The American’s breakthrough is even sweeter given her journey over the last few years—having ended her 2023 season in April due to personal reasons, she returned at the start of 2024 ranked No. 373, even falling as low as No. 442 two weeks later. She was No. 213 on this day a year ago.
But she’s climbed her way into a brand new ranking class now, her most notable jump along the way coming last August, when she rose from No. 132 to No. 49 after reaching her first WTA 1000 final in Toronto.
Now, after her first WTA 1000 title, she makes another massive leap.
As a result of her rise, there are now six American women in the Top 20: Coco Gauff (No. 3), Jessica Pegula (No. 5), Madison Keys (No. 6), Emma Navarro (No. 9), Danielle Collins (No. 12) and Anisimova (No. 18).
More to come…
