By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday March 6, 2023
After elevating trophies over the weekend, Donna Vekic and Marta Kostyuk are two of the tour’s largest risers on this week’s WTA rankings.
Kostyuk, who claimed her maiden title on the ATX Open in Austin, Texas, rises 12 spots to No.40 on the earth. That’s a brand new career-high for the 20-year-old Ukrainian.
Vekic, who defeated World No.5 Caroline Garcia for the title in Monterrey, rises eight spots to No.23. That places the Croatian 4 spots shy of her career-best rating of No.19, achieved on November 4, 2019.
Greatest Risers – Russia’s Varvara Gracheva and American Katy Voynets
Varvara Gracheva fell to Kostyuk within the Austin last, however rises 22 spots to 66 – the Muscovite is seven spots shy of her career-high of 59.
American Katy Volynets, who reached the third spherical on the Australian Open this yr, jumps 18 spots to a career-high of 74. The 21-year-old misplaced to Gracheva in three units at Austin.
Additionally Notable: Lin Zhu and Sarra Errani
China’s Lin Zhu continues to excel in 2023. After reaching the spherical of 16 on the Australian Open, Zhu additionally tacked on a last at Hua Hin and a semifinal at Monterrey to her document. She is as much as 33 on the earth, up eight spots this week.
Italy’s Sara Errani took house a title in Arcadia final week to return to the Prime 100 for the primary time since June of 2018. She rises ten spots from 107 to 97.
