WEEK: 01.30.2017
As usually happens after a Major tournament, there were massive upheavals in the rankings; however, the mover of the week is Mirjana Lucic-Baroni. Her impressive run to the semifinals of the Australian Open reminded us she was a teenage prodigy when she broke on the scene at the age of 14 and much was expected of her. Most of you may know her story, she was abused by her father and eventually it got so bad she had to seek asylum in the USA with her siblings and mother. The physical and psychological trauma took a toll on her game and she stepped away from tennis for approximately 6 years. She persevered because of her faith and her love of the game and it was so nice to see her reach the semifinals of a Major and achieve her highest career singles ranking in the process.
| PLAYERS (within the top 100) | SPOTS MOVED | NEW RANK |
| Denis Istomin | UP 37 | 80 |
| Hyeon Chung (KOR) | UP 32 | 73 |
| Andreas Seppi (ITA) | UP 21 | 68 |
| Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) | DOWN 21 | 91 |
| Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) | DOWN 20 | 94 |
| Mischa Zverev (GER) | UP 15 | 35 (CAREER HIGH) |
| Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) | UP 14 | 85 |
| Facundo Bagnis (ARG) | DOWN 14 | 79 |
| Steve Darcis (BEL) | UP 13 | 58 |
| Jordan Thompson (AUS) | UP 11 | 65 |
| Frances Tiafoe (USA) | UP 11 | 97 (CAREER HIGH) |
| Donald Young (USA) | UP 11 | 74 |
| Rogerio Dutra Silva (BRA) | UP 10 | 90 |
| Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) | DOWN 10 | 55 |
| Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) | UP 50 | 29 (CAREER HIGH) |
| Jennifer Brady (USA) | UP 38 | 78 (CAREER HIGH) |
| Belinda Bencic (SUI) | DOWN 21 | 80 |
| Sorana Cirstea (ROU) | UP 19 | 59 |
| Ying-Ying, Duan (CHN) | UP 17 | 70 |
| Annika Beck (GER) | DOWN 17 | 67 |
| Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) | DOWN 15 | 81 |
| Madison Brengle (USA) | DOWN 15 | 84 |
| Coco Vandeweghe (USA) | UP 15 | 20 |
| Mandy Minella (LUX) | UP 12 | 93 |
| Carina Witthoeft (GER) | UP 12 | 77 |
| Donna Vekic (CRO) | UP 11 | 88 |
| Vania King (USA) | DOWN 11 | 86 |
| Kurumi Nara (JPN) | DOWN 10 | 87 |
ATP Tour: Tomas Berdych fell out of the top ten; Roger Federer is back in at #10; Stan Wawrinka and Milos Raonic traded places; Rafael Nadal and Gael Monfils traded places. Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic are still #1 and #2 respectively.
WTA Tour: the top ten members remained the same. However, Serena Williams is back at #1; Karolina Pliskova moved up to #3; Dominika Cibulkova moved up to #5; Agnieszka Radwanska dropped to #6; Madison Keys and Johanna Konta each fell one spot; and Svetlana Kuznetsova moved up to #8.
SOURCE OF IMAGE: Zimbio
