Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Rankings: May 4, 2009

Russia’s Dinara Safina continued her reign as the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour’s number one player when the rankings were updated on Monday.

Safina’s countrywoman Svetlana Kuznetsova moved up to No. 8 on the rankings after beating Safina in the final at Stuttgart on Sunday.

2008 POINTS DROPPED ON MAY 4: Prague, Fes

Top 10 Rankings (May 4, 2009)

1. Dinara Safina – Russia – 9071

2. Serena Williams – United States – 8272

3. Elena Dementieva – Russia – 7391

4. Jelena Jankovic – Serbia – 7350

5. Venus Williams – United States – 7102

6. Vera Zvonareva – Russia – 6040

7. Ana Ivanovic – Serbia – 5174

8. Svetlana Kuznetsova – Russia – 4776

9. Victoria Azarenka – Belarus – 4546

10. Nadia Petrova – Russia – 3840

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.