Maria Sakkari continues to write history, as she is now at No. 12 in the world, which is the highest position that a Greek tennis player has found.
Maria Sakkari managed to reach the semifinals of the US Open, securing 13th place in the world rankings which was the highest in which a Greek tennis player was found. However, the 26-year-old athlete climbed even higher in the table and now “figures” at No. 12 in the world.
The total harvest is 3,750 points, just 310 away from the top ten in the WTA. An achievement that if it continues at the same pace will be achieved in a very short time.
As for the other Greek tennis players, Valentini Grammatikopoulou rose to No. 186 with 375 points, while Despina Papamichael is 215th with 331 points.
The ranking of the world situation:
1. Ashley Barty (Australia) 10,075 points
2. Arina Sampalenka (Belarus) 7,720
3. Carolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) 5,315
4. Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) 4,860
5. Barbora Krejicova (Czech Republic) 4,668
6. Iga Sviatek (Poland) 4,571
7. Sophia Kenin (USA) 4,413
8. Naomi Osaka (Japan) 4.326
9. Garbine Muguruja (Spain) 4,315
10. Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) 4,060
12. Maria Sakkari (Greece) 3,750
Apostolos Vaxevanellis