Caroline Wozniacki achieved a new career-high of number five when the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour rankings were updated on Monday.
Meanwhile, Dinara Safina is spending her 22nd straight week as the world number one.
2008 POINTS DROPPED ON SEPTEMBER 21: Tokyo, Guangzhou
Top 10 Rankings (September 21, 2009)
1. Dinara Safina – 8340 points
2. Serena Williams – 7807
3. Venus Williams – 6645
4. Elena Dementieva – 6015
5. Caroline Wozniacki – 5850
6. Svetlana Kuznetsova – 5580
7. Vera Zvonareva – 5330
8. Jelena Jankovic – 5300
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.
