7. Jessica Pegula
WTA Rank: 4
Previous Power Ranking: 7
The most frustrating entry in these WTA Power Rankings is that, despite the season she is having away from Roland Garros, it is excellent. She was 28-6 for the year and 9-2 on clay going into the tournament, numbers that pointed to a deep run. She lost in the first round to world number 83 Kimberly Birrell, which is the kind of result that sets a power rankings exercise back on its heels. The exit was genuinely bad. The season-long body of work is genuinely good. She reached the US Open final in 2024 and has qualified for the WTA Finals every year since 2022, and her hard-court game in particular is as clean and dangerous as anyone on tour. Seven is probably generous given the Paris result. It reflects the broader season rather than a single embarrassing afternoon in the first week.
8. Diana Shnaider
WTA Rank: 16
Previous Power Ranking: NR
The 25th seed beat the world number one from a set down, being one game away from defeat before winning 12 of the last 13 to win the match. Then she reached the semifinals, where she failed to replicate that against Maja Chwalinska. She is 22 years old, and this was her first Grand Slam semi-final. The level she produced against Sabalenka is the kind of performance that announces a player. These WTA Power Rankings have her at eight because the results outside of Paris have not yet been consistent enough to push her higher. But she is breaking through in real time.
9. Naomi Osaka
WTA Rank: 15
Previous Power Ranking: NR
Osaka came through a nearly three-hour thriller to reach the round of 16 at Roland Garros for the first time, a meaningful milestone for a player who has spent the better part of three years navigating comeback territory. She reached the fourth round before exiting, but the sheer fact of her competing with consistency at a Grand Slam level is worth recording. The four major titles are a baseline of quality that does not vanish simply because form has been inconsistent. She is finding her way back. These WTA Power Rankings place her at nine with real optimism about what comes next, particularly on the hard courts where she has always been most dangerous.
10. Victoria Mboko
WTA Rank: 9
Previous Power Ranking: NR
The most exciting name in these WTA Power Rankings, and the one with the most obvious upside. The ninth seed produced one of the most dominant women’s performances of the first round with a 6-1 6-2 win but went out in the third round, which caps her placement here. She won her first WTA title at the Canadian Open in 2025, defeating Naomi Osaka in the final, and has been one of the more compelling young players on tour since. The power, the movement, the first-strike intent, all of it suggests a player who will be a fixture in these WTA Power Rankings for years to come. Third-round exits at Grand Slams are what happen when potential has not yet fully crystallized into results. She is close. Ten is where she lands for now, but she will not be here long.
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