Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Rankings: July 21
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The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour’s Top 10 list remained steady on Monday when the new rankings were released.
World No. 1 Ana Ivanovic holds a 143-point lead over her countrywoman Jelena Jankovic.
Pauline Parmentier, the winner at last week’s Gastein Ladies, advanced from No. 53 to No. 40. Aleksandra Wozniak, the Bank of the West Classic champion, rose to a new career high of No. 45.
2007 POINTS DROPPED ON JULY 21: Cincinnati (Tier III), Palermo (Tier IV)
Top 20 Rankings (July 21, 2008)
1. Ana Ivanovic - Serbia - 3828
2. Jelena Jankovic - Serbia - 3685
3. Maria Sharapova - Russia - 3626
4. Svetlana Kuznetsova - Russia - 3455
5. Serena Williams - United States - 3251
6. Elena Dementieva - Russia - 3105
7. Venus Williams - United States - 2606
8. Anna Chakvetadze - Russia - 2416
9. Dinara Safina - Russia - 2287
10. Agnieszka Radwanska - Poland - 2141
11. Vera Zvonareva - Russia - 1972
12. Daniela Hantuchova - Slovakia - 1927
13. Patty Schnyder - Switzerland - 1812
14. Agnes Szavay - Hungary - 1644
15. Marion Bartoli - France - 1550
16. Victoria Azarenka - Belarus - 1386
17. Nadia Petrova - Russia - 1321
18. Alize Cornet - France - 1268
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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