Serena Williams Maintains Top Spot in WTA Rankings
Serena Williams has 12,721 points, well ahead of second-placed Maria Sharapova who has 6,490 points.
American tennis player Serena Williams held on to the lead in the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings released on Monday with 12,721 points. (Serena Withdraws from Stanford WTA With Elbow Injury)
The rankings were unchanged this week as Russia's Maria Sharapova retained her second place followed by Romania's Simona Halep, reports Efe. (Sharapova Splits With Boyfriend Grigor Dimitrov)
The top-10 rankings:
1. Serena Williams (US) 12,721 points
2. Maria Sharapova (Russia) 6,490
3. Simona Halep (Romania) 5,151
4. Petra Kvitova (Czech) 5,000
5. Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) 4,910
6. Ana Ivanovic (Serbia) 3,765
7. Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) 3,560
8. Lucie Safarova (Czech) 3,515
9. Garbine Muguruza (Spain) 3,320
10. Carla Suarez (Spain) 3,285.