Bianca Andreescu Returns to Top 100 for First Time Since June 2025

Bianca Andreescu is back in the WTA Top 100, and the 2019 US Open champion has her sights set on earning a place in the 2027 Australian Open main draw.

The 26-year-old Canadian climbed nine places to No. 100 in Monday’s rankings, returning to the Top 100 for the first time since June 2025. Andreescu has won 14 of her last 15 matches, reached three consecutive WTA 125 finals and captured two titles in the past month.

Not bad for someone who has spent much of the past seven years battling injuries and trying to find her way back.

Andreescu Was a Star Long Before Winning the US Open

Andreescu was one of the best junior players in the world, reaching No. 3 in the junior rankings. She won Les Petits As in 2014, claimed an Orange Bowl singles title and captured the Australian Open and French Open junior doubles championships in 2017 alongside Carson Branstine.

By 19, she had already accomplished more than most professional players do in an entire career.

Her remarkable 2019 season included championships at Indian Wells, Toronto and the US Open. Andreescu defeated Serena Williams in both the Toronto and US Open finals and climbed to a career-high No. 4 in the world.

She also became the first Canadian to win a Grand Slam singles championship in the Open Era.

Seven Years of Injuries and Setbacks

Andreescu never forgot how to play tennis. The problem was staying healthy long enough to play it.

A shoulder injury interrupted her breakthrough season in 2019. A torn meniscus in her left knee at the WTA Finals later that year contributed to a 15-month absence from competition.

The problems kept coming.

She suffered a foot injury during the 2021 Miami Open final, tore two ligaments in her left ankle at Miami in 2023 and subsequently missed approximately nine months with a back injury.

An emergency appendectomy delayed her 2025 season. Then, during her home tournament in Montreal that July, she suffered another ankle ligament injury.

For a player who once looked capable of winning multiple Grand Slam championships, the repeated interruptions were devastating.

Andreescu Takes the Long Road Back

Rather than wait for opportunities on the biggest stages, Andreescu returned to the smaller tournaments where players fight for ranking points and another chance.

She opened 2026 by winning ITF titles in Bradenton, Florida, and Vero Beach, Florida. She also reached the Austin WTA 125 final in March, losing to Lanlana Tararudee.

Her recent form has been even more impressive.

Andreescu defeated Dominika Šalková to win the Rovereto WTA 125 title in Italy on October 18. Two weeks later, she beat Tatjana Maria in the Querétaro final in Mexico.

She then reached a third consecutive final in Cali, Colombia, before Leyre Romero Gormaz ended her 14-match winning streak on November 7.

Those results have carried Andreescu back into the world’s Top 100.

Australian Open 2027 Is the Next Goal

Andreescu now has another incentive to keep winning.

A place in the Australian Open main draw without a wild card would be an important step in her comeback. She hasn’t played in Melbourne since 2023 and missed the 2024, 2025 and 2026 editions. Wikipedia+1

Her current No. 100 ranking puts her in contention, although the direct-entry cutoff isn’t guaranteed. More ranking points over the coming weeks would strengthen her position.

Andreescu received a wild card for the 2024 US Open, but qualifying or earning direct entry on merit has become an important part of her return to the sport’s biggest tournaments.

Nobody knows whether Andreescu will ever return to the level that made her a Grand Slam champion at 19. She’s still only 26, and there’s plenty of tennis left in her if she can stay healthy.

But after everything she’s been through, simply getting back into the Top 100 is worth celebrating.

Bianca Andreescu is back. And after seven difficult years, that’s a pretty good tennis story.