Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Rankings: October 6
Posted by Aaress Lawless on Oct 6, 2008 | Print |
Jelena Jankovic has regained the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour No. 1 ranking, switching places with US Open champion Serena Williams.
Nadia Petrova, who lost to Jankovic in the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix final, returned to the Top 15 on Monday.
2007 POINTS DROPPED ON OCTOBER 6: Stuttgart (Tier II), Tokyo (Tier III), Tashkent (Tier IV)
Top 20 Rankings (October 6, 2008)
1. Jelena Jankovic - Serbia - 4230
2. Serena Williams - United States - 4017
3. Dinara Safina - Russia - 3782
4. Elena Dementieva - Russia - 3470
5. Ana Ivanovic - Serbia - 3288
6. Maria Sharapova - Russia - 3041
7. Svetlana Kuznetsova - Russia - 2920
8. Venus Williams - United States - 2311
9. Vera Zvonareva - Russia - 2182
10. Agnieszka Radwanska - Poland - 2146
11. Patty Schnyder - Switzerland - 1797
12. Anna Chakvetadze - Russia - 1747
13. Daniela Hantuchova - Slovakia - 1611
14. Nadia Petrova - Russia - 1589
15. Marion Bartoli - France - 1570
16. Caroline Wozniacki - Denmark - 1558
17. Victoria Azarenka - Belarus - 1534
18. Flavia Pennetta - Italy - 1510
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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