Russia’s Dinara Safina remained atop the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles rankings after the US Open.
Several players have posted new career-highs including finalist Caroline Wozniacki, who advanced to No. 6. US Open champion Kim Clijsters has returned to the rankings for the first time since her retirement at No. 19.
2008 POINTS DROPPED ON SEPTEMBER 14: Flushing Meadows (US Open)
Top 10 Rankings (September 14, 2009)
1. Dinara Safina – 9070 points
2. Serena Williams – 7807
3. Venus Williams – 6645
4. Svetlana Kuznetsova – 6060
5. Elena Dementieva – 6035
6. Caroline Wozniacki – 5850
7. Vera Zvonareva – 5460
8. Jelena Jankovic – 5320
9. Victoria Azarenka – 4592
10. Flavia Pennetta – 3490
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.
