Emma Navarro leads the climb: WTA Players with the biggest wins growth in 2024

With the WTA season coming to a close, Emma Navarro stood out as the player with the most significant growth in wins between 2023 and 2024. The American tops the list, sharing it with players like Danielle Collins and Mirra Andreeva.

Navarro can draw highly positive lessons from her rapid adaptation to the WTA Tour. In 2023, she entered the top 100 for the first time and began competing in her first matches at the WTA level (250 or higher). The American has shown steady progress, finishing 2024 ranked world No. 8.

One of the standout newcomers of the season was undoubtedly Navarro, who completed her first full season at the top level. While most top players take a few years to achieve consistent wins throughout an entire season, Navarro has been an exception, regularly defeating more experienced players. This consistency places her as the player with the biggest increase in wins compared to 2023. She went from 16 victories in 2023 to 45 in 2024 (+29).

In second place is 20-year-old Russian Diana Shnaider (No. 13), who, like Navarro, achieved 16 wins in 2023 but increased that number to 42 (+26) this year. Her achievements included winning four titles across all three surfaces and earning a silver medal in doubles at the Olympic Games alongside Mirra Andreeva.

Although less noticed, 26-year-old Yue Yuan from China also delivered a consistent performance throughout the year, improving significantly from her seven wins in 2023. The Chinese No. 3 secured 29 wins this year (+22), reached her career-high ranking of world No. 36, and ended the season as world No. 49.

Further down the list, there’s a three-way tie, led by American Danielle Collins, who made a remarkable comeback this year after an injury. She improved from 18 wins in 2023 to 38 (+20) this year, concluding the season with her biggest title at the Miami Open and ranking world No. 11. Teenager Mirra Andreeva also made waves, going from 14 to 34 wins, while Britain’s No. 1 Katie Boulter increased her victories from 11 in 2023 to 31 in 2024.