterina Alexandrova, RUS (#21 to #28): the Hordette reached her career high ranking (#15) in April, and matched her best 1000 run with a SF in Miami. Alexandrova played in her biggest career final in three years in Linz (500), and notched her first career #1 victory (Iga in Miami). All in all, she had a nice season... so it's no matter that the Russian actually slipped down seven spots.

Beatriz Haddad Maia, BRA (#11 to #17): Haddad Maia had an historic season, becoming the first Brazlian to reach the AO 3rd Round since 1965 and the first to play in the U.S. Open QF since 1968. After just one singles final appearance in 2023, she had two this year and won her first 500 crown in Seoul. But after being on the cusp of the Top 10 at the end of last season (she spent two weeks there in the '24 4Q), she ended up at #17. Brazil will overlook such details.

Donna Vekic, CRO (#23 to #19): Vekic's season-ending ranking rose four spots over the course of the last twelve months, but one might have expected a *bigger* jump after a career year that included the Croatian's first slam SF (Wimbledon), an Olympic Silver medal, ten match wins in majors (a career high), and a pair of victories over the world #2 (her best wins since 2019). Still, Donna will always have '24.

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*REGIONAL RANKINGS* ==EASTERN EUROPE==
[non-RUS/Baltics]
#1 Aryna Sabalenka, BLR
#18 Marta Kostyuk, UKR
#20 Victoria Azarenka, BLR
#23 Elina Svitolina, UKR
#33 Dayana Yastremska, UKR
#57 Anhelina Kalinina, UKR
#70 Sorana Cirstea, ROU
#73 Jaqueline Cristian, ROU
#83 Irina-Camelia Begu, ROU
#97 Yuliia Starodubtseva, UKR
#113 Anca Todoni, ROU
#116 Ana Bogdan, ROU
[RUSSIA]
#9 Dasha Kasatkina
#13 Diana Shnaider
#14 Anna Kalinskaya
#16 Mirra Andreeva
#27 Liudmila Samsonova
#28 Ekaterina Alexandrova
#30 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
#35 Anastasia Potapova
#64 Kamilla Rakhimova
#67 Erika Andreeva
[BALTIC REGION]
#15 Alona Ostapenko, LAT
#121 Darja Semenistaja, LAT
#247 Justina Mikulskyte, LTU
#372 Anastasija Sevastova, LAT
#408 Diana Marcinkevica, LAT
#453 Elena Malygina, EST

==WESTERN & CENTRAL EUROPE==
[non-RUS/Caucasus/Mediterranean/Scandinavia]
#2 Iga Swiatek, POL
#4 Jasmine Paolini, ITA
#10 Barbora Krejcikova, CZE
#12 Paula Badosa, ESP
#19 Donna Vekic, CRO
#22 Karolina Muchova, CZE
#24 Katie Boulter, GBR
#26 Linda Noskova, CZE
#34 Elise Mertens, BEL
#38 Magda Linette, POL
[SCANDINAVIA]
#52 Clara Tauson, DEN
#72 Caroline Wozniacki, DEN
#315 Kajsa Rinaldo Persson, SWE
#353 Anastasia Kulikova, FIN
#412 Jacqueline Cabaj Awad, SWE
#449 Malene Helgo, NOR
[AFRICA, MIDDLE EAST, CAUCASUS & MEDITERRANEAN]
#32 Maria Sakkari, GRE
#42 Ons Jabeur, TUN
#44 Elina Avanesyan, ARM
#91 Zeynep Sonmez, TUR
#100 Mayar Sherif, EGY
#195 Mariam Bolkvadze, GEO
#210 Raluca Serban, CYP
#214 Berfu Cengiz, TUR
#224 Ipek Oz, TUR
#237 Lina Glushko, ISR
#281 Despina Papamichail, GRE
#282 Ayla Aksu, TUR

==ASIA/PACIFIC==
#5 Zheng Qinwen, CHN
#6 Elena Rybakina, KAZ
#29 Yulia Putintseva, KAZ
#37 Wang Xinyu, CHN
#40 Lulu Sun, NZL
#47 Yuan Yue, CHN
#56 Moyuka Uchijima, JPN
#59 Naomi Osaka, JPN
#61 Wang Yafan, CHN
#85 Ajla Tomljanovic, AUS
#90 Olivia Gadecki, AUS
#102 Wang Xiyu, CHN
#115 Kimberly Birrell, AUS
#119 Maya Joint, AUS

==SOUTH AMERICA==
#17 Beatriz Haddad Maia, BRA
#63 Camila Osorio, COL
#80 Nadia Podoroska, ARG
#95 Maria Lourdes Carle, ARG
#114 Julia Riera, ARG
#129 Laura Pigossi, BRA
#154 Solana Sierra, ARG
#180 Emiliana Arango, COL
#274 Jazmín Ortenzi, ARG
#312 Carolina Alves, BRA

==NORTH AMERICA==
[UNITED STATES]
#3 Coco Gauff
#7 Jessie Pegula
#8 Emma Navarro
#11 Danielle Collins
#21 Madison Keys
#36 Amanda Anisimova
#48 Peyton Stearns
#62 Katie Volynets
#65 Ashlyn Krueger
#68 McCartney Kessler
#69 Taylor Townsend
#75 Bernarda Pera, USA
[CANADA/MEXICO]
#31 Leylah Fernandez, CAN
#60 Renata Zarazua, MEX
#103 Rebecca Marino, CAN
#127 Marina Stakusic, CAN
#132 Bianca Andreescu, CAN
#252 Carson Branstine, CAN
#266 Carol Zhao, CAN
#273 Kayla Cross, CAN
#280 Ana Sofia Sanchez, MEX
#288 Victoria Rodriguez, MEX

*BIGGEST RISES IN THE RANKINGS*
=end of '23 to end of '24 season=
[in 2024 Top 25]
+63...Anna Kalinskaya (#77 to #14)
+54...Paula Badosa (#66 to #12)
+47...Diana Shnaider (#60 to #13)
+44...Danielle Collins (#55 to #11)
+38...Magdalena Frech (#63 to #25)
+34...Katie Boulter (#58 to #24)
+30...Emma Navarro (#38 to #8)
+30...Mirra Andreeva (#46 to #16)
+24...Jasmine Paolini (#30 to #4)

[2024 Top 26-50]
+323...Amanda Anisimova (#359 to #36)
+179...Lulu Sun (#219 to #40)
+86...Rebecca Sramkova (#129 to #43)
+73...Dayana Yastremska (#106 to #33)
+61...Yuan Yue (#108 to #47)
+55...Diane Parry (#105 to #50)
+47...Viktoriya Tomova (#96 to #49)
+40...Yulia Putintseva (#69 to #29)
+31...Elina Avanesyan (#75 to #44)
+29...Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (#59 to #30)

[2024 Top 51-100]
----...Naomi Osaka (NR to #59)
+464...Ajla Tomljanovic (#549 to #85)
+227...Emma Raducanu (#285 to #58)
+164...Caroline Wozniacki (#236 to #72)
+163...McCartney Kessler (#231 to #68)
+146...Sonay Kartal (#235 to #89)
+131...Suzan Lamens (#218 to #87)
+125...Moyuka Uchijima (#181 to #56)
+105...Renata Zarazua (#165 to #60)
+97...Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (#152 to #55)
+75...Erika Andreeva (#142 to #67)
+75...Ann Li (#164 to #99)


*BIGGEST FALLS IN THE RANKINGS*
=end of '23 to end of '24 season=
[2023 Top 25]
DNP...Petra Kvitova (#14 to NR)
-58...Veronika Kudermetova (#19 to #77)
-36...Ons Jabeur (#6 to #42)
-32...Marketa Vondrousova (#7 to #39)
-31...Caroline Garcia (#20 to #51)
-23...Maria Sakkari (#9 to #32)
-14...Karolina Muchova (#8 to #22)
-14...Magda Linette (#24 to #38)

[2023 Top 26-50]
-87...Lesia Tsurenko (#31 to #118)
-86...Zhu Lin (#36 to #122)
-83...Martina Trevisan (#43 to #126)
-83...Petra Martic (#40 to #123)
-65...Alycia Parks (#47 to #112)
-56...Sara Sorribes Tormo (#50 to #106)
-53...Sofia Kenin (#33 to #86)
-51...Mayar Sherif (#49 to #10))
-44...Sorana Cirstea (#26 to #70)

[2023 Top 51-100]
retired...#56 Camila Giorgi (NR)
-682...Yanina Wickmayer (#74 to #756)
-432...Julia Grabher (#91 to #523)
-346...Kateryna Baindl (#99 to #445)
-239...Lauren Davis (#70 to #309)
-214...Rebeka Masarova (#65 to #149(
-202...Jodie Burrage (#93 to #295)
-173...Claire Liu (#94 to #267)
-158...Kayla Day (#87 to #245)
-120...Emina Bektas (#82 to #202)
-112...Linda Fruhvirtova (#89 to #201)
-112...Tamara Korpatsch (#73 to #185)

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[as of end-of-season doubles ranks the week-of-November 11, 2024]

*DOUBLES TOP 100*
(w/ # in 2023)
15..United States (14)
11...Russia (9)
10...China (6)
6...Czech Republic (7)
6...Great Britain (3)
5...Japan (5)
4...France (4)
4...Italy (3)
3...Brazil (3)
3...Hungary (2)
3...Poland (3)
3...Spain (3)
3...Taiwan (4)
3...Ukraine (3)
2...Australia (3)
2...Belgium (4)
2...Canada (2)
2...Romania (2)
1...Belarus (4)
1...Estonia (1)
1...Georgia (1)
1...Germany (1)
1...Indonesia (1)
1...Kazakhstan (1)
1...Latvia (1)
1...Mexico (1)
1...Netherlands (3)
1...New Zealand (1)
1...Norway (1)
1...Serbia (0)
1...Slovakia (2)
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2023 TOP 100, NONE in 2024: Chile (1), Slovenia (1)
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2020 NATIONS: 30
2021 NATIONS: 32
2022 NATIONS: 36
2023 NATIONS: 32
2024 NATIONS: 30

*DOUBLES TOP 20*
[by nation]
6...USA (#5 Townsend, #11 Krawczyk, #12 Melichar-M., #14 Dolehide, #15 Muhammad, #20 Mattek-S.
2...ITA (#8 Errani, #10 Paolini)
2...RUS (#17 V.Kudermetova, #18 Khromacheva)
2...TPE (#7 Hsieh, #16 Chan H-c.)
1...AUS (#13 Perez)
1...BEL (#9 Mertens)
1...CAN (#3 Dabrowski)
1...CZE (#1 Siniakova)
1...ESP (#19 Bucsa)
1...LAT (#6 Ostapenko)
1...NZL (#2 Routliffe)
1...UKR (#4 L.Kichenok)
[by age]
39 - Bethanie Mattek-Sands
38 - Hsieh Su-wei
37 - Sara Errani
33 - Asia Muhammad
32 - Gaby Dabrowski
32 - Lyudmyla Kichenok
31 - Nicole Melichar-Martinez
31 - Chan Hao-ching
30 - Desirae Krawczyk
29 - Erin Routliffe
29 - Irina Khromacheva
29 - Ellen Perez
28 - Elise Mertens
28 - Jasmine Paolini
28 - Taylor Townsend
28 - Katerina Siniakova
27 - Veronika Kudermetova
27 - Alona Ostapenko
26 - Cristina Bucsa
26 - Caroline Dolehide

*DOUBLES TOP 100*
[youngest]
17 - Mirra Andreeva, RUS
19 - Linda Noskova, CZE
20 - Ashlyn Krueger, USA
20 - Diana Shnaider, RUS
20 - Coco Gauff, USA
22 - Leylah Fernandez, CAN
22 - Marta Kostyuk, UKR
[oldest]
40 - Vera Zvonareva, RUS
39 - Bethanie Mattek-Sands, USA
38 - Hsieh Su-wei, TPE
37 - Sara Errani, ITA
37 - Monica Niculescu, ROU
37 . Samantha Murray Sharan, GBR
36 - Shuko Aoyama, JPN
36 - Laura Siegemund, GER
36 - Xu Yifan, CHN

*SINGLES & DOUBLES*
(singles/doubles ranks)
=TOP 10 IN BOTH (1)=
Jasmine Paolini, ITA (#4 singles, #10 doubles
=TOP 20 IN BOTH (+1)=
Alona Ostapenko, LAT (#15 singles, #6 doubles)
=TOP 50 IN BOTH (+8)=
Katerina Siniakova, CZE (#46 singles, #1 doubles)
Elise Mertens, BEL (#34 singles, #9 doubles)
Coco Gauff, USA (#3 singles, #25 doubles)
Barbora Krejcikova, CZE (#10 singles, #25 doubles)
Leylah Fernandez, CAN (#31 singles, #32 doubles)
Jessie Pegula, USA (#7 singles, #48 doubles)
Marie Bouzkova, CZE (#45 singles, #49 doubles)
Diana Shnaider, RUS (#13 singles, #50 doubles)

*NATIONS (5) WITH TOP 100 DOUBLES PLAYER, BUT NONE IN SINGLES*
ESTONIA (1): #68 Ingrid Neel
GEORGIA (1): #66 Oksana Kalashnikova
INDONESIA (1): #36 Aldila Sutjiadi
NORWAY (1): #38 Ulrikke Eikeri
TAIWAN (3): #7 Hsieh Su-wei, #16 Chan Hao-ching, #51 Wu Fang-Hsien
[high-ranking singles player]
ESTONIA: #453 Elena Malygina
GEORGIA: #195 Mariam Bolkvadze
INDONESIA: #484 Priska Nugroho
NORWAY: #449 Malene Helgo
TAIWAN: #256 Liang En-shuo



So... there!

All for now.