Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Rankings: July 28
Posted by Aaress Lawless on Jul 28, 2008 | Print |
Russia’s Dinara Safina advanced to a new career-high of No. 8 in the world on Monday after winning the East West Bank Classic.
The Los Angeles champion’s victory moved her up one spot on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour rankings, as she overtook her countrywoman Anna Chakvetadze.
2007 POINTS DROPPED ON JULY 28: Stanford (Tier II), Bad Gastein (Tier III)
Top 20 Rankings (July 28, 2008)
1. Ana Ivanovic - Serbia - 3828
2. Jelena Jankovic - Serbia - 3740
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. Dinara Safina - Russia - 2522
9. Anna Chakvetadze - Russia - 2176
10. Agnieszka Radwanska - Poland - 2141
11. Vera Zvonareva - Russia - 1977
12. Daniela Hantuchova - Slovakia - 1837
13. Patty Schnyder - Switzerland - 1802
14. Agnes Szavay - Hungary - 1610
15. Marion Bartoli - France - 1550
16. Victoria Azarenka - Belarus - 1455
17. Nadia Petrova - Russia - 1390
18. Flavia Pennetta - Italy - 1350
19. Alize Cornet - France - 1268
20. Maria Kirilenko - Russia - 1203
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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