Iga Sviatek is separated by almost 900 points from the second racket of the world, and the athlete from Poland on Monday passed Simona Halep in the hierarchy of active players who spent the most weeks at the top of the WTA ranking.

Iga SvyatekPhoto: Jean Catuffe/Dppi/Zuma Press/Profimedia

Iga Sviatek, the active player who has spent the most weeks at No. 1 in the WTA

Sviatek defended her title at Roland Garros, managed to maintain a comfortable lead over Aryna Sabalenko and started the week at No. 65 as the WTA leader.

In this way, the Pole overtook Simona Halep (temporarily suspended for doping), who was in the first position of the world ranking for 64 weeks (from 2017 to 2019).

Most weeks spent at the top of the WTA rankings, top 5 (active players)

1. Iga Svyatek, 65 weeks

2. Simona Halep 64

3. Victoria Azarenka 51

4. Angelique Kerber 34

5. Naomi Osaka 25.

WTA ranking, top ten positions

1. Iga Svyatek 8940 points

2. Aryna Sabalenko 8,066

3. Olena Rybakina 5,090

4. Jessica Pegula 4.905

5. Caroline Garcia 4845

6. Ons Jabeur 3,492

7. Coco Gauff 3305

8. Maria Sakkari 3301

9. Petra Kvitova 3.101

10. Barbora Krejchikova 2830

…

50. Simona Halep 1000.

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Know

  • The news that Simona Halep was temporarily suspended for doping appeared on Friday, October 21, 2022.
  • Simona Halep is temporarily suspended from tennis due to a positive test for Roxadustat (conducted during the US Open 2022).
  • Simona’s case will be heard by Sport Resolutions, an independent court in London that hears doping cases in white sport.
  • However, if innocence cannot be proven, Simone has one more appeal: the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne.
  • It will be recalled that the maximum suspension that Halep could receive is 4 years.

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