Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Rankings: May 19
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Maria Sharapova officially became the No. 1 tennis player in the world on Monday after Justine Henin was removed from the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour rankings.
Henin’s retirement also boosted France’s Marion Bartoli back into the Top 10.
Although Jelena Jankovic won Rome on Sunday, she only advanced from No. 4 to No. 3 by virtue of Henin’s retirement as she was the 2007 defending champion in Rome. Alize Cornet’s finalist finish boosted her to a new career high at No. 20.
2007 POINTS DROPPED ON MAY 19: Rome (Tier I), Fes (Tier IV)
Top 20 Rankings (May 19, 2008)
1. Maria Sharapova - Russia - 4181
2. Ana Ivanovic - Serbia - 3922
3. Jelena Jankovic - Serbia - 3755
4. Svetlana Kuznetsova - Russia - 3365
5. Serena Williams - United States - 2836
6. Anna Chakvetadze - Russia - 2731
7. Elena Dementieva - Russia - 2630
8. Venus Williams - United States - 2626
9. Marion Bartoli - France - 2178
10. Daniela Hantuchova - Slovakia - 2122
11. Patty Schnyder - Switzerland - 1830
12. Vera Zvonareva - Russia - 1772
13. Agnes Szavay - Hungary - 1682
14. Dinara Safina - Russia - 1662
15. Agnieszka Radwanska - Poland - 1533
16. Nicole Vaidisova - Czech Republic - 1435
17. Victoria Azarenka - Belarus - 1248
18. Shahar Peer - Israel - 1215
19. Francesca Schiavone - Italy - 1201
20. Alize Cornet - France - 1160
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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