Clara Tauson, Emma Raducanu and Iga Swiatek achieve a new career-high rank. Emma and Iga didn’t play last week, but they achieved a new career-high ranking anyway.
Emma Raducanu went one place higher in the live rankings to be the new world number 22 after Karolina Muchova lost some points. Similarly, Iga Swiatek went 2 positions up (now no.6) after Sofia Kenin and Naomi Osaka went down in the ranking.
Clara Tauson was the only one to play in the last 7 days to win the title in Luxembourg. After this run, the Danish player gained 18 places in the live rankings to be the new world number 52.
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Clara Tauson in 2021
Currently the world no.70 (career-high), Tauson played her last match on the 19th of September when she overcame world no.30 Jelena Ostapenko 6-3 4-6 6-4 in the final in Luxembourg to win her 2nd career title.
Presently, during this year the Dane has achieved a composed 37-13 win-loss record. The Dane conquered 5 titles in 2021 Fujairah, Altenkirchen, in Lyon, in the Chicago and in Luxembourg.
Emma Raducanu in 2021
Ranked no.23 (career-high), the Brit played her last match on the 11th of September when she overcame world no.28 Leylah Annie Fernandez 6-4 6-3 in the final in U.S. Open to win her 1st career title.
This season the Brit achieved a compiled 23-6 match record. The Brit has won 1 title at the U.S. Open. Emma was the finalist in the Chicago.
Clara Tauson and Emma Raducanu clashed against each other just 2 times. Their current head to head is 1-1. The last time they competed against each other, Clara Tauson won 6-1 2-6 6-4 in the final in Chicago (WTA Chicago 125) on the 22nd of August 2021.
Iga Swiatek in 2021
At the moment ranked no.8, Swiatek played her last match on the 6th of September when she was defeated by world no.12 Belinda Bencic 7-6(12) 6-3 in the 4th round in U.S. Open (draw).
At the moment, during this season Swiatek has a 31-11 win-loss record. The Pole conquered 2 titles in 2021 in Adelaide and in Rome.