Rankings Watch: Maria, Pigossi rise; Bencic back in Top 20

The Hologic WTA Tour moved to clay last week, with the 50th edition of the Credit One Charleston Open WTA 500 tournament as well as the Copa Colsanitas WTA 250 tournament.

Here is a look at the notable movements in this week’s rankings:

Bogota finalists Maria, Pigossi earn boost

The Bogota final featured a pair of players ranked outside the Top 200, the first such WTA title match since the inception of computer rankings. Both advanced to the main draw via qualifying and went on to compete for the title. Germany’s Tatjana Maria

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Brazil’s Laura Pigossi

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Rakhimova seals Top 100 debut

In Bogota, Kamilla Rakhimova

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Bencic returns to Top 20

Belinda Bencic

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Bencic defeated Ons Jabeur

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Other notable ranking jumps

American Amanda Anisimova

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Ekaterina Alexandrova

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After a three-month absence from the Top 100, former World No.21 Dayana Yastremska

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Former World No.9 CoCo Vandeweghe received a spot in the Charleston main draw as a lucky loser when defending champion Veronika Kudermetova

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Two more players made their WTA quarterfinal debuts in Bogota and hit career-highs. Elina Avanesyan

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Italian  Elisabetta Cocciaretto

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