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.
