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Patna : Iga Swiatek, 19, Poland, has jumped 6 places to be ranked World No 9 with 4,435 points in the WTA Rankings released on May 17, 2021, after winning the women’s singles title at Italian Open on May 16, 2021, defeatingKarolina Pliskova, 29, Czech Republic. Karolina has slipped 1 position and is ranked World No 10 with 4,345 points.
Ashleigh Barty (10,175 points), Australia, Naomi Osaka (7,461 points), Japan, Simona Help (6,520 points), Romania, and Aryna Sabalenka ( 6,195 points), Belarus, remain World No 1, 2, 3 & 4 respectively. Two-time former Wimbledon Champion Petra Kvitova, 31, Czech Republic, has slipped 2 places and is ranked World No 12 with 4,115 points. Garbine Muguruza, 27, Spain, a former French Open and Wimbledon champion, has slipped 1 position and is ranked World No 13 with 4,110 points.
Petra Martic, 30, Croatia, has jumped 2 places and is ranked World No 23 with 2,655 points after reaching the semi-final of Italian Open last week. Jessica Pegula, 27, USA, has jumped 3 places to be ranked World No 28 with 2,219 points after reaching the quarter-finals of Italian Open last week. Cori Gauff, 17, USA, has jumped 5 places to be ranked World No 30 with 2,156 points after reaching SFs of Italian Open. Jelena Ostapenko, 23, Latvia, the 2017 French Open champion, has jumped 8 places and is ranked World No 41 with 1,680 points after reaching QFs of Italian Open last week.
Ankita Raina, 28, India, has jumped 1 place to be ranked World No 181 with 395 points. Riya Bhatia, 23, Kndia, remains World No 354 with 147 points.