Now that the 2019 Australian Open has been run and done, the spotlight now shines on the WTA and ATP tours.
Firstly, significant ranking moves following the Australian Open.
Stefanos Tsitsipas up from 15 to 12, a career high
Lucas Pouille up from 31 to 14
Roberto Bautista Agut up from 24 to 18
Frances Tiafoe up from 39 to 30, a career high
Naomi Osaka up from 4 to 1, a career high
Petra Kvitová up from 6 to 2, an equal career high
Danielle Collins up from 35 to 23, a career high
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova up from 44 to 32
This week, there are two WTA tournaments on the calendar, and while no ATP events are scheduled, Davis Cup qualifiers will keep a number of players busy representing their respective countries.
WTA
The St Petersburg Ladies Trophy - a Premier category tournament, on Hard, Rebound Ace, in St Petersburg, Russia.
Defending champion:
Petra Kvitová who defeated Kristina Mladenovic 6-1 6-2
Petra Kvitová, world number two, is top seed.
The other seven seeds are all in the top thirty, two of them in the top ten.
The top four seeds have first round byes.
The Toyota Thailand Open - an International category tournament, on Hard, Plexipave, in Hua Hin, Thailand.
Defending champion:
Not held in 2018
Garbiñe Muguruza, world number fifteen, is top seed.
The other seven seeds are all in the top sixty.
No byes.
Completed:
First round
Ajla Tomljanovic (6) defeated Stefanie Voegele 6-1 7-6(6)
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