Elena Rybakina has overtaken Aryna Sabalenka within the Race to the WTA Finals after her victory in Stuttgart, whereas Mirra Andreeva and Iga Swiatek are additionally on the rise.
World No 2 Rybakina defeated Eleventh-ranked Karolina Muchova 7-5, 6-1 within the Stuttgart closing to safe her second title on the WTA 500 match performed on indoor clay.
The Kazakh, who’s the reigning Australian Open champion, additionally overcame Andreeva, Leylah Fernandez and Diana Shnaider throughout her run in Germany.
This week, consideration has turned to the Madrid Open — the primary clay-court WTA 1000 match of the season. Main draw motion within the Spanish capital will happen from 21 April to 2 May.
What is the WTA Race to Riyadh?
The eight ladies who earn essentially the most rating factors within the 2026 season will qualify for the season-ending WTA Finals, which can be staged in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 7 to 14 November.
If a current-year Grand Slam champion finishes between ninth and twentieth within the Race, they may take the eighth and closing qualification spot.
The prestigious match, which was first held in 1972, is performed on indoor hard-court on the King Saud University Indoor Arena.
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Rybakina is the reigning WTA Finals champion, having claimed a record-breaking $5,235,000 for profitable the 2025 version of the occasion.
The gamers who end ninth and tenth will journey to Saudi Arabia as alternates and have the possibility to take the place of any gamers who withdraw.
The newest Race to Riyadh rankings
Rybakina collected 500 WTA rating factors for her triumph in Stuttgart, which lifted her complete within the Race to three,983 factors.
This has seen Rybakina transfer 183 factors away from Sabalenka — who was attributable to play in Stuttgart, however pulled out earlier than the occasion.
Jessica Pegula didn’t play final week, and she or he stays in third place with 2,905 factors.
Elina Svitolina remains to be fourth within the Race after rising her factors complete to 2,450 with a quarter-final run in Stuttgart.
Muchova took her tally to 2,270 factors after her runner-up end result, and she or he nonetheless occupies the No 5 spot.
Andreeva has climbed a place for the second straight week after her Stuttgart semi-final end result took her to 2,063 factors and moved her above Victoria Mboko into sixth. Mboko remains to be on 1,927 as she didn’t compete final week.
Coco Gauff stays in eighth place, however she has moved onto 1,803 factors after she made the final eight in Germany.
Live WTA Race to Riyadh (as of 21 April)
1) Elena Rybakina – 3,983 (+1)
2) Aryna Sabalenka – 3,800 (-1)
3) Jessica Pegula – 2,905
4) Elina Svitolina – 2,450
5) Karolina Muchova – 2,270
6) Mirra Andreeva – 2,063 (+1)
7) Victoria Mboko – 1,927 (-1)
8) Coco Gauff – 1,803
Cutoff
9) Belinda Bencic – 1,187
10) Amanda Anisimova –1,130
11) Iga Swiatek – 1,128 (+1)
12) Iva Jovic – 1,111 (-1)
13) Sorana Cirstea – 970
14) Linda Noskova – 828 (+5)
15) Jelena Ostapenko – 826 (-1)
Swiatek reached the quarter-finals in Stuttgart, and she or he has moved above Iva Jovic to Eleventh within the Race.
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