Ranking movers: Multiple Aussies set new career-highs after Australian Open
Australian Open 2022 men's doubles champions Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis are at new career-high rankings this week.
Melbourne, Australia, 31 January 2022 | Leigh Rogers
Men’s singles
After a career-best fourth-round run at the Australian Open, Alex de Minaur has improved nine places to world No.33 in the latest ATP Tour men’s singles rankings.
James Duckworth rises three spots to a career-high No.46 this week, while Aleksandar Vukic is also at a new personal-best mark at world No.140.
Chris O’Connell returns to the Australian top 10, rising 28 spots to world No.147 after reaching the Australian Open third round.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Player | Rank | Move |
| Alex de Minaur | No.33 | +9 |
| James Duckworth | No.46 | +3 |
| Alexei Popyrin | No.65 | -6 |
| Jordan Thompson | No.78 | -5 |
| John Millman | No.94 | -5 |
| Thanasi Kokkinakis | No.101 | +2 |
| Nick Kyrgios | No.122 | -7 |
| Aleksandar Vukic | No.140 | +4 |
| Chris O’Connell | No.147 | +28 |
| Alex Bolt | No.153 | -1 |
Women’s singles
Ash Barty’s history-making Australian Open triumph has extended her lead atop of the WTA Tour women’s singles rankings.
The 25-year-old is spending her 113th week at world No.1 and currently has a 2633 point advantage over her closest rival, world No.2 Aryna Sabalenka.
> READ: Barty joins the Grand Slam greats
Maddison Inglis rises 18 places to world No.115 this week after advancing to her first Grand Slam third round. The 24-year-old is three spots shy of her career-high, achieved in March 2020.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Player | Rank | Move |
| Ash Barty | No.1 | 0 |
| Ajla Tomljanovic | No.40 | +3 |
| Astra Sharma | No.90 | +7 |
| Maddison Inglis | No.115 | +18 |
| Storm Sanders | No.127 | +1 |
| Lizette Cabrera | No.187 | +7 |
| Arina Rodionova | No.193 | -20 |
| Ellen Perez | No.207 | -9 |
| Seone Mendez | No.216 | +23 |
| Priscilla Hon | No.260 | -39 |
Men’s doubles
Newly-crowned Australian Open champions Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkankis have skyrocketed into the world’s top 50 in the latest ATP Tour doubles rankings.
Both are at new career-high rankings – Kyrgios at world No.40 (rising 219 spots) and Kokkinakis at world No.46 (jumping up 388 positions).
> READ: Kokkinakis and Kyrgios – “We didn’t expect this at all”
Australian Open finalist Matt Ebden has also been rewarded, improving 31 places to a career-high world No.24.
There are currently eight Australian players ranked inside the world’s top 100, including five in the top 50.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Player | Rank | Move |
| John Peers | No.12 | 0 |
| Matthew Ebden | No.24 | +31 |
| Max Purcell | No.31 | +3 |
| Nick Kyrgios | No.40 | +219 |
| Thanasi Kokkinakis | No.46 | +388 |
| Luke Saville | No.56 | -33 |
| John-Patrick Smith | No.66 | +2 |
| Matt Reid | No.87 | -10 |
| Marc Polmans | No.129 | -22 |
| Alex de Minaur | No.146 | -3 |
Women’s doubles
Sam Stosur remains the top-ranked Australian in the latest WTA doubles rankings, sitting at world No.14.
Storm Sanders makes her top-20 debut this week after a career-best quarterfinal run at the Australian Open. The 27-year-old improves eight places to world No.19.
Ellen Perez is also at career-high No.35, while Olivia Tjandramulia makes her top-150 debut this week.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Player | Rank | Move |
| Sam Stosur | No.14 | +1 |
| Storm Sanders | No.19 | +8 |
| Ellen Perez | No.35 | +7 |
| Arina Rodionova | No.69 | -3 |
| Astra Sharma | No.94 | +4 |
| Ash Barty | No.102 | -9 |
| Olivia Tjandramulia | No.149 | +3 |
| Lizette Cabrera | No.187 | +1 |
| Destanee Aiava | No.239 | -2 |
| Jaimee Fourlis | No.260 | -56 |
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