August is the first month where we slowly revert back to the normal ranking calendar (pre covid) on top with a lot of tournaments gives for a lot of changes in the ranking this month. Anna-Klara Ahlmer is back at World no 1, and is now no 1 in three categories. There are top 10 debuts for several players and Leon Griffiths manages to stay on top for another month.
Ahlmer is back at no 1, career-highs for Enmer, Allègre, and Chung
Anna-Klara Ahlmer is back at world no 1 after holding the position in January and February earlier this year. She has won three tournaments so far and was runner-up twice. She also finished third at the London Open last weekend. Myriam Enmer is back from injury and after making the final in London she sits at her highest position of no 2 in the world. A huge confidence boost for the World Championships which will start tomorrow. London Open winner Jacobsen drops down to no 3, and is unfortunately unable to compete at the World Championships this week. The point difference is incredibly close, with just 27 points between Enmer and Jacobsen. Severinová overtakes Kaptein at no 4, whilst Allègre moves one spot to her highest ranking of no 6. Chung makes her top 10 debut, jumping four spots to no 7. Meanwhile, Ogram and Vogel rise one spot whilst Eisler drops down to 10. After the London Open, Jaussein jumps 11 places to her career high of no 20, and fellow countrywoman Cavé jumps 32 spots to no 41 after making the semi-finals in London last week.
Leon Griffiths stays on top, a career-high for Ternon, and Hougaard is back in the top 10
Leon Griffiths stays on top for another month, after winning the London Open last weekend he solidified his position even more, leading 1069 points over world no 2 Morten Jaksland. Ternon overtakes Lenggenhager after a run of good results, taking two titles so far this season. Hageraats stays at 5 as Luke Griffiths jumps three places to go back to his highest ranking so far. Penttinen drops one spot to no 7, Bühler stays at 8. Lindberg rises one spot to no 9 and Hougaard is back in the top 10 after slightly dropping out for the first time since March earlier this year. Other players on the rise are Vaclahovsky who jumped five places to reach his highest ranking of world no 13. Sion Wiggin has had a very successful Europe trip so far, reaching his highest ranking of world no 15.
Doubles – Champod on the rise
The top seven for the men’s doubles stay the same, but Nicolas Champod is coming in at a career-high of no 8. Ahlmer stays on top in both Women’s and mixed doubles, as the women’s doubles just have some small changes. Allègre overtakes Eisler and Chung to no 5 who both drop one spot. Enmer is now also the world no 2 in the mixed doubles, as she overtakes Jacobsen here as well. Champod comes in the top 10 for the first time, and Luke Griffiths jumps 20 spots to no 11 after winning the mixed Doubles World Championships last week with Enmer.
Men’s Doubles | Women’s Doubles | Mixed Doubles
Seniors – Neupert and Sach are back in the top 10, Altmann jumps five spots to no 5.
Neupert is at a career-high of no 9 in the men’s senior rankings as Sach also goes to his highest ranking of no 10. Böhm and Carlier also make big jumps as they rise seven and five spots to world no 11 and 12 respectively. Weigl drops out of the top 10 for the first time since 2019. Stahl, Schaefer, and Sopko stay firmly at the top, as Koubaa overtakes Börner at no 4. The top four of the women’s seniors stay the same, as Altmann jumps five places to no 5 for the first time in six months.
Men’s seniors | Women’s seniors
Juniors – Wilson is back in the top five, career-highs for Steiner, Schaedler, Tomková, and Vuorinen
The top four the boys juniors remains the same, but Wilson is back in the top five overtaking Steyer this month. Leon Steiner sits at his highest ranking so far of world no 8. Volf and Sam round up the top 10. The girls top five is the same for August, Schaedler jumps six spots to world no 6, her highest ranking so far. Tomková also reaches a career-high of world no 8, K A jumps six spots to be back at her highest ranking of no 9 and Elma Vuorinen rounds up the top 10 at her highest ranking of no 10.
Sanne Veldkamp / FIR Media Officer
