The Climb · cohorts
Class of 2021
66 WTA players first appeared in the top 500 in 2021. 43 are there now, 7 in the top 100; the best of the class is Linda Noskova at No. 6. Biggest climb: Sara Bejlek, No. 445 on debut to No. 28 today.
66Debuted in 2021
43In the top 500 now
7In the top 100 now
No. 6Best: Linda Noskova
| # | Player | Debut | Debut rank | Now | Best | Climb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda Noskova CZE | 2021-09-27 | 321 | No. 6 | 6 | ▲ 315 |
| 2 | Sara Bejlek CZE | 2021-08-02 | 445 | No. 28 | 28 | ▲ 417 |
| 3 | Antonia Ruzic CRO | 2021-10-25 | 451 | No. 79 | 50 | ▲ 372 |
| 4 | Maria Timofeeva UZB | 2021-06-14 | 436 | No. 87 | 79 | ▲ 349 |
| 5 | Jessica Bouzas Maneiro ESP | 2021-07-12 | 438 | No. 93 | 40 | ▲ 345 |
| 6 | Sinja Kraus AUT | 2021-09-27 | 466 | No. 95 | 80 | ▲ 371 |
| 7 | Eva Lys GER | 2021-09-27 | 472 | No. 100 | 39 | ▲ 372 |
| 8 | Oksana Selekhmeteva ESP | 2021-07-12 | 431 | No. 101 | 71 | ▲ 330 |
| 9 | Leolia Jeanjean FRA | 2021-07-12 | 484 | No. 108 | 91 | ▲ 376 |
| 10 | Lisa Pigato ITA | 2021-07-12 | 489 | No. 113 | 113 | ▲ 376 |
| 11 | Elvina Kalieva USA | 2021-10-25 | 421 | No. 116 | 113 | ▲ 305 |
| 12 | Alina Charaeva ARM | 2021-04-12 | 447 | No. 121 | 108 | ▲ 326 |
| 13 | Lulu Sun NZL | 2021-08-02 | 368 | No. 141 | 39 | ▲ 227 |
| 14 | Leyre Romero Gormaz ESP | 2021-11-22 | 471 | No. 144 | 123 | ▲ 327 |
| 15 | Elina Avanesyan ARM | 2021-08-02 | 335 | No. 148 | 36 | ▲ 187 |
| 16 | Elsa Jacquemot FRA | 2021-05-10 | 493 | No. 156 | 53 | ▲ 337 |
| 17 | Anna Siskova CZE | 2021-04-12 | 498 | No. 161 | 161 | ▲ 337 |
| 18 | Martyna Kubka POL | 2021-11-22 | 480 | No. 165 | 165 | ▲ 315 |
| 19 | Elizabeth Mandlik USA | 2021-11-22 | 484 | No. 167 | 97 | ▲ 317 |
| 20 | Joanna Garland TPE | 2021-07-12 | 498 | No. 168 | 117 | ▲ 330 |
| 21 | Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva AND | 2021-08-30 | 407 | No. 169 | 89 | ▲ 238 |
| 22 | Linda Fruhvirtova CZE | 2021-04-12 | 499 | No. 177 | 50 | ▲ 322 |
| 23 | Darya Astakhova RUS | 2021-05-10 | 500 | No. 203 | 181 | ▲ 297 |
| 24 | Erika Andreeva RUS | 2021-09-27 | 418 | No. 211 | 65 | ▲ 207 |
| 25 | Angela Fita Boluda ESP | 2021-09-27 | 464 | No. 228 | 190 | ▲ 236 |
| 26 | Nuria Brancaccio ITA | 2021-06-14 | 451 | No. 229 | 150 | ▲ 222 |
| 27 | Justina Mikulskyte LTU | 2021-08-02 | 394 | No. 241 | 196 | ▲ 153 |
| 28 | Caijsa Wilda Hennemann SWE | 2021-10-25 | 500 | No. 243 | 242 | ▲ 257 |
| 29 | Anastasia Tikhonova RUS | 2021-07-12 | 396 | No. 250 | 151 | ▲ 146 |
| 30 | Ane Mintegi Del Olmo ESP | 2021-08-02 | 477 | No. 264 | 241 | ▲ 213 |
| 31 | Anastasia Zolotareva RUS | 2021-12-20 | 478 | No. 267 | 229 | ▲ 211 |
| 32 | Olivia Gadecki AUS | 2021-07-12 | 379 | No. 270 | 83 | ▲ 109 |
| 33 | Elena Malygina EST | 2021-11-22 | 477 | No. 287 | 287 | ▲ 190 |
| 34 | Nastasja Mariana Schunk GER | 2021-08-30 | 439 | No. 293 | 146 | ▲ 146 |
| 35 | Viktoria Morvayova SVK | 2021-05-10 | 492 | No. 296 | 289 | ▲ 196 |
| 36 | Weronika Falkowska POL | 2021-07-12 | 482 | No. 310 | 243 | ▲ 172 |
| 37 | Anastasia Kulikova FIN | 2021-04-12 | 493 | No. 314 | 182 | ▲ 179 |
| 38 | Mell Elizabeth Reasco Gonzalez ECU | 2021-11-22 | 463 | No. 343 | 328 | ▲ 120 |
| 39 | Margaux Rouvroy FRA | 2021-12-20 | 474 | No. 358 | 211 | ▲ 116 |
| 40 | Ipek Oz TUR | 2021-01-18 | 499 | No. 360 | 165 | ▲ 139 |
| 41 | Carlota Martinez Cirez ESP | 2021-11-22 | 498 | No. 373 | 215 | ▲ 125 |
| 42 | Dalila Spiteri ITA | 2021-07-12 | 499 | No. 378 | 265 | ▲ 121 |
| 43 | Iva Primorac CRO | 2021-06-14 | 480 | No. 425 | 377 | ▲ 55 |
| 44 | Lina Glushko ISR | 2021-11-22 | 377 | out | 201 | — |
| 45 | Tara Wuerth CRO | 2021-09-27 | 378 | out | 146 | — |
| 46 | Yana Morderger GER | 2021-07-12 | 387 | out | 366 | — |
| 47 | Kamilla Bartone LAT | 2021-07-12 | 412 | out | 352 | — |
| 48 | Malene Helgo NOR | 2021-06-14 | 414 | out | 319 | — |
| 49 | Ekaterina Shalimova RUS | 2021-11-22 | 420 | out | 379 | — |
| 50 | Alice Robbe FRA | 2021-11-22 | 423 | out | 197 | — |
| 51 | Matilda Mutavdzic GBR | 2021-11-22 | 435 | out | 378 | — |
| 52 | Zoe Kruger RSA | 2021-10-25 | 435 | out | 426 | — |
| 53 | Emeline Dartron FRA | 2021-10-25 | 439 | out | 300 | — |
| 54 | Salma Djoubri FRA | 2021-08-30 | 454 | out | 412 | — |
| 55 | Gabriella Da Silva Fick AUS | 2021-02-22 | 460 | out | 368 | — |
| 56 | Joanne Zuger SUI | 2021-06-14 | 462 | out | 163 | — |
| 57 | Anna Turati ITA | 2021-08-30 | 463 | out | 356 | — |
| 58 | Nefisa Berberovic BIH | 2021-08-30 | 472 | out | 222 | — |
| 59 | Shavit Kimchi ISR | 2021-11-22 | 476 | out | 424 | — |
| 60 | Jessica Failla USA | 2021-11-22 | 478 | out | 413 | — |
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.