After a runner-up finish at the Atlanta Open, Jordan Thompson has moved up to No.33 in the latest ATP singles rankings.
30 July 2024 | Rhys de Deugd
Men’s singles
Jordan Thompson is closing in on a new career-high ranking after a successful week at the ATP 250 event in Atlanta.
After finishing runner-up to Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka, Thompson scored a rise of eight positions in the ATP singles rankings to N0.33.
Enjoying a career-best year with four tour-level semifinals and a maiden ATP title in Los Cabos, the 30-year old returns to the top 40 after reaching the milestone for the first time in February.
Alongside him at the Atlanta Open, Thompson’s current doubles partner Max Purcell was rewarded for a run to the singles quarterfinals, moving up seven spots back into the top 60.
Now the third highest-ranked Australian, new world No.59 Purcell secures his highest singles ranking in five months.
Also seeing a rise from a great result in Atlanta, Adam Walton has broken into the world’s top 90.
Walton scored the first top-60 win of his career over sixth seed Miomir Kecmanovic, spring-boarding him up to world No.89.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Player | Rank | Move |
| Alex de Minaur | No.6 | 0 |
| Jordan Thompson | No.33 | +8 |
| Max Purcell | No.59 | +7 |
| Alexei Popyrin | No.63 | -17 |
| Rinky Hijikata | No.80 | -4 |
| James Duckworth | No.61 | -3 |
| Aleksandar Vukic | No.85 | -25 |
| Adam Walton | No.89 | +6 |
| Thanasi Kokkinakis | No.91 | -3 |
| Chris O’Connell | No.94 | -1 |
Women’s singles
Maya Joint was the most significant riser among Australians in the WTA singles rankings this week, with the 18-year-old skyrocketing into the world’s top 140.
Joint, who started the year at world No.684, rises to a career-high ranking after reaching the biggest singles final of her career at the WTA 125K event in Warsaw.
The rising star puts her name alongside Daria Saville, Arina Rodionova, Ajla Tomljanovic and Kimberly Birrell as the five highest-ranked Australian women on the WTA tour.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Player | Rank | Move |
| Daria Saville | No.92 | -15 |
| Arina Rodionova | No.107 | 0 |
| Ajla Tomljanovic | No.124 | -1 |
| Kimberly Birrell | No.133 | +1 |
| Maya Joint | No.140 | +19 |
| Taylah Preston | No.148 | -4 |
| Astra Sharma | No.150 | -1 |
| Storm Hunter | No.163 | -11 |
| Olivia Gadecki | No.165 | -1 |
| Talia Gibson | No.166 | +4 |
Men’s doubles
Li Tu and Luke Saville have been rewarded for their the ATP Challenger doubles title in Chicago with a healthy rise in the doubles rankings.
Tu shoots up a whopping 92 spots to No.257 after scoring the biggest doubles title of his career, while Saville rises six places to No.137.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Player | Rank | Move |
| Matt Ebden | No.3 | 0 |
| Max Purcell | No.23 | 0 |
| Jordan Thompson | No.24 | 0 |
| Rinky Hijikata | No.51 | 0 |
| John Peers | No.59 | -2 |
| John-Patrick Smith | No.64 | -3 |
| Matthew Romios | No.107 | -1 |
| Luke Saville | No.137 | +6 |
| Andrew Harris | No.143 | -1 |
| Calum Puttergill | No.147 | +3 |
Women’s doubles
Olivia Gadecki has reached a career-high doubles ranking this week, pushing up one spot to No.64.
Gadecki is set to partner with Ajla Tomljanovic against Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider in the first round of the women’s doubles at the Paris Olympics.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Player | Rank | Move |
| Storm Hunter | No.8 | 0 |
| Ellen Perez | No.10 | 0 |
| Olivia Gadecki | No.64 | +1 |
| Destanee Aiava | No.135 | +1 |
| Daria Saville | No.154 | +1 |
| Kimberly Birrell | No.171 | +1 |
| Maddison Inglis | No.193 | +5 |
| Talia Gibson | No.216 | +7 |
| Alana Parnaby | No.246 | -15 |
| Kaylah McPhee | No.259 | +2 |
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