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Patna : Ashleigh Barty, 23, Australia, remains World No 1 in WTA rankings released on September 16, 2019, with 6,501 points but World No 2 Karolina Pliskova, 27, Czech Republic, with 6,415 points is just 86 behind her after winning the Zhengzhou Open title in China on September 15, 2019.
Elina Svitolina, 25, Ukraine, is World No 3 with 5,132 points while Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka, 21, Japan, is World No 4 with 4,846 points. US Open champion Bianca Andreescu, 19, Canada, is World No 5 with 4,835 points. Wimbledon Champion Simona Halep, 27, Romania, is World No 6 with 4,8-3 points.
Two-time former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitová, 29, Czech Republic, is World No 7 with 4,326 points while Kiki Bertens, 27, Netherlands, is World No with 4,325 points, just 1 point behind her. Serena Williams, 37, USA, is World No 9 with 3,935 points and Belinda Bencic, 22, Switzerland, is World No 10 with 3,738 points.
Nao Hibino, 24, Japan, has jumped 59 ladders to be ranked World No 87 with 684 points after winning the Japan Women’ Open title at Hiroshima, Japan, on September 15, 2019, defeating compatriot Misaki Doi, 28. Doi too has jumped 24 places to be ranked World No 83 with 750 points. Jessica Pegula, 25, USA, has slipped 18 places to be ranked World No 78 with 812 points. Venus Williams, 39, USA, has slipped 3 places to be ranked World No 59 with 1,012 points.
Rebecca Peterson, 24, Sweden, has jumped 26 ladders to be ranked World No 52 with 1,055 points after winning Jiangxi International Women’s Tennis Open singles title in China last week. Shuai Peng, 33, China, has jumped 23 places to be ranked World No 109 with 579 points after reaching SFs of Jiangxi International Women’s Tennis Open in China last week. Mihaela Buzarnescu, 31, Romania, has jumped 24 ladders to be ranked World No 1 with 605 points after reaching the SFs of Japan Women’s Open.
Ankita Raina, 26, India, has jumped 1 place to be ranked World No 191 with 316 points. Pranjala Yadlapalli, 20, India, has slipped 3 places and is ranked World No 338 with 149 points. Karman Kaur Thandi, 21, India, has jumped 2 places and is ranked World No 410 with 101 points.