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Patna : Naomi Osaka, 23, Japan, who won her 2nd Australian Open (AO) singles title on February 20, 2021, defeating Jennifer Brady, 25, USA, in the final, has jumped to World No 2 rank with 7,835 points in the WTA Rankings released on February 22, 2021. Jennifer Brady has jumped 11 places to be ranked World No 13 with 3,765 points.
Ashleigh Barty, 24, Australia, remains World No 1 with 9,186 points. She had lost in AO quarter-finals to to Karolina Muchova, 24, Czech Republic, on February 17, 2021. Simona Halep, 29, Romania, has dropped one place to be ranked World No 3 with 7,255 points. Sofia Kenin, USA, the 2020 AO champion, remains World No 4 with 5,760 points while Elina Svitolina, Ukraine, stays as World No 5 with 5,370 points. Karolina Pliskova, Czech Republic, remains World No 6 with 5,205 points.
Serena Williams, 39, USA, the winner of 23 Grand Slam singles title, has jumped 4 places to be ranked World No 7 with 4,915 points. Serena had lost to Naomi Osaka in SFs of Australian Open 2021 on February 18, 2021. Aryna Sabalenka, Belarus, has dropped 1 place to be ranked World No 8 with 4,810 points. Bianca Vanessa Andresscu, Canada, remains World No 9 with 4,735 points. Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic, a two-time former Wimbledon singles champion, has dropped 2 places to be ranked World No 10 with 4,571 points.
Karolina Muchova, czech Republic, has jumped 5 places is ranked World No 22 with 2,845 points after reaching the semi-finals of AO 2021. She had lost to Jennifer Brady in SFs.
Ankita Raina, 27, India, has jumped 13 places to be ranked World No 168 with 436 points. Riya Bhatia, India, has dropped 1 place to be ranked World No 354 with 146 points. Karman Thandi Kaur, India, has jumped 6 places and is ranked World No 625 with 54 points.