WTA Rankings: Romania’s Simona Halep returns to World No.1
Romanian tennis ace Simona Halep has returned to world number one in women rankings. She replaced Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki, who held the top spot for four consecutive weeks.
Wozniacki, 27, did not compete in the Dubai Tennis Championships last week, leaving the way open for the Romanian to return to World No.1.
Halep was also absent in the Dubai Duty Free Open due to an ankle injury. She is now over 400 points clear of the second-placed Dane.
Garbine Muguruza is at the third spot after reaching the semi-finals in Dubai, while winner Elina Svitolina, from Ukraine, remains fourth.
Here are the top 50 WTA Singles Rankings
1. Simona Halep (ROU) – 7,965
2. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) – 7,525
3. Garbine Muguruza (ESP) – 6,175
4. Elina Svitolina (UKR) – 5,480
5. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) – 5,080
6. Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) – 5,000
7. Caroline Garcia (FRA) – 4,625
8. Venus Williams (USA) – 4,277
9. Petra Kvitova (CZE) – 3,086
10. Angelique Kerber (GER) – 3,055
11. Johanna Konta (GBR) – 2,930
12. Julia Goerges (GER) – 2,910
13. Sloane Stephens (USA) – 2,813
14. Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) – 2,725
15. Madison Keys (USA) – 2,703
16. Ashleigh Barty (AUS) – 2,486
17. Coco Vandeweghe (USA) – 2,433
18. Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) – 2,405
19. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) …read more
