Mirra Andreeva entered the top 3 of the WTA rating for the first time in her career
Andreeva rose to third place after the final of the WTA 1000 tournament in Beijing, where she lost to Chinese Zheng Qinwen. She became the first Russian tennis player in the top 3 of the WTA ranking since 2015
Russian tennis player Mirra Andreeva rose from fifth to third place in the rating of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), an updated version of which is published on the organization's website.
Last week, 19-year-old Andreeva reached the final of the WTA 1000 tournament in Beijing, where she lost to Chinese Zheng Qinwen. This allowed the Russian for the first time in her career to rise to the third place in the world ranking.
Andreeva now has 6371 points. From third place, she replaced American Jessica Pegula (6225).
The leader of the world ranking is the representative of Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina (9696), in second place is the Belarusian Arina Sobolenko (7550).
Andreeva became the first Russian tennis player in the top 3 of the WTA rankings since Maria Sharapova, who was last in the top three in October 2015.
