These have been the biggest risers in the ATP ranking 2025: Fonseca, Vacherot, Cilic, Carreño

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In such a changing circuit, with many tournaments on different surfaces and an increasingly tight schedule, these are perfect conditions for a player to ascend rapidly in the ATP ranking if they manage to chain together a good streak. Conversely, a slump in results can greatly condemn them in the rankings.

But this time, we are going to analyze those tennis players on the ATP tour who have experienced a real surge compared to how they started 2025. Some names are unexpected, others are great promises, while some are veterans who have not yet spoken their last word in tennis.

These have been the biggest rises in the ATP ranking in 2025

Eliot Spizzirri

We start with a name that is uncommon and unexpected but has made a real breakthrough this year. Still not making enough noise for the big media spotlights, but with an increasingly frequent presence in major tournaments.

Eliot Spizzirri began the 2025 season as the number 228 in the ATP ranking. Fresh out of college, he jumped into the ATP and gradually started achieving feats. He began with his first victory in a Masters 1000 at the Miami Open. Although he didn't secure another victory until the first round of the US Open, he showed great consistency in the Challenger circuit, gradually climbing the ranks.

Thanks to his title at the Jingshan Challenger, he entered the top 100 of the ATP ranking. Two solid performances in the ATP tournaments in Brussels and Athens allowed him to finish the year in the 90th position, an ascent of 120 places.

Valentin Vacherot

Another unexpected tennis player, but one that the tennis world is already starting to know well. Valentin Vacherot was undoubtedly the revelation of the year with his title at the Shanghai Masters 1000 after coming through the qualifying rounds. An achievement that propelled him from number 204 in the ATP ranking to the 40th spot in the world.

A rise of 164 positions that did not stop in China. With his first-round appearance at the Basel ATP and quarterfinals at the Paris Masters 1000, he closed the year as the 32nd ranked player, with high chances of being a seed at the Australian Open when just four months earlier, he was playing the Challenger circuit.

Joao Fonseca

The Brazilian promise did not disappoint. Although he had a rough patch in the season from the start of the clay court swing until the US Open, where his game and results didn't quite match up, except for reaching the round of 16 at Wimbledon and Roland Garros. Nevertheless, he was steadily climbing the rankings. His year began brilliantly with the Canberra Challenger, winning his first match at the Australian Open and claiming his first ATP title in Buenos Aires.

After this mentioned journey, with the start of the indoor European swing, Fonseca returned to his best form, securing his second title of the season. While his round of 16 at the Paris Masters 1000 marked the end of his 2025, starting from being the world number 145 and finishing as the 24th best player.

Marin Cilic

Now it's time for the old guard, whom no one had much hope of seeing again, especially due to their age or injuries. That's the case with Marin Cilic. The 37-year-old Croatian had nothing to prove after winning the US Open in 2014 and being the number three in the world in 2018.

However, his passion for the sport continued to drive him, something not even injuries could stop. He started the year at number 179 and ended up within the top 100, specifically in 75th place, thanks to his two Challenger titles (Girona and Nottingham), but mostly due to his success in reaching the Wimbledon round of 16.

Pablo Carreño

The Asturian player was burdened by a serious shoulder injury that prevented him from regaining his high level shown over the years. This 2025 was crucial to see if he could compete again with the best players. His ranking at the start of the season classified him as the 196th in the world.

His season focused on the Challenger circuit, where he won the Tenerife and Villena tournaments and reached the final in Olbia, while his best results in the ATP circuit were two Grand Slam second rounds at Roland Garros and US Open. Despite this, he managed to return to the top 100 as number 89 and approach 2026 with the aim of entering the elite rankings.

Reilly Opelka

Although Opelka is not yet a veteran, his rise in the rankings is more than meritorious. He lost his ranking when hip discomfort in 2022 led to a tumor and the need for surgery. Once he recovered, his comeback began.

His ascent started in 2024, but in 2025, it did not slow down; on the contrary, he climbed a total of 243 positions. Starting as number 293, he finished as the 50th ranked player. This was achieved thanks to his final in Brisbane, semifinals in s’Hertogenbosch, and his consistent presence in the early rounds of major tournaments.

These have been the major progressions in the ATP in 2025, but no one should doubt that in 2026, we will witness more cases like these. The unpredictability of tennis, one of its greatest strengths, leads to all kinds of surprises.
 

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