Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

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#	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Σ	Δ pts
1	Judit Polgár	Judit Polgár	Judit Polgár	Judit Polgár	Judit Polgár	364	–
2	Hou Yifan	Hou Yifan	Hou Yifan	Hou Yifan	Hou Yifan	355	–
3	Maia Chiburdanidze	Maia Chiburdanidze	Maia Chiburdanidze	Maia Chiburdanidze	Maia Chiburdanidze	268	–
4	Nona Gaprindashvili	Nona Gaprindashvili	Nona Gaprindashvili	Nona Gaprindashvili	Nona Gaprindashvili	242	–
5	Vera Menchik	Vera Menchik	Ju Wenjun	Ju Wenjun	Ju Wenjun	202	–
6	Zsuzsa Polgar	Zsuzsa Polgar	Vera Menchik	Vera Menchik	Vera Menchik	174	–
7	Xie Jun	Ju Wenjun	Zsuzsa Polgar	Zsuzsa Polgar	Zsuzsa Polgar	161	–
8	Ju Wenjun	Xie Jun	Xie Jun	Humpy Koneru	Humpy Koneru	154	–
9	Humpy Koneru	Humpy Koneru	Humpy Koneru	Xie Jun	Xie Jun	153	–
10	Elisaveta Bykova	Elisaveta Bykova	Elisaveta Bykova	Elisaveta Bykova	Elisaveta Bykova	90	–
11	Nana Alexandria	Nana Alexandria	Nana Alexandria	Nana Alexandria	Nana Alexandria	87	–
12	Alla Kushnir	Alla Kushnir	Alla Kushnir	Anna Muzychuk	Anna Muzychuk	84	–
13	Alexandra Kosteniuk	Alexandra Kosteniuk	Alexandra Kosteniuk	Alla Kushnir	Alla Kushnir	83	–
14	Anna Muzychuk	Anna Muzychuk	Anna Muzychuk	Alexandra Kosteniuk	Alexandra Kosteniuk	81	–
15	Kateryna Lagno	Kateryna Lagno	Kateryna Lagno	Kateryna Lagno	Kateryna Lagno	81	–
16	Pia Cramling	Pia Cramling	Tan Zhongyi	Aleksandra Goryachkina	Aleksandra Goryachkina	71	–
17	Antoaneta Stefanova	Aleksandra Goryachkina	Pia Cramling	Tan Zhongyi	Tan Zhongyi	69	–
18	Olga Rubtsova	Tan Zhongyi	Aleksandra Goryachkina	Pia Cramling	Pia Cramling	63	–
19	Tan Zhongyi	Valentina Gunina	Valentina Gunina	Valentina Gunina	Valentina Gunina	48	–
20	Aleksandra Goryachkina	Antoaneta Stefanova	Antoaneta Stefanova	Antoaneta Stefanova	Antoaneta Stefanova	47	–
21	Valentina Gunina	Olga Rubtsova	Olga Rubtsova	Lei Tingjie	Lei Tingjie	46	–
22	Alisa Galliamova	Alisa Galliamova	Lei Tingjie	Olga Rubtsova	Olga Rubtsova	45	–
23	Nana Ioseliani	Nana Ioseliani	Alisa Galliamova	Alisa Galliamova	Alisa Galliamova	39	–
24	Mariya Muzychuk	Mariya Muzychuk	Nana Ioseliani	Nana Ioseliani	Nana Ioseliani	36	–
25	Lyudmila Rudenko	Lei Tingjie	Mariya Muzychuk	Mariya Muzychuk	Bibisara Assaubayeva	34	▲ +6
26	Anna Ushenina	Lyudmila Rudenko	Lyudmila Rudenko	Lyudmila Rudenko	Mariya Muzychuk	34	–
27	Xu Yuhua	Anna Ushenina	Anna Ushenina	Anna Ushenina	Lyudmila Rudenko	30	–
28	Paula Wolf-Kalmar	Xu Yuhua	Xu Yuhua	Bibisara Assaubayeva	Anna Ushenina	28	–
29	Sonja Graf	Paula Wolf-Kalmar	Paula Wolf-Kalmar	Xu Yuhua	Vaishali Rameshbabu	26	▲ +10
30	Irina Levitina	Sonja Graf	Sonja Graf	Paula Wolf-Kalmar	Xu Yuhua	26	–
31	Nana Dzagnidze	Irina Levitina	Irina Levitina	Sonja Graf	Paula Wolf-Kalmar	25	–
32	Zhu Chen	Nana Dzagnidze	Nana Dzagnidze	Irina Levitina	Sonja Graf	25	–
33	Elena Akhmilovskaya	Zhu Chen	Zhu Chen	Nana Dzagnidze	Zhu Jiner	25	▲ +3
34	Lei Tingjie	Elena Akhmilovskaya	Elena Akhmilovskaya	Zhu Jiner	Irina Levitina	23	–
35	Bibisara Assaubayeva	Bibisara Assaubayeva	Bibisara Assaubayeva	Zhu Chen	Nana Dzagnidze	22	–
36	Ekaterina Kovalevskaya	Ekaterina Kovalevskaya	Ekaterina Kovalevskaya	Elena Akhmilovskaya	Zhu Chen	20	–
37	Harika Dronavalli	Harika Dronavalli	Harika Dronavalli	Ekaterina Kovalevskaya	Elena Akhmilovskaya	19	–
38	Kira Zvorykina	Kira Zvorykina	Kira Zvorykina	Harika Dronavalli	Ekaterina Kovalevskaya	17	–
39	Alisa Marić	Alisa Marić	Alisa Marić	Vaishali Rameshbabu	Harika Dronavalli	17	–
40	Viktorija Čmilytė	Viktorija Čmilytė	Viktorija Čmilytė	Kira Zvorykina	Kira Zvorykina	13	–
41	Clarice Benini	Clarice Benini	Clarice Benini	Alisa Marić	Alisa Marić	11	–
42	Edith Charlotte Price	Edith Charlotte Price	Edith Charlotte Price	Viktorija Čmilytė	Viktorija Čmilytė	11	–
43	Katarina Beskow	Katarina Beskow	Katarina Beskow	Clarice Benini	Clarice Benini	10	–
44	Natalia Pogonina	Natalia Pogonina	Natalia Pogonina	Edith Charlotte Price	Edith Charlotte Price	10	–
45	Natalia Zhukova	Natalia Zhukova	Natalia Zhukova	Katarina Beskow	Katarina Beskow	10	–
46	Qin Kanying	Qin Kanying	Qin Kanying	Natalia Pogonina	Natalia Pogonina	10	–
47	Regina Gerlecka	Regina Gerlecka	Regina Gerlecka	Natalia Zhukova	Natalia Zhukova	10	–
48	Ruan Lufei	Ruan Lufei	Ruan Lufei	Qin Kanying	Qin Kanying	10	–
49	Tatiana Kosintseva	Tatiana Kosintseva	Tatiana Kosintseva	Regina Gerlecka	Regina Gerlecka	10	–
50	Larissa Volpert	Larissa Volpert	Larissa Volpert	Ruan Lufei	Ruan Lufei	10	–

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PaddleWorldwide.com/ | 14.09.2026

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India cruise to record-extending eighth Women's Asia Cup title

ICC-cricket.com | 13.09.2026

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Alexander Zverev defeats Ben Shelton to win 2026 US Open

USopen.org | 13.09.2026

Alexander Zverev captured his second Grand Slam title—and second major of the year—by defeating American Ben Shelton in the 2026 US Open men's singles final, 6-3, 7-6(2), 5-7, 6-2, on Sunday.

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