Iga Swiatek Jumps Coco Gauff in WTA Rankings Before US Open

Originally posted on Serve on SI | By Pat Benson | Last updated Aug 19, 2025 9:30 AM ET

For as much as tennis players and fans bemoan the 11-month season, the prospect of always having another tournament to correct your mistakes is unmatched by any other sport.

Look no further than Iga Swiatek. Earlier this summer, the sky was falling for Swiatek. She failed to defend any of her clay court titles, sank in the WTA Rankings, and was fielding outlandish questions about possibly skipping the grass court season altogether (luckily, that did not happen).

Swiatek made a finals run in the Bad Hamburg Open before winning her first-ever Wimbledon crown to snap her 13-month title drought and capture her sixth career Grand Slam.

The race for the year-end No.1 is heating up pic.twitter.com/AbIaJwD7ve
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) August 19, 2025

The 24-year-old has made a near-flawless transition from grass back to the hard court for the North American swing. After an early exit in Montreal, Swiatek defeated Jasmine Paolini in the Cincinnati Open final yesterday to pick up her second title of the season in as many months.

"This season hasn't been easy," said Swiatek from center court. "I've had areas to improve. It's not easy to win tournaments when everyone is expecting you to."

As of today, Swiatek has now climbed all the way back to World No. 2 in the WTA Rankings. Swiatek has 7,933 points, leaping over Coco Gauff who has 7,874 points.

The Life of a Cincy Open Champ

Iga Swiatek stopped by our TC desk to discuss her latest title and Taylor's upcoming album.#CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/65fSTKaKo1
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) August 19, 2025

Gauff is 5-4 since winning the French Open, and has not advanced beyond the quarterfinals of a tournament since Roland Garros.

Swiatek has a record of 49-12 with two titles this year. Meanwhile, Gauff has a record of 35-12 with one title this year.

Swiatek and Gauff will continue battle it out for the second spot as a wide gulf exists between the top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka and the fourth-ranked Jessica Pegula.

Iga Swiatek conquers Cincinnati pic.twitter.com/xZXyVQRrHP
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 19, 2025

Swiatek will have no time to rest before the start of the US Open later this week. However, for a player hitting her stride at the right time, that could be a good thing.

The US Open runs from August 24 to September 7.

This article first appeared on Serve on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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