Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Rankings: May 26
Posted by Aaress Lawless on May 26, 2008 | Print |
Venus Williams is slowly catching up to her younger sister on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour rankings.
When Monday’s rankings were released, Venus rose to No. 7 in the world, only two spots behind her sister Serena.
After reaching her tenth career final on the WTA Tour, Katarina Srebotnik became the biggest mover inside the Top 50 Monday. The Slovakian advanced from No. 30 to No. 24.
2007 POINTS DROPPED ON MAY 26: Strasbourg (Tier III), Istanbul (Tier III)
Top 20 Rankings (May 26, 2008)
1. Maria Sharapova - Russia - 4116
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. Venus Williams - United States - 2606
8. Elena Dementieva - Russia - 2590
9. Marion Bartoli - France - 2173
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 - 1638
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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