Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Rankings: September 29
Posted by Aaress Lawless on Sep 29, 2008 | Print |
Jelena Jankovic’s triumph at the 2008 China Open last weekend pushed her to within twenty-one points of world No. 1 Serena Williams on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour rankings.
Ana Ivanovic slipped to No. 5 after Elena Dementieva overtook her on Monday.
2007 POINTS DROPPED ON SEPTEMBER 29: Luxembourg (Tier II), Guangzhou (Tier III), Seoul (Tier IV)
Top 20 Rankings (September 29, 2008)
1. Serena Williams - United States - 4091
2. Jelena Jankovic - Serbia - 4070
3. Dinara Safina - Russia - 3747
4. Elena Dementieva - Russia - 3470
5. Ana Ivanovic - Serbia - 3328
6. Maria Sharapova - Russia - 3041
7. Svetlana Kuznetsova - Russia - 3000
8. Venus Williams - United States - 2271
9. Vera Zvonareva - Russia - 2167
10. Agnieszka Radwanska - Poland - 2146
11. Patty Schnyder - Switzerland - 1797
12. Anna Chakvetadze - Russia - 1747
13. Daniela Hantuchova - Slovakia - 1650
14. Marion Bartoli - France - 1570
15. Flavia Pennetta - Italy - 1540
16. Caroline Wozniacki - Denmark - 1483
17. Victoria Azarenka - Belarus - 1474
18. Nadia Petrova - Russia - 1449
19. Alize Cornet - France - 1423
20. Dominika Cibulkova - Slovakia - 1262
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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