Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur became the first Arab tennis player to break into the world’s top 10 on Monday, while Indian Wells champion Paula Badosa gained 14 places in the WTA rankings.
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Jabeur, a Wimbledon quarter-finalist earlier this year, was beaten by Spain’s Badosa in the Indian Wells semi-finals last Friday.

Before the tournament, 14th place was the highest achieved by Arab players, a record which was jointly held by Jabeur and former Moroccan star Younes El Aynaoui.

The 23-year-old Badosa, who beat Victoria Azarenka in Saturday’s final in California, started the year as the world number 70 but has now climbed to 13th.

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka moved up two places and back into the top 10 despite not playing last week.
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WTA top 20:

1. Ashleigh Barty (AUS) 9,077 pts

2. Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 7,115

3. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 5.320

4. Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) 4.748 (+1)

5. Garbine Muguruza (ESP) 4.425 (+1)

6. Elina Svitolina (UKR) 4.096 (+1)

7. Maria Sakkari (GRE) 4.005 (+2)

8. Ons Jabeur (TUN) 3,500 (+6)

9. Belinda Bencic (SUI) 3,365 (+1)

10. Naomi Osaka (JPN) 3,326 (+2)

11. Iga Swiatek (POL) 3,306 (-7)

12. Angelique Kerber (GER) 3,265 (+3)

13. Paula Badosa (ESP) 3,248 (+14)

14. Sofia Kenin (USA) 3,130 (-6)

15. Petra Kvitova (CZE) 3,035 (-4)

16. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 2,986 (-3)

17. Elena Rybakina (KAZ) 2,883 (-1)

18. Elise Mertens (BEL) 2,835

19. Simona Halep (ROM) 2,807 (-2)

20. Anett Kontaveit (EST) 2,766

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