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Wawrinka re-enters top 100, De Minaur hits career high – Tennis Now

At 40, Stan Wawrinka has passed a huge milestone and Alex de Minaur is knocking on the door of the top 5. Scroll down to learn more about this week’s risers…

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6 Alex de Minaur, +2 (returning to career high)

The Australian moved up two places to sixth in the ATP rankings after winning the ABN AMRO Open in Rotterdam. The 26-year-old defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime in the title fight.

43 Marin Cilic, +18

The 37-year-old Croatian reached the semi-finals in Dallas and moved up 18 spots to return to the top 50 for the first time since May 2023. Cilic is the third-oldest player in the top 50, behind Novak Djokovic and Adrian Mannarino.

59 Raphael Collignon, +10 (career high)

Belgian player Collignon achieved success at the ATP Challenger Tour in Pau, France, rising 10 places to a career-high ranking. Collignon went flawless in five matches without dropping a set to win his fifth title at the Challenger level.

95 Christopher O’Connell, +24

The 31-year-old Australian is back in the top 100 after reaching the quarter-finals in Rotterdam.

98 Stan Wawrinka, +8

After reaching the last 16 in Rotterdam, Wawrinka (aka “Stanma”) returned to the top 100 for the first time since July 2024. The three-time major champion, 40, becomes the sixth top-100 player to rank above 40. As Wawrinka approaches his 41st birthday in March, he becomes the oldest player in the top 100 for more than two years.

player First Dates Top 100 (40+) Number of weeks in the top 100 (after 40) Best ranking (post-40s)
Ken Rosewall November 2, 1974 ~170 weeks No. 2
jimmy conners September 2, 1992 52 weeks No. 30
*roger federer August 8, 2021 46 weeks No. 9
Ivo Karlovich February 28, 2019 34 weeks No. 73
Torben Ulrich October 4, 1973 4 weeks No. 96
Stan Wawrinka February 16, 2026 1 week (continuous) No. 98

* Federer officially withdrew from the rankings on June 27, 2022

Other Noteworthy Top 100 Movers

35 Denis Shapovalov, +5
No. 55 Botic van de Zandschulp, +10
72 Quentin Harris, +5
76 Emilio Nava, +5 (career high)

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