became the third woman<\/a> in WTA history to exceed the 11000-point mark in the WTA rankings. Sabalenka can become the holder of the most points since women’s rankings began, but what does she need to do to claim the record?<\/p>\nIs it possible?<\/h2>\n
Sabalenka can realistically break the record in this year\u2019s grass swing. She has 11,446 points in the live rankings and will be in action later this week at the WTA 500 in Berlin. Last year, she retired from this tournament in the quarterfinal stage, but she\u2019s highly unlikely to lose before the semifinals. Sabalenka will play two qualifiers in back-to-back rounds to advance to the last four.<\/p>\n
Reaching the Berlin semifinal is the bare minimum Sabalenka needs to surpass Williams\u2019 total of 13,615 points at the end of this swing. If Sabalenka does not progress beyond the semifinal in Berlin, she will accumulate 195 points. Her pre-Wimbledon total points will be 11,640 points.<\/p>\n
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