Boisson Makes Record Leap in WTA Rankings After French Open

Lois Boisson at the Open Capfinances Rouen Metropole WTA 250 Women’s tennis tournament taking place at the Kindarena, Rouen, (France) on 15 April 2025.

France’s Lois Boisson, a surprising semi-finalist at the French Open, has surged 296 spots in the latest WTA rankings announced on Monday, reaching a career-best position 65. 

Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff occupy the top two positions following their finals appearances in Paris, where American Gauff triumphed over world number one Sabalenka in a three-set match. 

Boisson, granted a wildcard entry a year after having surgery on her left knee, competed in her first Grand Slam, ranked 361st in the world. 

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The 22-year-old defeated world number three Jessica Pegula and the sixth-ranked Mirra Andreeva before losing to Gauff in the semi-finals. 

Boisson Makes Record Leap in WTA Rankings After French Open
France’s Lois Boisson reacts after winning a set during her women’s singles quarter-final match against Russia’s Mirra Andreeva on day 11 of the French Open tennis tournament on Court Philippe-Chatrier at the Roland-Garros Complex in Paris on June 4, 2025. (Photo by Alain JOCARD / AFP)

Iga Swiatek, the reigning three-time champion of the French Open, drops two places to seventh following her semi-final loss to Sabalenka. 

China’s Zheng Qinwen ascends to fifth after reaching the quarter-finals in Paris, where she claimed Olympic gold the previous year.

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