Vekic and Kostyuk Soar After Titles

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday March 6, 2023

After elevating trophies over the weekend, Donna Vekic and Marta Kostyuk are two of the tour’s greatest risers on this week’s WTA rankings.

Kostyuk, who claimed her maiden title on the ATX Open in Austin, Texas, rises 12 spots to No.40 on this planet. That’s a brand new career-high for the 20-year-old Ukrainian.

Vekic, who defeated World No.5 Caroline Garcia for the title in Monterrey, rises eight spots to No.23. That places the Croatian 4 spots shy of her career-best rating of No.19, achieved on November 4, 2019.

Largest Risers – Russia’s Varvara Gracheva and American Katy Voynets

Varvara Gracheva fell to Kostyuk within the Austin remaining, however rises 22 spots to 66 – the Muscovite is seven spots shy of her career-high of 59.

American Katy Volynets, who reached the third spherical on the Australian Open this yr, jumps 18 spots to a career-high of 74. The 21-year-old misplaced to Gracheva in three units at Austin.

Additionally Notable: Lin Zhu and Sarra Errani 

China’s Lin Zhu continues to excel in 2023. After reaching the spherical of 16 on the Australian Open, Zhu additionally tacked on a remaining at Hua Hin and a semifinal at Monterrey to her report. She is as much as 33 on this planet, up eight spots this week.

Italy’s Sara Errani took residence a title in Arcadia final week to return to the High 100 for the primary time since June of 2018. She rises ten spots from 107 to 97.