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Patna : Ankita Raina, 28, India dropped 1 place to be ranked World No 169 with 436 points in the WTA Rankings for Players released on March 8, 2021. Riya Bhatia, 23, India, has dropped 1 place and is ranked World No 356 with 146 points.  Rutuja Bhosale, 24, India, has dropped 2 places tand has been ranked World No 436 with 105 points.

Ashleigh Barty, 24, Australia, remains World No 1 with 9,186 points while Naomi Osaka, 23, Japan, winner of 4 Grand Slam singles titles, stays as World No 2 with 7,835 points. Simona Halep, 29, Romania, the winner of 2 Grand Slam singles titles, is World No 3 with 7,255 points while Sofia Kenin, 22, USA, the 2020 Australian Open champion, is World No 4 with 5,760 points. Elina Svitolina, 26, Ukraine, is World No 5 with 5,370 points.