Destanee Aiava, Kimberly Birrell and Olivia Gadecki enjoyed rankings spikes in various categories after career-best Grand Slam runs at Australian Open 2025.
Melbourne, VIC, 28 January 2025 | Jackson Mansell
Women’s singles:
Following her best Grand Slam result, Destanee Aiava has jumped to her highest WTA ranking in seven years. The 24-year-old rose 24 places to world No.171 after she progressed through qualifying and reached the second round at Australian Open 2025.
DESTANEE FULFILLED AT #AO2025
Aiava fights back from the brink to score her first AO main draw victory! @wwos • @espn • @eurosport • @wowowtennis • #AusOpen • #AO2025 pic.twitter.com/RZbtWLTNMR
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 13, 2025
A three-hour epic against Greet Minnen in the opening round was the highlight of her Melbourne Park run, Aiava coming from a set and 5-2 down to record her first AO main-draw win and her first at a Grand Slam.
MORE: Aiava prevails in three-hour epic
In other movements, Australian No.1 Kimberly Birrell achieved a career-high after her successful AO 2025 qualifying campaign. The Queenslander moved up four spots to world No.95.
Meanwhile, Talia Gibson climbed 15 places following her maiden victory against Turkish youngster Zeynep Sonmez.
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AUSSIE TOP 10 |
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Player |
Ranking |
Move |
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Kimberly Birrell |
No.95 |
+4 |
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Olivia Gadecki |
No.107 |
-1 |
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Maya Joint |
No.109 |
-4 |
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Ajla Tomljanovic |
No.114 |
0 |
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Daria Saville |
No.122 |
+2 |
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Talia Gibson |
No.135 |
+15 |
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Maddison Inglis |
No.148 |
-1 |
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Taylah Preston |
No.167 |
+5 |
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Priscilla Hon |
No.169 |
-7 |
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Destanee Aiava |
No.171 |
+24 |
Men’s singles:
James Duckworth improved his ranking after his best Australian Open run in four years. The 33-year-old moved to world No.81, an increase of eight spots after he cruised to victory during the first round against Dominic Stricker.
Tristan Schoolkate enjoyed his debut Australian Open main draw appearance. After he recorded another Grand Slam win over Taro Daniel. Schoolkate became the first player since Tomas Martin Etcheverry to take a set off eventual champion Jannik Sinner. He climbed 26 places to world No.147.
MORE: Schoolkate lives out boyhood dream at AO 2025
James McCabe rose to a career-high ranking after scoring his maiden major victory. The 21-year-old moved up to world No.225.
READ: The many talents of James McCabe
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AUSSIE TOP 10 |
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Player |
Ranking |
Move |
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Alex de Minaur |
No.8 |
0 |
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Alexei Popyrin |
No.26 |
-1 |
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Jordan Thompson |
No.28 |
-1 |
| Aleksandar Vukic |
No.66 |
+2 |
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Thanasi Kokkinakis |
No.72 |
-1 |
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Rinky Hijikata |
No.73 |
-1 |
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Chris O’Connell |
No.78 |
-8 |
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James Duckworth |
No.81 |
+8 |
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Adam Walton |
No.87 |
+3 |
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Max Purcell |
No.117 |
-11 |
Women’s doubles:
Kimberly Birrell and Olivia Gadecki excelled in doubles at Australian Open 2025. The pair teamed up to reach the final 16 in the women’s doubles, before opposing each other in the mixed doubles final.
#AO2025📷 MIXED CHAMPIONS 🏆
Olivia Gadecki and John Peers
take out the all-Aussie mixed doubles final 3-6 6-4 10-6! pic.twitter.com/dphDo7q25c— TennisAustralia (@TennisAustralia) January 24, 2025
Gadecki claimed bragging rights in that match and holds the higher ranking of world No.97 – an increase of 14. Meanwhile, Birrell enjoyed the biggest rise of any player inside the Australian top 10 with a 49-spot increment to world No.183.
In her new partnership with Elise Mertens, Ellen Perez climbed the rankings. Their second-round appearance saw Perez move up one place to world No.12.
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AUSSIE TOP 10 |
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Player |
Ranking |
Move |
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Ellen Perez |
No.12 |
+1 |
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Storm Hunter |
No.53 |
-22 |
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Olivia Gadecki |
No.97 |
+14 |
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Jaimee Fourlis |
No.138 |
+2 |
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Petra Hule |
No.171 |
-1 |
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Priscilla Hon |
No.180 |
0 |
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Kimberly Birrell |
No.183 |
+49 |
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Maya Joint |
No.219 |
-5 |
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Alexandra Osborne |
No.220 |
-5 |
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Destanee Aiava |
No.225 |
-60 |
Men’s doubles:
On his retirement tour, Luke Saville made one last jump up the rankings. Paired with Li Tu, the Australian Open 2020 doubles finalist improved 36 spots to world No.103 – his highest ranking in 18 months. Saville and Tu progressed the furthest of any Australian men’s doubles pair.
Congratulations on a great career, @LukeSaville18 💚💛 #AO2025 pic.twitter.com/PpsDxgdS2T
— TennisAustralia (@TennisAustralia) January 19, 2025
Matthew Romios and Tristan Schoolkate both improved their rankings immensely at Australian Open 2025. Both reaching the second round with their respective partners, Romios and Schoolkate solidified their spot in Australia’s top 10.
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AUSSIE TOP 10 |
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Player |
Ranking |
Move |
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Jordan Thompson |
No.5 |
-2 |
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Max Purcell |
No.13 |
-1 |
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Matt Ebden |
No.20 |
-5 |
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John Peers |
No.35 |
-2 |
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John-Patrick Smith |
No.72 |
-3 |
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Matthew Romios |
No.88 |
+9 |
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Rinky Hijikata |
No.98 |
-6 |
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Luke Saville |
No.103 |
+36 |
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Thomas Fancutt |
No.114 |
-3 |
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Tristan Schoolkate |
No.120 |
+18 |
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