WEEK: 02.01.2016
Shuai Zhang was the mover of the week. She was a qualifier and she played inspired tennis at the Australian Open. In the first round she upset the number two ranked player in the world, Simona Halep. She eventually lost to Johanna Konta in the quarterfinals; however, her impressive performance is now reflected in a significant rise in her ranking.
Mentioned this week if change in ranking is greater than or equal to 10 spots.
| PLAYER | SPOTS MOVED | NEW RANK |
| Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) | UP 22 | 52 |
| John Millman (AUS) | UP 17 | 78 |
| Jerzy Janowicz (POL) | DOWN 17 | 73 |
| Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) | UP 14 | 70 |
| Rajeev Ram (USA) | UP 12 | 81 |
| Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) | DOWN 12 | 98 |
| Nick Kyrgios (AUS) | DOWN 11 | 41 |
| Ricardas Berankis (LTU) | DOWN 11 | 96 |
| Facundo Bagnis (ARG) | UP 10 | 99 |
| Sam Groth (AUS) | DOWN 10 | 77 |
| Shuai Zhang (CHN) | UP 68 | 65 |
| Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER) | UP 30 | 52 |
| Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) | DOWN 28 | 66 |
| Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) | DOWN 21 | 58 |
| Johanna Konta (GBR) | UP 19 | 28 |
| Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) | UP 19 | 73 |
| Lucie Hradecka (CZE) | DOWN 19 | 72 |
| Annika Beck (GER) | UP 16 | 39 |
| Margarita Gasparyan (RUS) | UP 16 | 42 |
| Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) | DOWN 15 | 78 |
| Carina Witthoeft (GER) | DOWN 15 | 77 |
| Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) | DOWN 15 | 93 |
| Elizaveta Kulichkova (RUS) | UP 14 | 95 |
| Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) | DOWN 14 | 55 |
| Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) | UP 13 | 100 |
| Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) | DOWN 13 | 83 |
| Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) | UP 12 | 64 |
| Saisai Zheng CHN) | UP 12 | 71 |
| Zarina Diyas (KAZ) | DOWN 12 | 69 |
| Polona Hercog (SLO) | DOWN 12 | 84 |
| Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) | UP 10 | 70 |
The ATP Tour top 10 members remained the same; however, there was a little shifting in their positions. On the WTA Tour, Carla Suarez Navarro is back in the top 10 at number 8; Venus Williams is no longer in the top 10; and there has been some major changes in positions for the remaining members. Angelique Kerber with her surprising defeat of Serena Williams in the Australian Open Final is now ranked number 2.
