Maria Sharapova returned to the No. 2 spot behind Justine Henin when the latest Sony Ericsson WTA Tour rankings were released on Monday.
This marks Sharapova’s highest ranking since the US Open in 2007.
Sharapova’s rise pushed Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic down to No. 3 and No. 4, respectively.
Belaurus’ Victoria Azarenka reached her first career Tier I semifinal last week at the Qatar Telecom German Open and was rewarded with a debut inside the Top 20.
2007 POINTS DROPPED ON MAY 12: Berlin (Tier I), Prague (Tier IV)
Top 20 Rankings (May 12, 2008)
1. Justine Henin – Belgium – 5695
2. Maria Sharapova – Russia – 3986
3. Ana Ivanovic – Serbia – 3922
4. Jelena Jankovic – Serbia – 3755
5. Svetlana Kuznetsova – Russia – 3605
6. Serena Williams – United States – 2836
7. Elena Dementieva – Russia – 2670
8. Anna Chakvetadze – Russia – 2596
9. Venus Williams – United States – 2516
10. Daniela Hantuchova – Slovakia – 2257
11. Marion Bartoli – France – 2178
12. Patty Schnyder – Switzerland – 1915
13. Vera Zvonareva – Russia – 1742
14. Dinara Safina – Russia – 1732
15. Agnes Szavay – Hungary – 1712
16. Agnieszka Radwanska – Poland – 1508
17. Nicole Vaidisova – Czech Republic – 1434
18. Shahar Peer – Israel – 1245
19. Victoria Azarenka – Belarus – 1189
20. Francesca Schiavone – Italy – 1186
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.
