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WTA Rankings Update: Zheng Qinwen climbs to career-high; Iga Swiatek and Mirra Andreeva lose ground

Originally posted on TennisUpToDate.com | Last updated Jun 16, 2025 11:13 AM ET

The WTA Rankings have been updated following the first week of the grass-swing, with several adjustments in the top 10. Zheng Qinwen reached her career-high ranking as world No. 4 – despite her semifinal loss at the Queen’s Club Championships.

American Madison Keys had similar fortune to Zheng, eliminated in the semifinals, but it was enough to advance a couple of positions in the Ranking. Jasmine Paolini, Mirra Andreeva, and Iga Swiatek were among those who lost spots but still remain within the top 10.

Clear leadership at the top

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and No. 2 Coco Gauff are practically secured in their positions throughout the entire grass-swing. The Belarusian has a difference of close to 3,500 points compared to Coco Gauff, ensuring her spot at the top of the ranking even after Wimbledon ends.

Both Sabalenka and Gauff opted to take a week off during the first week of grass-court tournaments but return this week, with the peace of mind that no immediate movements are expected in their rankings. Further back is Jessica Pegula, who also remains firm in third place and will defend her title this week at the Berlin Ladies Open.

Top 10 moves: Zheng's ascent & Keys' climb

The movements begin at 4th place, as Zheng Qinwen achieved her best ranking as world No. 4, with less than 50 points difference from her immediate pursuer. This means Zheng will arrive at Wimbledon as the 4th seed – avoiding potential clashes against Gauff or Sabalenka until the semifinals. Zheng benefited from a week with several of her top-10 colleagues out of competition and claimed a coveted 4th spot, especially considering the small differences in that area of the ranking.

While Zheng advanced one spot, Madison Keys, also a semifinalist at Queen's, moved from 8th to No. 6 (displacing Swiatek and Andreeva by one position). The American had a chance to reach No. 4, but was surprised in the semifinals and ultimately left that space to the Chinese player.

From 4th to 8th place, there are small differences – less than 250 points among 5 players. With a WTA 500 this week and Wimbledon two weeks away, the grass-swing will surely bring several movements in the top 8, which has remained consistent throughout the year with the same names repeating deep runs throughout the season.

Big Movers: Maria Ruse's rise

There were undoubtedly some surprises over the weekend, though the biggest was Tatjana Maria's incredible campaign at Queen's, winning her first WTA 500 title, defeating four top-15 rivals along the way and triumphing over Amanda Anisimova in the final. With this, she became the biggest climber of the week, from No. 86 to No. 43.

Anisimova herself gained a good number of points that allowed her to climb to No. 13, though still more than 500 points away from the top 10, which is rounded out by Paula Badosa.

Another big mover was Romanian Elena-Gabriela Ruse, who reached the Libema Open final – coming through qualifying – and positioned herself at No. 58. The winner was Elise Mertens, who, while adding 250 points, only managed to move up one spot to world No. 24.

#	Player	Age	Country	Pts	+/-
Last Update: Monday, June 16, 2025 at 12:56 PM
1	Aryna Sabalenka	27	BLR	11553
2	Coco Gauff	21	USA	8083
3	Jessica Pegula	31	USA	6483
4	Qinwen Zheng	22	CHN	4853	+1
5	Jasmine Paolini	29	ITA	4805	-1
6	Madison Keys	30	USA	4669	+2
7	Mirra Andreeva	18	RUS	4636	-1
8	Iga Świątek	24	POL	4618	-1
9	Emma Navarro	24	USA	3697	+1
10	Paula Badosa	27	ESP	3684	-1
11	Elena Rybakina	25	KAZ	3456
12	Diana Shnaider	21	RUS	3216
13	Amanda Anisimova	23	USA	3119	+2
14	Elina Svitolina	30	UKR	3035	-1
15	Karolína Muchová	28	CZE	2989	-1
16	Daria Kasatkina	28	AUS	2801
17	Barbora Krejčíková	29	CZE	2725
18	Ekaterina Alexandrova	30	RUS	2378	+1
19	Jeļena Ostapenko	28	LAT	2200	+1
20	Ludmilla Samsonova	26	RUS	2141	-2
21	Beatriz Haddad Maia	29	BRA	2141	+1
22	Donna Vekić	28	CRO	2137	-1
23	Clara Tauson	22	DEN	1988
24	Elise Mertens	29	BEL	1966	+1
25	Magdalena Fręch	27	POL	1771	-1
26	Marta Kostyuk	22	UKR	1736
27	Yulia Putintseva	30	KAZ	1675
28	Anna Kalinskaya	26	RUS	1657
29	Sofia Kenin	26	USA	1618
30	Leylah Fernandez	22	CAN	1615
31	Magda Linette	33	POL	1581
32	Linda Nosková	20	CZE	1568
33	Ashlyn Krueger	21	USA	1549
34	Peyton Stearns	23	USA	1416	+1
35	Belinda Bencic	28	SUI	1409	+1
36	Emma Raducanu	22	GBR	1399	+1
37	Olga Danilović	24	SRB	1358	+1
38	Rebecca Šramková	28	SVK	1333	+3
39	Katie Boulter	28	GBR	1326	-5
40	Veronika Kudermetova	28	RUS	1307	-1
41	Anastasia Potapova	24	RUS	1299	-1
42	Mccartney Kessler	25	USA	1265
43	Tatjana Maria	37	GER	1259	+43
44	Lulu Sun	24	NZL	1201	-1
45	Marie Bouzková	26	CZE	1176	-1
46	Dayana Yastremska	25	UKR	1159	-1
47	Alycia Parks	24	USA	1152	-1
48	Elina Avanesyan	22	ARM	1150	-1
49	Xinyu Wang	23	CHN	1145	-1
50	Sonay Kartal	23	GBR	1138
51	Jaqueline Cristian	27	ROU	1121	-2
52	Maya Joint	19	AUS	1089	-1
53	Danielle Collins	31	USA	1062	+2
54	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	33	RUS	1052	+2
55	Camila Osorio	23	COL	1047	+2
56	Hailey Baptiste	23	USA	1046	+2
57	Naomi Osaka	27	JPN	1034	-5
58	Elena-Gabriela Ruse	27	ROU	1028	+22
59	Lucia Bronzetti	26	ITA	1019	+2
60	Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro	22	ESP	1016	-1
61	Ons Jabeur	30	TUN	1009	-7
62	Eva Lys	23	GER	1008	-2
63	Polina Kudermetova	22	RUS	998	-1
64	Caroline Dolehide	26	USA	978	-1
65	Ann Li	24	USA	974	-12
66	Ajla Tomljanović	32	AUS	964	-2
67	Loïs Boisson	22	FRA	951	-2
68	Yulia Starodubtseva	25	UKR	924	-1
69	Anna Bondár	28	HUN	922	-1
70	Suzan Lamens	25	NED	922	+2
71	Anna Blinkova	26	RUS	907	-1
72	Greet Minnen	27	BEL	903	-6
73	Moyuka Uchijima	23	JPN	900	-2
74	Kateřina Siniaková	29	CZE	890	-1
75	Renata Zarazúa	27	MEX	886	-1
76	Victoria Azarenka	35	BLR	884	-1
77	Alexandra Eala	20	PHI	884
78	Bernarda Pera	30	USA	873	+1
79	Kimberly Birrell	27	AUS	869	-10
80	Viktorija Golubic	32	SUI	868	+2
81	Emiliana Arango	24	COL	859	-3
82	Zeynep Sönmez	23	TUR	844	-1
83	Viktoriya Tomova	30	BUL	826	-7
84	Yue Yuan	26	CHN	822
85	Nuria Párrizas Díaz	33	ESP	813	+19
86	Maria Sakkari	29	GRE	795	-1
87	Kamilla Rakhimova	23	RUS	786	-4
88	Mayar Sherif	29	EGY	778	+20
89	Iva Jovic	17	USA	761	+26
90	Anca Todoni	20	ROU	760	-3
91	Arantxa Rus	34	NED	751	-3
92	Jil Teichmann	27	SUI	749	-3
93	Anastasia Zakharova	23	RUS	739	+18
94	Léolia Jeanjean	29	FRA	730	-2
95	Victoria Mboko	18	CAN	727	-4
96	Katie Volynets	23	USA	724	-3
97	Taylor Townsend	29	USA	723	-3
98	Antonia Ružić	22	CRO	717
99	Rebecca Marino	34	CAN	717	+8
100	Solana Sierra	20	ARG	714	+3
101	Anhelina Kalinina	28	UKR	708	-5
102	Erika Andreeva	20	RUS	702	-3
103	Mananchaya Sawangkaew	22	THA	697	-3
104	Olivia Gadecki	23	AUS	696	-3
105	Elisabetta Cocciaretto	24	ITA	695	+18
106	Laura Siegemund	37	GER	687
107	Cristina Bucșa	27	ESP	683	+5
108	Aliaksandra Sasnovich	31	BLR	683	-3
109	Aoi Ito	21	JPN	683	-7
110	Ella Seidel	20	GER	669	-1
111	Varvara Gracheva	24	FRA	665	-1
112	Rebeka Masarova	25	SUI	656	+2
113	Elsa Jacquemot	22	FRA	651
114	Robin Montgomery	20	USA	637	-19
115	Dalma Gálfi	26	HUN	637	-25
116	Diane Parry	22	FRA	636	-19
117	Sára Bejlek	19	CZE	635	+3
118	Harriet Dart	28	GBR	622	+3
119	Irina-Camelia Begu	34	ROU	621	-3
120	Tereza Valentová	18	CZE	615	+28
121	Varvara Lepchenko	39	USA	603	+1
122	María Carlé	25	ARG	597	+2
123	Ena Shibahara	27	JPN	593	-4
124	Maja Chwalińska	23	POL	591	+2
125	Yafan Wang	31	CHN	581	+2
126	Shuai Zhang	36	CHN	581	+6
127	Talia Gibson	20	AUS	577	+8
128	Simona Waltert	24	SUI	576
129	Darja Semenistaja	22	LAT	576	-4
130	Marina Stakusic	20	CAN	569	+3
131	Sijia Wei	21	CHN	565	+3
132	Francesca Jones	24	GBR	558	-15
133	Sara Sorribes Tormo	28	ESP	555	+3
134	Jessika Ponchet	28	FRA	555	-4
135	Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva	19	AND	547	-4
136	Caroline Wozniacki	34	DEN	544	+1
137	Priscilla Hon	27	AUS	544	+2
138	Daria Saville	31	AUS	543	-9
139	Katarzyna Kawa	32	POL	542	+2
140	Leyre Romero Gormaz	23	ESP	539	+2
141	Petra Martić	34	CRO	538	-1
142	Julia Grabher	28	AUT	526	+3
143	Astra Sharma	29	AUS	520	+1
144	Joanna Garland	23	TWN	516	+3
145	Oksana Selekhmeteva	22	RUS	504	+1
146	Maddison Inglis	27	AUS	503	+6
147	Heather Watson	33	GBR	502	+17
148	Bianca Andreescu	25	CAN	501	-30
149	Xinyu Gao	27	CHN	500	+12
150	Linda Fruhvirtová	20	CZE	498	-12