Ostapenko Climbs in World Ranking: How the Positions of Latvian Tennis Players Have Changed

Latvian tennis player Alena Ostapenko has improved her position in the updated WTA world ranking. Despite not competing last week, she moved up from 26th to 25th place in singles, reports the LETA agency. This week, Ostapenko also does not plan to participate in any competitions. Her next tournament is expected to be the WTA season-ending doubles tournament scheduled for next week. ### How Have the Positions of Other Latvian Tennis Players Changed? Latvia's second-ranked player Daria Semenistaya has moved up two positions and now occupies 173rd place. Beatrice Zeltiņa improved her ranking by one spot, now sitting at 398th. Other representatives of Latvia have also made notable progress: - Elza Tomase — 687th place (+1). - Sabine Rutlauka — 716th place (+26). - Adelina Lachinova — 729th place (+43). - Daniela Wismane — 819th place (+123). - Diana Marcinkevich — 926th place (+24). - Daniela Darta Feldmane — 1303rd place (+26). Retired professional player Anastasija Sevastova lost five positions and is now at 837th. Anna Ozerova dropped three spots to 1441st place. ### Who Leads the World Ranking? The leader of the WTA singles ranking remains Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina. Belarusian tennis player Aryna Sabalenka is in second place, and Russian Mirra Andreyeva is in third. American Coco Gauff has risen to fourth place, surpassing her compatriot Jessica Pegula. Ukrainian Elina Svitolina occupies sixth place, while Czech Karolína Muchová is in seventh. Czech Linda Nosková has climbed to eighth place, Polish Iga Świątek is ninth, and Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk rounds out the top ten. ### Ostapenko Dropped Three Positions in Doubles Ranking In doubles, Alena Ostapenko has dropped three spots to 15th place. Daria Semenistaya, on the other hand, improved her position by one spot and is now at 189th. Beatrice Zeltiņa has moved up five positions to 262nd, while Elza Tomase also gained five spots and occupies 598th place. The most notable progress among Latvian tennis players was made by Daniela Wismane, who climbed 262 positions to 752nd place. Daniela Darta Feldmane improved her ranking by 115 spots and is now at 826th. Eight more Latvian tennis players are positioned outside the top thousand in the doubles ranking. The first place in the world doubles ranking remains with Czech player Kateřina Siniaková.