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Although they failed to lead the team to win the United Cup, the Polish star reached 9,880 points, 975 points ahead of Brisbane-finished Sabalenka.
Over the past week, Swiatek has benefited from the new WTA points allocation rules. At the United Cup, she scored 375 points, meaning even if Sabalenka defends her title at the Australian Open, it is unlikely that she will overtake her for world No. 1 at the end of January.
After winning her first WTA 500 title of the new season in Brisbane, Rybakina rose to No. 3 in the world. Gauff successfully defended his title at the WTA 250 in Auckland, but dropped to fourth in the rankings. The rest of the top 10 players remain unbeaten in the rankings.
China's Jinhua Zheng Qinwen reached a career-high No. 13, while the US's Case is at risk of slipping down the rankings after withdrawing from the Australian Open. With her performance in Brisbane, Russian flower Andreeva re-entered the top 50 and claimed her first win against a top 20 player of the new season.
Another youngster dropped out of the top 50, with 19-year-old Czech teenager Noskova looking to retain a runners-up spot in Adelaide and reach the last eight in Brisbane. Diane Parry is off to a good start in 2024.
In the second half of 2023, the Frenchman went six games without a win in all divisions, but advanced to the last eight in Auckland in the new season, rising to 70th in the rankings. Spain's Badosa had fallen out of the top 70 before returning from injury.
Badosa's compatriot Masarova dropped 29 places to 94th. The 24-year-old needed Auckland to hold on for runners-up points, but failed to get past the opening round in the week after his return.