WEEK: 09.12.2016
Juan Martin Del Potro is the mover of the week; he got some much needed ranking points with his impressive performance at the US Open. He made it all the way to the fourth round before losing to the eventual champion, Stan Wawrinka.
PLAYERS (within the top 100) | SPOTS MOVED | NEW RANK |
Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) | UP 78 | 64 |
Kyle Edmund (GBR) | UP 29 | 55 |
Ryan Harrison (USA) | UP 26 | 94 |
Jared Donaldson (USA) | UP 25 | 97 |
Donald Young (USA) | DOWN 22 | 78 |
Jeremy Chardy (FRA) | DOWN 20 | 75 |
Yuichi Sugita (JPN) | DOWN 16 | 98 |
Ivan Dodig (CRO) | DOWN 15 | 89 |
Karen Khachanov (RUS) | UP 14 | 81 |
Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) | DOWN 14 | 79 |
Taro Daniel (JPN) | UP 13 | 88 |
Illya Marchenko (UKR) | UP 13 | 50 |
Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) | DOWN 13 | 80 |
Daniel Evans (GBR) | UP 11 | 53 |
Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) | UP 11 | 67 |
Kevin Anderson (RSA) | DOWN 11 | 46 |
Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) | DOWN 11 | 90 |
Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) | DOWN 11 | 96 |
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) | UP 45 | 29 |
Ana Konjuh (CRO) | UP 40 | 52 |
Kristyna Pliskova (CZE) | UP 27 | 95 |
Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) | UP 19 | 80 |
Carina Witthoeft (GER) | UP 17 | 85 |
Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) | UP 16 | 32 |
Naomi Osaka (JPN) | UP 12 | 69 |
Ying-Ying Duan (CHN) | UP 11 | 92 |
Madison Brengle (USA) | DOWN 17 | 67 |
Varvara Lepchenko (USA) | DOWN 16 | 84 |
Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) | DOWN 14 | 51 |
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) | DOWN 14 | 99 |
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) | DOWN 13 | 42 |
Shelby Rogers (USA) | DOWN 13 | 62 |
Camila Giorgi (ITA) | DOWN 10 | 77 |
ATP Tour: Rafael Nadal is back to number 4; Kei Nishikori jumped up to number 5; Roger Federer fell to number 7; and Gael Monfils is back in the top ten at number 8. Marin Cilic fell out of the top 10.
WTA Tour: Angelique Kerber has displaced Serena Williams; she is now the new number one ranked female player. Karolina Pliskova is back in the top ten at number 6. Venus Williams dropped down one spot. Carla Suarez Navarro is back in the top ten at number 8. Victoria Azarenka and Roberta Vinci have fallen out of the top ten.
SPECIAL NOTE: Steve Johnson is back to being the American number one male player at 23; Jack Sock is number two at 24; and John Isner is number three at 25.
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