Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Rankings: June 23
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Despite being seeded third at Wimbledon, Maria Sharapova rose back to the No. 2 spot behind Ana Ivanovic when the new edition of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour rankings were released Monday.
2007 Wimbledon finalist Marion Bartoli returned to the Top 10 after making a run to the semifinals at Eastbourne last week.
Agniezska Radwanska rose to No. 11 by winning Eastbourne and s’-Hertogenbosch champion Tamarine Tanasugarn climbed from No. 85 to No. 60.
2007 POINTS DROPPED ON JUNE 23: Eastbourne (Tier II), s’-Hertogenbosch (Tier III)
Top 20 Rankings (June 23, 2008)
1. Ana Ivanovic - Serbia - 4188
2. Maria Sharapova - Russia - 3706
3. Jelena Jankovic - Serbia - 3685
4. Svetlana Kuznetsova - Russia - 3565
5. Elena Dementieva - Russia - 2745
6. Serena Williams - United States - 2676
7. Venus Williams - United States - 2606
8. Anna Chakvetadze - Russia - 2436
9. Dinara Safina - Russia - 2257
10. Marion Bartoli - France - 2030
11. Agnieszka Radwanska - Poland - 2011
12. Daniela Hantuchova - Slovakia - 2007
13. Patty Schnyder - Switzerland - 1940
14. Vera Zvonareva - Russia - 1912
15. Agnes Szavay - Hungary - 1645
16. Victoria Azarenka - Belarus - 1386
17. Alize Cornet - France - 1248
18. Nadia Petrova - Russia - 1211
19. Maria Kirilenko - Russia - 1208
20. Francesca Schiavone - Italy - 1201
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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