Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Rankings: April 7
Posted by Aaress Lawless on Apr 7, 2008 | Print |
Serena Williams dropped from No. 8 to No. 9 even though she won the women’s title at the Sony Ericsson Open on Saturday. Williams’ ranking fell because Elena Dementieva reached the quarterfinals and was not defending any points from 2007.
2007 POINTS DROPPED ON APRIL 7: Sony Ericsson Open (Miami, Florida)
Top 20 Rankings (April 7, 2008)
1. Justine Henin - Belgium - 6105
2. Ana Ivanovic - Serbia - 4216
3. Jelena Jankovic - Serbia - 4095
4. Svetlana Kuznetsova - Russia - 3905
5. Maria Sharapova - Russia - 3601
6. Venus Williams - United States - 2781
7. Anna Chakvetadze - Russia - 2665
8. Elena Dementieva - Russia - 2305
9. Serena Williams - United States - 2297
10. Daniela Hantuchova - Slovakia - 2257
11. Marion Bartoli - France - 2198
12. Patty Schnyder - Switzerland - 1915
13. Dinara Safina - Russia - 1652
14. Vera Zvonareva - Russia - 1522
15. Agnes Szavay - Hungary - 1489
16. Agnieszka Radwanska - Poland - 1458
17. Nicole Vaidisova - Czech Republic - 1434
18. Tatiana Golovin - France - 1260
19. Shahar Peer - Israel - 1245
20. Nadia Petrova - Russia - 1192
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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