French Open star climbs 65 places into top 50 of rankings after incredible run

The shock star of the French Open has climbed an incredible 65 places into the top 50 of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) world rankings.

Maja Chwalinksa, 24, became the fourth Polish tennis player to reach a Grand Slam quarter-final when she defeated France's Diane Parry in straight sets in the fourth round.

Qualifier Chwalinska beat Zheng Qinwen, Elise Mertens and Maria Sakkari in her first three matches at Roland Garros and will now take on 22nd seed Anna Kalinskaya in the last eight.

The Pole is the last player outside the world's top 25 still standing in the French Open but has taken a huge chunk out of her own ranking by tearing through the field at the French Open, dropping just one set along the way.

Maja Chwalinksa has reached the quarter-finals of the French Open (Image: Getty)

Chwalinska was ranked 113th in the world at the start of May. At the time, it was her highest career ranking.

Her spectacular performance on the Parisian clay court has seen her cut her personal best in half to reach 49th between Petra Marcinko in 50th and Dayana Yastremska in 48th.

The current French Open was the first time the left-hander has qualified for the first round. She has now reached the first round or better in three of the four Grand Slams. Chwakinkska's quarter-final run is the first time she's been past the second round of any major.

Chwalinska, who made her Grand Slam debut at Wimbledon in 2022, has three singles WTA Challengers titles to her name.

28-year-old Australian Open and US Open winner Aryna Sabalenka heads up an unchanged top three completed by Elena Rybakina and fellow Chwalinska's fellow Polish player Iga Swiatek, who was knocked out by Marta Kostyuk in the fourth round.

Magdalena Frech is the Polish number two and is ranked 42nd in the world.

Chwalinksa tackles the French Open last eight

The 24-year-old is scheduled to play Kalinskaya in the quarter-final on Court Philippe-Chatrier on Wednesday morning.

Sabalenka and Diana Shnaider meet in the other unplayed last-eight match, with the other semi-final already set.

Kostyuk will play Mirra Andreeva in a Ukraine versus Russia semi-final after knocking out Elina Svitolina and Sorana Cirstea respectively in the quarters.