MINSK, 29 December (BelTA) – Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus is finishing the year 2020 at number 10 in the WTA rankings, BelTA has learned.
Aryna Sabalenka has won three tournaments in the recent WTA season. The Belarusian took ten victories in 39 matches. Former world number one Victoria Azarenka of Belarus is currently 13th. In 2020, following a more than four-year hiatus, she won a tournament and reached the finals twice, including at the US Open. The Belarusian also won the 2020 WTA Comeback Player of the Year title. Aliaksandra Sasnovich is 90th, Olga Govortsova is 133rd, and Vera Lapko is 293rd.
WTA Top Ten:
1. Ashleigh Barty (Australia) – 8,717 points
2. Simona Halep (Romania) – 7,255
3. Naomi Osaka (Japan) – 5,780
4. Sofia Kenin (United States) – 5,760
5. Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) – 5,260
6. Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) – 5,205
7. Bianca Andreescu (Canada) – 4,555
8. Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) – 4,516
9. Kiki Bertens (Netherlands) – 4,505
10. Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) – 4,220
Egor Gerasimov goes 78th in the ATP rankings. Ilya Ivashka is 108th, Uladzimir Ignatik is 333rd.
ATP Top Ten:
1. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) – 12,030
2. Rafael Nadal (Spain) – 9,850
3. Dominic Thiem (Austria) – 9,125
4. Daniil Medvedev (Russia) – 8,470
5. Roger Federer (Switzerland) – 6,630
6. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece) – 5,925
7. Alexander Zverev (Germany) – 5,525
8. Andrei Rublev (Russia) – 4,119
9. Diego Schwartzman (Argentine) – 3,455
10. Matteo Berrettini (Italy) – 3,075.
The new tennis season will kick off on 5 January 2021, with the first Grand Slam tournament, Australian Open due in Melbourne on 8-21 February.
