What are WTA live rankings?

The ranking as it would be published if China Open ended right now. The WTA freezes its official list during a tournament, so the live ranking is the only number that moves while the matches are on: current points, plus the points already secured in this draw, minus the points expiring from last year's edition.

When does the official WTA ranking change?

Every Monday, and not until the tournament closes. A player can lose two thousand points on a Tuesday and still appear in the same position all week.

Why does a player lose points without losing a match?

Ranking points are a rolling 52-week total and expire on the anniversary of the tournament that produced them, whether or not the player enters it again. Anyone who reached a late round here last year starts this week in the red.

How accurate is this?

Points earned come from the round reached in the current draw and the official points-per-round table, which exists for Grand Slams; the projected position is worked out against the top 100 only. Both limits are shown on this page rather than hidden.

WTA live rankings

Updated October 9, 2026 at 07:16 UTC

If the China Open ended right now, Elena Rybakina would be WTA No. 1 with 9,901 points, 2,091 ahead of Aryna Sabalenka. As of October 9, 2026.

Where every player would sit if China Open ended right now. The official WTA ranking is frozen until the tournament closes, so this is the number that actually changes while the matches are being played: current points, plus what each player has already banked in this draw, minus the points they are defending from last year. See the same thing as a bubble map.

Points being defended are subtracted from everyone, in or out of the draw, because they expire when the tournament ends either way. That is why a defending champion can be red while still winning matches.

Bubble size and position: points each player would finish China Open on. Green is a net gain, red a net loss; an amber ring means they are still in the draw.

Data as of October 9, 2026 at 07:16 UTC. Refreshed every time you open this page; the source updates every 15 minutes.

6 of the top 100 are still in the draw. Everyone else has already banked what they were going to bank here — and still loses whatever they are defending.

Climbing into the top 30

Marta Kostyuk#10 → #9
Sara Bejlek#29 → #28

Falling inside the top 30

Iga Swiatek#9 → #10
Ekaterina Alexandrova#28 → #29

Only players still in the draw

Live	Player	Live pts	Now	Defending	Change	In draw
1	Elena Rybakina	9,901	9,901	—	—	out
2	Aryna Sabalenka	7,810	7,810	—	—	out
3	Jessica Pegula	7,265	7,265	—	—	not entered
4	Coco Gauff	7,244	7,244	—	—	out
5	Mirra Andreeva	5,841	5,841	—	—	in
6	Linda Noskova	5,328	5,328	—	—	out
7	Elina Svitolina	4,809	4,809	—	—	in
8	Karolina Muchova	4,683	4,683	—	—	out
9▲1	Marta Kostyuk	4,040	4,040	—	—	not entered
10▼1	Iga Swiatek	3,869	4,119	250	−250	in
11	Amanda Anisimova	3,363	3,363	—	—	not entered
12	Belinda Bencic	2,925	2,925	—	—	out
13	Iva Jovic	2,841	2,841	—	—	out
14	Diana Shnaider	2,558	2,588	30	−30	out
15	Victoria Mboko	2,521	2,521	—	—	not entered
16	Sorana Cirstea	2,434	2,464	30	−30	not entered
17	Naomi Osaka	2,296	2,296	—	—	out
18	Alexandra Eala	2,276	2,276	—	—	not entered
19	Elise Mertens	2,165	2,165	—	—	in
20	Jasmine Paolini	2,122	2,122	—	—	out
21	Maja Chwalinska	2,082	2,082	—	—	out
22	Anna Kalinskaya	2,043	2,043	—	—	out
23	Madison Keys	2,029	2,029	—	—	not entered
24	Emma Navarro	2,024	2,024	—	—	not entered
25	Anastasia Potapova	1,926	1,926	—	—	out
26	Leylah Fernandez	1,894	1,894	—	—	out
27	Marie Bouzkova	1,873	1,873	—	—	out
28▲1	Sara Bejlek	1,710	1,710	—	—	out
29▼1	Ekaterina Alexandrova	1,648	1,811	163	−163	out
30	Ann Li	1,573	1,573	—	—	out
31	Diane Parry	1,551	1,551	—	—	out
32	Jelena Ostapenko	1,481	1,481	—	—	out
33	Maria Sakkari	1,462	1,462	—	—	out
34	Nikola Bartunkova	1,352	1,352	—	—	in
35	Cristina Bucsa	1,349	1,349	—	—	out
36	Peyton Stearns	1,316	1,316	—	—	out
37	Talia Gibson	1,301	1,301	—	—	out
38	Wang Xinyu	1,288	1,288	—	—	out
39	Liudmila Samsonova	1,284	1,284	—	—	out
40	Donna Vekic	1,278	1,278	—	—	out
41	Kimberly Birrell	1,255	1,255	—	—	out
42	Hailey Baptiste	1,230	1,230	—	—	not entered
43▲2	Yuliia Starodubtseva	1,165	1,165	—	—	out
44▲2	Daria Snigur	1,163	1,163	—	—	out
45▼2	Barbora Krejcikova	1,144	1,198	54	−54	not entered
46▼2	Clara Tauson	1,130	1,184	54	−54	out
47	Oleksandra Oliynykova	1,126	1,126	—	—	out
48	Magdalena Frech	1,120	1,120	—	—	out
49	Janice Tjen	1,120	1,120	—	—	out
50	Anhelina Kalinina	1,112	1,112	—	—	out
51	Karolina Pliskova	1,106	1,106	—	—	not entered
52	Mayar Sherif	1,105	1,105	—	—	not entered
53	Tamara Korpatsch	1,091	1,091	—	—	out
54	Zheng Qinwen	1,083	1,083	—	—	in
55▲1	Katie Boulter	1,062	1,062	—	—	out
56▲1	Zhang Shuai	1,055	1,055	—	—	not entered
57▲1	Zeynep Sonmez	1,052	1,052	—	—	out
58▲1	Paula Badosa	1,052	1,052	—	—	out
59▲1	Jaqueline Cristian	1,050	1,051	1	−1	not entered
60▲1	Lilli Tagger	1,045	1,045	—	—	out
61▲1	Elena-Gabriela Ruse	1,033	1,033	—	—	out
62▲1	Lanlana Tararudee	1,032	1,032	—	—	out
63▲1	Anna Bondar	1,029	1,029	—	—	out
64▲1	Tereza Valentova	1,014	1,014	—	—	not entered
65▲1	Camila Osorio	993	993	—	—	out
66▲1	Viktorija Golubic	993	993	—	—	out
67▲1	Maria Timofeeva	989	989	—	—	out
68▲1	Alina Korneeva	988	988	—	—	not entered
69▲1	Alycia Parks	985	985	—	—	out
70▲1	Elisabetta Cocciaretto	985	985	—	—	not entered
71▲1	Catherine McNally	982	983	1	−1	out
72▼17	Katerina Siniakova	977	1,075	98	−98	out
73	Ashlyn Krueger	944	945	1	−1	out
74	Katie Volynets	935	935	—	—	out
75▲1	Kamilla Rakhimova	929	929	—	—	out
76▲1	McCartney Kessler	925	925	—	—	not entered
77▲1	Kaitlin Quevedo	920	920	—	—	not entered
78▲1	Panna Udvardy	919	919	—	—	out
79▲1	Magda Linette	916	916	—	—	out
80▲1	Petra Marcinko	915	915	—	—	not entered
81▲1	Yulia Putintseva	904	904	—	—	not entered
82▲1	Antonia Ruzic	894	894	—	—	not entered
83▲1	Tatjana Maria	893	894	1	−1	not entered
84▲1	Wang Xiyu	889	889	—	—	not entered
85▲1	Hanne Vandewinkel	887	887	—	—	not entered
86▲2	Darja Vidmanova	877	877	—	—	out
87▲2	Anna Blinkova	875	875	—	—	not entered
88▲2	Mananchaya Sawangkaew	868	868	—	—	not entered
89▼2	Daria Kasatkina	853	883	30	−30	out
90▲1	Taylah Preston	848	848	—	—	out
91▲1	Taylor Townsend	843	843	—	—	not entered
92▼17	Maya Joint	836	934	98	−98	out
93	Solana Sierra	830	830	—	—	not entered
94	Renata Zarazua	819	819	—	—	out
95	Sinja Kraus	817	817	—	—	out
96	Jessica Bouzas Maneiro	809	809	—	—	not entered
97	Claire Liu	790	790	—	—	not entered
98	Simona Waltert	790	790	—	—	not entered
99	Julia Grabher	787	787	—	—	not entered
100	Emma Raducanu	755	785	30	−30	not entered

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Questions about the live ranking

Who is No. 1 in the WTA live rankings right now?: If the China Open ended right now, Elena Rybakina would be WTA No. 1 with 9,901 points, 2,091 ahead of Aryna Sabalenka. As of October 9, 2026.
What are WTA live rankings?: The ranking as it would be published if China Open ended right now. The WTA freezes its official list during a tournament, so the live ranking is the only number that moves while the matches are on: current points, plus the points already secured in this draw, minus the points expiring from last year's edition.
When does the official WTA ranking change?: Every Monday, and not until the tournament closes. A player can lose two thousand points on a Tuesday and still appear in the same position all week.
Why does a player lose points without losing a match?: Ranking points are a rolling 52-week total and expire on the anniversary of the tournament that produced them, whether or not the player enters it again. Anyone who reached a late round here last year starts this week in the red.
How accurate is this?: Points earned come from the round reached in the current draw and the official points-per-round table, which exists for Grand Slams; the projected position is worked out against the top 100 only. Both limits are shown on this page rather than hidden.

The projected position is worked out against the top 100 only, so a player ranked outside it who goes deep will not show up here even if they would really break in. Points earned come from the round each player has reached; the tables of points per round exist for Grand Slams, so outside a Slam this projection is poorer.

The official WTA top 100 is the published ranking, updated every Monday.