China News Service, September 20th. On the 19th local time, the WTA official website updated the world rankings.
Chinese player Zhang Shuai rose one place to 28th.
Teenager Zheng Qinwen ranked 36th. At the age of 19, she refreshed her personal highest ranking.
Wang Xiyu ranked 58th.
Image source: Screenshot of WTA official website
In the 2022 U.S. Open that ended some time ago, Zhang Shuai did not lose a set in the first three rounds of the singles match, entered the top 16 of the U.S. Open for the first time, and successfully unlocked the achievement of entering the fourth round of all four slams.
In the ongoing WTA500 Women's Tennis Tour in Tokyo, Zheng Qinwen took the lead in the first round of the women's singles against Japan's Misaki Doi, winning two consecutive sets 6:2/6:4 to advance to the second round.
The 19-year-old Zheng Qinwen is on his way to a higher world ranking step by step.
In this updated ranking, the 5th Chinese tennis player Jinhua ranks in the top 80.
Zhu Lin ranked 70th and Wang Xinyu ranked 78th.