Osaka remains World No 1 in WTA rankings, Halep is World No 2

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Patna : Naomi Osaka, 21, Japan, remains World No 1 in the WTA rankings released on April 1, 2019, with 6,021 points closely followed by Simona Halep, 27, Romania, at World No 2 with 5,782 points jumping one position. Petra Kvitová, 29, Czech Republic, has slipped 1 position to be ranked World No 3 with 5,645 points. Marketa Vondrousova, 19, Czech Republic, has jumped 16 places to be ranked World No 43 with 1,196 points after reaching the QFs of Miami Open last week.

Karolina Pliskova, 27, Czech Republic, has jumped 3 places to be ranked World No 4 with 5,580 points after reaching the final of Miami Open last week while Angelique Kerber, 31, Germany, has slipped one place to be ranked World No 5 with 5,165 points while Kiki Bertens, 27, Netherlands, has jumped 2 places to be ranked World No 6 with 5,050 points. Elina Svitolina, 24, Ukraine, has slipped 2 places to be ranked World No 7 with 5,020 points.

Ashleight Barty, 22, Australia, has jumped 2 places to be ranked World No 9 with 4,275 points after winning the Miami Open title last week. Serena Williams, 37, USA, is World No 11 with 3,461 points while her elder sister Venus Williams is World No 48 with 1,115 points. Two-time former Grand Slam champion Victoria Azarenka, 29, Belarus, has slipped 21 places to be ranked World No 67 with 822 points.

Ankita Raina, 26, India, has slipped 26 places to be ranked World No 194 with 304 points while Karman Kaur Thandi, 21, India, has slipped 5 places to be ranked 208 with 283 points. Pranjala Yadlapalli, 20, India, has slipped 6 places to be ranked World No 296 with 162 points.