Women’s singles

Emerson Jones continues to climb the rankings after advancing to her third consecutive ITF women’s singles semifinal in Brisbane. The 17-year-old rose 13 places to world No.176 as she targets an Australian Open 2026 wildcard as part of the Australian Pro Tour. 

Maya Joint remains Australia’s top-ranked female singles player. She helped the Culture Amp Australian Billie Jean King Cup team claim top spot in Group E at the Play-offs in Hobart on Sunday, which ensured their return to the Qualifiers in April 2026.

 

 

BJK Cup: Australia reign supreme in Hobart

Aussie top 10PlayerRankingMoveMaya JointNo.320Daria KasatkinaNo.370Ajla TomljanovicNo.830Kimberly BirrellNo.950Priscilla HonNo.1040Talia GibsonNo.1360Astra SharmaNo.1560Daria SavilleNo.162+1Emerson JonesNo.176+13Maddison InglisNo.177-2

Men’s doubles

Patrick Harper and Kody Pearson enjoyed ranking rises this week after winning Challenger titles. 

Harper improved to world No.122, following his triumph in Champaign, USA – his third title in five weeks. Meanwhile, Pearson won the Brisbane Challenger event alongside compatriot Matt Hulme, which boosted his ranking to a career-high world No.187.

Aussie top 10PlayerRankingMoveJohn-Patrick SmithNo.450John PeersNo.500Rinky HijikataNo.590Jordan ThompsonNo.680Matt EbdenNo.690Matthew RomiosNo.710Blake BayldonNo.960Patrick Harper No.122+7Alexei PopyrinNo.1420Kody PearsonNo.187    
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Men’s singles

Alex de Minaur maintained his spot at world No.7 following his second-straight ATP Finals campaign. The 26-year-old reached the semifinals of the year-end finals for the first time, defeating Taylor Fritz to finish second in the Jimmy Connors group.

MORE: De Minaur exorcises demons to reach ATP Finals semis

Alex Bolt surged up the rankings after winning the Brisbane Challenger. Bolt moved up 50 places to world No.188 and also leads the race for the Australian Open 2026 wildcard available on the Australian Pro Tour.  

READ: Bolt leads AO 2026 wildcard race

Aussie top 10PlayerRankingMoveAlex de MinaurNo.70Alexei PopyrinNo.540Adam WaltonNo.78+1Aleksandar VukicNo.820Tristan SchoolkateNo.100-3 James DuckworthNo.1060Jordan ThompsonNo.1080Chris O’ConnellNo.114+2Rinky HijikataNo.127-8Bernard TomicNo.182
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Women’s doubles

Five Australians remain inside the WTA doubles top 100 this week. BJK Cup doubles duo Ellen Perez and Storm Hunter are the highest-ranked Australians, both placed inside the top 50.  

Aussie top 10PlayerRankingMoveEllen PerezNo.230Storm HunterNo.330Maya JointNo.540Olivia GadeckiNo.560Priscilla HonNo.990Kimberly BirrellNo.1490Petra HuleNo.1560Alexandra OsborneNo.233-1Elena MicicNo.235-1Destanee AiavaNo.272-1

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