Saville’s ranking soared 32 places to world No.116 after her latest singles success in San Diego. Alex de Minaur has maintained his place in the ATP top 10 after defending his Acapulco title.
Melbourne, Australia, 4 March 2024 | Matt Trollope
Women’s singles
Daria Saville is storming back towards the top 100 after her latest success in San Diego.
The former world No.20 qualified for the main draw at the WTA 500 tournament then won through to the quarterfinals, falling to red-hot American Emma Navarro.
Saville’s ranking soared 32 places to world No.116, making her the second-highest ranked Australian woman in singles.
Taylah Preston also thrived in San Diego, scoring her first tour-level main-draw win over world No.42 Magdalena Frech.
The second-round finish boosted the West Australian teenager well inside the world’s top 150.
Priscilla Hon, meanwhile, rose eight places after her semifinal run at the first of two Australian Pro Tour events stages in Traralgon.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Player | Rank | Move |
| Arina Rodionova | No.104 | -5 |
| Daria Saville | No.116 | +32 |
| Storm Hunter | No.124 | -2 |
| Taylah Preston | No.138 | +15 |
| Astra Sharma | No.139 | -1 |
| Olivia Gadecki | No.140 | +3 |
| Kimberly Birrell | No.160 | -1 |
| Priscilla Hon | No.162 | +8 |
| Destanee Aiava | No.197 | +4 |
| Talia Gibson | No.215 | 0 |
Men’s singles
Alex de Minaur has maintained his place in the world’s top 10 after defending his ATP 500 title in Acapulco.
De Minaur, who has won 15 of his 19 matches in 2024, this week heads a contingent of eight Australians ranked inside the ATP top 100.
Elsewhere, Li Tu returned to the top 200 thanks to his final run on the Australian Pro Tour in Traralgon.
Tu, who at world No.193 is just three spots off his career-best ranking, stands to rise even higher when his title at the second Traralgon tournament is added to his points tally.
Omar Jasika, who beat Tu in the first of those Traralgon finals, has risen 18 places to a career-high ranking of world No.207.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Player | Rank | Move |
| Alex de Minaur | No.10 | -1 |
| Jordan Thompson | No.33 | -1 |
| Alexei Popyrin | No.41 | -3 |
| Chris O’Connell | No.66 | +2 |
| Aleksandar Vukic | No.69 | +2 |
| Max Purcell | No.71 | -9 |
| Rinky Hijikata | No.78 | +1 |
| Thanasi Kokkinakis | No.99 | -5 |
| James Duckworth | No.107 | +1 |
| Jason Kubler | No.135 | +1 |
Women’s doubles
Ellen Perez takes a step closer to the Aussie No.1 women’s doubles ranking after her title success in San Diego.
Perez, partnering Nicole Melichar-Martinez, won her first WTA doubles title in 18 months, rising to a career-high ranking of world No.8 as a result.
Storm Hunter remains Australia’s No.1 player; she reached the semifinals in San Diego alongside Katerina Siniakova before falling to Perez and Melichar-Martinez.
Joining Perez in the winner’s circle was Olivia Gadecki, who won her first WTA doubles title in Austin, Texas.
Gadecki’s triumph with Great Britain’s Olivia Nicholls saw her crack the world’s top 80 for the first time.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Player | Rank | Move |
| Storm Hunter | No.3 | 0 |
| Ellen Perez | No.8 | +2 |
| Olivia Gadecki | No.77 | +13 |
| Daria Saville | No.112 | +1 |
| Destanee Aiava | No.145 | +3 |
| Talia Gibson | No.182 | +5 |
| Astra Sharma | No.190 | +10 |
| Maddison Inglis | No.201 | +5 |
| Elysia Bolton | No.210 | +3 |
| Kaylah McPhee | No.219 | +3 |
Men’s doubles
A run to the Acapulco semifinals has seen John Peers vault five spots and return to the world’s top 40.
Peers, playing with Finn Harri Heliovaara, fell to eventual champions Hugo Nys and Jan Zielinski.
Elsewhere, Matthew Romios consolidated his spot in the Aussie doubles top 10.
The 24-year-old combined with Piotr Matuszewski to win his third career ATP Challenger title in New Delhi.
The victory has seen him rise 11 places to a career-best ranking of world No.120.
Blake Ellis returned to the top 200, at No.192, thanks to his success on the Australian Pro Tour in Traralgon.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Player | Rank | Move |
| Matt Ebden | No.2 | -1 |
| Max Purcell | No.29 | 0 |
| John Peers | No.40 | +5 |
| Rinky Hijikata | No.59 | -1 |
| Jordan Thompson | No.61 | 0 |
| John-Patrick Smith | No.64 | 0 |
| Andrew Harris | No.110 | -1 |
| Matthew Romios | No.120 | +11 |
| Jason Kubler | No.133 | +1 |
| Adam Walton | No.136 | +1 |
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