Anett Kontaveit, Emma Raducanu, Jessica Pegula and Tamara Zidansek are among the top players who have achieved a career-high ranking this week.
Curiously, Anett Kontaveit is the only one who has played last week when she won the title in St Petersburg.
Here is the list of the top players at a career-high. Click here to see the full list.
Anett Kontaveit in 2022
Ranked world no.6 (career-high), Anett played her last match on the 13th of February when she overcame world no.8 Maria Sakkari 5-7 7-6(4) 7-5 in the final in St. Petersburg to win her 6th career title.
During this season the Estonian achieved a compiled 9-2 match record. Kontaveit clinched 1 title in St. Petersburg.
Emma Raducanu in 2022
WWWLWWLLWW Currently ranked no.12 (career-high), Emma played her last match on the 20th of January when she capitulated to world no.72 Danka Kovinic 6-4 4-6 6-3 in the 2nd round in Australian Open (draw).
During this season Raducanu has achieved a 1-2 match record.
Anett Kontaveit and Emma Raducanu have never faced off.
Jessica Pegula in 2022
LLLWLWWLWW Ranked world no.14 (career-high), the American played her last match on the 25th of January when she capitulated to world no.1 Ashleigh Barty 6-2 6-0 in the quarter in Australian Open (draw).
This season Jessica has a 4-3 win-loss record.
Tamara Zidansek in 2022
LLLLWWLWLL Currently ranked no.26 (career-high), the Slovenian played her last match on the 22nd of January when she capitulated to world no.37 Alize Cornet 4-6 6-4 6-2 in the 3rd round in Australian Open (draw).
Presently, during this year Zidansek has a 5-2 record. Tamara Zidansek’s best result of this year was reaching the semifinal in Adelaide.
Jessica Pegula and Tamara Zidansek played each other once. The head to head is 1-0 for Pegula. When they played, Jessica Pegula won 6-2 6-3 in the 2nd round in Auckland (ASB Classic) in January 2020.
