Anastasia Potapova, Beatriz Haddad Maia, Qinwen Zheng, and Liudmila Samsonova are among the top players who have achieved their highest career rank this week. Anastasia Putapova climbed 13 places in the WTA rankings to become the new world #31, after winning the tournament in Linz. Here are the top WTA players who achieved their career records this week. Click here to see the full list.
Anastasia Potapova in 2023
LWLLWWLWWW At the moment ranked no.31 (career-high), Anastasia played her last match on the 12th of February when she beat world no.30 Petra Martic 6-3 6-1 in the final in Linz to win her 2nd career title.
Currently, during this season Anastasia has achieved a 10-5 match record. Anastasia has won 1 title in Linz.
She is also scheduled to play in Austin (ATX Open) on the 27th of February and Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open) on the 8th of March.
Beatriz Haddad Maia in 2023
Now ranked no.12 (career-high), Beatriz played her last match on the 11th of February when she lost to world no.9 Belinda Bencic 6-2 6-3 in the semifinal in Abu Dhabi (draw).
At the moment, during this season Beatriz has a compiled 7-3 win-loss record. Beatriz Haddad Maia’s latest run in Abu Dhabi was the best achievement of her season.
She is also scheduled to play in Monterrey (Abierto GNP Seguros) on the 27th of February and Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open) on the 8th of March.
Anastasia Potapova and Beatriz Haddad Maia have never fought against each other.
Qinwen Zheng in 2023
Ranked world no.24 (career-high), Zheng played her last match on the 11th of February when she was overcome by world no.15 Ludmilla Samsonova 6-4 1-6 6-4 in the semifinal in Abu Dhabi (draw).
This season Qinwen has a 8-4 match record. Qinwen Zheng’s latest run in Abu Dhabi was the best achievement of her season.
Liudmila Samsonova in 2023
LLLLWWWLWW Currently the world no.15 (career-high), Samsonova played her last match on the 12th of February when she was overcome by world no.9 Belinda Bencic 1-6 7-6(8) 6-4 in the final in Abu Dhabi (draw).
Presently, during this year Samsonova has a 6-4 match record. Liudmila Samsonova’s latest run in Abu Dhabi was the best achievement of her season.
Qinwen Zheng and Liudmila Samsonova played each other 3 times. The head to head is 2-1 for Samsonova. Previously, the last time they competed against each other, Liudmila Samsonova won 6-4 1-6 6-4 in the semifinal in Abu Dhabi (Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open) on the 11th of February 2023.
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