Svetlana Kuznetsova overtook Ana Ivanovic on Monday for the No. 2 position on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour tennis rankings.
Former world No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo continued to descend down the rankings as she slipped out of the Top 20 to No. 22.
Italy’s Karin Knapp debuted in the Top 40 at No. 36 after reaching the final of the Proximus Diamond Games in Antwerp.
2007 POINTS DROPPED ON FEBRUARY 18: Proximus Diamond Games (Antwerp, Belgium), Bangalore Open (Bangalore, India)
Top 20 Rankings (February 18, 2008)
1. Justine Henin – Belgium – 6830
2. Svetlana Kuznetsova – Russia – 3760
3. Ana Ivanovic – Serbia – 3758
4. Jelena Jankovic – Serbia – 3695
5. Maria Sharapova – Russia – 3061
6. Anna Chakvetadze – Russia – 2835
7. Venus Williams – United States – 2720
8. Daniela Hantuchova – Slovakia – 2687
9. Marion Bartoli – France – 2198
10. Serena Williams – United States – 2022
11. Elena Dementieva – Russia – 1915
12. Patty Schnyder – Switzerland – 1766
13. Tatiana Golovin – France – 1693
14. Nicole Vaidisova – Czech Republic – 1632
15. Dinara Safina – Russia – 1602
16. Nadia Petrova – Russia – 1569
17. Shahar Peer – Israel – 1480
18. Agnes Szavay – Hungary – 1478
19. Sybille Bammer – Austria – 1286
20. Agnieszka Radwanska – 1257
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.
