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…
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)
