Elena Dementieva of Russia advanced to number four on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour rankings after winning the Rogers Cup in Montreal.
2008 POINTS DROPPED ON AUGUST 24: New Haven, Forest Hills
Top 10 Rankings (August 24, 2009)
1. Dinara Safina – 9810 points
2. Serena Williams – 8907
3. Venus Williams – 6865
4. Elena Dementieva – 6835
5. Jelena Jankovic – 6620
6. Svetlana Kuznetsova – 5960
7. Vera Zvonareva – 5300
8. Victoria Azarenka – 4612
9. Caroline Wozniacki – 4400
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.
