WTA Ranking: Rybakina storms into third place, Gauff drops, and Badosa suffers a big drop

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The first tour of the year comes to a close with the 2026 Australian Open where Elena Rybakina has claimed her second Grand Slam title. The victory of the Kazakh in the first Grand Slam of the year after defeating Aryna Sabalenka (6-4, 4-6, 6-4) also has direct consequences on the WTA Ranking.

Elena Rybakina moves into the Top-3 and threatens Swiatek

Despite her defeat, Aryna Sabalenka remains the queen of the circuit. By repeating as a finalist at the Australian Open, she neither gains nor loses points and stays the same as at the beginning of the tournament, with 10,990 points. Additionally, she widens the gap with Iga Swiatek, who lost 350 points by not repeating the semifinals, now separated by a total of 3,012 points. However, the Polish player, with 7,978 points, should focus more on the third position, where Elena Rybakina, earning 1,760 points from winning the Australian Open, is only 368 points away from the second place (7,610).

Drop of Gauff, Keys exits Top 10, and Svitolina rises to tenth place

Rybakina's rise directly affects Coco Gauff, who, by repeating quarterfinals in Melbourne, does not earn points (6,423) and falls to the fifth position. Amanda Anisimova gains 360 points after reaching the quarterfinals and maintains the fourth spot with 6,680. From sixth to eighth place, the same names remain: Jessica Pegula (6,103), Mirra Andreeva (4,731), and Jasmine Paolini (4,267).

Meanwhile, Belinda Bencic moves up one spot to ninth place with 3,342 points, and Elina Svitolina returns to the Top 10 after her semifinals at the Australian Open, earning 349 extra points for a total of 3,205. On the other hand, Madison Keys, last year's champion in Melbourne, suffered the consequences of not defending her title and dropped six positions to 15th place with a loss of 1,760 points.

Improved rankings for Mboko and Jovic, Osaka climbs three spots, and Badosa drops 39

Two of the WTA circuit's most promising players will achieve their best rankings next Monday. Victoria Mboko, following her first appearance in the Australian Open's round of 16, gains 159 extra points placing her as the 14th in the world with 2,606 points. Meanwhile, Iva Jovic, reaching the quarterfinals, secures the 20th position with 2,031 points.

Another tennis player improving her ranking is Naomi Osaka. Despite retiring due to an injury before playing the round of 32, the Japanese player climbs three positions, benefiting from the declines of Keys, Emma Navarro, and Clara Tauson, now standing as the 14th in the world with 2,366 points.

However, the negative highlight is Paula Badosa. Failing to repeat her semifinal performance from last year and exiting in the second round of Melbourne, the Spanish player drops a total of 39 positions, from 26th to 65th after losing 710 points, now holding a total of 966. Among other Spanish players within the top 100, Jessica Bouzas is in the 42nd position with 1,202 points, followed by Cristina Bucsa in 47th place with 1,069.

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