Paris (AFP)
American Cori Gauff, who won her first title Sunday at Linz at 15, wins 39 places to position herself 71st in the WTA ranking, whose Top 20 is unchanged.
"Coco" Gauff became Sunday the 9th youngest player in history to win a WTA tournament, winning at the age of 15 years and 7 months.
His place in the Top 100 was acquired since his accession to the quarterfinals.
If reaching the top 100 at age 15 remains an outstanding performance, other players have achieved this feat as the Russian comet Anna Kournikova or the Swiss Martina Hingis, N.1 world at 16 years.
Gauff is expected this week at the Luxembourg tournament.
WTA ranking at 14th October:
1. Ashleigh Barty (AUS) 7096 pts
2. Karolína Plíková (CZE) 5940
3. Naomi Osaka (JPN) 5621
4. Elina Svitolina (UKR) 5495
5. Bianca Andreescu (CAN) 5041
6. Simona Halep (ROU) 4962
7. Petra Kvitová (CZE) 4776
8. Kiki Bertens (NED) 4495
9. Serena Williams (USA) 3935
10. Belinda Bencic (SUI) 3848
11. Johanna Konta (GBR) 3063
12. Sloane Stephens (USA) 2818
13. Angelique Kerber (GER) 2775
14. Madison Keys (USA) 2767
15. Sofia Kenin (USA) 2615
16. Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 2580
17. Petra Martic (CRO) 2458
18. Markéta Vondrou? Ová (CZE) 2390
19. Elise Mertens (BEL) 2290
20. Alison Riske (USA) 2185
...
39. Caroline Garcia (FRA) 1365 (-8)
45. Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 1235 (+1)
59. Alizé Cornet (FRA) 1040 (-2)
65. Fiona Ferro (FRA) 944
...
71. Cori Gauff (USA) 854 (+39)
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