Paris (AFP)
The 19-year-old Swiss Leonie Küng, revelation of the week thanks to her final at the Hua Hin tournament, achieved a crazy ascent in the WTA ranking by gaining 127 places to reach 156th in the world on Monday.
Leonie Küng, who was only participating in her second WTA tournament, was still over 500th a year ago.
After having beaten the Chinese Wang Qiang, 27th in the world, in the quarter, she lost in the final of the Thai tournament against the Polish Magda Linette, who won her nine places in 33rd position.
In the top 10, the Dutchwoman Kiki Bertens consolidates her 8th place thanks to her victory in Saint Petersburg, while the Swiss Belinda Bencic reaches her highest level (4th) despite her defeat in the quarterfinals of the Russian tournament.
Bencic wins a place and finds himself closely followed by the Canadian Bianca Andreescu, who also climbs one rank at the expense of the Ukrainian Elina Svitolina who finds herself 6th.
Australian Ashleigh Barty still largely dominates the world ranking.
WTA ranking as of February 17, 2020:
1. Ashleigh Barty (AUS) 8367 pts
2. Simona Halep (ROU) 5796
3. Karolína Plíšková (CZE) 5290
4. Belinda Bencic (SUI) 4720 (+1)
5. Bianca Andreescu (CAN) 4665 (+1)
6. Elina Svitolina (UKR) 4650 (-2)
7. Sofia Kenin (USA) 4495
8. Kiki Bertens (NED) 4335
9. Serena Williams (USA) 3915
10. Naomi Osaka (JPN) 3626
11. Petra Kvitová (CZE) 3566
12. Madison Keys (USA) 2962
13. Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 2820
14. Johanna Konta (GBR) 2753
15. Petra Martic (CRO) 2586
16. Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) 2527
17. Markéta Vondroušová (CZE) 2431
18. Alison Riske (USA) 2360
19. Elena Rybakina (KAZ) 2141 (+6)
20. Angelique Kerber (GER) 2090
...
38. Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 1360 (-1)
47. Caroline Garcia (FRA) 1175 (-1)
54. Fiona Ferro (FRA) 1047 (+4)
56. Alizé Cornet (FRA) 1015 (+5)
...
156. Leonie Küng (SUI) 396 (+127)
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