Iga Swiatek Completions Number One Notwithstanding Experts Disillusionment

Poland’s Iga Swiatek might have neglected to add the WTA Finals title to her French and US Open crowns yet completes the year a predominant number one in the ladies’ tennis rankings.Agence France-PresseUpdated:


Iga Swiatek Completions Number One Notwithstanding Experts Disillusionment

Poland’s Iga Swiatek might have neglected to add the WTA Finals title to her French and US Open crowns yet completes the year a prevailing number one in the ladies’ tennis rankings. The 21-year-old broadened her focuses advantage over world number two Ons Jabeur of Tunisia in spite of losing to large serving Belarus Aryna Sabalenka in the semi-finals in Texas last week. It is whenever Swiatek first has completed on top of the year end rankings. Swiatek’s surprising season included eight singles titles and a run of 37 straight match triumphs. Sabalenka finished her 15-match series of wins against top 10 players.

Swiatek’s way to the top was facilitated by the shock retirement in Spring of Australia’s Ashleigh Barty, who completed number one from 2019-2021.

Sabalenka lost in the last to France’s Caroline Garcia – – who turned into the second French lady to bring home the championship following Amelie Mauresmo in 2005.

The two finalists in the WTA season-ender in Texas on Monday rise two spots – – Garcia to fourth and Sabalenka to fifth.

WTA rankings (Russia and Belarus competitors not permitted to address their countries in view of the Russian attack of Ukraine):

  1. Iga Swiatek (POL) 11085 pts
  2. Ons Jabeur (TUN) 5055
  3. Jessica Pegula (USA) 4691

  1. Caroline Garcia (FRA) 4375 (+2)
  2. Aryna Sabalenka 3925 (+2)

  1. Maria Sakkari (GRE) 3871 (- 1)
  2. Coco Gauff (USA) 3646 (- 3)

  1. Daria Kasatkina 3435
  2. Veronika Kudermetova 2795
  3. Simona Halep (ROM) 2661
  4. Madison Keys (USA) 2417
  5. Belinda Bencic (SUI) 2365 (+1)
  6. Paula Badosa (ESP) 2363 (- 1)
  7. Danielle Collins (USA) 2292
  8. Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) 2215
  9. Petra Kvitova (CZE) 2097
  10. Anett Kontaveit (EST) 2093
  11. Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 1986
  12. Ekaterina Alexandrova 1910
  13. Liudmila Samsonova 1910

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