Ranking movers: Multiple Aussies set new career-highs after Australian Open

Australian Open 2022 men's doubles champions Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis are at new career-high rankings this week.


Monday 31 January 2022
Leigh Rogers
Melbourne, Australia
Australia's Nick Kyrgios (L) and Australia's Thanasi Kokkinakis react after winning against Australia's Matthew Ebden and Australia's Max Purcell during their men's doubles final match on day thirteen of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 29, 2022. - -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE -- (Photo by William WEST / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE -- (Photo by WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images)
Men's singles

After a career-best fourth-round run at the Australian Open, Alex de Minaur has improved nine places to world No.33 in the latest ATP Tour men's singles rankings.

James Duckworth rises three spots to a career-high No.46 this week, while Aleksandar Vukic is also at a new personal-best mark at world No.140.

Chris O'Connell returns to the Australian top 10, rising 28 spots to world No.147 after reaching the Australian Open third round.

AUSSIE TOP 10
PlayerRankMove
Alex de MinaurNo.33+9
James DuckworthNo.46+3
Alexei PopyrinNo.65-6
Jordan ThompsonNo.78-5
John MillmanNo.94-5
Thanasi KokkinakisNo.101+2
Nick KyrgiosNo.122-7
Aleksandar VukicNo.140+4
Chris O'ConnellNo.147+28
Alex BoltNo.153-1
Women's singles

Ash Barty's history-making Australian Open triumph has extended her lead atop of the WTA Tour women's singles rankings.

The 25-year-old is spending her 113th week at world No.1 and currently has a 2633 point advantage over her closest rival, world No.2 Aryna Sabalenka.

> READ: Barty joins the Grand Slam greats

Maddison Inglis rises 18 places to world No.115 this week after advancing to her first Grand Slam third round. The 24-year-old is three spots shy of her career-high, achieved in March 2020.

AUSSIE TOP 10
PlayerRankMove
Ash BartyNo.10
Ajla TomljanovicNo.40+3
Astra SharmaNo.90+7
Maddison InglisNo.115+18
Storm SandersNo.127+1
Lizette CabreraNo.187+7
Arina RodionovaNo.193-20
Ellen PerezNo.207-9
Seone MendezNo.216+23
Priscilla HonNo.260-39
Men's doubles

Newly-crowned Australian Open champions Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkankis have skyrocketed into the world's top 50 in the latest ATP Tour doubles rankings.

Both are at new career-high rankings - Kyrgios at world No.40 (rising 219 spots) and Kokkinakis at world No.46 (jumping up 388 positions).

> READ: Kokkinakis and Kyrgios - "We didn't expect this at all"

Australian Open finalist Matt Ebden has also been rewarded, improving 31 places to a career-high world No.24.

There are currently eight Australian players ranked inside the world's top 100, including five in the top 50.

AUSSIE TOP 10
PlayerRankMove
John PeersNo.120
Matthew EbdenNo.24+31
Max PurcellNo.31+3
Nick KyrgiosNo.40+219
Thanasi KokkinakisNo.46+388
Luke SavilleNo.56-33
John-Patrick SmithNo.66+2
Matt ReidNo.87-10
Marc PolmansNo.129-22
Alex de MinaurNo.146-3
Women's doubles

Sam Stosur remains the top-ranked Australian in the latest WTA doubles rankings, sitting at world No.14.

Storm Sanders makes her top-20 debut this week after a career-best quarterfinal run at the Australian Open. The 27-year-old improves eight places to world No.19.

Ellen Perez is also at career-high No.35, while Olivia Tjandramulia makes her top-150 debut this week.

AUSSIE TOP 10
PlayerRankMove
Sam StosurNo.14+1
Storm SandersNo.19+8
Ellen PerezNo.35+7
Arina RodionovaNo.69-3
Astra SharmaNo.94+4
Ash BartyNo.102-9
Olivia TjandramuliaNo.149+3
Lizette CabreraNo.187+1
Destanee AiavaNo.239-2
Jaimee FourlisNo.260-56

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