Who are the highest ranked Aussie tennis players? Updated ATP and WTA rankings

Kieran Francis

Joshua Mayne

Who are the highest ranked Aussie tennis players? Updated ATP and WTA rankings image

Australia has long been blessed with talented tennis players and the current generation is no different. 

The Sporting News wraps up the best-ranked Australian players right now.

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ATP rankings: Highest ranked Australian men's tennis players

Ranking Change NamePoints
10-2Alex de Minaur3,335
27-Alexei Popyrin1,750
38-1Jordan Thompson1,375
64+2Aleksandar Vukic868
75-Christopher O'Connell805
83-1Rinky Hijikata732
86-2Thanasi Kokkinakis703
96+1Adam Walton629
97-3James Duckworth628
124+2Max Purcell466
130+3Tristan Schoolkate450
177-7Li Tu326
183+11Alex Bolt313
196+11James McCabe298

*Last updated March 4, 2025

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Aleksandar Vukic

WTA rankings: Highest ranked Australian women's tennis players

RankingChangeNamePoints
76-Kimberly Birrell907
85+18Maya Joint839
94+17Ajla Tomljanovic764
99-6Olivia Gadecki737
109+12Daria Saville686
136-2Maddison Inglis547
139-Talia Gibson527
148+7Destanee Aiava490
159-1Priscilla Hon458
187+21Ariana Rodionova370
192-1Astra Sharma363

*Last updated March 4, 2025

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Destanee Aiava

How do tennis world rankings work?

Tennis world rankings are calculated by the ATP and WTA, who award points based on a player's performance at particular tournaments. 

The further a player progresses in a sanctioned event, the more points they will be awarded. 

Prestigious tournaments like Grand Slams and Masters also provide more points. 

Grand Slams, for example, provide the most points on the ATP tour with 2000 awarded to the winner and 1200 to the runner-up. 

Points picked up from each tournament last for one year. 

When are tennis world rankings updated?

Both the ATP and WTA update their rankings every Monday when major tournaments aren't running. 

So, in general, you can expect weekly updates aside from when Grand Slams are being competed. 

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Kieran Francis

Kieran Francis is a senior editor at The Sporting News based in Melbourne, Australia. He started at Sportal.com.au before being a part of the transition to Sporting News in 2015. Just prior to the 2018 World Cup, he was appointed chief editor of Goal.com in Australia. He has now returned to The Sporting News where his passions lay in football, AFL, poker and cricket - when he is not on holiday.

Joshua Mayne

Joshua Mayne is a content producer for The Sporting News currently based in Manchester, England. He has previously worked as a newsreader at 2SER and journalist at Ministry of Sport. Joshua specialises in rugby league, motorsport and tennis. He is still waiting for Arsenal to win the Premier League again.