Mirra Andreeva is no longer the youngest player in the WTA Tour top 50 after a 17-year-old American has burst into the rankings.
Despite Andreeva’s third-round US Open loss, the Russian star currently sits at World No. 5 in the WTA Tour rankings.
The teenager was buoyed by an impressive quarter-final appearance at Wimbledon, as well as reaching the fourth round of the Australian Open, but she is no longer the youngest player in the top 50.
The 18-year-old has lost her place as the youngest player in the rankings after 17-year-old Iva Jovic’s incredible display at the Guadalajara Open.
Iva Jovic is the youngest player in the WTA Tour top 50
Jovic has been incredibly impressive at the Guadalajara Open, defeating Katarzyna Kawa, Camila Osorio, Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva, and Nikola Bartunkova to reach the final.
The 17-year-old American’s place in the final means she’s cracked the top 50 for the first time in her career.
At 17 years and 282 days, she’s officially the youngest star in the WTA top 50, taking the place of Andreeva at 18 years and 138 days.
| Youngest players in the WTA Tour top 50 | Age | Ranking |
| Iva Jovic | 17y, 282d | Exact number TBC after Guadalajara Open |
| Mirra Andreeva | 18y, 138d | World No. 5 |
Victoria Mboko | 19y, 19d | World No. 23 |
| Maya Joint | 19y, 151d | World No. 45 |
| Linda Noskova | 20y, 301d | World No. 29 |
Other youngsters in the WTA Tour top 50 include World No. 23 Victoria Mboko, who is 19 years, 19 days, and World No. 45 Maya Joint, who is 19 years and 151 days.
Jovic’s ranking boost was a result of her reaching the third round of the Cincinnati Open, as well as winning the Ilkley Open in June.
Who is the youngest WTA Top 50 player in history?
There are two players in tour history who reached the top 50 far earlier than Jovic has managed in Guadalajara.
Coco Gauff reached the top 50 of the rankings at the age of 15 in 2020 after reaching the fourth round of the Australian Open.
Bulgarian Sesil Karatantcheva also made the top 50 at the same age in 2005, after reaching the quarter-finals of Roland Garros.
Gauff became a Grand Slam champion while Karatantcheva failed to live up to her early potential, so the jury is out for Jovic.
