Aryna Sabalenka is world No. 1 on 8,575 points, 434 clear of Elena Rybakina. That is a gap of about 5 percent of the leader’s total, and Sabalenka has held the top spot since October 2024.
Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff sit third and fourth, separated by 561 points. The tightest gap in the top ten is further down, where Linda Nosková and Karolína Muchová are 45 points apart at six and seven.
| # | Player | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aryna Sabalenka | Neutral | 8,575 |
| 2 | Elena Rybakina | Kazakhstan | 8,141 |
| 3 | Jessica Pegula | United States | 7,265 |
| 4 | Coco Gauff | United States | 6,704 |
| 5 | Mirra Andreeva | Neutral | 5,443 |
| 6 | Linda Nosková | Czechia | 5,028 |
| 7 | Karolína Muchová | Czechia | 4,983 |
| 8 | Iga Świątek | Poland | 4,809 |
| 9 | Elina Svitolina | Ukraine | 4,689 |
| 10 | Amanda Anisimova | United States | 4,533 |
| 11 | Marta Kostyuk | Ukraine | 3,980 |
| 12 | Belinda Bencic | Switzerland | 2,995 |
| 13 | Naomi Osaka | Japan | 2,846 |
| 14 | Iva Jovic | United States | 2,671 |
| 15 | Victoria Mboko | Canada | 2,531 |
| 16 | Diana Shnaider | Neutral | 2,468 |
| 17 | Sorana Cîrstea | Romania | 2,294 |
| 18 | Alexandra Eala | Philippines | 2,281 |
| 19 | Ekaterina Alexandrova | Neutral | 2,186 |
| 20 | Elise Mertens | Belgium | 2,165 |
| 21 | Jasmine Paolini | Italy | 2,123 |
| 22 | Maja Chwalińska | Poland | 2,037 |
| 23 | Anna Kalinskaya | Neutral | 1,933 |
| 24 | Madison Keys | United States | 1,909 |
| 25 | Anastasia Potapova | Neutral | 1,756 |
What Changes on September 14
The WTA does not publish a new list in the middle of a Grand Slam, so the table above is what carries through the US Open. The next update lands on Monday, September 14, and it will be a big one, because last year’s US Open points come off the board at the same time as this year’s are added.
Sabalenka is the one exposed. She won the title in 2025, so she is defending 2,000 points, more than any other woman in the draw. Rybakina is defending only a fraction of that. Live projections through Tuesday night had Rybakina passing Sabalenka for No. 1, with Pegula and Gauff both close enough to move up as well. Those are projections rather than official standings, and they move with every result.
How the WTA Rankings Work
Points run on a rolling 52-week window, not a calendar season. Each Monday, whatever a player earned in the same week a year ago drops off and is replaced by whatever she earned this year. A player counts her best 16 tournaments.
A Grand Slam title is worth 2,000 points, a WTA 1000 title 1,000, a 500 title 500 and a 250 title 250. That is why one deep run at a major can move a player further than an entire spring of smaller events, and why the Monday after a Slam is the biggest ranking day on the calendar.
The rankings are separate from the Race, which counts only points earned since January and decides who qualifies for the season-ending WTA Finals.
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The Bottom Line
Sabalenka has held No. 1 since October 2024, and this is the closest anyone has come to taking it from her. The answer arrives on September 14.