4. Elina Svitolina
WTA Rank: 8
Previous Power Ranking: 4
Svitolina reached the quarterfinals at Roland Garros, where she fell to Marta Kostyuk in three sets. Before that, she beat Belinda Bencic in three sets after losing the first. What Svitolina gives you every single week is consistency and professionalism, and these WTA Power Rankings reward that accordingly. Her season record and the Rome title she won earlier in the clay swing make her one of the more reliable top-five presences on tour right now. The French Open was not a disappointment. It was exactly what Svitolina does: go deep, compete hard, lose only to the very best.
5. Marta Kostyuk
WTA Rank: 12
Previous Power Ranking: 6
The most improved player in women’s tennis across the clay swing, and it is not particularly close. Unbeaten on clay in 2026, Kostyuk won titles in Rouen and Madrid and then extended her winning streak to 16 matches with a 7-5 6-1 demolition of four-time champion Iga Swiatek on Swiatek’s birthday at Roland Garros. This result was, even by the chaotic standards of this tournament, genuinely surprising. She reached the semifinals before losing to Andreeva, who went on to win the event. These WTA Power Rankings place her at five and rising.
6. Iga Swiatek
WTA Rank: 3
Previous Power Ranking: 3
The four-time French Open champion’s 2026 campaign came to a shuddering halt in the round of 16, beaten by a player on a 15-match winning streak. The manner of the defeat — after a seesaw opening set, Kostyuk ran away 7-5 6-1, suggested a player not at peak level on her best surface. Swiatek has not won a title on clay since the 2024 French Open, which is a long dry spell for a player whose clay dominance had defined the sport for three years. She reached the Italian Open semifinal, which was encouraging, but Paris told a different story. These WTA Power Rankings keep her at six based on accumulated pedigree and the knowledge that a player of her quality is unlikely to stay in a trough for long. But she is regressing, and these WTA Power Rankings are honest enough to say so.
