2021 overview: the biggest gainers in the women's WPT rankings A look back at how the women's World Padel Tour rankings chopped and changed over the course of 2021 and what players gained the most places. 17/01/2022 En Español Danish Padel Open 2022 underway with men's pre-qualifying Local survives in Danish Padel Open 2022 pre-qualifying Denmark and all five countries that host first-ever WPT Opens in 2022 Official: Danish Padel Open 2022 draw announced! Tickets, wild cards and venue: Everything you need to know about the Tampere Exhibition 2022 Royal Stage Hillerød to host inaugural Danish Padel Open Overview: The 16 local heroes who will feature at the Danish Padel Open Watch: Best Circus Brussels Padel Open women's points! Watch: Three best men's points in the Circus Brussels Padel Open 2022 Dominant Lebrón and Galán inaugural champions in Brussels Salazar, Triay outlast Riera and Llaguno to lift fourth 2022 title Lebrón and Galán dispatch Gutiérrez/Tapia again to reach Brussels final 2021 was another epic year in the women's WPT rankings, with one number one retaining her crown while a former number one returned to the very top.After a total of 24 events, including Opens, Masters, Challengers and the Estrella Damm Master Final, the rankings inevitably went under a big number of changes.Here are some of the most notable gainers of the women's World Padel Tour Circuit!Dominant new partnershipAt the top of the mountain, Alejandra Salazar and Gemma Triay had a dominant year in what was just their first campaign together.With eight tournament wins from ten finals, the Spanish tandem was unquestionably the strongest couple of 2021 with 12.755 points each.For Triay, it was her second year running as number one, winning it alongside Lucía Sainz in 2020. Salazar had been number one back in 2016 partnered with Marta Marrero.Nou doubt the break-out pairing of the 2021 campaign were Delfi Brea and Tamara Icardo. Both players had never won an Open or Master before 2021, Icardo never even making a semi-final.Brea rose nine places in 2021, finishing fifth in the rankings. Icardo, who finished sixth with slightly fewer points as she missed the Master Final through injury, gained 17 places, the most of all top ten players.The young pair won two events, including Icardo's home tournament in Valencia, and is a pair to look out for in 2022 at the top of the rankings.Another notable gainer in the top ten is Virginia Riera, who went up ten spots to finish seventh. In Vigo, she became the first Argentinian to win a women's tournament in seven years.Biggest women's WPT rankings gainersIn the top 20, Jessica Castelló and Alix Collombon stand out, gaining 14 and 11 places respectively. Collombon became the first French player to win a tournament, going all the way at the Tau Cerámica Alfafar Challenger 2021. She is also the first French player in the top 20.READ: 2021, a historic year for international World Padel Tour playersLooking down at the Top 50, there are two explosive growths who stand out. 16-year-old Claudia Jensen, who is already 32nd in the rankings, rose a whopping 41 places.17-year-old Noa Cánovas rose 59 places, now finding herself 39th in the women's WPT rankings.
