On March 7, Beijing time, the WTA officially released the latest edition of the world rankings. Last week's WTA Tour held fierce competitions such as Lyon and Monterrey, and the ranking of this issue has not changed much compared to the previous period, and several Chinese Jinhua have improved their rankings this week.
The world's top ten have not changed much this week, with Barty, Klečkova, Sabalenka, Sviatek and Kontaveit still in the top five in the world. Sakkari moved up one place to 6th in the world, while Badosa slid 1 place to 7th in the world. Kapu, Muguruza and Jabeul are in 8th to 10th place, respectively.
Among the world's top 100 players this week, the biggest increase in ranking is China's Jinhua Zhang Shuai. Zhang Shuai successfully won the championship in Lyon in the past week, winning the third tour singles title of his career. After scoring 280 points, Zhang Shuai soared 23 places to 41st, which is the second time zhang Shuai has returned to the TOP50 since October 17 last year.
Zhang Shuai's opponent in the final, Yastremska, rose 37 places this week with her runner-up performance in Lyon, and her latest ranking is 103rd. A week earlier, Jastremska had been hiding in an underground garage in Odessa to escape the fighting, and a week later she had raised her ranking by 37 places with a runner-up.
In addition to Zhang Shuai, several other Chinese Jinhua have also improved in this week's rankings. Cheng Qinwen rose three places this week to 74th place at a career high. Wang Xinyu rose from 90th in the world to 84th this week, and Wang Qiang's status has rebounded, rising 12 places this week to 104th, and returning to the TOP100 is just around the corner.