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SportsPublished: 22 June 2026 at 05:21

Ostapenko rises to 35th in WTA rankings, Semenistaja stays 102nd.

Aļona Ostapenko moved up one spot to 35th in the latest WTA rankings, while Darja Semenistaja remains 102nd.

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The latest WTA singles rankings see Latvia's top tennis player Aļona Ostapenko climb one position to 35th with 1404 points. Meanwhile, Darja Semenistaja, Latvia's second-ranked player, stays at 102nd with 755 points, her gap to the top 100 increasing to 29 points.

Last week featured two WTA 500 grass-court tournaments. In Berlin, Czech player Linda Noskova defeated American Jessica Pegula in the final, moving up to 10th in the rankings. Latvia's fourth-ranked player, Beatrise Zeltiņa, reached the final of a W35 tournament in Sicily; the points she earned will be added after Wimbledon. Zeltiņa has reached a career-high ranking of 516th. Other Latvian players: Anastasija Sevastova is ranked 285th.

This week, Darja Semenistaja will compete in Wimbledon qualifying, while Aļona Ostapenko plays her first-round match at the WTA 250 event in Eastbourne after 4:00 PM.

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