Rankings movers: Saville rises after Guadalajara run

Daria Saville makes significant progress in rebuilding her ranking after reaching the Guadalajara quarterfinals, while other Australians enjoy career highs.


Tuesday 01 March 2022
Australia's Daria Gavrilova reacts as she plays against Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo during their women's singles match on day two of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on February 9, 2021. (Photo by Paul CROCK / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE -- (Photo by PAUL CROCK/AFP via Getty Images)
Women's singles

Daria Saville's quarterfinal run at the Abierto Akron Zapon in Guadalajara, Mexico, has delivered a significant rankings boost, with the Australian moving from outside the world's top 600 to No.410 this week.

Saville is rebuilding her ranking after undergoing Achilles tendon surgery in February 2021, which sidelined her her for most of the year.

Contesting her first individual tournament outside Australia since Roland Garros last September, Saville featured in a marathon first round, which saw Emma Raducanu retire with injury.

At three hours and 36 minutes, it was the longest match of the season so far. After another win over American qualifier Caroline Dolehide, Saville exited to Sloane Stephens in three sets.

Saville's previous-best singles ranking was world No.20 in mid-2017.

Arina Rodionova was the other mover of note on the WTA Tour women's singles rankings, with the 32-year-old moving 13 places to world No.179.

Ash Barty, who is yet to return to the tour after her Australian Open 2022 triumph, enters a 117th week at world No.1.

AUSSIE TOP 10
PlayerRankMove
Ash BartyNo.10
Ajla TomljanovicNo.40-2
Astra SharmaNo.96-12
Maddison InglisNo.129-6
Storm SandersNo.151+11
Arina RodionovaNo.179+13
Lizette CabreraNo.187-1
Seone MendezNo.211+8
Ellen PerezNo.213+
Priscilla HonNo.241-8
Men's singles

Alex de Minaur returns to the world's top 30 in the latest ATP Tour men's singles rankings, marking his highest singles ranking since October last year.

De Minaur climbed to a career-high world No.15 after winning Eastbourne in June 2021 but dipped in form and ranking after a COVID diagnosis in July.

The top-ranked Australian man's successful start to the 2022 season included a first appearance in the Australian Open's second week.

Aleksandar Vukic and Max Purcell each improved on the career-high rankings they achieved last week - Vukic moves one spot to No.117, while Purcell edged two places to No.167.

AUSSIE TOP 10
PlayerRankMove
Alex de MinaurNo.30+2
James DuckworthNo.63+2
John MillmanNo.78+2
Jordan ThompsonNo.66+2
Alexei PopyrinNo.90-24
Thanasi KokkinakisNo.99-3
Aleksandar VukicNo.117+1
Nick KyrgiosNo.134+3
Chris O'ConnellNo.152+6
Max PurcellNo.167+1
Men's doubles

John Peers remains the top-ranked Aussie in the latest ATP Tour doubles rankings, sitting at world No.11

He is one of eight Australian men inside the world's top 100 in the doubles rankings, with a further five Australian men in the top 151.

AUSSIE TOP 10
PlayerRankMove
John PeersNo.11+1
Max PurcellNo.29+2
Matthew EbdenNo.37-4
Nick KyrgiosNo.42+2
Thanasi KokkinakisNo.46+2
Luke SavilleNo.53+1
John-Patrick SmithNo.89-4
Matt ReidNo.82+4
Alex de MinaurNo.141-
Marc PolmansNo.151-1
Women's doubles

Storm Sanders sits at a career-high WTA doubles ranking,peaking at world no.17 this week.

The 27-year-old is one of two Australian women inside the doubles top 20 and five in the world's top 100.

AUSSIE TOP 10
PlayerRankMove
Sam StosurNo.11-1
Storm SandersNo.17+3
Ellen PerezNo.39-6
Arina RodionovaNo.93-
Ash BartyNo.100-
Astra SharmaNo.120-29
Olivia TjandramuliaNo.144+2
Lizette CabreraNo.220+2
Destanee AiavaNo.242-1
Olivia GadeckiNo.244+2

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