PARIS, July 29 — Jil Teichmann has jumped 28 places on the strength of her win in Palermo in the latest WTA rankings published today with the top 10 led by Ashleigh Barty unchanged.
Switzerland’s Teichmann stunned top seed Kiki Bertens 7-6 (7/3), 6-2 to clinch the Palermo WTA title on Sunday, a result which catapulted the left-hander to 54th.
It was a first top 10 win for 22-year-old who started 2019 ranked outside the world’s top 140.
1. Ashleigh Barty (AUS) 6605 pts
2. Naomi Osaka (JPN) 6257
3. Karolína Plískova (CZE) 6055
4. Simona Halep (ROM) 5933
5. Kiki Bertens (NED) 5130
6. Petra Kvitova (CZE) 4785
7. Elina Svitolina (UKR) 4638
8. Sloane Stephens (USA) 3802
9. Serena Williams (USA) 3411
10. Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 3365
11. Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) 3356
12. Belinda Bencic (SUI) 2963
13. Angelique Kerber (GER) 2875
14. Johanna Konta (GBR) 2790 (+1)
15. Markéta Vondrousova (CZE) 2652 (+1)
16. Qiang Wang (CHN) 2647 (-2)
17. Madison Keys (USA) 2555
18. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 2478
19. Anett Kontaveit (EST) 2335
20. Elise Mertens (BEL) 2305
Selected
54. Jil Teichmann (SUI) 1008 (+28) — AFP