The Climb · cohorts
Class of 2023
93 WTA players first appeared in the top 500 in 2023. 55 are there now, 8 in the top 100; the best of the class is Mccartney Kessler at No. 30. Biggest climb: Yuliia Starodubtseva, No. 499 on debut to No. 42 today.
93Debuted in 2023
55In the top 500 now
8In the top 100 now
No. 30Best: Mccartney Kessler
| # | Player | Debut | Debut rank | Now | Best | Climb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuliia Starodubtseva UKR | 2023-05-08 | 499 | No. 42 | 42 | ▲ 457 |
| 2 | Oleksandra Oliynykova UKR | 2023-08-28 | 474 | No. 47 | 41 | ▲ 427 |
| 3 | Lanlana Tararudee THA | 2023-01-16 | 416 | No. 62 | 61 | ▲ 354 |
| 4 | Mccartney Kessler USA | 2023-07-31 | 411 | No. 72 | 30 | ▲ 339 |
| 5 | Alina Korneeva RUS | 2023-03-20 | 350 | No. 81 | 67 | ▲ 269 |
| 6 | Hanne Vandewinkel BEL | 2023-07-31 | 461 | No. 83 | 77 | ▲ 378 |
| 7 | Mananchaya Sawangkaew THA | 2023-01-16 | 428 | No. 88 | 88 | ▲ 340 |
| 8 | Taylah Preston AUS | 2023-06-12 | 434 | No. 94 | 92 | ▲ 340 |
| 9 | Veronika Podrez UKR | 2023-12-18 | 489 | No. 125 | 125 | ▲ 364 |
| 10 | Ella Seidel GER | 2023-03-20 | 497 | No. 160 | 78 | ▲ 337 |
| 11 | Alevtina Ibragimova RUS | 2023-11-20 | 464 | No. 166 | 166 | ▲ 298 |
| 12 | Anastasiia Sobolieva UKR | 2023-06-12 | 463 | No. 176 | 176 | ▲ 287 |
| 13 | Polina Iatcenko RUS | 2023-05-08 | 500 | No. 178 | 138 | ▲ 322 |
| 14 | Elena Pridankina RUS | 2023-06-12 | 485 | No. 196 | 168 | ▲ 289 |
| 15 | Linda Klimovicova POL | 2023-11-20 | 388 | No. 202 | 129 | ▲ 186 |
| 16 | Aliona Falei BLR | 2023-07-31 | 460 | No. 220 | 173 | ▲ 240 |
| 17 | Julie Struplova CZE | 2023-04-10 | 460 | No. 225 | 207 | ▲ 235 |
| 18 | Fiona Crawley USA | 2023-10-23 | 430 | No. 227 | 182 | ▲ 203 |
| 19 | Jennifer Ruggeri ITA | 2023-09-25 | 454 | No. 231 | 207 | ▲ 223 |
| 20 | Vivian Wolff GER | 2023-05-08 | 488 | No. 240 | 231 | ▲ 248 |
| 21 | Anouk Koevermans NED | 2023-09-25 | 474 | No. 249 | 154 | ▲ 225 |
| 22 | Sara Saito JPN | 2023-06-12 | 475 | No. 254 | 150 | ▲ 221 |
| 23 | Fangran Tian CHN | 2023-11-20 | 477 | No. 260 | 243 | ▲ 217 |
| 24 | Lois Boisson FRA | 2023-05-08 | 495 | No. 269 | 34 | ▲ 226 |
| 25 | Dayeon Back KOR | 2023-08-28 | 499 | No. 272 | 245 | ▲ 227 |
| 26 | Georgia Pedone ITA | 2023-07-03 | 424 | No. 275 | 183 | ▲ 149 |
| 27 | Aurora Zantedeschi ITA | 2023-08-28 | 414 | No. 277 | 264 | ▲ 137 |
| 28 | Martha Matoula GRE | 2023-06-12 | 442 | No. 283 | 283 | ▲ 159 |
| 29 | Xinxin Yao CHN | 2023-10-23 | 470 | No. 284 | 205 | ▲ 186 |
| 30 | Katarina Kuzmova SVK | 2023-06-12 | 486 | No. 291 | 272 | ▲ 195 |
| 31 | Lisa Zaar SWE | 2023-01-16 | 500 | No. 294 | 289 | ▲ 206 |
| 32 | Zongyu Li CHN | 2023-04-10 | 450 | No. 303 | 288 | ▲ 147 |
| 33 | Manon Leonard FRA | 2023-03-20 | 444 | No. 321 | 176 | ▲ 123 |
| 34 | Lucija Ciric Bagaric CRO | 2023-02-13 | 469 | No. 345 | 157 | ▲ 124 |
| 35 | Radka Zelnickova SVK | 2023-03-20 | 494 | No. 350 | 338 | ▲ 144 |
| 36 | Miho Kuramochi JPN | 2023-10-23 | 453 | No. 359 | 326 | ▲ 94 |
| 37 | Aoi Ito JPN | 2023-06-12 | 488 | No. 372 | 82 | ▲ 116 |
| 38 | Miriana Tona ITA | 2023-08-28 | 409 | No. 374 | 310 | ▲ 35 |
| 39 | Lia Karatancheva BUL | 2023-07-31 | 499 | No. 379 | 263 | ▲ 120 |
| 40 | Natsumi Kawaguchi JPN | 2023-06-12 | 372 | No. 411 | 355 | ▼ 39 |
| 41 | Yasmine Mansouri FRA | 2023-02-13 | 468 | No. 414 | 314 | ▲ 54 |
| 42 | Vaidehi Chaudhari IND | 2023-03-20 | 479 | No. 423 | 355 | ▲ 56 |
| 43 | Eri Shimizu JPN | 2023-02-13 | 486 | No. 434 | 296 | ▲ 52 |
| 44 | Denislava Glushkova BUL | 2023-03-20 | 485 | No. 439 | 357 | ▲ 46 |
| 45 | Tiphanie Lemaitre FRA | 2023-06-12 | 492 | No. 441 | 317 | ▲ 51 |
| 46 | Ksenia Zaytseva RUS | 2023-05-08 | 491 | No. 442 | 359 | ▲ 49 |
| 47 | Amarissa Kiara Toth HUN | 2023-07-31 | 467 | No. 445 | 236 | ▲ 22 |
| 48 | Emma Lene FRA | 2023-02-13 | 497 | No. 453 | 351 | ▲ 44 |
| 49 | Haley Giavara USA | 2023-10-23 | 500 | No. 461 | 327 | ▲ 39 |
| 50 | Jasmijn Gimbrere NED | 2023-05-08 | 442 | No. 468 | 399 | ▼ 26 |
| 51 | Pia Lovric SLO | 2023-09-25 | 461 | No. 469 | 405 | ▼ 8 |
| 52 | Mara Guth GER | 2023-05-08 | 496 | No. 482 | 469 | ▲ 14 |
| 53 | Alana Smith USA | 2023-08-28 | 500 | No. 484 | 291 | ▲ 16 |
| 54 | Ya-Yi Yang TPE | 2023-03-20 | 471 | No. 486 | 204 | ▼ 15 |
| 55 | Aunchisa Chanta THA | 2023-07-31 | 479 | No. 491 | 376 | ▼ 12 |
| 56 | Makenna Jones USA | 2023-05-08 | 383 | out | 236 | — |
| 57 | Veronica Miroshnichenko RUS | 2023-06-12 | 407 | out | 289 | — |
| 58 | Nahia Berecoechea FRA | 2023-11-20 | 425 | out | 363 | — |
| 59 | Federica Bilardo ITA | 2023-10-23 | 428 | out | 428 | — |
| 60 | Silvia Ambrosio GER | 2023-01-16 | 432 | out | 203 | — |
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.