{"id":485723,"date":"2026-02-17T12:26:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T12:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/485723\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T12:26:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T12:26:09","slug":"tennis-rankings-report-victoria-mboko-makes-top-ten-debut-following-doha-run-as-de-minaur-regains-momentum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/485723\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennis | Rankings Report | Victoria Mboko makes top ten debut following Doha run as De Minaur regains momentum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Tony FairbairnVictoria Mboko is into the world\u2019s top ten after reaching the Doha final as champion Karolina Muchova makes ranking gainsAlex De Minaur is up two places to six in the world after winning the Rotterdam title.There was a massive rankings gain for Jack Pinnington Jones after making his breakthrough in Dallas.DOHA, QATAR \u2013 Victoria Mboko is into the world\u2019s top ten for the first time in her career after reaching the Doha final.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>ATP Rankings and Brits Top 10<\/p>\n<p>On the ATP side, the main headline is the Rotterdam triumph of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/cgi-bin\/player.cgi?p=AlexDeMinaur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Alex De Minaur <\/a>as he finally claimed the title in the Netherlands. After two previous final defeats, the Australian finally claimed the title in Rotterdam as he defeated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/cgi-bin\/player.cgi?p=FelixAugerAliassime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Felix Auger-Aliassime <\/a>in the final. As a result De Minaur rises up two places in the rankings to six in the world following his latest ATP title success. The result means he also overtakes Auger-Aliassime in the rankings with the Canadian dropping down one place to seven in the world.<\/p>\n<p>In other noticeable ranking rises, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/cgi-bin\/player.cgi?p=MarinCilic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Marin Cilic <\/a>climbed up 18 places in the rankings following his run to the semi-finals in Dallas. The Croatian has returned to the world\u2019s top 50 and is now placed at 43 in the world. There are also ten place ranking rises for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/cgi-bin\/player.cgi?p=BoticVanDeZandschulp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Botic Van De Zandschulp <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/cgi-bin\/player.cgi?p=RaphaelCollignon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Raphael Collignon <\/a>who sit at 55 and 59 in the world respectively. There was a 24 place climb for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/cgi-bin\/player.cgi?p=ChristopherOconnell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Christopher O\u2019Connell <\/a>after his good performance in Rotterdam and now sits at 95 in the world. Meanwhile, on his final year on the tour <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/cgi-bin\/player.cgi?p=StanWawrinka\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Stan Wawrinka <\/a>has returned to the world\u2019s top 100 after climbing up eight places to 98 in the world.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest faller in the world\u2019s top 100 is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/cgi-bin\/player.cgi?p=HamadMedjedovic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Hamad Medjedovic <\/a>as he fell by 18 places to 97 in the world. There was also a 17 place fall for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/cgi-bin\/player.cgi?p=MiomirKecmanovic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Miomir Kecmanovic <\/a>who is at 83 in the world while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/cgi-bin\/player.cgi?p=MatteoArnaldi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Matteo Arnaldi <\/a>is down 13 places to 85 in the world. Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/cgi-bin\/player.cgi?p=MartonFucsovics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Marton Fucsovics <\/a>is down 12 places to 61 in the world while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/cgi-bin\/player.cgi?p=JoaoFonseca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Joao Fonseca <\/a>is down five places to 38 in the world after failing to defend his Buenos Aires title.<\/p>\n<p>As for Brits there was a massive 43 place rise for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/cgi-bin\/player.cgi?p=JackPinningtonJones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Jack Pinnington Jones <\/a>as the Brit qualified for the ATP 500 event in Dallas and went on to reach the quarter-finals. As a result of his run in America, Pinnington Jones is now up to 138 in the world as he targets a place in the world\u2019s top 100 soon. However, there was an eight place fall down the rankings for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/cgi-bin\/player.cgi?p=BillyHarris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Billy Harris <\/a>who is now at 144 in the world.<\/p>\n<p>ATP <\/p>\n<p>Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) \u2013 13,150 pointsJannik Sinner (ITA) \u2013 10,300Novak Djokovic (SRB) \u2013 5,280Alexander Zverev (GER) \u2013 4,605Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) \u2013 4,405Alex De Minaur (AUS) \u2013 4,250Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) \u2013 4,230Taylor Fritz (USA) \u2013 4,220Ben Shelton (USA) \u2013 4,050Alexander Bublik (KAZ) \u2013 3,405<\/p>\n<p>ATP Brits <\/p>\n<p>Jack Draper (12 in the world) \u2013 2,790 pointsCameron Norrie (27) \u2013 1,603Jacob Fearnley (84) \u2013 668Jan Choinski (124) \u2013 498Jack Pinnington Jones (138) \u2013 456Billy Harris (144) \u2013 438Arthur Fery (157) \u2013 396Jay Clarke (185) \u2013 329Dan Evans (198) \u2013 306George Loffhagen (204) \u2013 295<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.connectedclubs.co.uk\/?wpam_id=24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><img data-lazyloaded=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-56592 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Connected-Clubs-Graphic.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>WTA Rankings and Brits Top 10<\/p>\n<p>The incredible young career of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/cgi-bin\/wplayer.cgi?p=VictoriaMboko\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Victoria Mboko <\/a>keeps shining as the Canadian continued her impressive surge up the rankings. A second WTA 1000 final was earned after Mboko defeated the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/cgi-bin\/wplayer.cgi?p=MirraAndreeva\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Mirra Andreeva <\/a>as well as Australian Open champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/cgi-bin\/wplayer.cgi?p=ElenaRybakina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Elena Rybakina <\/a>on her way to the final. However, the final was a step too far as she was defeated by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/cgi-bin\/wplayer.cgi?p=KarolinaMuchova\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Karolina Muchova <\/a>at the last hurdle. It was still a good week for Mboko in Doha as she is now in the world\u2019s top ten for the first time in her career. As for Muchova, it was an incredible week for her as she cemented herself as one of the most dangerous players on the tour. After her title in Doha, Muchova climbed up eight places to 11 in the world.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest rise up the rankings this week goes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/cgi-bin\/wplayer.cgi?p=MariaSakkari\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Maria Sakkari <\/a>after her run to the semi-finals in Doha saw he rise up 18 places to 34 in the world as she is back in the world\u2019s top 50. There was also a 17 place rise up the rankings for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/cgi-bin\/wplayer.cgi?p=ElisabettaCocciaretto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Elisabetta Cocciaretto <\/a>as the Italian is now at 40 in the world after knocking out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/cgi-bin\/wplayer.cgi?p=CocoGauff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Coco Gauff <\/a>in Doha. A final big ranking rise goes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/cgi-bin\/wplayer.cgi?p=VarvaraGracheva\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Varvara Gracheva <\/a>who is up 13 places to 60 in the world.<\/p>\n<p>In ranking falls, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/cgi-bin\/wplayer.cgi?p=EkaterinaAlexandrova\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Ekaterina Alexandrova <\/a>is out of the world\u2019s top ten and moves down two places in the rankings. There was also eight place falls down the rankings for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/cgi-bin\/wplayer.cgi?p=YuliaPutintseva\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Yulia Putintseva <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/cgi-bin\/wplayer.cgi?p=ElenaGabrielaRuse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Elena-Gabriela Ruse <\/a>as they are 78 and 80 in the world respectively. The biggest faller of the WTA rankings goes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/cgi-bin\/wplayer.cgi?p=RebeccaSramkova\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Rebecca Sramkova <\/a>who is down 21 places to 103 in the world.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest ranking news of the week is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/cgi-bin\/wplayer.cgi?p=KatieBoulter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Katie Boulter <\/a>as the Brit continues her resurgence in the world\u2019s top 100 as she is up nine places to 75 in the world. There was also a nine place rise for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/cgi-bin\/wplayer.cgi?p=HarrietDart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Harriet Dart <\/a>who is at 169 in the world.<\/p>\n<p>WTA <\/p>\n<p>Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) \u2013 10,870 pointsIga Swiatek (POL) \u2013 7,803Elena Rybakina (KAZ) \u2013 7,523Coco Gauff (USA) \u2013 6,423Jessica Pegula (USA) \u2013 5,888Amanda Anisimova (USA) \u2013 5,690Mirra Andreeva (RUS) \u2013 4,786Jasmine Paolini (ITA) \u2013 4,157Elina Svitolina (UKR) \u2013 3,260Victoria Mboko (CAN) \u2013 3,246<\/p>\n<p>WTA Brits<\/p>\n<p>Emma Raducanu (25 in the world) \u2013 1,700 pointsSonay Kartal (51) \u2013 1,122Francesca Jones (72) \u2013 890Katie Boulter (75) \u2013 874Harriet Dart (169) \u2013 409Mingge Xu (239) \u2013 289Katie Swan (271) \u2013 270Yuriko Lily Miyazaki (272) \u2013 254Heather Watson (278) \u2013 241Mika Stojsavljevic (281) \u2013 239<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Tony FairbairnVictoria Mboko is into the world\u2019s top ten after reaching the Doha final as champion Karolina&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":485724,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[565],"tags":[18278,243633,64,63,85,747,27517,245854],"class_list":["post-485723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-alex-de-minaur","tag-atp-rotterdam","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-sports","tag-tennis","tag-victoria-mboko","tag-wta-doha"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=485723"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485723\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/485724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=485723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=485723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=485723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}