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It may be hard to believe since she only just turned 20 a few months ago, but Coco Gauff is already spending her 100th career week in the Top 10 of the WTA rankings this week.

And it’s all consecutive.

The American made her Top 10 debut on September 12th, 2022, rising from No.12 to No. 8 after reaching the quarterfinals of the US Open for the first time, and she hasn’t left the elite since.

It’s the fourth-longest active streak in the WTA Top 10 after Aryna Sabalenka (195), Iga Swiatek (146) and Jessica Pegula (114).

ACTIVE STREAKS IN WTA TOP 10 (including week of Aug. 5, 2024):

195 weeks: Aryna Sabalenka [since Nov. 16, 2020]
146 weeks: Iga Swiatek [since Nov. 1, 2021]
114 weeks: Jessica Pegula [since June 6, 2022]
100 weeks: Coco Gauff [since Sept. 12, 2022]
80 weeks: Elena Rybakina [since Jan. 30, 2023]
28 weeks: Zheng Qinwen [since Jan. 29, 2024]
24 weeks: Maria Sakkari [since Feb. 26, 2024]
9 weeks: Jasmine Paolini [since June 10, 2024]
4 weeks: Danielle Collins [since July 15, 2024]
4 weeks: Barbora Krejcikova [since July 15, 2024]

Gauff reached a career-high ranking of No. 2 after making the semifinals of Roland Garros this year.

Gauff reached a career-high ranking of No. 2 after making the semifinals of Roland Garros this year.

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Gauff isn’t the only tennis player spending their 100th career week in the Top 10 this week, as Grigor Dimitrov is doing exactly that on the ATP rankings. His are broken up into five stints, though.

DIMITROV’S 100 CAREER WEEKS IN THE ATP TOP 10:

15 weeks [July 7 to Oct. 19, 2014]
1 week [Feb. 23 to March 1, 2015]
2 weeks [July 17 to 30, 2017]
63 weeks [Aug. 21, 2017 to Nov. 4, 2018]
19 weeks and counting [Apr. 1, 2024 to present]

Dimitrov surged back into the Top 10 on April 1st of this year after winning 20 of his first 25 matches of the season and reaching the semifinals or better at four of six tournaments—highlighted by capturing the ninth ATP title of his career in Brisbane and making another two finals at Marseille and Miami. He's a former No. 3.

Dimitrov, who retired in the fourth round of Wimbledon this year with a groin injury, makes his return to competition in Montreal this week.

Dimitrov, who retired in the fourth round of Wimbledon this year with a groin injury, makes his return to competition in Montreal this week.

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Meanwhile, a few spots up from Dimitrov, Hubert Hurkacz moves up from No. 7 to a new career-high of No. 6, one-upping his own record for highest-ranked Polish player in ATP rankings history.

Hurkacz didn’t play any tournaments this past week—he pulled out of the Olympics, which didn’t offer any ranking points, due to a knee injury he suffered at Wimbledon—but he switches spots with Alex de Minaur, who dips from No. 6 to No. 7 after dropping his points from reaching the Los Cabos final a year ago.

And the two players who won the 500-level event in Washington D.C. make notable jumps up the rankings this week: American Sebastian Korda rises from No. 22 to No. 18, surpassing his previous career-high of No. 20, after winning the biggest title of his career; and Spain’s Paula Badosa, a former world No. 2, soars from No. 62 to No. 40 as she continues her comeback from a back injury with her first WTA title in more than two-and-a-half years.

Like Grigor Dimitrov, Hubert Hurkacz retired at Wimbledon this year, but was back in action shortly in Montreal.

Like Grigor Dimitrov, Hubert Hurkacz retired at Wimbledon this year, but was back in action shortly in Montreal.