Sizzling Swiatek cements number one spot ahead of French Open

Iga Swiatek, who won her fifth tournament in a row in Rome on Sunday, will be the top seed at the French Open after securing her world number one position on Monday.

In the current WTA rankings, the 20-year-old Pole, who won the Roland Garros crown in 2020, is over 2,000 points ahead of defending French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova.

Ons Jabeur, the Madrid Open winner who lost in the Italian Open final against Swiatek, advanced to a career-high sixth place.

Coco Gauff fell three places to 18th, while Simona Halep, the former world number one, returned to the top 20 at 19th.

WTA top 20 on May 16 (players representing Russia and Belarus are banned from competing under the name or flag of Russia or Belarus until further notice):

1. Iga Swiatek (POL) 7,061 pts

2. Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) 4,911

3. Paula Badosa (ESP) 4,770

4. Maria Sakkari (GRE) 4,726

5. Anett Kontaveit (EST) 4,446

6. Ons Jabeur (TUN) 4,380 (+1)

7. Aryna Sabalenka 3,966 (+1)

8. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 3,568 (-2)

9. Danielle Collins (USA) 3,315

10. Garbine Muguruza (ESP) 3,031

11. Jessica Pegula (USA) 2,955

12. Emma Raducanu (GBR) 2,910

13. Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 2,536

14. Belinda Bencic (SUI) 2,525

15. Victoria Azarenka 2,440 (+1)

16. Elena Rybakina (KAZ) 2,420 (+1)

17. Leylah Fernandez (CAN) 2,250 (+1)

18. Coco Gauff (USA) 2,165 (-3)

19. Simona Halep (ROM) 2,126 (+2)

20. Daria Kasatkina (RUS) 2,115 (+3)

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