Talia Gibson has jumped 12 places to her best ranking, while James Duckworth has climbed the same number of spots to return to the top 70.
Melbourne, 15 October 2024 | Dan Imhoff
Women’s singles
A Pro Tour treble that includes a 14-match winning streak has elevated Talia Gibson 12 places to a career-best mark in the latest world rankings.
The 20-year-old West Australian’s victory in an all-Australian final over Lizette Cabrera in the Cairns 1 W35 event was her eighth ITF title from 15 final appearances and lifted her to world No.128.
Maya Joint has also reached a career-high ranking following a quarterfinal run at the W75 event at Rancho Santa Fe, in the US. The 18-year-old inched up three spots to world No.110.
The battle for the top-ranked Aussie woman closed to just one ranking place after Ajla Tomljanovic moved up one spot to world No.85 with Olivia Gadecki at world No.84.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Player | Live rank | Move |
| Olivia Gadecki | No.84 | -1 |
| Ajla Tomljanovic | No.85 | +1 |
| Maya Joint | No.110 | +3 |
| Arina Rodionova | No.112 | -1 |
| Daria Saville | No.114 | +2 |
| Talia Gibson | No.128 | +12 |
| Kimberly Birrell | No.150 | -12 |
| Taylah Preston | No.154 | +2 |
| Maddison Inglis | No.186 | +1 |
| Destanee Aiava | No.193 | 0 |
Men’s singles
James Duckworth’s Hangzhou Challenger campaign was almost over at the first hurdle when he stared down a match point before he rallied and carried his momentum all the way to his first ATP Challenger title since Playford, Australia last year.
The win boosted Duckworth’s ranking 12 places to world No.63 and he displaced Chris O’Connell as the fourth-ranked Australian.
Aleksandar Vukic’s strong week at the Shanghai Masters was also rewarded with a ranking rise of six spots to world No.85 after his run to the third round, which included his first top-10 win over Casper Ruud.
Former world No.17 Bernard Tomic’s run to the Fairfield Challenger final, his biggest since his Chengdu ATP 250 title six years, was rewarded with a huge ranking jump of 26 spots to world No.207.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Player | Live rank | Move |
| Alex de Minaur | No.9 | +2 |
| Alexei Popyrin | No.24 | 0 |
| Jordan Thompson | No.29 | -1 |
| James Duckworth | No.63 | +12 |
| Chris O’Connell | No.72 | -1 |
| Rinky Hijikata | No.79 | -1 |
| Thanasi Kokkinakis | No.83 | -4 |
| Aleksandar Vukic | No.85 | +6 |
| Max Purcell | No.91 | -1 |
| Adam Walton | No.102 | -7 |
Women’s doubles
Jaimee Fourlis’ fourth ITF doubles title for the season at the W75 event at Edmond, in the US, has delivered a significant rankings hike of 58 places.
The 25-year-old’s triumph alongside American Kayla Day bumped her up to world No.210.
It marked Fourlis’ first title with Day following earlier ITF triumphs this year with Petra Hule in Darmstadt and The Hague, and with Dominika Salkova in Prague.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Player | Live rank | Move |
| Ellen Perez | No.13 | 0 |
| Storm Hunter | No.24 | -1 |
| Olivia Gadecki | No.86 | -6 |
| Destanee Aiava | No.161 | -1 |
| Kimberly Birrell | No.178 | -15 |
| Talia Gibson | No.200 | +6 |
| Maddison Inglis | No.202 | -11 |
| Jaimee Fourlis | No.210 | +58 |
| Maya Joint | No.212 | +2 |
| Daria Saville | No.225 | +5 |
Men’s doubles
Former world No.2 John Peers has returned to the top 50 in men’s doubles and moved up to become the fourth-ranked Australian doubles player after he and Brit Jamie Murray reached the Shanghai Masters quarterfinals last week.
In a reprisal of their successful partnership from 2013-2015, the 36-year-old and Murray defeated world No.1 duo Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos en route.
Jordan Thompson retained his standing as Australia’s top-ranked doubles player with a rise of two places to a career-high world No.5 despite falling in the second round in Tokyo alongside American Ben Shelton.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Player | Live rank | Move |
| Jordan Thompson | No.5 | +2 |
| Matt Ebden | No.7 | -2 |
| Max Purcell | No.9 | -1 |
| John Peers | No.47 | +7 |
| John-Patrick Smith | No.60 | -1 |
| Rinky Hijikata | No.61 | -11 |
| Matthew Romios | No.100 | -2 |
| Luke Saville | No.131 | +2 |
| Tristan Schoolkate | No.133 | +13 |
| Thomas Fancutt | No.134 | +11 |
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