Ana Ivanovic remained atop the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour for the second straight week when the latest rankings were released today.
Former world No. 1 Serena Williams advanced to No. 3, while Sunday’s Pilot Pen champion Caroline Wozniacki moved up to a career-high of No. 18.
2007 POINTS DROPPED ON AUGUST 18: New Haven (Tier II), Forest Hills (Tier IV)
Top 20 Rankings (August 25, 2008)
1. Ana Ivanovic – Serbia – 3612
2. Jelena Jankovic – Serbia – 3515
3. Serena Williams – United States – 3341
4. Svetlana Kuznetsova – Russia – 3181
5. Maria Sharapova – Russia – 3131
6. Elena Dementieva – Russia – 3070
7. Dinara Safina – Russia – 3047
8. Venus Williams – United States – 2586
9. Anna Chakvetadze – Russia – 2230
10. Vera Zvonareva – Russia – 2117
11. Agnieszka Radwanska – Poland – 2076
12. Daniela Hantuchova – Slovakia – 1847
13. Marion Bartoli – France – 1635
14. Victoria Azarenka – Belarus – 1593
15. Patty Schnyder – Switzerland – 1542
16. Agnes Szavay – Hungary – 1489
17. Alize Cornet – France – 1415
18. Caroline Wozniacki – Denmark – 1403
19. Flavia Pennetta – Italy – 1335
20. Dominika Cibulkova – Slovakia – 1202
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.
