The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) has published its updated singles and doubles rankings, with Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina retaining the top spot with 8,099 points in the November 2 list, infohub.kz reports.
Belarus's Aryna Sabalenka is second with 6,485 points, while Russia's Mirra Andreeva rounds out the top three with 6,306.
Last week Rybakina played at the WTA 500 tournament in Tokyo. The Kazakh defeated compatriot Yulia Putintseva in the second round but then withdrew from the quarterfinals due to injury. Rybakina has already secured the world No. 1 ranking through the end of 2026.
There were changes in the top ten as well. American Coco Gauff moved up to fourth, overtaking compatriot Jessica Pegula, who is now fifth. Czech Linda Noskova rose to eighth, while Poland's Iga Swiatek dropped to ninth.
Another Kazakh player, Yulia Putintseva, improved her position by three places and now sits at No. 64 with 1,000 ranking points.
Zhibek Kulambayeva achieved a major milestone, entering the WTA doubles top 100 for the first time in her professional career. She climbed seven places, from No. 102 to No. 95, with 913 points.
Kulambayeva also came through qualifying at the WTA 250 tournament in Chennai, India. In the final qualifying round, the Kazakh rallied to beat Japan's Mei Yamaguchi 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(4) to reach the main draw.
Another Kazakh player, Anna Danilina, held on to seventh place in the WTA doubles rankings with 5,930 points.