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Andreeva says she will focus on matches as she chases top ranking
Mirra Andreeva, 19, is ranked third in women’s tennis after losing to Qinwen Zheng in the China Open final.
Elena Rybakina is first, with Aryna Sabalenka second.
Andreeva said she hopes to climb higher, but estimated she is about 3,000 points behind Rybakina and plans to focus on each match.
The ranking gap could change because players have different points to defend from last year and different chances to earn points in their remaining scheduled events.
Andreeva withdrew from the Wuhan Open, leaving the WTA Finals as her only scheduled tournament this year.
She can earn up to 1,500 points there, while Rybakina and Sabalenka can each earn up to 2,500 points from their scheduled tournaments.
That leaves Andreeva with an outside chance of reaching the top two or becoming world number one this year.
Mirra Andreeva says she will focus on upcoming matches rather than rankings as she tries to climb higher this year.
She is currently ranked third in the WTA rankings, behind Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka.
Andreeva said the gap to Rybakina was about 3,000 points and described it as large.
She lost to Qinwen Zheng in the China Open final and then withdrew from the Wuhan Open.
The WTA Finals is her only scheduled tournament left this year, with a maximum of 1,500 points available.
- Who
- Mirra Andreeva, currently ranked third in the WTA.
- What
- She said she would focus on each upcoming match rather than rankings as she seeks to climb higher.
- When
- After the China Open final; the article was published on October 12, 2026.
- Where
- The China Open final was in Beijing; the article does not state where Andreeva made her comments.
- Why
- She said the gap to Elena Rybakina was about 3,000 points and that she did not want to focus on rankings.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
I will just try not to even focus on rankings, I will just try to focus on every match that I have ahead.
Andreeva won the French Open, also known as Roland Garros.
Andreeva withdrew from the Wuhan Open.
Tennis Head published an article about Andreeva's ranking prospects and comments.
- Current ranking
- World No. 3
- Ranking points
- Andreeva had 6,371 points; Rybakina had 9,696
- Points to defend
- Andreeva had one point to defend this year
- Remaining tournament
- The WTA Finals was Andreeva's only scheduled tournament left this year
- Maximum available
- Andreeva could earn up to 1,500 points from scheduled tournaments
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