12/01/2026
On January 10th, with Aryna Sabalenka defending her WTA 500 Brisbane International women's singles title by beating Marta Kostyuk 2-0, and Elina Svitolina claiming the WTA 250 Auckland Classic crown with a 2-0 win over Wang Xinyu, the first week of matches in the 2026 WTA Tour drew to a close, and the latest WTA women's singles world rankings were subsequently released!
There was a major shake-up in the top 10 of the women's singles world rankings, with half of the 10 players seeing their positions adjusted. Sabalenka retained her world No. 1 spot with 10,870 points, maintaining a gap of nearly 2,000 points over Iga Swiatek. Thanks to her undefeated singles record at the United Cup, Coco Gauff overtook Amanda Anisimova to reclaim the world No. 3 ranking, which she had just lost a week earlier.
In addition, Jasmine Paolini and Mirra Andreeva each climbed one spot in the rankings, moving up to No. 7 and No. 8 respectively. Madison Keys, who lost 500 ranking points from a major tournament, slid further down to No. 9. If she fails to defend her title at the Australian Open, her world ranking will drop to around No. 20.
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