Athletes from Romania performed excellently at the last competitions (Iryna Begu reached the quarterfinals in Madrid, and Sorana Kirstya won the tournament in Reus) and made important jumps in the WTA ranking.

Players from Romania in the WTA top 200 – Iryna Begu dethroned Simona Halep

Romania has 6 athletes among the top 200 of the WTA hierarchy. The first “rocket” of Romania was Iryna Begu, who managed to dethrone Simona Halep (previously suspended for doping since October last year).

27. Iryna Begu 1443 points (+8 place)

30. Simona Halep 1350 (-4)

35. Sorana Kirstea 1293 (+10)

59. Ana Bohdan 938 (+2)

152. Gabriela Ruse 450 (+6)

159. Jacqueline Christian 437 (+9) etc.

Athletes from Romania in the WTA doubles hierarchy

32. Gabriela Ruse 2125 points (+7)

39. Monica Niculescu 1770 (+3)

126. Iryna Bara 624 (-4)

174. Iryna Begu 470 (-1)

204. Oana Gavrila 390 (+8)

230. Christina Dinu 355 (-1), etc.

Top 10 WTA after the tournament in Madrid

1. Iga Svyatek 9625 points

2. Aryna Sabalenko 7881

3. Jessica Pegula 5300

4. Caroline Garcia 5025 (+1 place)

5. Coco Gauff 4345 (+1)

6. Olena Rybakina 4195 (+1)

7. Ons Jabeur 4116 (-3)

8. Maria Sakkari 3516 (+1)

9. Darya Kasatkina 3505 (-1)

10. Petra Kvitova 3162

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31. Bianca Andreescu 1322 (-4)

103. Emma Reducanu 620 (-18) etc.

WTA Race – Tournament of Champions 2023

1. Aryna Sabalenko 4830

2. Olena Rybakina 3276

3. Iga Svyatek 2930

4. Jessica Pegula 2305

5. Belinda Bencic 1790

6. Barbora Krejchikova 1666 (+1)

7. Petra Kvitova 1635 (-1)

8. Coco Gauf 1370

9. Maria Sakkari 1322 (+7)

10. Victoria Azarenka 1181 (-1)

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20. Sorana Kirstea 792 (-2)

34. Iryna Begu 572 (+14)

83. Gabriela Ruse 210 (+2)

84. Ana Bohdan 206 (+3)

151. Jacqueline Christian 60 (+38)

199. Stefania Bozhika 21 (-4), etc.