MINSK, 27 December (BelTA) – Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus has rounded off 2021 in the second position in the year-end WTA rankings, BelTA has learned.
The Belarusian goes in the second place with 6,380 points. This season Aryna Sabalenka won two WTA tournaments, celebrating victories in 45 matches and losing 18. The Belarusian has so far won ten titles. Former world number one Victoria Azarenka of Belarus completes the year 27th with 2,166 points. Aleksandra Sasnovich goes 107th with 755 points, Olga Govortsova – 139th with 564 points, Yuliya Hatouka – 190th with 361 points.
WTA Top Ten:
1. Ashleigh Barty (Australia) – 7,582 points
2. Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) – 6,380
3. Garbine Muguruza (Spain) – 5,685
4. Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) – 5,135
5. Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic) – 5,008
6. Maria Sakkari (Greece) – 4,385
7. Anett Kontaveit (Estonia) – 4,351
8. Paula Badosa (Spain) – 3,849
9. Iga Swiatek (Poland) – 3,786
10. Ons Jabeur (Tunisia) – 3,455
Belarus' Ilya Ivashka goes 48th with 1,194 points in the ATP rankings, Egor Gerasimov is 113th with 665 points.
ATP Top Ten
1. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) – 11,540
2. Daniil Medvedev (Russia) – 8,640
3. Alexander Zverev (Germany) – 7,840
4. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece) – 6,540
5. Andrei Rublev (Russia) – 5,150
6. Rafael Nadal (Spain) – 4,875
7. Matteo Berrettini (Italy) – 4,568
8. Casper Ruud (Norway) – 4,160
9. Hubert Hurkacz (Poland) – 3,706
10. Jannik Sinner (Italy) – 3,350
The first Grand Slam tournament of the new season, the Australian Open, will take place on the Melbourne Park open hard courts on 17-30 January 2022. Prior to that, the world's top tennis players will play several tournaments in different Australian cities in early January.