For the first time in more than 20 years, the WTA Rankings had a historic shakeup. On Monday, Aryna Sabalenka officially captured the top singles spot, while US Open champion Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula jointly rose to No.1 in the doubles rankings.
Sabalenka’s ascent ends Iga Swiatek’s 75-week reign at No.1, a position she held since April 4, 2022, the third-longest streak among players in their first stint as the top player behind only Stefanie Graf (186 consecutive weeks) and Martina Hingis (80).
Sabalenka’s season features three Grand Slam semifinal appearances, clinching her first major at the Australian Open and capturing additional titles in Adelaide 1 and Madrid.
In doubles, Gauff returns to the No.1 spot and is joined by partner Pegula. The American duo replaces Katerina Siniakova, who held the No.1 ranking for 52 consecutive weeks — and 114 overall, the sixth most all-time.
This is only the eighth time in rankings history that the singles and doubles World No.1 ranking has changed hands on the same day.
On the heels of her US Open victory, her fourth title of the season, Gauff climbs a career-high ranking, moving to No.3 (from No.6). Gauff becomes the first player to hold the doubles World No.1 and a Top 3 singles ranking in the same week for the first time since July 26, 2010, when Venus Williams and Serena Williams held the co-No.1 spot in doubles with Venus ranked No.3 in singles and Serena No.1 in singles.
Marketa Vondrousova and Karolina Muchova join Sabalenka and Gauff among the current Top 10, with each reaching a career high. Following her quarterfinal run at the US Open, Vondrousova moves from No.9 to No.6, while Muchova rises from No.10 to No.8 after advancing to the semifinals in New York.
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