Twenty-three-year-old Laslo Djere, turned professional in 2013, and he has been quietly working his way up the rankings. The Serbian put it all together with an excellent performance at the Rio Open over the weekend. He took out the number one seed, Dominic Thiem, in the first round and he never looked back. Building on that win, he confidently dispatched of all subsequent opponents. In getting to his first final, Djere did not lose a set and he took home the title along with a major boost in his rankings. Now the key for the young Serbian is to continue building on this win and I am certain that is exactly what he will do. He is now at a career high of thirty-seven, which will get him into all the tournaments without the need for going through the qualifying rounds. CONGRATULATIONS to Djere on his first career singles title.
| PLAYERS | SPOTS MOVED | NEW RANKING |
| Laslo Djere (SRB) | UP 53 | 37 CAREER HIGH |
| Felix Auger-Aliassime | UP 44 | 60 CAREER HIGH |
| Radu Albot (MDA) | UP 30 | 52 CAREER HIGH |
| Peter Gojowczyk (GER) | DOWN 27 | 87 |
| Nicolas Jarry (CHI) | DOWN 20 | 67 |
| Hugo Dellien (BOL) | UP 18 | 95 CAREER HIGH |
| Tomas Berdych (CZE) | DOWN 17 | 88 |
| Ilya Ivashka (BLR) | DOWN 17 | 98 |
| Aljaz Bedene (SLO) | UP 14 | 69 |
| Mackenzie McDonald (USA) | UP 13 | 71 CAREER HIGH |
| Ugo Humbert (FRA) | UP 12 | 63 CAREER HIGH |
| Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) | UP 11 | 39 CAREER HIGH |
| Jordan Thompson (AUS) | DOWN 11 | 79 |
| Mischa Zverev (GER) | DOWN 11 | 76 |
| Jennifer Brady (USA) | UP 23 | |
| Belinda Bencic (SUI) | UP 22 | 23 |
| Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) | UP 19 | 62 |
| Mona Barthel (GER) | DOWN 17 | 97 |
| Anastasia Potapova (RUS) | UP 15 | 72 CAREER HIGH |
| Lin Zhu (CHN) | UP 14 | 93 CAREER HIGH |
| Sorana Cirstea (ROU) | UP 10 | 98 |
ATP: there were no changes amongst the top ten members; they all remained the same and maintained their exact positions from the previous week. Novak Djokovic remains the number one ranked male player.
WTA: the top ten members remained the same; however, there were a few minor changes. Petra Kvitova and Sloane Stephens switched places to #3 and #4 respectively. Kiki Bertens and Angelique Kerber also traded places to #7 and #8 respectively. Naomi Osaka remains the number one ranked female player.
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