The ranking is still led by Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, who is ahead of her closest rival, Iga Swiatek from Poland, by 3087 points. But now Sabalenka faces a tough road in Indian Wells and Miami. The Belarusian will need to defend a lot of points, as she reached the finals and won at these 'thousand' events last season. **WTA Ranking as of March 2:** 1 (1). Aryna SABALENKA (Belarus) — 10,675 points. 2 (2). Iga Swiatek (Poland) — 7,588. 3 (3). Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) — 7,253. 4 (4). Coco Gauff (USA) — 6,803. 5 (5). Jessica Pegula (USA) — 6,583. 6 (6). Amanda Anisimova (USA) — 6,070. 7 (7). Jasmine Paolini (Italy) — 4,232. 8 (8). Mira Andrejeva (Russia) — 4,001. 9 (9). Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) — 3,845. 10 (10). Victoria Mboko (Canada) — 3,211.