Men’s singles
Following a stellar run to the finals at the San Luis Potosi ATP Challenger in Mexico, 34-year-old James Duckworth has risen nine places in the latest rankings to sit just outside the top 80 at world No.86.
Joining Duckworth in the top 100 is Rinky Hijikata who, after briefly dipping out of the upper ranks following his Miami Masters qualifying run, stepped onto the clay courts of Houston with renewed resolve.
Hijikata defeated American Aleksandar Kovacevic in straight sets before he was thwarted in second round by top-20 opponent Frances Tiafoe. Nevertheless, the 25-year-old has re-entered the top 100 at world No.100, moving up two spots.
Alexei Popyrin began his claycourt season in style, following a quarterfinal run in Houston. The 26-year-old moved up one spot to world No.44, improving his ranking by one place.
Outside the top 100, Tristan Schoolkate ascended three spots to No.116.
Aussie top 10PlayerRankingMoveAlex de MinaurNo.60Alexei PopyrinNo.44+1James DuckworthNo.86+9Aleksandar VukicNo.87-3Rinky HijikataNo.100+2Adam WaltonNo.111-6Tristan SchoolkateNo.116+3Jordan ThompsonNo.132-1Dane SweenyNo.1350Christopher O’ConnellNo.142
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Men’s doubles
Hijikata sits just shy of the top 60 after his Houston doubles run with partner Ryan Seggermen. The pair upset Santiago Gonzalez and Fernando Romboli in quarterfinals, later falling to Ben Shelton and Andy Andrade in the semifinals. Hijikata improved two spots to his current place at No.61.
Seven Australians remain inside the top 100 with John-Patrick Smith ranked the highest at world No.52.
Aussie top 10PlayerRankingMoveJohn-Patrick SmithNo.52-10Marc PolmansNo.580Rinky HijikataNo.61+2John PeersNo.620Jason KublerNo.730Matthew EbdenNo.790Matthew RomiosNo.80-3Blake BayldonNo.1110Patrick HarperNo.144
+1Jordan ThompsonNo.156-13
Women’s doubles
Australia’s top player in women’s doubles Storm Hunter continues her steady rise through the ranks, improving one place to her current place at No.17.
Meanwhile, Alexandra Osborne now finds herself within the world’s top 200 after moving an impressive 22 places to her current career-high ranking of No.184. This improved ranking comes after a dream run to the final of the ITF W100 Luan Tournament with Indonesian partner Priska Nugroho. The pair were able to sweep through previous rounds without dropping a set.
Aussie top 10PlayerRankingMoveStorm HunterNo.17+1Ellen PerezNo.200Maya JointNo.350Olivia GadeckiNo.71+1Kimberly BirrellNo.94+2Talia GibsonNo.117-8Priscilla HonNo.1460Alexandra OsborneNo.184+22Petra HuleNo.201-8Elena MicicNo.258-3
Women’s singles
Taylah Preston currently sits inside the top 150 after reaching the quarterfinals in Luan, rising two places.
Australia’s top woman Maya Joint also rose one spot to now be ranked within the world’s top 30 at No.30.
Emerson Jones and Maddison Inglis also rose to No.134 and No.139 respectively.
Five Australians sit inside the top 100 ahead of the first Billie Jean King Cup window of the year.
Aussie top 10PlayerRankingMoveMaya JointNo.30+1Talia GibsonNo.560Daria KasatkinaNo.70-3Kimberly BirrellNo.800Ajla TomljanovicNo.83-8Emerson JonesNo.134+2Priscilla HonNo.1380Maddison InglisNo.139+3Taylah PrestonNo.150+2Olivia GadeckiNo.184-1
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