Photos: Emiliana Arango and all the Top 100 breakthroughs of 2025
Merida finalist Emiliana Arango and Merida quarterfinalist Maya Joint have become the third and fourth players to break the Top 100 for the first time in 2025.
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Polina Kudermetova, 21, roared into the Top 100 on Jan. 6 after a spectacular seven-match run to the Brisbane final as a qualifier, including her first Top 10 win over Daria Kasatkina in the third round.
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Eva Lys, 23, cracked the Top 100 on Jan. 27 after the German became the first lucky loser in the Open Era to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open.
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Emiliana Arango, 24, became the sixth Colombian to reach the Top 100 on Mar. 3 after an 11-match winning streak that included the Cancun WTA 125 title and then, as a qualifier, her first tour-level final in Merida.
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Australia's Maya Joint, 18, entered the Top 100 on Mar. 3 after reaching her first WTA 500 quarterfinal in Merida. Joint rose from No. 773 to No. 119 in 2024, and started 2025 by reaching her first WTA semifinal in Hobart.
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