The latest **WTA rankings**, released on Monday, September 28, showed several players moving up in the standings, while the top 10 remained the same. Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina held onto her position as world number one, followed by Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka and American Jessica Pegula. Rybakina's lead over Sabalenka was large, with a point difference of 2,091. The gap between Pegula and Coco Gauff for third place was much smaller, just 21 points. Leylah Fernandez of Canada climbed five positions to 26th in the world rankings after winning the **WTA 500 tournament** in Singapore on Sunday, September 27. Her victory earned her 440 points, lifting her from 31st to 26th. Fernandez beat Talia Gibson 7-5, 6-0 in the final to win her sixth career title. Gibson also saw a notable rise, moving up 26 positions to 37th. Other players with significant jumps included Maja Chwalinska, who moved up four positions to 21st after reaching the semifinals in Singapore. Kimberly Birrell of Australia climbed 19 positions to 41st after winning her first **WTA title** in Seoul by defeating Maya Joint 6-4, 6-2. Joint also benefited, moving up 24 positions to 75th. In France, Diane Parry remained the top French player, dropping one position to 31st in the world rankings with 1,551 points. Anna Blinkova, who recently completed her naturalization to represent France, moved up to 89th in the world rankings, becoming the second French player. Blinkova, previously ranked 34th, expressed her happiness and pride at representing France. Fiona Ferro followed at 108th, with Léolia Jeanjean at 109th. Varvara Gracheva and Elsa Jacquemot both dropped positions, with Gracheva falling to 162nd and Jacquemot to 165th.