{"id":1801687,"date":"2026-03-02T08:00:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T05:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1801687"},"modified":"2026-03-02T08:00:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T05:00:01","slug":"wta-rankings-swiatek-rybakina-and-gauff-pegula-nip-and-tuck-raducanu-1-bucsa-and-townsend-32","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1801687","title":{"rendered":"WTA Rankings: Swiatek-Rybakina, and Gauff-Pegula nip and tuck, Raducanu +1, Bucsa and Townsend +32"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">WTA Rankings: Swiatek-Rybakina, and Gauff-Pegula nip and tuck, Raducanu +1, Bucsa and Townsend +32<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/shahidaj\" class=\"text-sm font-normal !text-author\"><br \/>\n                            Shahida Jacobs                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <time class=\"ml-3 text-sm font-normal text-info md:ml-4\" datetime=\"02 Mar 2026 8:00 AM\" data-ps-date=\"02 Mar 2026 8:00 AM\" data-ps-datetime=\"1772438401\"><br \/>\n                            02 Mar 2026 8:00 AM                        <\/time>\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden justify-end space-x-4 text-xl sm:flex sm:!opacity-100\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/wta-rankings-swiatek-rybakina-and-gauff-pegula-nip-and-tuck-raducanu-1-bucsa-and-townsend-32\" class=\"!text-info hover:!text-brand\" aria-label=\"Share to facebook\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <a 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Aryna Sabalenka, Cristian Busca and Taylor Townsend                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\">\n<p>Aryna Sabalenka remains well clear of the chasing pack in the WTA Rankings, but behind her there will be some interesting battles at the next big event while further down Cristina Bucsa and Taylor Townsend earned big jumps.<\/p>\n<p>Four-time Grand Slam winner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/aryna-sabalenka\">Sabalenka<\/a> has started her 71st consecutive week at No 1 in the rankings for a total of 79 while her points lead over Iga Swiatek remains at 3,087 with most of the players in the top 10 not featuring on the WTA Tour last week.<\/p>\n<p>Swiatek, though, will once again be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/wta-rankings-why-elena-rybakinas-dubai-retirement-benefits-iga-swiatek\">under pressure from Elena Rybakina<\/a> at the upcoming Indian Wells Open with her lead only 335 points while there is also an intense battle for the American No 1 ranking.<\/p>\n<p>Reigning French Open champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/coco-gauff\">Coco Gauff<\/a> currently holds that position, but her advantage over Jessica Pegula is just 220 points with the gap growing the past week as the latter dropped 185 points after she opted not to defend her ATX Open title in Austin.<\/p>\n<p>Amanda Anisimova is another 500-odd points behind Pegula while Jasmine Paolini is a distant seventh.<\/p>\n<p>Paolini was the only top-10 player in action last week as she featured at the WTA 500 Merida Open, but lost in the semi-final against eventual winner Bucsa, who went on to beat Magdalena Frech in the showpiece match.<\/p>\n<p>Bucsa\u2019s reward after winning her maiden WTA singles title is a 32-place jump to a new career-high No 31 while former world No 22 Frech is just five places behind her after she climbed 21 spots.<\/p>\n<h2>WTA Features<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/emma-raducanu-advice-laura-robson\">Emma Raducanu gets candid advice from former British No 1 as she faces crucial month<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/wta-tour\/alex-ealas-taylor-swift-comparison-popularity\">Alex Eala\u2019s enormous popularity compared to Taylor Swift by leading voice<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Zhang Shuai was the other semi-finalist in Mexico and she surged 25 places to No 61.<\/p>\n<p>Emma Navarro was the defending champion in Merida, but she lost in the second round and dropped five places to No 25, resulting in a few players \u2013 including Zheng Qinwen (No 23) and Emma Raducanu (No 24) to move up one place.<\/p>\n<p>Peyton Stearns was the other singles winner over the weekend as she lifted the ATX Open trophy after beating fellow American Taylor Townsend in the final.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old Stearns is up 14 places to No 48 while Townsend returns to the top 100 as she rose 32 places to No 87.<\/p>\n<h2>WTA Rankings Top 20<\/h2>\n<p>1. Aryna Sabalenka \u2013 10,675 points<br \/>\n2. Iga Swiatek Poland \u2013 7,588<br \/>\n3. Elena Rybakina Kazakhstan \u2013 7,253<br \/>\n4. Coco Gauff United States \u2013 6,803<br \/>\n5. Jessica Pegula United States \u2013 6,583<br \/>\n6. Amanda Anisimova United States \u2013 6,070<br \/>\n7. Jasmine Paolini Italy \u2013 4,232<br \/>\n8. Mirra Andreeva \u2013 4,001<br \/>\n9. Elina Svitolina Ukraine \u2013 3,845<br \/>\n10. Victoria Mboko Canada \u2013 3,211<br \/>\n11. Ekaterina Alexandrova \u2013 2,918<br \/>\n12. Belinda Bencic Switzerland \u2013 2,898<br \/>\n13. Karolina Muchova Czech Republic \u2013 2,668<br \/>\n14. Linda Noskova Czech Republic \u2013 2,421<br \/>\n15. Madison Keys United States \u2013 2,351<br \/>\n16. Naomi Osaka Japan \u2013 2,324<br \/>\n17. Clara Tauson Denmark \u2013 2,095<br \/>\n18. Iva Jovic United States \u2013 2,095<br \/>\n19. Luidmila Sansonova \u2013 2,050<br \/>\n20. Diana Shnaider \u2013 1,953 (+1)<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Want more from Tennis365? 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