The Women`s Tennis Association (WTA) has updated its WTA Championship Race rankings following last week`s tournaments. Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus continues to lead the race, with American Madison Keys, the Australian Open champion, in second place. Russian Mirra Andreeva holds the third position, completing the top three.
It is worth noting that another Russian player, Ekaterina Alexandrova, has risen from 12th to eighth place in the WTA Championship Race this week. This improvement comes after she reached the semi-finals of the WTA 500 tournament in Stuttgart, Germany. In the semi-final, Ekaterina was defeated by Jelena Ostapenko, who went on to become the champion.
WTA Championship Race Rankings as of April 21:
| Rank (Change) | Player (Country) | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (1) | Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) | 3905 |
| 2 (2) | Madison Keys (USA) | 3069 |
| 3 (3) | Mirra Andreeva (Russia) | 2625 |
| 4 (4) | Iga Swiatek (Poland) | 2423 |
| 5 (5) | Jessica Pegula (USA) | 2418 |
| 6 (6) | Amanda Anisimova (USA) | 1460 |
| 7 (8) | Emma Navarro (USA) | 1412 |
| 8 (12) | Ekaterina Alexandrova (Russia) | 1381 |
| 9 (7) | Clara Tauson (Denmark) | 1366 |
| 10 (9) | Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) | 1320 |
| 21 (21) | Diana Shnaider (Russia) | 789 |
| 26 (32) | Anastasia Potapova (Russia) | 658 |
| 30 (28) | Liudmila Samsonova (Russia) | 623 |
| 31 (30) | Polina Kudermetova (Russia) | 618 |
| 33 (35) | Veronika Kudermetova (Russia) | 595 |
| 38 (38) | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia) | 511 |
