A little less than a month after announcing her steady partnership with seven-time major champion Justine Henin, Elina Svitolina has nabbed her fourth career title and rises to a career-high ranking of 14 in the world as a result.
Though Henin undoubtedly has some influence on Svitolina’s recent bump, the Ukrainian’s progress has been steady over the last year. After reaching her first major quarterfinal at last year’s French Open, Svitolina became the highest-ranked woman in the history of the Ukraine, outpacing Alona Bondarenko, who had reached 19.
Today, Svitolina takes that a tad higher, and with the help of Henin, a berth in the top-10 could be on the horizon.
Other risers this week include Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko, who reaches a career-high No. 40 in the world, Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit, who rises to a career-high 73 after her semifinal in Monterrey, and Great Britain’s Naomi Broady, who jumps to a career-best 76.
The week’s biggest riser on the WTA Tour was Heather Watson. The Brit jumped 31 spots from 84 to 53 after claiming her third career title in Monterrey.
Also jumping up were Eugenie Bouchard, who rises from 52 to 42 after reaching the Kuala Lumpur final, and Kirsten Flipkens, who climbs from 73 to 59 after her Monterrey final appearance.
On the men’s side, Russia’s Andrey Rublev made a huge jump after winning his first Challenger title at Quimper. He rises to a career-high ranking of 161, to become the third highest-ranked ATP player aged 18 or younger.