๐ŸŽพ Rising Tennis Tracker

Tracking two breakout players climbing through the ranks โ€” one match at a time

Two rising stars every week,
tracked like stocks.

Every Monday, Rising Tennis Tracker scans the new ATP & WTA rankings and spotlights one woman and one man climbing hard from outside the top 100 โ€” then keeps tracking every past pick, week after week, as they break through.

Latest Movements
RJ#15โ–ฒ235MC#21โ–ฒ107AB#32โ–ฒ173IB#33โ–ฒ65JT#37โ–ฒ263SB#38โ–ฒ147NB#41โ–ฒ75DS#43โ–ฒ67MN#44โ–ฒ79LT#45โ–ฒ70LVA#49โ–ฒ69ZS#52โ–ฒ31QH#54โ–ฒ57RAB#56โ–ฒ46DP#60โ–ฒ51YS#62โ–ฒ46DM#63โ–ฒ72ML#64โ–ฒ76ADV#66โ–ฒ33TG#72โ–ฒ40LT#78โ–ฒ46JF#79โ–ฒ78AG#82โ–ฒ260FDA#84โ–ฒ87ZS#87โ–ฒ9AK#89โ–ฒ36HV#91โ–ฒ24CW#92โ–ฒ76KQ#101โ–ฒ26ES#102โ–ฒ153PK#103โ–ฒ5TP#106โ–ฒ13DS#106โ–ฒ16MU#108โ–ฒ20TS#109โ–ฒ33DS#111โ–ผ11MZ#113โ–ฒ5SM#115โ–ฒ35ZP#119โ–ฒ56VJK#120โ–ผ31HR#125โ–ฒ6JV#128โ–ฒ33LR#128โ–ฒ40EJ#139โ–ฒ8MS#140โ–ผ14RS#165โ–ฒ1SRR#170โ–ฒ167CC#202โ–ผ2JM#315โ–ผ65RJ#495โ–ผ255RJ#15โ–ฒ235MC#21โ–ฒ107AB#32โ–ฒ173IB#33โ–ฒ65JT#37โ–ฒ263SB#38โ–ฒ147NB#41โ–ฒ75DS#43โ–ฒ67MN#44โ–ฒ79LT#45โ–ฒ70LVA#49โ–ฒ69ZS#52โ–ฒ31QH#54โ–ฒ57RAB#56โ–ฒ46DP#60โ–ฒ51YS#62โ–ฒ46DM#63โ–ฒ72ML#64โ–ฒ76ADV#66โ–ฒ33TG#72โ–ฒ40LT#78โ–ฒ46JF#79โ–ฒ78AG#82โ–ฒ260FDA#84โ–ฒ87ZS#87โ–ฒ9AK#89โ–ฒ36HV#91โ–ฒ24CW#92โ–ฒ76KQ#101โ–ฒ26ES#102โ–ฒ153PK#103โ–ฒ5TP#106โ–ฒ13DS#106โ–ฒ16MU#108โ–ฒ20TS#109โ–ฒ33DS#111โ–ผ11MZ#113โ–ฒ5SM#115โ–ฒ35ZP#119โ–ฒ56VJK#120โ–ผ31HR#125โ–ฒ6JV#128โ–ฒ33LR#128โ–ฒ40EJ#139โ–ฒ8MS#140โ–ผ14RS#165โ–ฒ1SRR#170โ–ฒ167CC#202โ–ผ2JM#315โ–ผ65RJ#495โ–ผ255

Making Waves

Week of Aug 03 โ€“ Aug 09
Quiet week for our alumni โ€” no quarterfinals or better on tour. The ticker below never sleeps, though. ๐Ÿ“ˆ

This Week's Picks

Week 33 ยท Aug 10โ€“16, 2026
TP
WTA ยท โ™€
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Taylah Preston
#106 ยท Age 20 ยท Right-handed
โ†‘ 13
โ€บ
RS
ATP ยท โ™‚
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Rei Sakamoto
#165 ยท Age 20 ยท Right-handed
โ†‘ 1
โ€บ

How It Works

01

Scan the rankings

Each Monday we comb the fresh ATP & WTA releases for players ranked roughly #100โ€“250 who just made a big jump.

02

Pick two rising stars

One WTA player, one ATP player โ€” young, climbing fast, and never featured before. Their story, stats and highlights go live here.

03

Track them forever

Every past pick stays on our ticker like a stock. When alumni reach quarterfinals, semis or finals on tour, they show up in Making Waves.

Player Photo
WTA Singles #106 โ†‘ 13 spots this week

Taylah
Preston

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ AUS ๐Ÿ“ธ @taylah.preston Age 20 Right-Handed

This week's rising star pick. Taylah Preston climbed 13 spots in the latest WTA rankings to reach #106. At just 20 years old, representing AUS, this is a player on the move and one to keep a close eye on as they push towards the top 100.

This week's pick โ€” climbing the rankings
#106
Current Rank
โ†‘13
This Week
20
Age
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ
Country

Highlights

Taylah Preston โ€” 2026 Match Highlights Highlights
Taylah Preston โ€” 2026 Match Highlights
Latest tournament footage ยท Best points
Taylah Preston โ€” Best Shots & Rallies Best Shots
Taylah Preston โ€” Best Shots & Rallies
Shot compilation ยท Key moments
Taylah Preston โ€” Press & Interviews Interview
Taylah Preston โ€” Press & Interviews
Post-match reactions ยท Player profile
Player Photo
ATP Singles #165 โ†‘ 1 spots this week

Rei
Sakamoto

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต JPN ๐Ÿ“ธ @reisakamoto0624 Age 20 Right-Handed

This week's rising star pick. Rei Sakamoto climbed 1 spots in the latest ATP rankings to reach #165. At just 20 years old, representing JPN, this is a player on the move and one to keep a close eye on as they push towards the top 100.

This week's pick โ€” climbing the rankings
#165
Current Rank
โ†‘1
This Week
20
Age
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต
Country

Highlights

Rei Sakamoto โ€” 2026 Match Highlights Highlights
Rei Sakamoto โ€” 2026 Match Highlights
Latest tournament footage ยท Best points
Rei Sakamoto โ€” Best Shots & Rallies Best Shots
Rei Sakamoto โ€” Best Shots & Rallies
Shot compilation ยท Key moments
Rei Sakamoto โ€” Press & Interviews Interview
Rei Sakamoto โ€” Press & Interviews
Post-match reactions ยท Player profile

Past Picks

Every week we spotlight one female & one male rising player โ€” here's the full archive

50
Players Featured
26
Weeks Tracked
29
Countries
Week 33 Aug 10โ€“16, 2026 Current
โ™€
Taylah Preston
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ AUS
#106 Age 20 Right-H โ†‘ 13
โ™‚
Rei Sakamoto
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต JPN
#165 Age 20 Right-H โ†‘ 1
Week 32 Aug 3โ€“9, 2026
โ™€
Polina Kudermetova
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟ UZB
#103 Age 23 Right-H โ†‘ 5
โ™‚
Michael Zheng
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA
#113 Age 22 Right-H โ†‘ 5
Week 31 Jul 27 โ€“ Aug 2, 2026
โ™€
Jeline Vandromme
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช BEL
#128 Age 18 Right-H โ†‘ 33
โ™‚
Toby Samuel
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง GBR
#127 Age 23 Right-H โ†‘ 15
Week 30 Jul 20โ€“26, 2026
โ™€
Kaitlin Quevedo
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ESP
#101 Age 20 Right-H โ†‘ 26
โ™‚
Shintaro Mochizuki
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต JPN
#115 Age 23 Right-H โ†‘ 35
Week 29 Jul 13โ€“19, 2026
โ™€
Moyuka Uchijima
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต JPN
#108 Age 24 Right-H โ†‘ 20
โ™‚
Zsombor Piros
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ HUN
#119 Age 26 Right-H โ†‘ 56
Week 28 Jul 6โ€“12, 2026
๐ŸŽพ
Wimbledon ๐Ÿ†
Grand Slam โ€” No Player Chosen
Week 27 Jun 29 โ€“ Jul 5, 2026
๐ŸŽพ
Wimbledon ๐Ÿ†
Grand Slam โ€” No Player Chosen
Week 26 Jun 22โ€“28, 2026
โ™€
Darja Semenistaja
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป LAT
#102 Age 23 Left-H โ†‘ 20
โ™‚
Facundo Diaz Acosta
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท ARG
#151 Age 25 Left-H โ†‘ 20
Week 25 Jun 15โ€“21, 2026
โ™€
Alina Korneeva
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ RUS
#96 Age 18 Right-H โ†‘ 21
โ™‚
Jaime Faria
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น POR
#94 Age 22 Right-H โ†‘ 23
Week 24 Jun 8โ€“14, 2026
โ™€
Maja Chwalinska
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ POL
#21 Age 24 Left-H โ†‘ 93
โ™‚
Zachary Svajda
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA
#62 Age 23 Right-H โ†‘ 23
Week 23 Jun 1โ€“7, 2026
๐ŸŽพ
Roland Garros ๐Ÿ†
Grand Slam โ€” No Player Chosen
Week 22 May 25โ€“31, 2026
๐ŸŽพ
Roland Garros ๐Ÿ†
Grand Slam โ€” No Player Chosen
Week 21 May 18โ€“24, 2026
โ™€
Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉ AND
#110 Age 20 Left-H โ†‘ 18
โ™‚
Dalibor Svrcina
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ CZE
#100 Age 23 Right-H โ†‘ 27
Week 20 May 11โ€“17, 2026
โ™€
Nikola Bartunkova
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ CZE
#94 Age 20 Right-H โ†‘ 7
โ™‚
Coleman Wong
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ HKG
#110 Age 21 Right-H โ†‘ 30
Week 19 May 4โ€“10, 2026
โ™€
Marina Stakusic
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ CAN
#125 Age 21 Right-H โ†‘ 26
โ™‚
Henrique Rocha
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น POR
#118 Age 22 Right-H โ†‘ 37
Week 18 Apr 27 โ€“ May 3, 2026
โ™€
Daria Snigur
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ UKR
#98 Age 24 Right-H โ†‘ 38
โ™‚
Leandro Riedi
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ SUI
#129 Age 24 Right-H โ†‘ 40
Week 17 Apr 20โ€“26, 2026
โ™€
Zeynep Sonmez
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท TUR
#79 Age 23 Right-H โ†‘ 33
โ™‚
Daniel Merida
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ESP
#101 Age 21 Right-H โ†‘ 35
Week 16 Apr 13โ€“19, 2026
โ™€
Lilli Tagger
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น AUT
#97 Age 18 Right-H โ†‘ 20
โ™‚
Adolfo Daniel Vallejo
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พ PAR
#99 Age 21 Right-H โ†‘ 28
Week 15 Apr 6โ€“12, 2026
โ™€
Emerson Jones
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ AUS
#136 Age 17 Right-H โ†‘ 9
โ™‚
Roman Andres Burruchaga
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท ARG
#77 Age 24 Right-H โ†‘ 12
Week 14 Mar 30 โ€“ Apr 5, 2026
โ™€
Yuliia Starodubtseva
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ UKR
#89 Age 26 Right-H โ†‘ 19
โ™‚
Quentin Halys
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท FRA
#90 Age 29 Right-H โ†‘ 21
Week 12 Mar 16โ€“22, 2026
โ™€
Talia Gibson
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ AUS
#68 Age 21 Right-H โ†‘ 44
โ™‚
Ignacio Buse
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ช PER
#63 Age 21 Right-H โ†‘ 35
Week 11 Mar 9โ€“15, 2026
โ™€
Lanlana Tararudee
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thailand
#106 Age 21 Right-H โ†‘ 18
โ™‚
Martin Landaluce
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain
#155 Age 20 Right-H โ†‘ 22
Week 10 Mar 2โ€“8, 2026
โ™€
Hanne Vandewinkel
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium
#104 Age 21 Right-H โ†‘ 11
โ™‚
Mariano Navone
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina
#79 Age 25 Right-H โ†‘ 18
Week 9 Feb 24 โ€“ Mar 1, 2026
โ™€
Diane Parry
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France
#102 Age 23 Right-H โ†‘ 9
โ™‚
Luca Van Assche
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France
#100 Age 21 Right-H โ†‘ 10
Week 8 Feb 17โ€“23, 2026
โ™€
Nikola Bartunkova
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Czech Republic
#101 Age 19 Right-H โ†‘ 15
โ™‚
Coleman Wong
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong
#140 Age 21 Right-H โ†‘ 28
Week 7 Feb 10โ€“16, 2026
โ™€
Sarah Rakotomanga Rajaonah
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France / ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Madagascar
#116 Age 20 Left-H โ†‘ 221
โ™‚
Alexander Blockx
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium
#96 Age 20 Right-H โ†‘ 109
Week 6 Feb 3โ€“9, 2026
โ™€
Sara Bejlek
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Czech Republic
#101 Age 20 Left-H โ†‘ 40
โ™‚
Rafael Jodar
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain
#138 Age 19 Right-H โ†‘ 112
Week 5 Jan 27 โ€“ Feb 2, 2026
โ™€
Janice Tjen
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Indonesia
#59 Age 23 Right-H โ†‘ 190
โ™‚
Arthur Gea
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France
#197 Age 21 Right-H โ†‘ 145
Week 4 Jan 20โ€“26, 2026
โ™€
Renata Jamrichovรก
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Slovakia
#274 Age 18 Left-H โ†‘ 95
โ™‚
Clรฉment Chidekh
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France
#189 Age 24 Right-H โ†‘ 70
Week 3 Jan 13โ€“19, 2026
โ™€
Ella Seidel
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany
#78 Age 20 Right-H โ†‘ 150
โ™‚
Johannus Monday
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง GBR
#218 Age 23 Left-H โ†‘ 95
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Rankings Ticker

Every player we've spotlighted, tracked like a stock โ€” year-to-date moves up & down the rankings

RJ#15โ–ฒ235MC#21โ–ฒ107AB#32โ–ฒ173IB#33โ–ฒ65JT#37โ–ฒ263SB#38โ–ฒ147NB#41โ–ฒ75DS#43โ–ฒ67MN#44โ–ฒ79LT#45โ–ฒ70LVA#49โ–ฒ69ZS#52โ–ฒ31QH#54โ–ฒ57RAB#56โ–ฒ46DP#60โ–ฒ51YS#62โ–ฒ46DM#63โ–ฒ72ML#64โ–ฒ76ADV#66โ–ฒ33TG#72โ–ฒ40LT#78โ–ฒ46JF#79โ–ฒ78AG#82โ–ฒ260FDA#84โ–ฒ87ZS#87โ–ฒ9AK#89โ–ฒ36HV#91โ–ฒ24CW#92โ–ฒ76KQ#101โ–ฒ26ES#102โ–ฒ153PK#103โ–ฒ5TP#106โ–ฒ13DS#106โ–ฒ16MU#108โ–ฒ20TS#109โ–ฒ33DS#111โ–ผ11MZ#113โ–ฒ5SM#115โ–ฒ35ZP#119โ–ฒ56VJK#120โ–ผ31HR#125โ–ฒ6JV#128โ–ฒ33LR#128โ–ฒ40EJ#139โ–ฒ8MS#140โ–ผ14RS#165โ–ฒ1SRR#170โ–ฒ167CC#202โ–ผ2JM#315โ–ผ65RJ#495โ–ผ255RJ#15โ–ฒ235MC#21โ–ฒ107AB#32โ–ฒ173IB#33โ–ฒ65JT#37โ–ฒ263SB#38โ–ฒ147NB#41โ–ฒ75DS#43โ–ฒ67MN#44โ–ฒ79LT#45โ–ฒ70LVA#49โ–ฒ69ZS#52โ–ฒ31QH#54โ–ฒ57RAB#56โ–ฒ46DP#60โ–ฒ51YS#62โ–ฒ46DM#63โ–ฒ72ML#64โ–ฒ76ADV#66โ–ฒ33TG#72โ–ฒ40LT#78โ–ฒ46JF#79โ–ฒ78AG#82โ–ฒ260FDA#84โ–ฒ87ZS#87โ–ฒ9AK#89โ–ฒ36HV#91โ–ฒ24CW#92โ–ฒ76KQ#101โ–ฒ26ES#102โ–ฒ153PK#103โ–ฒ5TP#106โ–ฒ13DS#106โ–ฒ16MU#108โ–ฒ20TS#109โ–ฒ33DS#111โ–ผ11MZ#113โ–ฒ5SM#115โ–ฒ35ZP#119โ–ฒ56VJK#120โ–ผ31HR#125โ–ฒ6JV#128โ–ฒ33LR#128โ–ฒ40EJ#139โ–ฒ8MS#140โ–ผ14RS#165โ–ฒ1SRR#170โ–ฒ167CC#202โ–ผ2JM#315โ–ผ65RJ#495โ–ผ255
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Tap any player for a week-by-week ranking chart. "YTD" compares each player's earliest tracked rank this season to their latest. A lower number is a better rank, so climbing the rankings shows as a green gain.