The Climb · cohorts
Class of 2018
60 WTA players first appeared in the top 500 in 2018. 28 are there now, 10 in the top 100; the best of the class is Iga Swiatek at No. 1. Biggest climb: Ann Li, No. 448 on debut to No. 29 today.
60Debuted in 2018
28In the top 500 now
10In the top 100 now
No. 1Best: Iga Swiatek
| # | Player | Debut | Debut rank | Now | Best | Climb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iga Swiatek POL | 2018-05-14 | 345 | No. 9 | 1 | ▲ 336 |
| 2 | Marta Kostyuk UKR | 2018-01-29 | 243 | No. 10 | 10 | ▲ 233 |
| 3 | Maja Chwalinska POL | 2018-08-06 | 412 | No. 25 | 21 | ▲ 387 |
| 4 | Ann Li USA | 2018-04-16 | 448 | No. 29 | 28 | ▲ 419 |
| 5 | Liudmila Samsonova RUS | 2018-07-16 | 350 | No. 37 | 13 | ▲ 313 |
| 6 | Hailey Baptiste USA | 2018-12-24 | 447 | No. 39 | 25 | ▲ 408 |
| 7 | Xinyu Wang CHN | 2018-09-10 | 350 | No. 40 | 30 | ▲ 310 |
| 8 | Caty McNally USA | 2018-11-26 | 441 | No. 68 | 50 | ▲ 373 |
| 9 | Xiyu Wang CHN | 2018-05-14 | 440 | No. 82 | 50 | ▲ 358 |
| 10 | Simona Waltert SUI | 2018-06-11 | 440 | No. 97 | 81 | ▲ 343 |
| 11 | Francesca Jones GBR | 2018-09-10 | 446 | No. 104 | 65 | ▲ 342 |
| 12 | Moyuka Uchijima JPN | 2018-05-14 | 385 | No. 105 | 47 | ▲ 280 |
| 13 | Lucrezia Stefanini ITA | 2018-04-16 | 440 | No. 123 | 102 | ▲ 317 |
| 14 | Marina Bassols Ribera ESP | 2018-07-16 | 422 | No. 129 | 105 | ▲ 293 |
| 15 | Andrea Lazaro Garcia ESP | 2018-10-29 | 431 | No. 136 | 136 | ▲ 295 |
| 16 | Emiliana Arango COL | 2018-04-16 | 345 | No. 137 | 46 | ▲ 208 |
| 17 | Maddison Inglis AUS | 2018-08-06 | 394 | No. 138 | 113 | ▲ 256 |
| 18 | Mai Hontama JPN | 2018-09-10 | 403 | No. 171 | 105 | ▲ 232 |
| 19 | Whitney Osuigwe USA | 2018-05-14 | 413 | No. 237 | 106 | ▲ 176 |
| 20 | Kaja Juvan SLO | 2018-05-14 | 379 | No. 244 | 58 | ▲ 135 |
| 21 | Caroline Werner GER | 2018-10-01 | 412 | No. 268 | 221 | ▲ 144 |
| 22 | Sofya Lansere RUS | 2018-08-06 | 452 | No. 274 | 201 | ▲ 178 |
| 23 | En Shuo Liang TPE | 2018-06-11 | 410 | No. 304 | 150 | ▲ 106 |
| 24 | Eva Guerrero Alvarez ESP | 2018-08-06 | 343 | No. 306 | 221 | ▲ 37 |
| 25 | Berfu Cengiz TUR | 2018-05-14 | 453 | No. 307 | 190 | ▲ 146 |
| 26 | Lea Boskovic CRO | 2018-11-26 | 406 | No. 328 | 158 | ▲ 78 |
| 27 | Martina Colmegna ITA | 2018-07-16 | 445 | No. 331 | 331 | ▲ 114 |
| 28 | Jule Niemeier GER | 2018-10-01 | 439 | No. 463 | 63 | ▼ 24 |
| 29 | Gail Brodsky USA | 2018-08-06 | 331 | out | 278 | — |
| 30 | Federica Di Sarra ITA | 2018-04-16 | 372 | out | 198 | — |
| 31 | Yuliya Hatouka BLR | 2018-09-10 | 381 | out | 180 | — |
| 32 | Ylena In-Albon SUI | 2018-06-11 | 387 | out | 110 | — |
| 33 | Anna Danilina KAZ | 2018-09-10 | 392 | out | 273 | — |
| 34 | Andreea Rosca ROU | 2018-03-19 | 407 | out | 212 | — |
| 35 | Hua-Chen Lee TPE | 2018-11-26 | 407 | out | 325 | — |
| 36 | Shuyue Ma CHN | 2018-10-29 | 410 | out | 206 | — |
| 37 | Mirjam Bjorklund SWE | 2018-10-29 | 412 | out | 123 | — |
| 38 | Ylona-Georgiana Ghioroaie ROU | 2018-04-16 | 413 | out | 348 | — |
| 39 | Gabriela Lee ROU | 2018-10-29 | 413 | out | 136 | — |
| 40 | Maegan Manasse USA | 2018-10-29 | 421 | out | 327 | — |
| 41 | Anastasia Detiuc CZE | 2018-08-06 | 421 | out | 358 | — |
| 42 | Maia Lumsden GBR | 2018-02-19 | 421 | out | 255 | — |
| 43 | Ao Gai CHN | 2018-06-11 | 427 | out | 359 | — |
| 44 | Abbie Myers AUS | 2018-05-14 | 432 | out | 273 | — |
| 45 | Jodie Anna Burrage GBR | 2018-10-01 | 436 | out | 85 | — |
| 46 | Eden Silva GBR | 2018-10-29 | 436 | out | 299 | — |
| 47 | Rebecca Marino CAN | 2018-05-14 | 441 | out | 64 | — |
| 48 | Romy Koelzer GER | 2018-08-06 | 443 | out | 401 | — |
| 49 | Alexandra Bozovic AUS | 2018-02-19 | 443 | out | 283 | — |
| 50 | Rutuja Bhosale IND | 2018-05-14 | 445 | out | 313 | — |
| 51 | Nika Kukharchuk RUS | 2018-06-11 | 445 | out | 372 | — |
| 52 | Nagi Hanatani JPN | 2018-12-24 | 445 | out | 356 | — |
| 53 | Lara Salden BEL | 2018-12-24 | 448 | out | 246 | — |
| 54 | Anastasia Nefedova USA | 2018-10-01 | 449 | out | 432 | — |
| 55 | Irina Fetecau ROU | 2018-06-11 | 449 | out | 209 | — |
| 56 | Sarah Beth Grey GBR | 2018-08-06 | 449 | out | 277 | — |
| 57 | Eleonora Molinaro LUX | 2018-04-16 | 450 | out | 234 | — |
| 58 | Lena Papadakis GER | 2018-05-14 | 451 | out | 255 | — |
| 59 | Kaylah Mcphee AUS | 2018-06-11 | 451 | out | 209 | — |
| 60 | Leonie Kung SUI | 2018-01-29 | 451 | out | 145 | — |
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.