Cancun, Mexico, 5 November 2023 | Leigh Rogers
Storm Hunter will end the 2023 season because the world’s top-ranked doubles participant.
The 29-year-old Australian assured her development to world No.1 by advancing to the semifinals on the WTA Finals in Cancun. This implies she is going to leapfrog American duo Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula when the following version of the rankings are launched following the conclusion of the WTA Finals.
Hunter has been rewarded for a constant season, which noticed her win 42 of her 56 matches.
Highlights embrace title-winning runs at WTA 1000 occasions in Rome and Guadalajara, in addition to reaching the Wimbledon remaining alongside Belgium’s Elise Mertens.
The duo, who teamed up for the primary time in January, additionally made quarterfinal look on the Australian Open.
Hunter additionally progressed to finals in Adelaide (with Czech Katerina Siniakova), Birmingham (with American Alycia Parks) and gained a WTA 125 title in Reus with compatriot Ellen Perez.
This efforts sees Hunter change into the third Australian to high the WTA Tour doubles rankings since their introduction in 1984 and the primary Aussie to carry the coveted place since Sam Stosur in April 2007.
| WTA Tour doubles rankings Australian No.1s |
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| Participant | Date first rose to No.1 | Whole weeks at No.1 |
| Rennae Stubbs | 21 August 2000 | 3 |
| Sam Stosur | 6 February 2006 | 61 |
| Storm Hunter | 6 November 2023 | 1 |
It caps a exceptional rise for the resilient Hunter, who completed the 2018 ranked exterior the world’s high 1000.
After navigating a number of damage setbacks early in her profession, Hunter has impressively established herself among the many recreation’s elite.
She turns into solely the second Australian, behind Stosur in 2006, to document a year-end No.1 end in doubles.
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