WTA rankings, 26 October 2026: Rybakina leads Sabalenka by 1,951 points

Top of the ranking

Elena Rybakina is No. 1 in the WTA singles ranking of 26 October 2026 with 9,501 points. Aryna Sabalenka is No. 2 with 7,550 points, 1,951 points behind.

Elena Rybakina gained 305 ranking points this week, which is the biggest points gain in the top 100.

Top 10 movement

Iga Swiatek is No. 8, up from No. 9, with 4,389 points. Linda Noskova is No. 9, down from No. 8, with 4,353 points.

Biggest rises in the top 100

Katerina Siniakova has the biggest rise among players in the top 100, 37 places, from No. 86 to No. 49 with 1,114 points. Polina Kudermetova rises 14 places, from No. 105 to No. 91, with 813 points.

Ashlyn Krueger rises 11 places, from No. 55 to No. 44 (1,233 points). Katie Boulter rises 10 places, from No. 58 to No. 48 (1,115 points).

Viktorija Golubic rises 8 places, from No. 82 to No. 74 (914 points). Leylah Fernandez rises 7 places, from No. 30 to No. 23 (1,974 points).

Biggest drops in the top 100

Jaqueline Cristian has the biggest drop among players in the top 100, 12 places, from No. 71 to No. 83 with 869 points. Petra Marcinko drops 10 places, from No. 78 to No. 88, with 835 points.

Katie Volynets drops 8 places, from No. 73 to No. 81 (874 points), and Shuai Zhang drops 8 places, from No. 85 to No. 93 (807 points). Kaitlin Quevedo drops 7 places, from No. 79 to No. 86 (855 points).

Belinda Bencic drops 6 places, from No. 14 to No. 20, with 2,222 points.

Top 50 and top 100 changes

Ashlyn Krueger, Katie Boulter and Katerina Siniakova are new in the top 50 this week. Karolina Pliskova, Sonay Kartal and Yuliia Starodubtseva are out of the top 50.

Polina Kudermetova and Dayana Yastremska are new in the top 100 this week. Hanne Vandewinkel and Claire Liu are out of the top 100.

Points gained and career highs

Elena Rybakina's 305 points is the biggest points gain in the top 100 this week. Leylah Fernandez gained 265 ranking points, Katerina Siniakova gained 249, Ashlyn Krueger gained 161 and Marie Bouzkova gained 141.

No. 90 is a career-high ranking for Leolia Jeanjean, whose previous best in the weekly ranking history was No. 91. No. 80 is a career high for Mananchaya Sawangkaew, previously No. 83, and No. 85 is a career high for Taylah Preston, previously No. 86.