Note: Unfortunately I missed doing the biweekly Career-High Rankings update on August 31 (in part because it was the first day of the US Open) so here we go with THREE weeks of CHRs: August 24, August 31, and the post-US Open rankings of September 14. I'm going to try something a bit different: just list their rankings each week.
- If that ranking was a new career high, it will be noted in bold.
- If it tied his or her previous career high, it will be noted with an asterisk.*
- If it marks his or her debut in the ranking it will be noted in red.
New ATP Career-High Rankings, August 24-September 14, 2015
Player name
|
8/24/15 ranking
|
8/31/15 ranking
|
9/14/15 ranking
|
Previous CHR
|
Date achieved
|
Jack Sock
|
35
|
30
|
28
|
30
|
6/15/2015
|
Denis Kudla
|
74
|
75
|
77
|
78
|
8/17/2015
|
Jared Donaldson
|
146
|
146
|
142
|
150
|
8/3/2015
|
Alexander Sarkissian
|
207
|
207
|
193
|
201
|
7/27/2015
|
Frances Tiafoe
|
275
|
257
|
253
|
271
|
8/17/2015
|
Kevin King
|
299
|
304
|
284
|
287
|
4/27/2015
|
Tommy Paul
|
430
|
437
|
345
|
429
|
8/3/2015
|
Wil Spencer
|
568
|
560
|
555
|
561
|
7/20/2015
|
Clay Thompson
|
592
|
599
|
586
|
588
|
8/10/2015
|
Taylor Fritz
|
678
|
685
|
667
|
675
|
7/27/2015
|
Mico Santiago
|
705
|
711
|
684
|
707
|
8/10/2015
|
Eric Johnson
|
975
|
982
|
717
|
964
|
8/3/2015
|
Alex Rybakov
|
811
|
818
|
721
|
849
|
8/10/2015
|
Alexios Halebian
|
783
|
753
|
765
|
776
|
7/13/2015
|
Michael Grant
|
942
|
852
|
844
|
896
|
7/20/2015
|
Justin Shane
|
813
|
819
|
854
|
928
|
12/1/2014
|
Reilly Opelka
|
1024
|
1035
|
868
|
1104
|
3/2/2015
|
Cameron Silverman
|
1064
|
1046
|
936
|
1029
|
7/20/2015
|
Winston Lin
|
997
|
1003
|
982
|
993
|
8/17/2015
|
Hunter Nicholas
|
1002
|
1008
|
986
|
987
|
8/3/2015
|
Raleigh Smith
|
1158
|
1172
|
1069
|
1155
|
7/20/2015
|
Gonzalez Austin
|
1249
|
1265
|
1202
|
1244
|
8/3/2015
|
Samuel Shropshire
|
1614
|
1451
|
1417
|
1499
|
7/29/2013
|
Alexander Centenari
|
1690
|
1720
|
1462
|
1693
|
7/27/2015
|
Tim Kopinski
|
1870
|
1893
|
1582
|
1940
|
8/5/2013
|
Olukayode Ayeni
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1729
|
1458
|
7/29/2013
|
Robert Levine
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1729
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
James Wasserman
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1729
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
Konrad Zieba
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
2150
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
Rather than cover how all 29 men and 18 women achieved new CHRs, I thought it better for everyone to provide some highlights:
Sock & Kudla: Born 5 weeks apart, opponents in the last all-American U.S. Open junior singles final prior to 2015, and the two highest ranked American men with new CHRs in the past few weeks. Jack Sock didn't do much - a win in Cincinnati, a win at the U.S. Open - but it was better than last year, when he lost first round at both tournaments. Denis Kudla also didn't do much, but given that he was inactive at this time last year with mono, just the two qualifying wins in Cincinnati got him enough of a boost to grab that CHR.
"Juniors": I put that in scare quotes because as of now, most (but not all) of them are done playing junior tournaments. Donaldson, Tiafoe, Paul, Fritz, and Opelka have all gone pro, and will continue to push themselves and each other. Rybakov is heading to college where he will have among the highest ATP rankings of all the players.
Paul, of course, was the lone American male to qualify for the U.S. Open. Tiafoe qualified for Winston-Salem then won a match there in a 3rd set tiebreak before losing his 2nd round match in a 3rd set tiebreak. Donaldson beat Nicolas Mahut in Cincinnati. Opelka won a round in U.S. Open qualifying. Rybakov reached a Futures quarterfinal then a semifinal.
USCers: Michael Grant reached successive quarterfinals at 2 Futures in Gabon; Eric Johnson won a Futures in Israel.
Newbies: Welcome to the rankings, courtesy of your first ATP point! 16-year-old Olukayode Ayeni scored a win over Dennis Nevolo at a Futures in Calgary, Canada. 18-year-olds Robert Levine and James Wasserman each got a win at a different Futures in Canada (Winnipeg). And 20-year-old Northwestern University student Konrad Zieba got a win at a Futures in Poland.
New WTA Career-High Rankings, August 24-September 14, 2015
Player name
|
8/24/15 ranking
|
8/31/15 ranking
|
9/14/15 ranking
|
Previous CHR
|
Date achieved
|
Irina Falconi
|
72
|
73
|
64
|
69
|
6/29/2015
|
Samantha Crawford
|
220
|
221
|
217
|
218
|
7/8/2013
|
Kristie Ahn
|
311
|
313
|
248
|
304
|
6/15/2009
|
Robin Anderson |
416
|
419
|
406
|
463
|
5/26/2014
|
Ellie Halbauer
|
428
|
431
|
412
|
425
|
8/10/2015
|
Nicole Frenkel
|
424
|
427
|
423
|
456
|
8/17/2015
|
Alexa Graham
|
539*
|
534
|
530
|
539
|
8/17/2015
|
Claire Liu |
827
|
834
|
536
|
817
|
6/8/2015
|
Julia Jones
|
643
|
648
|
567
|
635
|
8/3/2015
|
Lauren Herring
|
671
|
676
|
588
|
669
|
8/17/2015
|
Michaela Gordon
|
625
|
631
|
612
|
619
|
7/27/2015
|
Raveena Kingsley |
n/a
|
n/a
|
650
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
Sofia Kenin
|
765
|
778
|
661
|
756
|
7/27/2015
|
Jaeda Daniel
|
749
|
754
|
753
|
754
|
7/27/2015
|
Sophie Chang
|
808
|
819
|
808*
|
825
|
8/10/2015
|
Maegan Manasse |
832
|
838
|
835
|
846
|
8/10/2015
|
Karyn Guttormsen
|
879
|
888
|
887
|
934
|
8/17/2015
|
Nicole Coopersmith
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
897
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
College women: No fewer than 7 college or former college players made the list. Falconi continues to be the highest, and her accomplishments continue to impress. She picked up a win at the U.S. Open before dropping an entertaining three setter to Venus Williams. Robin Anderson reached the Landisville $25K final. Lauren Herring reached the semis of a $15K in Mexico, as did Julia Jones. Karyn Guttormsen notched 2 wins at a $10K in Tunisia.
And Kristie Ahn got her first new CHR since 5 months into the first Obama administration, by virtue of winning a $25K tournament in Winnipeg.
Crawford: A tip of the visor to Samantha Crawford, whose career didn't take off as some expected after winning the 2012 US Open girls' singles title, but who, somewhere out of nowhere, reached the final of the $50K in Lexington last month. That proved enough to get her near her 2013 career high, and the 10 points she earned by playing the first round of the U.S. Open was enough to put her over the top. She'll jump into the Top 200 on Monday after adding her Quebec City run this week, and will very likely spend the rest of the year there, as she's only defending 21 points the rest of the fall.
Juniors: Halbauer (18) - Landisville $25K 2R, Frenkel (17) - Landisville QF, Graham (17) - Landisville FRQ, Liu (15) - U.S. Open FRQ!, Gordon (16) - Winnipeg $25K 1R, Kingsley (17) - U.S. Open 2RQ (welcome!), Kenin (16) - U.S. Open 1R loss, Daniel (16) - Westende $25K 1R (qualified), and Chang (18) - Landisville 1R (qualified) are some of the up & coming talent for USA.
A huge congratulations to Coopersmith, who qualified for a $10K in Cakovec, Croatia, and went on to beat 5 players, including 4 seeds (3 of whom are Top 500 players) to win the tournament. Her mother, Maja Palaversic Coopersmith, was a Yugoslavian, then Croatian pro who had a career high of #117. One of her wins was over Roberta Vinci, which is kind of crazy if you think about it. Anyway, way to go, Nicole!
And Kristie Ahn got her first new CHR since 5 months into the first Obama administration, by virtue of winning a $25K tournament in Winnipeg.
Crawford: A tip of the visor to Samantha Crawford, whose career didn't take off as some expected after winning the 2012 US Open girls' singles title, but who, somewhere out of nowhere, reached the final of the $50K in Lexington last month. That proved enough to get her near her 2013 career high, and the 10 points she earned by playing the first round of the U.S. Open was enough to put her over the top. She'll jump into the Top 200 on Monday after adding her Quebec City run this week, and will very likely spend the rest of the year there, as she's only defending 21 points the rest of the fall.
Juniors: Halbauer (18) - Landisville $25K 2R, Frenkel (17) - Landisville QF, Graham (17) - Landisville FRQ, Liu (15) - U.S. Open FRQ!, Gordon (16) - Winnipeg $25K 1R, Kingsley (17) - U.S. Open 2RQ (welcome!), Kenin (16) - U.S. Open 1R loss, Daniel (16) - Westende $25K 1R (qualified), and Chang (18) - Landisville 1R (qualified) are some of the up & coming talent for USA.
A huge congratulations to Coopersmith, who qualified for a $10K in Cakovec, Croatia, and went on to beat 5 players, including 4 seeds (3 of whom are Top 500 players) to win the tournament. Her mother, Maja Palaversic Coopersmith, was a Yugoslavian, then Croatian pro who had a career high of #117. One of her wins was over Roberta Vinci, which is kind of crazy if you think about it. Anyway, way to go, Nicole!
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