Tennis player Pavlyuchenkova dropped 3 positions in the updated WTA ranking The updated WTA rankings of October 18 have been published. Czech tennis player Barbora Kreichikova climbed to 4th place, Spaniard Garbinier Mugurusa became fifth, Ukrainian Elina Svitolina - in sixth place, Greek Maria Sakkari - seventh. Naomi Osaka also returned to the top ten. Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova dropped to 16th place. October 18 WTA rankings: eleven). Ashley Barty (Australia) - 9077. 2 (2). Arina Sobolenko (Belarus) - 7115. 3 (3). Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) - 5320. ...Learn more