Italy’s Flavia Pennetta reached the Top 10 for the first time in her career when the updated Sony Ericsson WTA Tour rankings were released on Monday.
Cincinnati champion Jelena Jankovic advanced from No. 5 to No. 4, overtaking Elena Dementieva.
2008 POINTS DROPPED ON AUGUST 17: Cincinnati
Top 10 Rankings (August 17, 2009)
1. Dinara Safina – 9810 points
2. Serena Williams – 8558
3. Venus Williams – 6865
4. Jelena Jankovic – 6620
5. Elena Dementieva – 6235
6. Svetlana Kuznetsova – 5960
7. Vera Zvonareva – 5300
8. Caroline Wozniacki – 4810
9. Victoria Azarenka – 4553
10. Flavia Pennetta – 3420
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.
