Poland’s Swiatek remains at the top of the WTA despite being knocked out in the round of 16 in Australia

First Amendment: 01/30/2023 – 20:10Last update: 01/30/2023 – 20:08

Since taking the top spot in the WTA on April 4 last year, Swiatek has continued to rack up weeks off the No. 1 ranking.

The finalist of the tournament, Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan, was knocked out by Swiatek in Australia.

In second place is Belarusian Arina Sabalenka, Australian champion.

Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maya ranked best in Latin America, ranking 14th, followed by Colombian Camila Osorio, ranked 73rd.

Meanwhile, Spaniard Paula Badusa, who was among the top five in 2022, dropped to 21st place, while her compatriot Garbiñe Muguruza continued from bad to worse and is already in 82nd place.

WTA world ranking as of January 30, 2023:

1. Iga Swiatek (Poland) 10,485 points

2. Arena Sabalenka (BLR) 6100

3. Anas Jaber (TUN) 5,210

4. Jessica Pegula (USA) 5,000

5 – Caroline Garcia 4645

6- Coco Joffe (United States) 3992

7. Maria Scari (GRE) 3811

8. Daria Kasatkina (RUSSIA) 3,380

9- Belinda Bencic (Switzerland) 2905

10. Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan), 2815

11. Veronika Kudrmitova (Russia) 2,740

12 – Jelena Ostapenko (lat.) 2340

13. Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) 2.281

14- Beatrice Haddad Maya (Brazil) 2,195

15. Simona Halep (Russia) 2141

16. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 2,138

17. Ekaterina Alexandrova (Russia) 2,030

18. Annette Confident (EST) 1909

19. Lyudmila Samsonova (Russia) 1,905

20- Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) 1,880

…

21- Paula Badosa (Spain) 1,862

73. Camila Osorio (COL) 804

74. Sarah Sorribes (Spain) 801

75- Nuria Parrizas (ESP) 790

82 – Abdul Majeed Abdullah Muhammad Ali 764

86. Kristina Buxa (ESP) 741

100. Rebecca Massarova (Spain) 652

© 2023 AFP