(Paris) The Czech Petra Kvitova, ex-N. 2 in the world, returns to the top 10 on Monday, at 10th place, in the WTA rankings after her surprising victory in Miami, while the Polish Iga Swiatek continues to dominate an unchanged podium.
The 33-year-old player, double Wimbledon champion (2011, 2014), but never crowned in Florida, had not been ranked so high since September 20, 2021.
Her opponent in the final, Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina, failed to complete the “Sunshine double” in the wake of her victory in Indian Wells and remains 7th.
Swiatek, who won in Miami in 2022, was unable to defend her chances this year due to injury, but continues to hover in the standings, ahead of Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka and American Jessica Pegula, respectively. outings in quarters and halves in Miami.
The French Caroline Garcia retains, despite her early elimination in Florida, the fourth place in the world that she had stolen from the Tunisian Ons Jabeur 15 days ago.
At the top of the ranking, the Italian Martina Trevisan and the Romanian Sorana Cirstea are making notable progress.
Trevisan, quarter-finalist in Miami, moved up four places and entered the top 20 at 29 for the first time, in 20th place.
Cirstea, 32, already a quarter-finalist in Indian Wells and in the last four in Miami, jumped 33 places and climbed to 41st place.