When the WTA updates rankings on Monday, October 27, Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek will lose points, despite not playing in over two weeks. This is because the top two players have broken a rule set by the governing body.Every player must appear in a minimum of six 500-level tournaments in a season. This year's schedule had a total of 17 such events (all completed), and both Sabalenka and Swiatek played no more than three. If a player violates the rule, there is a deduction in the points she earned at other tournamentsOn Sunday, Polish journalist Dominik Senkowski claimed that Sabalenka and Swiatek are set to lose 520 and 508 points, respectively, when the rankings are updated on Monday."I have received confirmation from the WTA that Sabalenka will have 9,870 points tomorrow and Iga will have 8,195. Aryna will lose 120 points for Dubai and 400 for the WTA Finals (they previously deducted 10 points for Doha). This is the result of penalty points for not playing in the WTA 500. Iga will lose 508 points - 108 for Stuttgart and 400 for the WTA Finals," Senkowski wrote on X.The top 10 women's players on Monday, October 27, will be:Aryna SabalenkaIga SwiatekCoco GauffAmanda AnisimovaJessica PegulaElena RybakinaJasmine PaoliniMadison KeysMirra AndreevaEkaterina AlexandrovaThere were points penalties last Monday, October 20, as well. While Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff, and Amanda Anisimova lost 10 points each, Iga Swiatek and Madison Keys were docked 65 and 54 points, respectively. Gauff and Anisimova played three 500-level tournaments in 2025, and Keys played four.This time, however, the penalties have not impacted the player's rankings, unlike last year, when Sabalenka replaced Swiatek as the World No. 1. In 2024, the Pole had made only two 500-level appearances.Which WTA players earned points this week?Belinda Bencic at the 2025 Toray Pan Pacific Open - Source: GettyThis week, from October 20 to 26, the women's circuit was kept busy with the WTA 500 Pan Pacific Open in Japan and the 250-level Guangzhou Open in China.Belinda Bencic defeated Linda Nosková in the final in Tokyo for her 10th tour title. The Swiss player picked up 484 points and moved from No. 13 to No. 11 in the rankings. Nosková earned 265 points and jumped four places to No. 13.Meanwhile, Ann Li, who beat Lulu Sun in the Guangzhou Open summit clash, was one of the biggest gainers in the week. The American collected 218 points and moved 11 places from No. 44 to No. 33. With her runner-up finish, Sun jumped 28 spots and returned to the top 100 at No. 88.The women's players from No. 11 to No. 25 on Monday, October 27, will be:11. Belinda Bencic12. Clara Tauson13. Linda Nosková14. Elina Svitolina15. Qinwen Zheng16. Emma Navarro17. Naomi Osaka18. Ludmilla Samsonova19. Diana Shnaider20. Karolína Muchová21. Elise Mertens22. Victoria Mboko23. Leylah Fernandez24. Jeļena Ostapenko25. Paula Badosa