Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Rankings: August 4
Posted by Aaress Lawless on Aug 4, 2008 | Print
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Dinara Safina reached a new career high of No. 7 when the latest edition of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour rankings were released on Monday.
Ana Ivanovic will hold the number one ranking for only one more week before Jelena Jankovic overtakes her on August 11.
2007 POINTS DROPPED ON AUGUST 4: San Diego (Tier I), Stockholm (Tier IV)
Top 20 Rankings (August 4, 2008)
1. Ana Ivanovic - Serbia - 3887
2. Jelena Jankovic - Serbia - 3745
3. Svetlana Kuznetsova - Russia - 3505
4. Maria Sharapova - Russia - 3256
5. Serena Williams - United States - 3251
6. Elena Dementieva - Russia - 2911
7. Dinara Safina - Russia - 2892
8. Venus Williams - United States - 2496
9. Agnieszka Radwanska - Poland - 2076
10. Anna Chakvetadze - Russia - 2041
11. Vera Zvonareva - Russia - 1977
12. Daniela Hantuchova - Slovakia - 1812
13. Marion Bartoli - France - 1685
14. Agnes Szavay - Hungary - 1624
15. Victoria Azarenka - Belarus - 1615
16. Patty Schnyder - Switzerland - 1562
17. Flavia Pennetta - Italy - 1350
18. Nadia Petrova - Russia - 1340
19. Alize Cornet - France - 1244
20. Dominika Cibulkova - Slovakia - 1204
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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