Yibing Wu, Arthur Fils and Federico Coria had a fantastic week, dramatically improving their rankings. Wu won the title in Dallas to become the new world no.58 (up 39 places). Fils reached the semi-final in Montpelier, gaining 46 places in the rankings and becoming the new world number 117. Federico Coria was the runner-up in Cordoba to be the new world number 49 (18 places up). All of them hit a career-high rank.
Here are the players who have reached a career-high ranking this week.
Yibing Wu in 2023
LWWLLLWWWW Now the world no.58 (career-high), Yibing played his last match on the 12th of February when he overcame world no.37 John Isner 6-7(4) 7-6(3) 7-6(12) in the final in Dallas to win his 1st career title.
This year the Chinese owns a compiled 10-3 win-loss record. This year, the Chinese clinched 1 title in Dallas. Yibing reached the final in the Cleveland Challenger.
Arthur Fils in 2023
Currently ranked no.117 (career-high), Arthur played his last match on the 11th of February when he lost to world no.14 Jannik Sinner 7-5 6-2 in the semifinal in Montpellier (draw).
This season Arthur achieved a 12-2 match record. This year, the French player conquered 1 title in the Oeiras 2 Challenger. Fils reached the final in the Quimper Challenger.
Fils has scheduled to play next in Marseille (Open 13 Provence). He will start to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 20th of February.
Yibing Wu and Arthur Fils have never fought against each other.
Federico Coria in 2023
LWWLWWWLWW At the moment ranked no.49 (career-high), Federico played his last match on the 12th of February when he lost to world no.36 Sebastian Baez 6-1 3-6 6-3 in the final in Cordoba (draw).
Presently, during this year Coria has a 10-6 record. Coria has won 1 title in the Concepcion Challenger. Federico was the finalist in Cordoba.
