Rankings movers: Thompson breaks new ground after Washington run
Jordan Thompson is at a career-high mark in the latest singles rankings after a quarterfinal finish at the ATP 500 event.
Melbourne, Australia, 6 August 2024 | Dan Imhoff
Men’s singles
Jordan Thompson’s career-best season has broken new ground following his run to the Washington ATP 500 quarterfinals last week.
The Sydneysider climbed to his highest ranking of world No.30, realising a goal he declared during the grass-court swing.
The 30-year-old started the season at world No.55 and closed to the cusp of the top 30 after he snared his first tour-level singles trophy at the Los Cabos ATP 500 event in February.
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Thompson fell to his Madrid Masters doubles-winning partner and eventual champion Sebastian Korda in the US capital, but his last-eight finish was enough to lift him three spots in within the seeds for the US Open should he maintain his position.
Thanasi Kokkinakis also benefitted from a strong Washington campaign. The 28-year-old jumped 10 spots to world No.81 after he defeated two of his countrymen, Max Purcell and Aleksandar Vukic, back-to-back to reach the third round.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Player | Rank | Move |
| Alex de Minaur | No.7 | -1 |
| Jordan Thompson | No.30 | +3 |
| Max Purcell | No.59 | 0 |
| Alexei Popyrin | No.62 | +1 |
| Rinky Hijikata | No.74 | +6 |
| James Duckworth | No.80 | +1 |
| Thanasi Kokkinakis | No.81 | +10 |
| Aleksandar Vukic | No.83 | +2 |
| Adam Walton | No.86 | +3 |
| Chris O’Connell | No.88 | +6 |
Women’s singles
Daria Saville has held her position as the top-ranked Australian woman this week, rising one place to No.91 despite no points being on offer at the Paris Olympics.
Her Olympic teammate Ajla Tomljanovic also rose one spot to world No.123, now just five places off reclaiming the Australian No.2 position.
While Astra Sharma did not play last week, she was the only other woman in Australia’s top 10 who climbed in the rankings, up one spot to world No.149.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Player | Rank | Move |
| Daria Saville | No.91 | +1 |
| Arina Rodionova | No.118 | -11 |
| Ajla Tomljanovic | No.123 | +1 |
| Maya Joint | No.140 | 0 |
| Kimberly Birrell | No.144 | -11 |
| Taylah Preston | No.148 | 0 |
| Astra Sharma | No.149 | +1 |
| Storm Hunter | No.164 | -1 |
| Talia Gibson | No.167 | -1 |
| Olivia Gadecki | No.172 | -7 |
Men’s doubles
Thompson’s milestone week in Washington was not limited to singles after he and Purcell combined to reach the doubles semifinals.
The Wimbledon doubles finalists both entered the world’s top 20 as a result – Thompson for the first time at No.18 after he climbed six spots, while Purcell improved four places to No.19, his equal-highest mark.
It means Australia has three men in the top 20 in doubles with one half of the Olympic doubles gold medal-winning duo Matt Ebden steady at world No.3.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Player | Rank | Move |
| Matt Ebden | No.3 | 0 |
| Jordan Thompson | No.18 | +6 |
| Max Purcell | No.19 | +4 |
| Rinky Hijikata | No.51 | 0 |
| John Peers | No.57 | +2 |
| John-Patrick Smith | No.64 | 0 |
| Matthew Romios | No.107 | 0 |
| Luke Saville | No.134 | +3 |
| Calum Puttergill | No.145 | +2 |
| Thomas Fancutt | No.151 | +10 |
Women’s doubles
Destanee Aiava has climbed to a career-high doubles mark this week, up two places to No.133.
Australian Olympian Ellen Perez, while not competing for points in Paris, climbed one place to world No.9.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Player | Rank | Move |
| Storm Hunter | No.8 | 0 |
| Ellen Perez | No.9 | +1 |
| Olivia Gadecki | No.65 | -1 |
| Destanee Aiava | No.133 | +2 |
| Daria Saville | No.155 | 0 |
| Kimberly Birrell | No.170 | +1 |
| Maddison Inglis | No.191 | +2 |
| Talia Gibson | No.213 | +3 |
| Alana Parnaby | No.242 | +4 |
| Kaylah McPhee | No.256 | +3 |
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