The talented Kazakh rises to No.23 after taking home the Montpellier title.
The 34-year-old's long journey has finally taken her to the Top 100.
The Russian will not defend his title at the 500-level event.
"Sooner or later he had to lose, we were all aware of that. It's just a shame that it happened this way," coach Goran Ivanisevic said of world No. 1.
Maxence Broville is suspended seven years and fined $5,000 for failure to co-operate with an ITIA investigation.
The Canadian has not played since last August due to a back injury.
The seven-time Slam champion is on the mend and hopes to be back in action in March.
