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Gauff returns to world number three as three players enter top hundred
The latest WTA rankings also rewarded breakthroughs by Baptiste and Gibson.
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Coco Gauff rose from fourth to third in the updated WTA rankings after reaching the Miami Open final, exchanging positions with Iga Swiatek. Karolina Muchova climbed three places to eleventh, while eighteen-year-old Iva Jovic reached a career-high ranking of sixteenth.
Hailey Baptiste and Talia Gibson each gained twelve places after extending their breakthrough seasons in Miami. Baptiste moved to thirty-third following her first WTA 1000 quarterfinal; Gibson advanced to fifty-sixth after qualifying and defeating Naomi Osaka and Jovic during another strong tournament.
Three players entered the top hundred for the first time: Daria Snigur at ninety-third, Nikola Bartunkova at ninety-fifth and Hanne Vandewinkel at ninety-sixth. Vandewinkel’s rise followed a nineteen-match ITF winning streak, while Snigur had compiled a 24–5 record during the season.
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