The 2025 clay court season has now come to an end, giving the tennis world a new Roland Garros champion on the women’s side. Ahead of the grass court season, several players, including Jannik Sinner, Iga Świątek and others experienced a notable shift in rankings. This also caused a shuffle in the top 10 spots, with new players attaining positions for the first time in their careers.
Players Experience a Massive Change in Rankings Post 2025 French Open
Sinner admitted to experiencing a heavy toll of disappointment after his defeat against Carlos Alcaraz at Roland Garros. However, despite the loss, the Italian player surpassed Rafael Nadal’s record of maintaining the world No.1 spot for 43 weeks. He also equalled the 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic’s record by stepping into the 53rd week as the world No.1.
Several other players also experienced a leap in ranking points to finally attain their career-high spots. After making it to the Madrid Open finals, followed by a quarterfinal entry in Rome and reaching the fourth round at the French Open, British player Jack Draper attained his career-high ranking of World No.4 on June 9.
Jack Draper – World No. 4 💜#BackTheBrits 🇬🇧 | @jackdraper0 pic.twitter.com/MJUivqZUzJ
— LTA (@the_LTA) June 9, 2025
American ATP star Tommy Paul, on the other hand, also showcased commendable consistency by making it to the semifinals in Rome, followed by the quarterfinal entry at Roland Garros. With this, he attained a career-high singles ranking of World No.8 on June 9.
Iga Świątek Falls Down From the Top 2 Ahead of the Grass Court Season
While many cherished a massive hike in rankings, players, including Świątek, experienced a disappointing drop, falling out of the top 2 after 173 weeks of consistent dominance. The Polish WTA star faced unexpected defeats throughout the clay-court season, including a semifinal exit in Madrid and a round-of-32 defeat against Danielle Collins in Rome.
Iga Swiatek’s 26 match win streak at Roland Garros comes to an end.
The 2nd longest winning streak at this event of all-time.
4 Roland Garros titles.
3 consecutive Roland Garros titles.
And she’s only 24 years old.
She is the best clay court player we’ve seen in decades… pic.twitter.com/fypgcW3Zvp
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) June 5, 2025
Her French Open campaign was also halted with a disappointing semifinal defeat to Aryna Sabalenka in a three-setter showdown.
On the other hand, Madison Keys also suffered a drop, falling to World No.8 from her career high of No.5. This was because of her quarterfinal defeat against Świątek in Madrid, followed by a second-round exit in Rome. Her French Open campaign didn’t last long, as she faced a disappointing quarterfinal defeat against compatriot Coco Gauff.