Simona Halep Second in WTA Rankings
The Romanian, who lost to world number one Serena Williams in the final on Sunday, nudges back ahead of Maria Sharapova, who missed the tournament due to injury and who has been sidelined since a semi-final loss at Wimbledon in early July.
Simona Halep is back up to second in the WTA world rankings following her run into the final of the Toronto tournament at the weekend.
The Romanian, who lost to world number one Serena Williams in the final on Sunday, nudges back ahead of Maria Sharapova, who missed the tournament due to injury and who has been sidelined since a semi-final loss at Wimbledon in early July.
Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki completes the top four with the start of the US Open, the final Grand Slam tournament of the season, just a week away.
Williams, who is more than double the points ahead of Halep in the rankings will be out to sweep the Grand Slam tournaments in New York, emulating Steffi Graf in 1988.
1. Serena Williams (USA) 12,721 pts
2. Simona Halep (ROM) 6,130 (+1)
3. Maria Sharapova (RUS) 6,035 (-1)
4. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 4,735 (+1)
5. Petra Kvitova (CZE) 4,526 (-1)
6. Lucie Safarova (CZE) 3,550
7. Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 3,500 (+2)
8. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 3,335 (-1)
9. Garbine Muguruza (ESP) 3,245 (-1)
10. Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) 3,190
11. Angelique Kerber (GER) 3,150
12. Belinda Bencic (SUI) 3,035
13. Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 2,920
14. Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) 2,896
15. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 2,760
16. Sara Errani (ITA) 2,610
17. Elina Svitolina (UKR) 2,530 (+3)
18. Andrea Petkovic (GER) 2,450 (-1)
19. Madison Keys (USA) 2,275
20. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 2,271 (+1)