Ranking Reaction: Ons Jabeur rises to new career-high No. 3 after winning Berlin

Ons Jabeur rises from No. 4 to a new career-high of No. 3 on the WTA rankings today after capturing her second WTA title of the year in Berlin, a WTA 500 grass-court event.

Jabeur is now the 57th player to reach the Top 3 in WTA rankings history—there have been 28 No. 1s, 15 No. 2s and now 14 No. 3s, including Jabeur.

Already the first Arab tennis player to reach the Top 10 in either ATP or WTA rankings history, the Tunisian trailblazer is now tied for the highest-ranked player representing an African country in either ATP or WTA rankings history, too, alongside South Africa’s Amanda Coetzer, who also got to No. 3 in the world back in 1997.

PLAYERS REPRESENTING AFRICAN COUNTRIES TO REACH TOP 5 (ATP or WTA):
Amanda Coetzer (RSA) [reached No. 3 on WTA rankings in 1997]
Ons Jabeur (TUN) [reached No. 3 on WTA rankings in 2022]
Kevin Anderson (RSA) [reached No. 5 on ATP rankings in 2018]

(Kevin Curren, who originally represented South Africa, peaked at No. 5 on the ATP rankings in 1985, but after switching representation to the United States.)

Just a little bit further down on the WTA rankings, Roland Garros finalist Coco Gauff inches one spot closer to her Top 10 debut after reaching the semifinals in Berlin, rising from No. 13 to No. 12, and Beatriz Haddad Maia moves from No. 32 to No. 29 after winning the WTA 250 grass-court tournament in Birmingham.

Haddad Maia, who also won another WTA 250 grass-court event the week before in Nottingham, has jumped from No. 48 to No. 29 in just the last two weeks now.

Over on the ATP rankings, Hubert Hurkacz makes his return to the Top 10 after winning the ATP 500 grass-court event in Halle, where he defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final—his first career win over a reigning No. 1. The Pole moves up from No. 12 to No. 10 for his 17th career week in the Top 10—and his first time in the elite since April.

Also, a pair of Top 50 debuts—Finland’s Emil Ruusuvuori rises from No. 56 to No. 48 after reaching the quarterfinals of Queen’s Club, while Germany’s Oscar Otte soars from No. 51 to No. 37 after making it to the semifinals of Halle.