Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Rankings: January 28, 2008
Article by Aaress Lawless on Jan 28, 2008 | Print |
Despite losing the Australian Open final to Maria Sharapova on Saturday, Ana Ivanovic rose to a new career high of No. 2 in the world on Monday when the new Sony Ericsson WTA Tour rankings were released.
Serena Williams, who was the defending champion in Melbourne, slid down from No. 7 to No. 10 after falling in the quarterfinals of this year’s tournament.
American Lindsay Davenport lost in the second round of the Australian Open to Sharapova, but still earned enough points to move back inside the Top 50 for the first time since March 4, 2007.
2007 POINTS DROPPED ON JANUARY 28: Australian Open (Melbourne, Australia)
Top 20 Rankings (January 28, 2008)
1. Justine Henin - Belgium - 6680
2. Ana Ivanovic - Serbia - 4126
3. Svetlana Kuznetsova - Russia - 3760
4. Jelena Jankovic - Serbia - 3700
5. Maria Sharapova - Russia - 3256
6. Venus Williams - United States - 2720
7. Anna Chakvetadze - Russia - 2720
8. Daniela Hantuchova - Slovakia - 2677
9. Marion Bartoli - France - 2133
10. Serena Williams - United States - 2022
11. Elena Dementieva - Russia - 1985
12. Nadia Petrova - Russia - 1912
13. Tatiana Golovin - France - 1852
14. Patty Schnyder - Switzerland - 1756
15. Nicole Vaidisova - Czech Republic - 1667
16. Dinara Safina - Russia - 1662
17. Shahar Peer - Israel - 1480
18. Amelie Mauresmo - France - 1453
19. Sybille Bammer - Austria - 1366
20. Agnes Szavay - Hungary - 1303
SONY ERICSSON WTA TOUR RANKINGS
The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Rankings is the worldwide computer ranking for women’s professional tennis.
The ranking system is a 52-week, cumulative system in which the number of Tournament results that comprise a player’s ranking is capped at 17 Tournament results for Singles and 11 Tournament results for Doubles.
The results used to determine a player’s ranking are the Tournaments yielding the player’s highest Ranking points over the past 52 weeks.
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Will.I.AM | Jan 29, 2008 | Reply
Yea!!!!! This cheered be up after every player I care was dimissed by the quarterfinals of the aussie open (even federer lost :-(). But Venus is close to the top five, Serena didn’t drop as far as I expected her too, Lindsay moved up, Justine is #1, and Sharapova is nowhere near #1. All is right with the world!