Alex de Minaur is making vital strikes contained in the world’s high 10, whereas Kimberly Birrell achieved a brand new career-high rating.
6 January 2025 | Tennis Australia
Males’s singles
Alex de Minaur has leapfrogged Andrey Rublev within the ATP rankings following his stellar type on the United Cup.
The Australian No.1 misplaced simply eight video games all through his United Cup marketing campaign – the fewest of any male on the match. He now sits as world No.8, the seed he’ll possess at Australian Open 2025.
Different notable movers included Dane Sweeny, who rose 25 locations after reaching the spherical of 16 on the Canberra Worldwide.
In the meantime, 25-year-old Moerani Bouzige climbed 217 spots to a career-high world No.410 after reaching the ultimate of the BNC Tennis Open in Noumea.
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AUSSIE TOP 10 |
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Participant |
Rating |
Transfer |
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Alex de Minaur |
No.8 |
+1 |
|
Alexei Popyrin |
No.25 |
-1 |
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Jordan Thompson |
No.27 |
-1 |
|
Chris O’Connell |
No.64 |
0 |
|
Aleksandar Vukic |
No.67 |
+1 |
|
Thanasi Kokkinakis |
No.77 |
0 |
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Rinky Hijikata |
No.79 |
-6 |
|
Adam Walton |
No.91 |
+2 |
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James Duckworth |
No.94 |
-12 |
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Max Purcell |
No.102 |
+3 |
Girls’s singles
Kimberly Birrell’s unforgettable week at her dwelling match – the Brisbane Worldwide – has led to her first double-digit singles rating.
The 26-year-old defeated two top-40 opponents, together with world No.8 Emma Navarro, to progress to her maiden WTA 500 quarterfinal.
Birrell climbed 15 locations to world No.99, taking the mantle as Australian No.1 within the course of.
Destanee Aiava will enter her Australian Open 2025 qualifying marketing campaign contained in the world’s high 200 after sturdy outcomes to finish 2024. Aiava received the Brisbane QTC Worldwide in November to assert her second title for the season.
For the reason that year-end rankings had been launched on 4 November, the Victorian has risen 33 spots to world No.195.
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AUSSIE TOP 10 |
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Participant |
Rating |
Transfer |
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Kimberly Birrell |
No.99 |
+15 |
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Olivia Gadecki |
No.106 |
-10 |
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Daria Saville |
No.112 |
-6 |
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Ajla Tomljanovic |
No.116 |
-8 |
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Maya Joint |
No.118 |
0 |
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Maddison Inglis |
No.148 |
+3 |
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Talia Gibson |
No.150 |
-10 |
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Priscilla Hon |
No.163 |
+4 |
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Taylah Preston |
No.172 |
-3 |
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Arina Rodionova |
No.184 |
-20 |
Males’s doubles
Rinky Hijikata and Jason Kubler headline Australia’s males’s doubles rating movers after their profitable return on the Brisbane Worldwide. The Australian Open 2023 doubles champions competed at their first match since their unsuccessful title defence at AO 2024.
Hijikata climbed seven spots to world No.89, whereas Kubler rose to world No.336 – up 220 locations – in his return to the doubles courtroom. The duo reached the semifinals earlier than forfeiting towards eventual winners Julian Money and Lloyd Glasspool.
Aleksandar Vukic additionally improved drastically following a quarterfinals berth in Brisbane with James Duckworth.
The New South Welshman improved 149 locations to world No.423 after a run that included triumphing towards second seeds Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten.
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AUSSIE TOP 10 |
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Participant |
Rating |
Transfer |
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Jordan Thompson |
No.3 |
0 |
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Max Purcell |
No.12 |
0 |
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Matt Ebden |
No.13 |
0 |
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John Friends |
No.34 |
+1 |
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John-Patrick Smith |
No.70 |
+1 |
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Rinky Hijikata |
No.89 |
+7 |
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Matthew Romios |
No.98 |
-1 |
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Thomas Fancutt |
No.111 |
-4 |
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Tristan Schoolkate |
No.137 |
-1 |
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Luke Saville |
No.138 |
-1 |
Girls’s doubles
Priscilla Hon has skyrocketed again into the highest 200 after advancing to the Brisbane Worldwide last alongside top-20 singles participant Anna Kalinskaya. The pair cruised to the ultimate with out dropping a set, earlier than shedding to Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider.
Jaimee Fourlis and Petra Hule have had vital rises after their Canberra Worldwide crown. For Hule, it’s her first look inside the highest 200 since September 2023, together with her present rating of world No.170 a profession excessive.
Fourlis additionally had a rankings spike, shifting up 35 spots to world No.140 – her highest rating since March 2020.
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AUSSIE TOP 10 |
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Participant |
Rating |
Transfer |
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Ellen Perez |
No.13 |
0 |
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Storm Hunter |
No.30 |
+1 |
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Olivia Gadecki |
No.105 |
0 |
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Jaimee Fourlis |
No.140 |
+35 |
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Destanee Aiava |
No.165 |
+5 |
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Petra Hule |
No.170 |
+62 |
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Priscilla Hon |
No.181 |
+195 |
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Kimberly Birrell |
No.209 |
-7 |
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Alexandra Osborne |
No.213 |
+5 |
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Maddison Inglis |
No.220 |
-3 |
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