From breaking into the world’s top 10 to clinching a first title in years, let’s take a closer look at which players found themselves jumping up the rankings and hitting new career highs in May.

Glasspool breaks into the world’s top 10; Murray back inside top 30

Following his title success at the Bordeaux Challenger, Lloyd Glasspool was rewarded with a breakthrough into the ATP top 10 for the first time in his career.

Glasspool and Finnish partner Harri Heliovaara overcame five-time Grand Slam champions Nicholas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the semi-final before wrapping up the title with a commanding 6-4, 6-2 win over third seeds Sadio Doumbia and Fabien Reboul – leading the Brit to end May ranked world No.10 in the doubles.

Also riding the wave of doubles success, Jamie Murray’s victory at the Geneva Open saw the former world No.1 and doubles partner Michael Venus pick up their third trophy of the season.

Continuing the excellent form they’ve showcased all season, the British, New Zealand duo edged past third seeds Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos in the final to clinch the title and send Murray back up to world No.28 – his highest ranking since October 2022.

Boulter boosts ranking with back-to-back ITF finals

After taking France’s Caroline Garcia to a third set at the Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers, Katie Boulter’s form has gone from strength to strength. The 26-year-old went on to make back-to-back finals at the W80 Gifu and W60 Fukuoka events where she finished runner-up in both.

As a result, Boulter rose 30 places in the WTA rankings to conclude the month ranked No.124, and will see her enter the grass court season with confidence in her game.

Murray’s Challenger win edges him closer to the top 30

From one Murray brother to another – Andy Murray had a month to remember in May after picking up his first title since 2019 at the ATP Challenger event in Aix-en-Provence.

Having breezed through the opening rounds, Murray was faced with a tough hurdle to overcome against world No.17 Tommy Paul in the final. But the Brit dug deep to pull off yet another comeback win and eventually defeated Paul 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 to lift the trophy and send Murray to No.41 in the world – his highest ranking in five years.

Brits rise after doubles success on the ITF tour

The success keeps pouring in for Emily Appleton who picked up where she left off in April. The 23-year-old once again joined forces with Germany’s Julia Lohoff to clinch the title at the W60 Grado event without dropping a set.

The youngster has once again reached a new career-high ranking of world No.137 in the doubles rankings and will be one to add to your radar ahead of the summer events season.

Naiktha Bains and Maia Lumsden continued to cement themselves as the British doubles duo to watch, after adding a fourth ITF title to their collection at the W25 Nottingham. Bains climbed 37 places to land herself at world No.301, while Lumsden has risen to an impressive career-high of No.151 in the rankings.

Meanwhile, Giles Hussey also rose to a new career-high to reach world No.213 in the ATP doubles ranking following his triumph at the M15 Monastir with fellow Brit Millen Hurrion.