Two weeks ago, Madison Keys rose to No. 6, and with Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula at No. 3 and No. 5, it marked the first time there were three American women in the Top 6 since 2004.
Now, that same trio has one-upped themselves.
With Jasmine Paolini falling in the third round of her title defense in Dubai last week, she dips from No. 4 to No. 6 on the new WTA rankings, meaning Pegula shuffles up from No. 5 to No. 4 and Keys rises from No. 6 to No. 5—her career Top 5 debut.
With that, it’s the first time there are three U.S. women in the Top 5 since the week of November 3rd, 2003, when Serena Williams, Lindsay Davenport and Jennifer Capriati were No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5.
WTA TOP 10 THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 3RD, 2003:
- No. 1 Kim Clijsters (BEL)
- No. 2 Justine Henin (BEL)
- No. 3 Serena Williams (USA)
- No. 4 Lindsay Davenport (USA)
- No. 5 Jennifer Capriati (USA)
- No. 6 Amelie Mauresmo (FRA)
- No. 7 Venus Williams (USA)
- No. 8 Anastasia Myskina (RUS)
- No. 9 Elena Dementieva (RUS)
- No. 10 Chanda Rubin (USA)
On November 10th, 2003, Mauresmo rose from No. 6 to No. 4 after her run to the final of the WTA Finals, bumping Davenport to No. 5 and Capriati to No. 6, and today is the first day since then that three Americans are in the WTA Top 5 at the same time.
