Amanda Anisimova breaks into Top 20 on WTA rankings after winning biggest title in Doha
And she hasn't just broken into the Top 20, she's SOARED into it, rising from No. 41 to No. 18 after her WTA 1000-level triumph.
In 2019, an 18-year-old Amanda Anisimova made it as high as No. 21 on the WTA rankings after a breakthrough season highlighted by her first WTA title in Bogota and her first Grand Slam semifinal at Roland Garros.
She never took that extra step into the Top 20, though—until now.
Today, Anisimova finally surpasses that previous career-high ranking, soaring from No. 41 to No. 18—her Top 20 debut—after winning the biggest title of her career at the WTA 1000 event in Doha.
And she ran the gauntlet for that title, beating current or former Top 20 players in all six rounds—Victoria Azarenka, Paula Badosa, Leylah Fernandez, Marta Kostyuk, Ekaterina Alexandrova and Jelena Ostapenko. She only lost one set, too, to Kostyuk in the quarterfinals.
The American’s breakthrough is even sweeter given her journey over the last few years—having ended her 2023 season in April due to personal reasons, she returned at the start of 2024 ranked No. 373, even falling as low as No. 442 two weeks later. She was No. 213 on this day a year ago.
But she’s climbed her way into a brand new ranking class now, her most notable jump along the way coming last August, when she rose from No. 132 to No. 49 after reaching her first WTA 1000 final in Toronto.
Now, after her first WTA 1000 title, she makes another massive leap.
As a result of her rise, there are now six American women in the Top 20: Coco Gauff (No. 3), Jessica Pegula (No. 5), Madison Keys (No. 6), Emma Navarro (No. 9), Danielle Collins (No. 12) and Anisimova (No. 18).
Meanwhile, over on the ATP rankings, two of the most promising rising stars on the men's tour—and the winners of the last two Next Gen ATP Finals—both make big jumps within the Top 100 after breakthrough runs.
Serbia's Hamad Medjedovic rises from No. 96 to a new high of No. 73 after reaching the second ATP final of his career in Marseille. He beat Daniil Medvedev along the way for the first Top 10 win of his career.
And Brazil's Joao Fonseca jumps from No. 99 to a new personal best of No. 68 after winning the first ATP title of his career in Buenos Aires, which made him the youngest Brazilian player to capture an ATP title in the Open Era—and the fourth-youngest player from anywhere to win an ATP title this century after Kei Nishikori, Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz.