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WTA Ranking: Sabalenka's Defeat in Madrid Opens Up Number One Spot and Kostyuk Claims Higher Position. Photo: Gettyimages

WTA Ranking: Sabalenka's Defeat in Madrid Opens Up Top Spot, Kostyuk Earns Highest Position

The Mutua Madrid Open has caused certain changes in the top 10: Rybakina can get closer to Sabalenka, while Swiatek surpasses Gauff.

Elena Rybakina, options to compete for world number 1 with Sabalenka. Photo: gettyimages

Rybakina fully enters the fight for the number 1 in the world with Sabalenka

The Kazakh player has a golden opportunity in the remaining clay court swing to cut points from Sabalenka and potentially challenge for the number 1 spot in the WTA rankings in the medium term.

Aryna Sabalenka, WTA ranking after Miami Open 2026. Photo: gettyimages

WTA Ranking: Sabalenka solidifies as number 1 and Gauff bumps Swiatek out of the top-3

We analyze how the WTA ranking stands after everything that happened at the 2026 Miami Open, with significant changes in the classification.