Australian Open 2023 found out the names of the finalists (Olena Rybakina and Arina Sabalenko will fight for the trophy), and the WTA ranking will undergo important changes after the Grand Slam in Melbourne.

Simona Halep dropped to 15 – Romania, eight athletes in the WTA TOP-200

Simona Halep, temporarily suspended for doping, will register a drop in the WTA hierarchy after the Australian Open. The athlete, who was born in Constanta, will be 15th, three positions below the last published ranking.

15 Simona Halep 2141 points (-3)

27 Iryna Begu 1472 (+3)

61 Sorana Kirstea 906 (-19)

67 Ana Bohdan 840 (-4)

143 Gabriela Ruse 436 (-12)

179 Oleksandra Kadantsu-Ignatik 367 (-8)

193 Iryna Bara 336 (-20)

198 Jacqueline Christian 328 (-37)

200 Gabriela Lee Talab 326 (-3)

What the WTA TOP 10 will look like next week

1 Iga Svyatek

2 Aryna Sabalenko (+3)

3 oz Jabeur (-1)

4 Jessica Pegula (-1)

5 Caroline Garcia (-1)

6 Coco Gauff (-1)

7 Maria Sakkari (-1)

8 Daria Kasatkina

9 Belinda Bencic (+1)

10 Olena Rybakina (+15)

If she wins the Australian Open, Rybakina will move up to #8 starting next week.