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ti-amie As of Tuesday 9 December 2025
Ranking Name Nation Ranking Name Nation
1 Aryna SABALENKA
2 Iga SWIATEK POL
3 Coco GAUFF USA
4 Amanda ANISIMOVA USA
5 Elena RYBAKINA KAZ
6 Jessica PEGULA USA
7 Madison KEYS USA
8 Jasmine PAOLINI ITA
9 Mirra ANDREEVA
10 Ekaterina ALEXANDROVA
11 Belinda BENCIC SUI
12 Clara TAUSON DEN
13 Linda NOSKOVA CZE
14 Elina SVITOLINA UKR
15 Emma NAVARRO USA
16 Naomi OSAKA JPN
17 Liudmila SAMSONOVA
18 Victoria MBOKO CAN
19 Karolina MUCHOVA CZE
20 Elise MERTENS BEL
21 Diana SHNAIDER
22 Leylah FERNANDEZ CAN
23 Jelena OSTAPENKO LAT
24 Qinwen ZHENG CHN
25 Paula BADOSA ESP
26 Marta KOSTYUK UKR
27 Dayana YASTREMSKA UKR
28 Sofia KENIN USA
29 Emma RADUCANU GBR
30 Veronika KUDERMETOVA
31 Mccartney KESSLER USA
32 Maya JOINT AUS
33 Anna KALINSKAYA
34 Marketa VONDROUSOVA CZE
35 Iva JOVIC USA
36 Lois BOISSON FRA
37 Daria KASATKINA AUS
38 Ann LI USA
39 Jaqueline CRISTIAN ROU
40 SR Karolina PLISKOVA CZE
40 Eva LYS GER
41 Jessica BOUZAS MANEIRO ESP
42 Marie BOUZKOVA CZE
43 Sorana CIRSTEA ROU
44 Ashlyn KRUEGER USA
45 Tatjana MARIA GER
46 Laura SIEGEMUND GER
47 Anastasia PAVLYUCHENKOVA
48 Katerina SINIAKOVA CZE
49 Emiliana ARANGO COL
50 Anastasia POTAPOVA AUT
51 Maria SAKKARI GRE
52 Alexandra EALA PHI
53 Janice TJEN INA
54 Cristina BUCSA ESP
55 Magda LINETTE POL
56 Xinyu WANG CHN
57 Beatriz HADDAD MAIA BRA
58 Magdalena FRECH POL
59 Elsa JACQUEMOT FRA
60 Tereza VALENTOVA CZE
61 Hailey BAPTISTE USA
62 Anna BLINKOVA
63 Peyton STEARNS USA
65 Barbora KREJCIKOVA CZE
66 Solana SIERRA ARG
67 Olga DANILOVIC SRB
68 Viktorija GOLUBIC SUI
69 Sonay KARTAL GBR
70 Donna VEKIC CRO
71 Yulia PUTINTSEVA KAZ
71 SR Yafan WANG CHN
72 Rebecca SRAMKOVA SVK
73 Antonia RUZIC CRO
74 Francesca JONES GBR
75 Anna BONDAR HUN
77 Varvara GRACHEVA FRA
78 Camila OSORIO COL
79 Renata ZARAZUA MEX
80 Ajla TOMLJANOVIC AUS
81 Elisabetta COCCIARETTO ITA
82 Petra MARCINKO CRO
83 Caty MCNALLY USA
84 Ella SEIDEL GER
85 Alycia PARKS USA
86 Simona WALTERT SUI
87 Shuai ZHANG CHN
88 Elena-Gabriela RUSE ROU
89 Suzan LAMENS NED
90 Lulu SUN NZL
91 Panna UDVARDY HUN
92 Sara BEJLEK CZE
93 Katie VOLYNETS USA
94 Moyuka UCHIJIMA JPN
95 Julia GRABHER AUT
96 Oleksandra OLIYNYKOVA UKR
97 Kamilla RAKHIMOVA UZB
98 Kimberly BIRRELL AUS
99 Dalma GALFI HUN
100 Oksana SELEKHMETEVA
100 SR Mananchaya SAWANGKAEW THA
101 Darja SEMENISTAJA LAT
102 Kaja JUVAN SLO
103 Leolia JEANJEAN FR
Wildcards
Ranking Name Nation
150 Emerson JONES AUS
182 Elizabeth MANDLIK USA
283 Zarina Diyas KAZ
*SR – Special Ranking **WTA rankings as of main draw entry deadline Monday 8 December 2025
https://www.tennis.com.au/content/dam/t ... y-List.pdf
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Oploskoffie Just read this article about Boulter narrowly missing out on direct entry and now having to play qualifying:
https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/articles/c0edz5xny0go
What they don't mention is her (quite) possibly moving into the main draw anyway because of withdrawals. Which could still happen, right? (the BBC has confused me a little here...)
by JTContinental It's less sensationalist to point that out, which would never do for the British press.
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ti-amie 
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Owendonovan
If she doesn't get to at least the 3rd round........
by JTContinental $2.79 million for the winners
by Suliso Anna Kalinskaya has secured the last seeded position and Iva Jovic will be seeded at a GS for the first time.
by Suliso Early prediction - Swiatek has declined a bit and will lose at or before QF's depending on her draw.
by ponchi101 Brave call, especially seeing as the person you are talking about is only 24.
I would love to agree with it, but then I remember WImbledon and, I don't know.
by Suliso Not necessarily permanently, but right now doesn't seem to be a prime AO title candidate. Anyway 70% probability of Sabalenka winning.
by ashkor87 My estimate of Probabilities of win:
Men: Sinner 50%, Alcaraz 45%, Field 5%
Women: Rybakina 35%, Sabalenka 35%, Coco 20%, Field 10%
by ponchi101 Sabalenka 30%
Rybakina 15%
Swiatek 15%
Coco 15%
Field 25%
ATP
Sinner 48%, Alcaraz 48%
Everybody else depends on those two getting injured.
by
ashkor87 ponchi101 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 11, 2026 1:53 amSwiatek 15%
that is a bit too high, in my view.. she is a bit vulnerable on the faster hard courts like AO.
by Suliso I tell you Swiatek for whatever reason is not what she used to be. Bencic also beat her rather easily today.
I give about 50% to Sabalenka, after that difficult to say...
by ponchi101 I agree she is not what she used to be.
And I forgot one player. Amanda. Who is playing well and has the power to go through this.
So I will review:
Sabalenka 30%
Rybakina 10%
Iga 10%
Amanda 10%
Coco 10%
Muchova 5%
Field 25%
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ti-amie ponchi101 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 11, 2026 5:40 pm
I agree she is not what she used to be.
And I forgot one player. Amanda. Who is playing well and has the power to go through this.
So I will review:
Sabalenka 30%
Rybakina 10%
Iga 10%
Amanda 10%
Coco 10%
Muchova 5%
Field 25%
by ti-amie UPDATED WTA MD SINGLES ENTRY LIST
Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam
Date: 1/18/2026 Original Cut Off: 103 Ranking Date: 12/8/2025
Draw Size: 128 Direct Acceptances: 104 Wild Cards: 8 Qualifiers: 16 Special Exempts: 0
Main Draw Singles
1 Aryna Sabalenka (BLR)
2 Iga Swiatek (POL)
3 Coco Gauff (USA)
4 Amanda Anisimova (USA)
5 Elena Rybakina (KAZ)
6 Jessica Pegula (USA)
7 Madison Keys (USA)
8 Jasmine Paolini (ITA)
9 Mirra Andreeva (RUS)
10 Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS)
11 Belinda Bencic (SUI)
12 Clara Tauson (DEN)
13 Linda Noskova (CZE)
14 Elina Svitolina (UKR)
15 Emma Navarro (USA)
16 Naomi Osaka (JPN)
17 Liudmila Samsonova (RUS)
18 Victoria Mboko (CAN)
19 Karolina Muchova (CZE)
20 Elise Mertens (BEL)
21 Diana Shnaider (RUS)
22 Leylah Fernandez (CAN)
23 Jelena Ostapenko (LAT)
24 Qinwen Zheng (CHN)
25 Paula Badosa (ESP)
26 Marta Kostyuk (UKR)
27 Dayana Yastremska (UKR)
28 Sofia Kenin (USA)
29 Emma Raducanu (GBR)
30 Veronika Kudermetova (RUS)
31 McCartney Kessler (USA)
32 Maya Joint (AUS)
33 Anna Kalinskaya (RUS)
34 Marketa Vondrousova (CZE)
35 Iva Jovic (USA)
36 Lois Boisson (FRA)
37 Daria Kasatkina (AUS)
38 Ann Li (USA)
39 Jaqueline Cristian (ROU)
40 Eva Lys (GER)
40 Karolina Pliskova (CZE) SR
41 Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (ESP)
42 Marie Bouzkova (CZE)
43 Sorana Cirstea (ROU)
44 Ashlyn Krueger (USA)
45 Tatjana Maria (GER)
46 Laura Siegemund (GER)
47 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS)
48 Katarina Siniakova (CZE)
49 Emiliana Arango (COL)
50 Anastasia Potapova (AUT)
51 Maria Sakkari (GRE)
52 Alexandra Eala (PHI)
53 Janice Tjen (INA)
54 Cristina Bucsa (ESP)
55 Magda Linette (POL)
56 Xinyu Wang (CHN)
57 Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA)
58 Magdalena Frech (POL)
59 Elsa Jacquemot (FRA)
60 Tereza Valentova (CZE)
61 Hailey Baptiste (USA)
62 Anna Blinkova (RUS)
63 Peyton Stearns (USA)
65 Barbora Krejcikova (CZE)
66 Solana Sierra (ARG)
67 Olga Danilovic (SRB)
68 Viktorija Golubic (SUI)
69 Sonay Kartal (GBR)
70 Donna Vekic (CRO)
71 Yulia Putintseva (KAZ)
71 Yafan Wang (CHN) SR
72 Rebecca Sramkova (SVK)
73 Antonia Ruzic (CRO)
74 Francesca Jones (GBR)
75 Anna Bondar (HUN)
77 Varvara Gracheva (FRA)
78 Camila Osorio (COL)
79 Renata Zarazua (MEX)
80 Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS)
81 Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA)
82 Petra Marcinko (CRO)
83 Caty McNally (USA)
84 Ella Seidel (GER)
85 Alycia Parks (USA)
86 Simona Waltert (SUI)
87 Shuai Zhang (CHN)
88 Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU)
89 Suzan Lamens (NED)
90 Lulu Sun (NZL)
91 Panna Udvardy (HUN)
92 Sara Bejlek (CZE)
93 Katie Volynets (USA)
94 Moyuka Uchijima (JPN)
95 Julia Grabher (AUT)
96 Oleksandra Oliynykova (UKR)
97 Kamilla Rakhimova (UZB)
98 Kimberly Birrell (AUS)
99 Dalma Galfi (HUN)
100 Oksana Selekhmeteva (RUS)
100 Mananchaya Sawangkaew (THA) SR
101 Darja Semenistaja (LAT)
102 Kaja Juvan (SLO)
103 Leolia Jeanjean (FRA)
IN 104 Polina Kudermetova (RUS)
IN 105 Veronika Erjavec (SLO)
IN 106 Katie Boulter (GBR)
IN 107 Anastasia Zakharova (RUS)
ALTERNATES
108 Lucia Bronzetti (ITA)
by ti-amie Main Draw Singles
Top Half
A. Sabalenka 1 vs T. Rakotomanga Rajaonah WC
A. Pavlyuchenkova vs Qualifier
S. Lamens vs A. Potapova
M. Sawangkaew vs E. Raducanu 28
V. Mboko 17 vs E. Jones WC
C. McNally vs Qualifier
P. Kudermetova vs Qualifier
D. Galfi vs C. Tauson 14
E. Alexandrova 11 vs Qualifier
A. Bondar vs E. Mandlik WC
Y. Putintseva vs B. Haddad Maia
E. Jacquemot vs M. Kostyuk 20
I. Jovic 29 vs K. Volynets
P. Hon WC vs Qualifier
V. Erjavec vs M. Frech
Qualifier vs J. Paolini 7
C. Gauff 3 vs K. Rakhimova
O. Danilovic vs V. Williams WC
Qualifier vs J. Bouzas Maneiro
H. Baptiste vs M. Vondrousova 32
K. Muchova 19 vs J. Cristian
A. Parks vs A. Eala
A. Li vs C. Osorio
M. Linette vs E. Navarro 15
E. Svitolina 12 vs C. Bucsa
Qualifier vs F. Jones
T. Gibson WC vs A. Blinkova
B. Krejcikova vs D. Shnaider 23
D. Yastremska 26 vs E. Ruse
Qualifier vs A. Tomljanovic
M. Sakkari vs L. Jeanjean
D. Vekic vs M. Andreeva 8
Bottom Half
J. Pegula 6 vs A. Zakharova
E. Arango vs M. Kessler
O. Selekhmeteva vs E. Seidel
Z. Diyas WC vs P. Badosa 25
L. Fernandez 22 vs J. Tjen
K. Pliskova vs Qualifier
A. Krueger vs S. Bejlek
O. Oliynykova vs M. Keys 9
L. Noskova 13 vs D. Semenistaja
S. Zhang vs T. Preston WC
X. Wang vs Qualifier
R. Sramkova vs J. Ostapenko 24
S. Kenin 27 vs P. Stearns
P. Marcinko vs T. Maria
P. Udvardy vs K. Siniakova
S. Waltert vs A. Anisimova 4
E. Rybakina 5 vs K. Juvan
V. Gracheva vs V. Golubic
L. Sun vs Qualifier
T. Valentova vs M. Joint 30
E. Mertens 21 vs Qualifier
S. Sierra vs M. Uchijima
D. Kasatkina vs Qualifier
K. Boulter vs B. Bencic 10
N. Osaka 16 vs A. Ruzic
S. Cirstea vs E. Lys
Qualifier vs K. Birrell
L. Siegemund vs L. Samsonova 18
A. Kalinskaya 31 vs S. Kartal
J. Grabher vs E. Cocciaretto
R. Zarazua vs M. Bouzkova
Qualifier vs I. Swiatek 2
by ponchi101 Gauff on Aryna's side, Ostapenko on Iga's.
The deities of tennis are having some fun.
by ashkor87 Krejcikova vs Shnaider! Tough first round.. Though Shnaider is in better form ..
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ashkor87 ashkor87 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 10, 2026 4:39 pm
My estimate of Probabilities of win:
Men: Sinner 50%, Alcaraz 45%, Field 5%
Women: Rybakina 35%, Sabalenka 35%, Coco 20%, Field 10%
slightly revised:
Mboko 5%, Field 5%
by jazzyg Swiatek's performance at Wimbledon was the outlier. Her struggles are the norm.
But to ponch's point, her run at Wimbledon came from nowhere, so although I expect her to lose to Kalinskaya in round 3 (Kalinskaya choked away a golden opportunity to beat her at the US Open), I'm not totally counting her out.
by skatingfan First Grand Slam
Nikola Bartunkova (19) Czech Republic
Linda Klimovicova (21) Poland
Guiomar Maristany (26) Spain
Oleksandra Oliynykova (25) Ukraine
Petra Marcinko (20) Croatia
Himeno Sakatsume (24) Japan
Mananchaya Sawangkaew (23) Thailand
Lanlana Tararudee (21) Thailand
First Australian Open
Emiliana Arango (25) Colombia
Alexandra Eala (20) Philippines
Elsa Jacquemot (22) France
Victoria Mboko (19) Canada
Tiantsoa Sarah Rakotomanga Rajaonah (20) France
Antonia Ruzic (22) Croatia
Solana Sierra (21) Argentina
Marina Stakusic (21) Canada
Janice Tjen (23) Indonesia
Simona Waltert (25) Switzerland
Tereza Valentova (18) Czech Republic
by
Suliso ashkor87 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 16, 2026 4:21 am
slightly revised:
Mboko 5%, Field 5%
Tired and injured... Even R1 possible this year.
by ashkor87 I am a big fan of Parks..she will do well here
by
Suliso ashkor87 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 19, 2026 5:39 am
I am a big fan of Parks..she will do well here
Will beat Muchova you think?
by
ashkor87 Suliso wrote: ↑Mon Jan 19, 2026 6:06 am
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 19, 2026 5:39 am
I am a big fan of Parks..she will do well here
Will beat Muchova you think?
no....
by
Suliso In that case the doing well part will have to be postponed to next year
by
ashkor87 Suliso wrote: ↑Mon Jan 19, 2026 7:05 am
In that case the doing well part will have to be postponed to next year
I wrote this before the Eala match
by ponchi101 Will Parks beat Muchova? Don't think so. Can she? It would not be a huge surprise.
by ti-amie Parks showed me something yesterday. Like Baptiste her game is crafty. If Muchova is not injured it will be difficult for her to beat her.
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ti-amie
I like this. Don't @ me
by mmmm8 I like it on its own. I kind of hate it as a walking-onto-court outfit. But hey, it's not boring.
by ashkor87 That was quite a struggle Saba had to go through to beat Potapova..I don't think Saba is playing all that well..of course, nor is Coco.
Osaka has been unconvincing..swiatek and Rybakina have been as expected..Mboko has exceeded expectations thus far.
by ponchi101 Sabalenka's UEs were too many. She was playing one of those matches in which the solution is: hit harder. And it barely worked.
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ti-amie
by dryrunguy And Sorana was angry during the previous match Osaka played, which resulted in a handshake that made the NY Times? This won't help.
by Suliso Anisimova, Pegula or Keys in SF's? The toughest section to decide.
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ashkor87 Suliso wrote: ↑Sun Jan 25, 2026 12:08 pm
Anisimova, Pegula or Keys in SF's? The toughest section to decide.
I have Pegula... how is Anisimova playing? I havent really been able to watch any of her matches..
by ponchi101 Anisimova. She is crushing the ball. And so far (two matches I have seen), her attitude is very focused.
by Suliso Anisimova for me as well, but not with a great confidence
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ponchi101 Confidence? Who talked about confidence?
Watch her now go out there and get double bageled again. I mean, YOU and I are picking her. How big can an albatross be?
by jazzyg Pegula for me but I would be surprised by any of the three. Tough call.
by ashkor87 I am amazed rybakina got only 7 votes...what are people thinking ?!
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Oploskoffie ashkor87 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 31, 2026 11:39 am
I am amazed rybakina got only 7 votes...what are people thinking ?!
I'd say the voting reflects the results of the pas season in terms of consistency/averages pretty well - though I myself would mildly question Gauff coming in second.
So yeah, Rybakina won the WTA Finals and things were looking up for her, but that's still a different stage than the slams, especially at the end of a long season. If she proves herself to be as consistent "last four material" as Sabalenka, next year's AO poll will probably provide a rather different outcome.
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ashkor87 Oploskoffie wrote: ↑Sat Jan 31, 2026 1:36 pm
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 31, 2026 11:39 am
I am amazed rybakina got only 7 votes...what are people thinking ?!
I'd say the voting reflects the results of the pas season in terms of consistency/averages pretty well - though I myself would mildly question Gauff coming in second.
So yeah, Rybakina won the WTA Finals and things were looking up for her, but that's still a different stage than the slams, especially at the end of a long season. If she proves herself to be as consistent "last four material" as Sabalenka, next year's AO poll will probably provide a rather different outcome.
Yes, but I really question what the previous years and consistency has to do with winning the AO.
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Oploskoffie ashkor87 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 31, 2026 1:47 pm
Yes, but I really question what the previous years and consistency has to do with winning the AO.
So...
1. You were, to me anyway, clearly referencing the outcome of the
2026 Aussie Open WTA. Who you got? poll.
2. The outcome of said poll was to see who thought, hopefully beforehand, who would win the AO on the WTA side of things.
3. In case of such a question, factors are usually taken into consideration. Things like recent form, previous results, surface-specific results, consistency.
4. You seemed surprised only seven people, possibly based on the above and/or other factors, selected Rybakina as a possible winner. More than surprised,even.
5. My counter to that was my previous post, which is my take on why Rybakina only got 7 votes. THAT is how it pertains to her winning the AO. But I guess that was far from obvious.
by ashkor87 not really worth arguing about, so I will say no more - just that current form and playing conditions are more imporrtant than last year's consistency and so on, and on those grounds, Rybakina should have been favorite. I did in fact give her 3 votes.