Various WTA players have moved up and down the rankings following last week’s play across Asia.
Last week, Leylah Fernandez and Elena Rybakina emerged victorious from their respective competitions, winning the Japan Open and Ningbo Open.
Rybakina could be set to challenge for Grand Slam titles again after her latest triumph, while Fernandez is certainly a player to keep a close eye on for 2026.
However, despite both rising in the rankings, neither of these players achieved a career-high. Rybakina moved from ninth to seventh, while Fernandez has moved from 27th to 22nd.
Within the WTA top 100, 10 players achieved new career-highs, including Alexandra Eala, Janice Tjen and Lois Boisson.
Maya Joint
Despite failing to win a singles match at the Ningbo Open, young Australian star Maya Joint has moved up in the WTA rankings.
Joint lost to Alja Tomljanovic in the first round of Ningbo Open qualification, losing the contest 4-6, 6-2, 6-4.
However, Joint, whose idols are Roger Federer and Ashleigh Barty, has moved up to a career-high ranking of world number 32.
This week, the Australian is competing at the Japan Open. In her opening match, she defeated
Viktorija Golubic 1-6, 7-6, 6-2.
Iva Jovic
Iva Jovic has managed to move up the WTA rankings despite not playing a single match in the past week.
The American star, who won her first WTA Tour title in September, has achieved a career-high ranking of world number 33.
Jovic is one of the brightest young American stars on Tour. At just 17 years old, the American could already be set to make the leap into the WTA top 20 in 2026.
Lois Boisson
French star Lois Boisson stunned tennis fans in June by reaching the semi-finals of the French Open while ranked 361 in the world.
Despite not playing a match since the China Open, Boisson has achieved a new career-high ranking of world number 37.
Boisson is not competing at the Guangzhou Open or Japan Open this week.
Alexandra Eala
Filipino star Alexandra Eala suffered a worrying loss at the hands of qualifier Tereza Valentova at the Japan Open.
The 20-year-old was comprehensively beaten, losing to the eventual finalist 6-1, 6-2.
However, Eala has moved up in the rankings, moving to world number 53.
The young star, like Boisson, is not set to compete at the Guangzhou Open or Japan Open this week.
Tereza Valentova
Former French Open junior champion Tereza Valentova took the biggest step in her young career so far by reaching the Japan Open [Osaka] final.
Valentova defeated the likes of Alexandra Eala and Olga Danilovic to reach the final before losing to Leylah Fernandez in three sets.
As a result, Valentova has achieved a new career-high ranking: world number 58.
This week, Valentova had been expected to play Lin Zhu in the Guangzhou Open first round. However, it appears that she has now withdrawn from the tournament.
Elsa Jacquemot
French player Elsa Jacquemot has also moved up the WTA rankings despite not contesting a match since the China Open.
Jacquemot, who lost in the first round of the China Open after entering through the qualifying rounds, has risen to a career-high ranking of world number 59.
Jacquemot is also not competing at the Japan Open or Guangzhou Open this week.
Zeynep Sonmez
In June, the 23-year-old became the first Turkish player to reach the third round of a Grand Slam while competing at Wimbledon. Since then, she has continued to impress on the WTA Tour.
Young Sonmez registered an impressive run at the Ningbo Open last week. After winning two qualifying rounds, she then defeated Wang Xinyu to advance to the second round.
There, she lost to in-form Ekaterina Alexandrova, who made the final before losing to Elena Rybakina.
Sonmez’s performance in Ningbo has seen her rise to a career-high ranking of world number 69.
As for this week, Sonmez has lost in the first round of Japan Open qualifying to Maria Sakkari. However, she is also competing in the doubles tournament alongside Emiliana Arango.
Janice Tjen
Janice Tjen has increased her ranking to world number 80 after winning the Jinan 125 Open on Saturday.
The Indonesian star defeated Wang Yafan, Polina Vyacheslavovna Yatsenko, Gao Xinyu, Lulu Sun and Anna Bondar in Jinan.
Tjen entered Japan Open qualifying this week, but lost in the first round to Tatyana Igorevna Prozorova.
Simona Waltert
Simona Waltert, like Tjen, has also won a WTA Challenger title in the past week.
Waltert captured the title in Rio de Janeiro, defeating Luisina Giovannini, Miriana Tona, Tara Wurth, Julia Grabher and Alice Rame.
She has now risen to world number 88.
Darja Semeņistaja
Latvian star Darja Semeņistaja also won a Challenger title last week.
Semeņistaja dropped just two sets on her way to the final in Les Franqueses del Valles, Spain, before defeating Linda Klimovicoka 7-5, 7-6 to capture the title.
As a result, she has achieved a career-high ranking of world number 92.
Semeņistaja is competing in the WTA 125 Rovereto this week. On Tuesday, she is scheduled to play Noemi Basiletti in the first round.
