The Climb · cohorts
Class of 2017
92 WTA players first appeared in the top 500 in 2017. 21 are there now, 6 in the top 100; the best of the class is Elena Rybakina at No. 1. Biggest climb: Elena Rybakina, No. 426 on debut to No. 1 today.
92Debuted in 2017
21In the top 500 now
6In the top 100 now
No. 1Best: Elena Rybakina
| # | Player | Debut | Debut rank | Now | Best | Climb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elena Rybakina KAZ | 2017-10-30 | 426 | No. 1 | 1 | ▲ 425 |
| 2 | Amanda Anisimova USA | 2017-04-17 | 309 | No. 11 | 3 | ▲ 298 |
| 3 | Anastasia Potapova AUT | 2017-04-17 | 392 | No. 24 | 22 | ▲ 368 |
| 4 | Cristina Bucsa ESP | 2017-06-12 | 442 | No. 35 | 30 | ▲ 407 |
| 5 | Panna Udvardy HUN | 2017-09-11 | 397 | No. 73 | 59 | ▲ 324 |
| 6 | Claire Liu USA | 2017-06-12 | 275 | No. 96 | 56 | ▲ 179 |
| 7 | Yue Yuan CHN | 2017-10-02 | 454 | No. 134 | 36 | ▲ 320 |
| 8 | Guiomar Zuleta De Reales ESP | 2017-12-25 | 488 | No. 170 | 165 | ▲ 318 |
| 9 | Irene Burillo ESP | 2017-11-27 | 458 | No. 205 | 205 | ▲ 253 |
| 10 | Katherine Sebov CAN | 2017-02-20 | 322 | No. 222 | 136 | ▲ 100 |
| 11 | Haruka Kaji JPN | 2017-07-17 | 329 | No. 257 | 213 | ▲ 72 |
| 12 | Katarina Zavatska UKR | 2017-04-17 | 366 | No. 262 | 105 | ▲ 104 |
| 13 | Hanna Chang USA | 2017-06-12 | 412 | No. 297 | 169 | ▲ 115 |
| 14 | Carolina Meligeni Alves BRA | 2017-03-20 | 442 | No. 298 | 169 | ▲ 144 |
| 15 | Olga Danilovic SRB | 2017-11-27 | 384 | No. 318 | 32 | ▲ 66 |
| 16 | Deborah Chiesa ITA | 2017-01-23 | 469 | No. 333 | 143 | ▲ 136 |
| 17 | Miriam Bianca Bulgaru ROU | 2017-12-25 | 486 | No. 338 | 168 | ▲ 148 |
| 18 | Momoko Kobori JPN | 2017-06-12 | 423 | No. 366 | 232 | ▲ 57 |
| 19 | Raluca Georgiana Serban CYP | 2017-02-20 | 421 | No. 375 | 156 | ▲ 46 |
| 20 | Aliona Bolsova ESP | 2017-11-27 | 477 | No. 417 | 88 | ▲ 60 |
| 21 | Ekaterina Kazionova RUS | 2017-11-27 | 475 | No. 497 | 280 | ▼ 22 |
| 22 | Danielle Collins USA | 2017-01-23 | 260 | out | 260 | — |
| 23 | Greta Arn HUN | 2017-10-30 | 312 | out | 291 | — |
| 24 | Miriam Skoch CZE | 2017-07-17 | 352 | out | 247 | — |
| 25 | Na Ri Kim KOR | 2017-01-23 | 383 | out | 383 | — |
| 26 | Sarah-Rebecca Sekulic GER | 2017-04-17 | 399 | out | 283 | — |
| 27 | Ashley Kratzer USA | 2017-07-17 | 415 | out | 202 | — |
| 28 | Katharina Gerlach GER | 2017-07-17 | 417 | out | 221 | — |
| 29 | Audrey Albie FRA | 2017-06-12 | 417 | out | 224 | — |
| 30 | Priscilla Heise FRA | 2017-07-17 | 418 | out | 399 | — |
| 31 | Giuliana Olmos MEX | 2017-06-12 | 421 | out | 343 | — |
| 32 | Cornelia Lister SWE | 2017-09-11 | 427 | out | 383 | — |
| 33 | Georgia Andreea Craciun ROU | 2017-08-07 | 428 | out | 331 | — |
| 34 | Ellen Perez AUS | 2017-07-17 | 428 | out | 164 | — |
| 35 | Laura-Ioana Paar ROU | 2017-04-17 | 429 | out | 192 | — |
| 36 | Maria Mateas USA | 2017-10-02 | 429 | out | 190 | — |
| 37 | Camilla Scala ITA | 2017-03-20 | 430 | out | 393 | — |
| 38 | Chihiro Muramatsu JPN | 2017-07-17 | 432 | out | 207 | — |
| 39 | Anastasia Zarycka CZE | 2017-05-15 | 433 | out | 208 | — |
| 40 | Tayisiya Morderger GER | 2017-03-20 | 434 | out | 400 | — |
| 41 | Emina Bektas USA | 2017-05-15 | 434 | out | 82 | — |
| 42 | Pei-Chi Lee TPE | 2017-10-30 | 437 | out | 437 | — |
| 43 | Sophie Chang USA | 2017-06-12 | 438 | out | 217 | — |
| 44 | Marta Lesniak POL | 2017-11-27 | 438 | out | 419 | — |
| 45 | Astra Sharma AUS | 2017-10-30 | 442 | out | 87 | — |
| 46 | Abigail Tere Apisah PNG | 2017-01-23 | 442 | out | 442 | — |
| 47 | Nina Potocnik SLO | 2017-09-11 | 443 | out | 257 | — |
| 48 | Maryna Chernyshova UKR | 2017-12-25 | 446 | out | 280 | — |
| 49 | Helene Scholsen BEL | 2017-02-20 | 447 | out | 355 | — |
| 50 | Chanelle Van Nguyen USA | 2017-08-07 | 447 | out | 350 | — |
| 51 | Li-Yun Stefanie Tan SIN | 2017-04-17 | 447 | out | 438 | — |
| 52 | Sara Cakarevic FRA | 2017-06-12 | 448 | out | 284 | — |
| 53 | Monika Kilnarova CZE | 2017-09-11 | 449 | out | 282 | — |
| 54 | Vlada Ekshibarova UZB | 2017-01-23 | 449 | out | 449 | — |
| 55 | Alina Silich RUS | 2017-08-07 | 449 | out | 419 | — |
| 56 | Ashley Lahey USA | 2017-07-17 | 449 | out | 319 | — |
| 57 | Karman Kaur Thandi IND | 2017-06-12 | 450 | out | 198 | — |
| 58 | Barbara Gatica CHI | 2017-10-02 | 451 | out | 206 | — |
| 59 | Amina Anshba RUS | 2017-10-30 | 452 | out | 282 | — |
| 60 | Nathaly Kurata BRA | 2017-11-27 | 457 | out | 399 | — |
A player's class is the year they first appeared in the weekly top 500. Our stored lists begin in 2015 and are sampled every four weeks before 2024, so a brief visit to the top 500 in the earlier years can be missed.