The Haarlemmer started the season as number 95 in the world in Pune a week ago. Thanks to four wins and a walk-over against Marin Cilic, who was injured for the quarterfinals, the Greek track is now back on the threshold of the top 60.
Carlos Alcaraz still leads the table, although the 19-year-old Spaniard has not played since early November. Alcaraz withdrew from the Australian Open last week due to an injury.
Botic van de Zandschulp got stuck in Pune in the semifinals. He gained one place in the world ranking, from 35 to 34. Tim van Rijthoven went from 111th to 106th place. He failed at the ATP tournament in India in the second round. Van Rijthoven will try to qualify for the Australian Open this week.