Ranking movers: Popyrin, Vukic climb to new career-highs

Australian players Alexei Popyrin and Aleksandar Vukic have soared to new career-highs in the latest ATP Tour singles rankings.


Monday 31 July 2023
Leigh Rogers
Australia
Men's singles

Alexei Popyrin and Aleksandar Vukic skyrocket to new career-highs in the latest ATP Tour men's singles rankings.

Popyrin improves 33 places to world No.57 following his title-winning run in Croatia. This overtakes the 23-year-old's previous career-high of world No.59, achieved in November 2021.

Vukic climbs 20 spots to world No.62 after reaching his first ATP final in America last week. It continues a breakout season for the 27-year-old, who was ranked outside the world's top 200 in February.

Rinky Hijikata is also at a new career-high, improving four places to world No.110, while a resurgent Luke Saville has returned to the world's top 350 for the first time since August 2020. The 29-year-old Saville, who has just won back-to-back ITF titles, rises 27 places to world No.339.

AUSSIE TOP 10
PlayerRankMove
Alex de MinaurNo.19-2
Nick KyrgiosNo.350
Alexei PopyrinNo.57+33
Aleksandar VukicNo.62+20
Jordan ThompsonNo.71-8
Chris O'ConnellNo.74-6
Max PurcellNo.78-4
Jason KublerNo.85-1
Thanasi KokkinakisNo.860
Rinky HijikataNo.110+4
Women's singles

Daria Saville is the biggest mover in the latest WTA Tour women's singles rankings.

The 29-year-old rises 62 places to world No.165 this week. This follows a semifinal run at a WTA 250 clay-court tournament in Germany.

Contesting only her fourth singles tournament in a comeback from knee surgery, Saville won five matches to reach the final four as a qualifier.

AUSSIE TOP 10
PlayerRankMove
Ajla TomljanovicNo.64-2
Kimberly BirrellNo.114-3
Olivia GadeckiNo.148-4
Storm HunterNo.151+3
Daria SavilleNo.165+62
Jaimee FourlisNo.176-5
Priscilla HonNo.180-4
Astra SharmaNo.187-2
Arina RodionovaNo.197+2
Lizette CabreraNo.218-4
Men's doubles

Jordan Thompson is verging on a top-100 return in the latest ATP Tour doubles rankings.

The 29-year-old climbs 21 spots this week to world No.104, his highest ranking since May 2018. This follows a runner-up finish at an ATP event in Atlanta. It was Thompson's fourth career ATP doubles final appearance and his second this season.

Thompson's partner, fellow Aussie Max Purcell, rises two places to world No.46.

Tristan Schoolkate (up seven places to world No.156) and Adam Walton (rising eight spots to world No.184) are at new career-highs this week. Both made semifinal appearances at ATP Challenger level last week.

AUSSIE TOP 10
PlayerRankMove
Matt EbdenNo.10-1
John PeersNo.31-2
Jason KublerNo.34-2
Rinky HijikataNo.39-2
Max PurcellNo.46+2
Nick KyrgiosNo.80-21
John-Patrick SmithNo.91-3
Jordan ThompsonNo.104+21
Luke SavilleNo.1080
Andrew HarrisNo.1190
Women's doubles

Storm Hunter remains the top-ranked Australian, at world No.5, in the latest WTA Tour doubles rankings.

Hunter has won 31 of her 41 doubles matches so far this season and reached the final in four of her past five tournaments.

AUSSIE TOP 10
PlayerRankMove
Storm HunterNo.50
Ellen PerezNo.90
Olivia TjandramuliaNo.116-2
Daria SavilleNo.147-2
Olivia GadeckiNo.1480
Talia GibsonNo.1620
Elysia BoltonNo.175-3
Alexandra BozovicNo.181-21
Astra SharmaNo.202-6
Petra HuleNo.214-5

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