The first edition of the 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Rankings was released on Monday.
Jelena Jankovic started the new season ranked as world number one, followed by Serena Williams, Dinara Safina, Elena Dementieva and Ana Ivanovic.
2008 POINTS DROPPED ON JANUARY 5: Gold Coast, Auckland
Top 20 Rankings (January 5, 2008)
1. Jelena Jankovic – Serbia – 9200
2. Serena Williams – United States – 7732
3. Dinara Safina – Russia – 7554
4. Elena Dementieva – Russia – 7196
5. Ana Ivanovic – Serbia – 6912
6. Venus Williams – United States – 6544
7. Vera Zvonareva – Russia – 5754
8. Svetlana Kuznetsova – Russia – 5450
9. Maria Sharapova – Russia – 5030
10. Agnieszka Radwanska – Poland – 4472
11. Nadia Petrova – Russia – 3882
12. Caroline Wozniacki – Denmark – 3330
13. Flavia Pennetta – Italy – 3270
14. Patty Schnyder – Switzerland – 3050
15. Alize Cornet – France – 2982
16. Victoria Azarenka – Belarus – 2788
17. Marion Bartoli – France – 2740
18. Anna Chakvetadze – Russia – 2724
19. Dominika Cibulkova – Slovakia – 2604
20. Katarina Srebotnik – Slovakia – 2474
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 16 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, and must include a player’s ranking points from the Grand Slams, Premier Mandatory Tournaments and the Sony Ericsson Championships plus the best two (2) Premier 5 Tournament results for Top 10 Players.
