Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Rankings: May 5
Article by Aaress Lawless on May 5, 2008 | Print | Email | Bookmark
For the second consecutive week, the Top 10 players on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour remained steady.
World No. 1 Justine Henin, who is starting her clay court season this week in Berlin, holds a 1673 point lead over No. 2 Ana Ivanovic.
Although no one in the Top 10 moved on Monday, a few other notable changes occurred in the Top 50.
Francesca Schiavone has returned to the Top 20 for the first time since January 2007, while Alona Bonarenko and Nadia Petrova exited.
China’s Yan Zi, despite being inactive last week, debuted in the Top 40 after Lucie Safarova’s ranking points from the 2007 Estoril Open fell off.
2007 POINTS DROPPED ON MAY 5: Warsaw (Tier II), Estoril (Tier IV)
Top 20 Rankings (May 5, 2008)
1. Justine Henin - Belgium - 5830 points
2. Ana Ivanovic - Serbia - 4157
3. Maria Sharapova - Russia - 3986
4. Svetlana Kuznetsova - Russia - 3845
5. Jelena Jankovic - Serbia - 3755
6. Serena Williams - United States - 2726
7. Anna Chakvetadze - Russia - 2630
8. Venus Williams - United States - 2516
9. Elena Dementieva - Russia - 2440
10. Daniela Hantuchova - Slovakia - 2257
11. Marion Bartoli - France - 2198
12. Patty Schnyder - Switzerland - 1965
13. Vera Zvonareva - Russia - 1742
14. Agnes Szavay - Hungary - 1603
15. Agnieszka Radwanska - Poland - 1483
16. Nicole Vaidisova - Czech Republic - 1433
17. Dinara Safina - Russia - 1412
18. Shahar Peer - Israel - 1245
19. Amelie Mauresmo - France - 1176
20. Francesca Schiavone - Italy - 1166
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.
