Ben Shelton rises to new career-high No. 7, now second-highest-ranked American man since 2011

A lot has happened on both the ATP and WTA rankings today after a packed week of tennis last week, including a small but very significant rise for one of the best American players on the tour.

Following a run to the semifinals of Washington D.C., Ben Shelton moves up from No. 8 to a new career-high ranking of No. 7 this week, becoming the second-highest-ranked American man since 2011.

Since Mardy Fish spent his last week at his career-high of No. 7 during the week of September 19th, 2011, Shelton is one of only two U.S. men to reach No. 7 or higher on the ATP rankings, alongside Taylor Fritz, who reached No. 4 at the end of last year, and who’s there this week, too.

Several U.S. men made it as high as No. 8, but never higher.

HIGHEST-RANKED AMERICAN MEN SINCE NO. 7 FISH IN 2011:

• No. 4: Taylor Fritz [reached in 2024]
• No. 7: Ben Shelton [reached in 2025]
• No. 8: Jack Sock [reached in 2017]
• No. 8: John Isner [reached in 2018]
• No. 8: Tommy Paul [reached in 2025]
• No. 10: Frances Tiafoe [reached in 2023]

Shelton has made the quarterfinals or better 10 times on the tour over the last 12 months, most notably making the semifinals of the Australian Open earlier this year, his second Grand Slam semifinal, as well as a pair of finals at ATP 500 events in Basel last fall and Munich this spring.

One spot down from Shelton, Alex de Minaur is up from No. 13 to No. 8 after winning Washington D.C., his highest ranking since May.

The man De Minaur defeated for the ATP 500 title, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, makes his long-awaited Top 20 debut this week, jumping from No. 26 to No. 19. It’s been a long time coming—he’s had 25 career wins over Top 20 players, so it’s only fitting he finally cracks the elite himself.

The other two ATP title winners last week both move up the rankings today, too, with former No. 17 Alexander Bublik rising from No. 30 to No. 25 after winning in Kitzbuhel, and Luciano Darderi almost matching his career-high of No. 32 after winning in Umag, rising from No. 46 to No. 35.

There’s a pair of Top 50 debuts on the ATP rankings, as well: French lefty Corentin Moutet jumps from No. 59 to No. 46 after a run to the semifinals of Washington D.C. as a lucky loser; and Argentina’s Camilo Ugo Carabelli moves up from No. 51 to No. 47 after a semifinal run in Umag.

There’s no shortage of ranking movers on the WTA rankings, either, most notably 2021 US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez cutting a third off her ranking—going from No. 36 to No. 24—after winning the biggest title of her career in Washington D.C. The Canadian is a former No. 13.

The woman she beat for the title, Anna Kalinskaya, rises from No. 48 to No. 31. She’s a former Top 20 player, too, going as high as No. 11 last year.

And 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu, who reached the semis in D.C., rises from No. 45 to No. 33 today, her highest ranking since she was No. 11 during the 2022 US Open—she fell to No. 83 after her points from her 2021 title dropped off, and this is her highest ranking since then.

Last but most definitely not least, it’s a double ranking rise for Taylor Townsend—not only does she soar from No. 97 to No. 75 after reaching the quarterfinals in singles in D.C., but she also moves up from No. 2 to No. 1 in doubles after winning the title in D.C. alongside Zhang Shuai.

She's the first mom ever to reach No. 1 on the WTA doubles rankings.

Finally, Venus Williams is back on the rankings.

The WTA legend had fallen off the WTA singles rankings in March of this year, having not played since Miami last year—but after reaching the second round in Washington D.C. she’s back, at No. 643.

And there’s more—she hadn’t been on the WTA doubles rankings since September of 2023, having not played a doubles event since the US Open in 2022—but after reaching the quarterfinals of the doubles event in D.C., with Hailey Baptiste, she’s back on those rankings too, at No. 571.

At 45 years young, she’s the oldest player currently on the WTA singles rankings, and the second-oldest player on the WTA doubles rankings, after fellow American Leslie Cavanaugh-Rose, who’s 53.