The most incredible movements in the WTA rankings in 2024: Naomi Osaka takes the lead

We have lived a spectacular year in the WTA despite the final blow of the positive result of the now world number 2 Iga Swiatek. The Polish player has not been too good out of her usual dominance on clay and that has been taken advantage of by Aryna Sabalenka to pass her and finish the year as the best after winning in Australia and New York. We have seen improvements in the WTA ranking as Paula Badosa, who has finished very high, but it is other classics that have given more beastly jumps.

Thus, after a difficult start in 2024 after being eliminated in the first round at the Austrian Open, she managed to reach the quarterfinals in Qatar in February. Then in Indian Wells she won two matches before falling third round against Elise Martens (same result the following week in Miami). After falling in the second round in Madrid, she reached the round of 16 in Madrid, where she lost to Zheng Qinwen.

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At Roland Garros she was unlucky and was played by Iga Swiatek in the second round. She played a great match and had her on the ropes, but fell 5-7 in the final third set. After that, little else to highlight in a meritorious comeback season: second round at Wimbledon and US Open, first at the Paris Games and fourth best result in China at the end of her campaign in October. More than decent results in his return to tennis that have given him a beastly leap in the ranking.

The second to make a major leap is the American Amanda Anisimova, who after a great campaign moves from 373rd to 36th position. Good year also for Emma Raducanu recovering many positions that will surely make her 2025 better: she started 301st and finished 57th. Another classic as Caroline Wozniacki has moved from 256th to 70th. Closes the top 5 the New Zealander Lulu Sun who finishes the year 40th in the world and started it 214th.