For the first time since 2009, two teenagers are in the world’s top 10 at the same time. Canada’s Victoria Mboko, 19, performed well in the Doha final and will join Mirra Andreeva, 18, in the elite group.
Mboko is ranked 10th this week, while Andreeva is seventh.
The last time they were in the top 10 was in October 2009, when Victoria Azarenka and Caroline Wozniacki were the top teenagers. Remarkably, both Azarenka and Wozniacki have proven that early breakthroughs are often a harbinger of legendary status. Both women eventually became world No. 1 and won Grand Slam titles.
WTA first top 10 appearance since 2000
| player | Years in the top 10 | Entry age | Peak ranking in adolescence |
| Victoria Mboko | 2026 | 19 | No. 10 |
| Mira Andreeva | 2025 | No. 17 | No. 5 |
| Coco Gough | 2022 | 18 | No. 4 |
| Emma Raducanu | 2022 | 19 | No. 10 |
| Iga Swiatek | 2021 | 19 | No. 9 |
| Bianca Andreescu | 2019 | 19 | No. 4 |
| Belinda Bencic | 2016 | 18 | No. 7 |
| Victoria Azarenka | 2009 | 19 | No. 7 |
| Caroline Wozniacki | 2008 | 18 | No. 4 |
| Agnieszka Radwanska | 2008 | 19 | No. 9 |
| Nicole Vidisova | 2006 | No. 17 | No. 7 |
| Maria Sharapova | 2004 | No. 17 | No. 1 |
| Svetlana Kuznetsova | 2004 | 19 | No. 5 |
| Kim Clijsters | 2001 | No. 17 | third place |
| Justin Hennig | 2001 | 19 | No. 5 |
| Jelena Dokic | 2001 | 18 | No. 8 |
This latest milestone is not an isolated event but the culmination of a high-speed movement. Since 2019, teenagers have regularly charged into the winner’s circle at the sport’s most prestigious tournaments, as evidenced by the Grand Slam titles won as teenagers by Bianca Andreescu (2019 US Open), Emma Raducanu (2021 US Open) and Coco Gauff (2023 US Open). Those breakthroughs paved the way for the current crop of stars, who have proven to be incredibly calm in high-pressure situations.
The statistics for the 2025 season highlight how juniors have performed under the pressure of the tour over the past 52 weeks. By September last year, the teenagers had achieved an astonishing 7-0 record in WTA singles finals. That trend largely held true the rest of the year, with the juniors finishing the 2025 season with a near-perfect 7-1 record in championship games.
Mboko and Andreeva faced off in a junior junior final in Adelaide earlier this season and will be hoping to go one step further. Mboko’s rise has been particularly rapid, using her strong baseline performance to reach the finals in Doha and break into the top 10 for the first time.
Just 14 months ago, Mboko was outside the top 300. She is now the fourth Canadian woman to crack the top 10.
WTA Top 10, February 16, 2026
| rank | player | integral | move |
| 1 | Alina Sabalenka | 10,990 | — |
| 2 | Iga Swiatek | 7,803 | -1 |
| 3 | Elena Rybakina | 7,523 | — |
| 4 | Coco Gough | 6,423 | +1 |
| 5 | Jessica Pegula | 5,953 people | +1 |
| 6 | Amanda Anisimova | 5,690 | -2 |
| 7 | Mira Andreeva | 4,786 | — |
| 8 | Jasmine Paolini | 4,157 | — |
| 9 | Elena Svitolina | 3,260 people | — |
| 10 | Victoria Mboko | 3,246 | +3 |
Mboko joins Andreeva, who already has two WTA 1000 titles, as part of a new guard actively trying to reshape the top of women’s tennis.
There are currently five teenagers in the WTA top 50 – Andreeva, Mboko, Iva Jovic, Maya Joint and Tereza Valentova. It’s a great time for the junior circuit.
