The Climb · cohorts
Class of 2024
66 WTA players first appeared in the top 500 in 2024. 42 are there now, 6 in the top 100; the best of the class is Iva Jovic at No. 13. Biggest climb: Janice Tjen, No. 481 on debut to No. 46 today.
66Debuted in 2024
42In the top 500 now
6In the top 100 now
No. 13Best: Iva Jovic
| # | Player | Debut | Debut rank | Now | Best | Climb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iva Jovic USA | 2024-05-20 | 405 | No. 13 | 13 | ▲ 392 |
| 2 | Janice Tjen INA | 2024-12-23 | 481 | No. 46 | 35 | ▲ 435 |
| 3 | Tereza Valentova CZE | 2024-03-18 | 395 | No. 61 | 42 | ▲ 334 |
| 4 | Darja Vidmanova CZE | 2024-09-16 | 495 | No. 85 | 75 | ▲ 410 |
| 5 | Kaitlin Quevedo ESP | 2024-08-05 | 485 | No. 90 | 90 | ▲ 395 |
| 6 | Maya Joint AUS | 2024-01-29 | 483 | No. 99 | 28 | ▲ 384 |
| 7 | Laura Samson CZE | 2024-07-29 | 373 | No. 112 | 112 | ▲ 261 |
| 8 | Mary Stoiana USA | 2024-07-22 | 463 | No. 114 | 114 | ▲ 349 |
| 9 | Emerson Jones AUS | 2024-11-04 | 426 | No. 133 | 126 | ▲ 293 |
| 10 | Kayla Cross CAN | 2024-07-22 | 487 | No. 157 | 157 | ▲ 330 |
| 11 | Alexandra Shubladze RUS | 2024-04-15 | 496 | No. 158 | 157 | ▲ 338 |
| 12 | Akasha Urhobo USA | 2024-05-20 | 357 | No. 174 | 172 | ▲ 183 |
| 13 | Rositsa Dencheva BUL | 2024-12-23 | 466 | No. 201 | 201 | ▲ 265 |
| 14 | Luisina Giovannini ARG | 2024-08-12 | 494 | No. 210 | 161 | ▲ 284 |
| 15 | Han Shi CHN | 2024-03-18 | 499 | No. 242 | 200 | ▲ 257 |
| 16 | Matilde Jorge POR | 2024-04-22 | 499 | No. 255 | 212 | ▲ 244 |
| 17 | Mei Yamaguchi JPN | 2024-01-29 | 471 | No. 259 | 242 | ▲ 212 |
| 18 | Lea Ma USA | 2024-08-05 | 487 | No. 276 | 273 | ▲ 211 |
| 19 | Elena Micic AUS | 2024-09-23 | 435 | No. 285 | 269 | ▲ 150 |
| 20 | Ayana Akli USA | 2024-10-14 | 498 | No. 289 | 234 | ▲ 209 |
| 21 | Yufei Ren CHN | 2024-04-22 | 466 | No. 295 | 291 | ▲ 171 |
| 22 | Anna Sinclair Rogers USA | 2024-10-21 | 399 | No. 319 | 230 | ▲ 80 |
| 23 | Gina Feistel POL | 2024-05-27 | 488 | No. 324 | 294 | ▲ 164 |
| 24 | Amandine Monnot FRA | 2024-07-15 | 477 | No. 326 | 297 | ▲ 151 |
| 25 | Lucciana Perez Alarcon PER | 2024-08-26 | 481 | No. 332 | 327 | ▲ 149 |
| 26 | Mingge Xu GBR | 2024-08-26 | 495 | No. 335 | 230 | ▲ 160 |
| 27 | Jenny Lim FRA | 2024-05-20 | 499 | No. 344 | 343 | ▲ 155 |
| 28 | Kira Pavlova RUS | 2024-01-01 | 491 | No. 347 | 332 | ▲ 144 |
| 29 | Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah FRA | 2024-08-19 | 495 | No. 354 | 116 | ▲ 141 |
| 30 | Hiromi Abe JPN | 2024-09-16 | 499 | No. 356 | 284 | ▲ 143 |
| 31 | Eunhye Lee KOR | 2024-11-04 | 500 | No. 371 | 299 | ▲ 129 |
| 32 | Jiaqi Wang CHN | 2024-05-20 | 500 | No. 398 | 390 | ▲ 102 |
| 33 | Natalija Senic SRB | 2024-08-05 | 479 | No. 401 | 338 | ▲ 78 |
| 34 | Stephanie Judith Visscher NED | 2024-11-11 | 498 | No. 403 | 336 | ▲ 95 |
| 35 | Diana Martynov FRA | 2024-06-17 | 500 | No. 404 | 339 | ▲ 96 |
| 36 | Elena Milovanovic SRB | 2024-04-01 | 499 | No. 415 | 381 | ▲ 84 |
| 37 | Nina Vargova SVK | 2024-05-06 | 464 | No. 416 | 305 | ▲ 48 |
| 38 | Angella Okutoyi KEN | 2024-06-17 | 498 | No. 421 | 414 | ▲ 77 |
| 39 | Ella Mcdonald GBR | 2024-08-19 | 492 | No. 454 | 352 | ▲ 38 |
| 40 | Maria Sara Popa ROU | 2024-01-29 | 454 | No. 456 | 395 | ▼ 2 |
| 41 | Hikaru Sato JPN | 2024-06-10 | 489 | No. 466 | 335 | ▲ 23 |
| 42 | Anja Stankovic SRB | 2024-08-12 | 473 | No. 494 | 427 | ▼ 21 |
| 43 | Evialina Laskevich BLR | 2024-05-06 | 429 | out | 319 | — |
| 44 | Olivia Lincer POL | 2024-12-09 | 438 | out | 405 | — |
| 45 | Melisa Ercan TUR | 2024-01-29 | 457 | out | 316 | — |
| 46 | Anastasia Abbagnato ITA | 2024-06-10 | 465 | out | 400 | — |
| 47 | Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty IND | 2024-02-12 | 475 | out | 300 | — |
| 48 | Daria Kuczer POL | 2024-09-09 | 476 | out | 429 | — |
| 49 | Ayumi Koshiishi JPN | 2024-10-21 | 480 | out | 367 | — |
| 50 | Nicole Fossa Huergo ITA | 2024-06-10 | 481 | out | 250 | — |
| 51 | Eliessa Vanlangendonck BEL | 2024-09-09 | 481 | out | 440 | — |
| 52 | Karina Miller USA | 2024-11-11 | 487 | out | 307 | — |
| 53 | Antonia Schmidt GER | 2024-06-17 | 488 | out | 371 | — |
| 54 | Renata Jamrichova SVK | 2024-08-12 | 488 | out | 217 | — |
| 55 | Klaudija Bubelyte LTU | 2024-11-11 | 491 | out | 462 | — |
| 56 | Tamara Kostic AUT | 2024-07-01 | 492 | out | 465 | — |
| 57 | Carson Branstine CAN | 2024-04-15 | 492 | out | 172 | — |
| 58 | Martina Okalova SVK | 2024-05-20 | 492 | out | 372 | — |
| 59 | Lian Tran NED | 2024-09-09 | 493 | out | 328 | — |
| 60 | Daria Frayman CYP | 2024-11-25 | 495 | out | 464 | — |
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.