10 May,2016 08:23 AM IST | | AFP
Simona Halep moved back into the world's top five in the latest WTA rankings released on Monday, after claiming her first title in over a year at the Madrid Open
Simona Halep
Paris: Simona Halep moved back into the world's top five in the latest WTA rankings released on Monday, after claiming her first title in over a year at the Madrid Open.
Simona Halep. Pic/AFP
Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber has retaken the world number two spot from Agnieszka Radwanska despite a first-match defeat in Spain, after Poland's Radwanska also bowed out early to eventual runner-up Dominika Cibulkova.
Serena Williams retains her substantial lead at the top of the rankings, although it has been cut slightly after she withdrew from the Madrid tournament because of a virus. Swiss Timea Bacsinszky jumps into the top 10 after reaching the last 16.
WTA top 20 1. Serena Williams (USA) 8,235 pts 2. Angelique Kerber (GER) 5,740 (+1) 3. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 5,665 (-1) 4. Garbine Muguruza (ESP) 4,847 5. Simona Halep (ROM) 4,650 (+2) 6. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 4,530 (-1) 7. Roberta Vinci (ITA) 3,505 (+1) 8. Belinda Bencic (SUI) 3,320 (+2) 9.
Petra Kvitova (CZE) 3,067 (-3) 10. Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) 3,065 (+5) 11. Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) 3,065 12. Maria Sharapova (RUS) 3,041 (-3) 13. Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 2,964 (+1) 14. Venus Williams (USA) 2,931 (+2) 15. Lucie Safarova (CZE) 2,843 (+2) 16. Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 2,530 (+1) 17. Elina Svitolina (UKR) 2,475 (+2) 18. Sara Errani (ITA) 2,450 19. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 2,450 (-7) 20. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 2,420
