Victoria Mboko soars from No. 85 to No. 24 on WTA rankings after winning in Montreal

Victoria Mboko had an absolute breakthrough week and a half in Montreal this year, not just reaching her first WTA quarterfinal, semifinal or final, but going all the way to the first WTA title of her career, and at one of the biggest tournaments on the calendar, no less—a WTA 1000.

And with that, the 18-year-old Canadian makes a massive leap on the new WTA rankings, rising from No. 85 (which was her career-high ranking going into the tournament) all the way to No. 24.

Her rise is even more incredible considering she started the year at No. 333. She broke into the Top 200 by March after winning five ITF Circuit titles in the first few months of the year, then debuted in the Top 100 in June after reaching the third round of Roland Garros as a qualifier.

Now, she cracks the Top 50—and even the Top 30—after latest run.

It was a historic run in many ways, too, most notably as she became the second-youngest woman in the Open Era to defeat four Grand Slam champions at the same WTA event, having taken out Sofia Kenin in the second round, Coco Gauff in the fourth round, Elena Rybakina in the semifinals and Naomi Osaka in the final. The youngest woman to achieve that feat was Serena Williams, who did it as a 17-year-old at the 1999 US Open, en route to the first of her 23 Grand Slam titles.

Mboko will now head to Cincinnati, where she was originally a direct entry into the qualifying draw, but because she was still competing in the main draw in Montreal, she received a “Special Exempt Spot” in the main draw of Cincinnati. And by reaching the final in Montreal, she also received a “Performance Bye” in the opening round of Cincinnati.

She’ll open her Cincinnati campaign in the second round against No. 14 seed Diana Shnaider, likely on Saturday or Sunday.

Meanwhile, Osaka also makes a big move after reaching the final in Montreal, jumping from No. 49 to No. 25, her first time in the Top 30—or even the Top 40—since coming back to the tour as a mom at the beginning of last year. The four-time Grand Slam champion and former No. 1 also received a “Performance Bye” in Cincinnati and opens against No. 20 seed Linda Noskova in the second round.

And a little further up the WTA rankings, Denmark’s Clara Tauson makes her career Top 15 debut, rising from No. 19 to No. 15 after reaching the semifinals in Canada, before falling to Osaka.

The new WTA rankings are forward dated to August 11th, which is next Monday, when there will be some slight adjustments to account for ITF Circuit results from this week, which shouldn’t affect the Top 100 much. Click here for more on how the rankings will work in the next few weeks.