Chevyontek remained at the top of the world rankings for a year and a half, a total of 75 consecutive weeks, specifically since April 4, 2022.
This is the third longest period in the history of women’s tennis, after German Steffi Graf (186 weeks) and Swiss Martina Hingis (80).
Sabalenka (25 years old) took first place for the first time in her career after remaining in second place since January 30.
Her first place came as compensation for her loss in the Flushing Meadows final to the young American Coco Gauff 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, noting that the latter rose to third place, her best position ever.
There were several changes in the top ten positions after the end of the Flushing Meadows tournament, as American Jessica Pegula, who was eliminated in the round of 16, fell two places, similar to Tunisian Ons Jabeur, who fell to seventh place.
– Classification of professionals:
1. Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) 9266 points (+1)
2. Iga Świńtek (Poland) 8195 (-1)
3. Coco Gauff (USA) 6165 (+3)
4. Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) 5790
5. Jessica Pegula (USA) 5755 (-2)
6. Marketa Vondrošová (Czech Republic) 3830 (+3)
7. Anas Jaber (Tunisia) 3771 (-2)
8. Karolina Muchova (Czech Republic) 3765 (+2)
9. Maria Sakkari (Greece) 3525 (-1)
10. Caroline Garcia (France) 3050 (-3)
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2023-09-11 05:55:06
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