Russia’s Anna Chakvetadze passed Venus Williams on Monday when the new Sony Ericsson WTA Tour rankings were released.
Chakvetadze, who advanced to No. 6, won her seventh career title on Sunday at Paris’ Open Gaz de France. Agnieszka Radwanska, the winner of the Pattaya Women’s Open, remains at No. 21.
Although she still has a long way to rise before breaking into the top 100 again, Bulgaria’s Sesil Karatantcheva has returned to the Tour rankings. After fulfilling a two-year ban for doping, Karatantcheva is back to No. 382.
2007 POINTS DROPPED ON FEBRUARY 11: Open Gaz de France (Paris, France), Pattaya Women’s Open (Pattaya, Thailand)
Top 20 Rankings (February 11, 2008)
1. Justine Henin – Belgium – 6555
2. Ana Ivanovic – Serbia – 3827
3. Svetlana Kuznetsova – Russia – 3760
4. Jelena Jankovic – Serbia – 3695
5. Maria Sharapova – Russia – 3061
6. Anna Chakvetadze – Russia – 2925
7. Venus Williams – United States – 2720
8. Daniela Hantuchova – Slovakia – 2682
9. Marion Bartoli – France – 2198
10. Serena Williams – United States – 2022
11. Elena Dementieva – Russia – 1915
12. Tatiana Golovin – France – 1817
13. Patty Schnyder – Switzerland – 1756
14. Nadia Petrova – Russia – 1638
15. Dinara Safina – Russia – 1632
16. Nicole Vaidisova – Czech Republic – 1632
17. Shahar Peer – Israel – 1480
18. Agnes Szavay – Hungary – 1478
19. Amelie Mauresmo – France – 1398
20. Sybille Bammer – Austria – 1286
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.
