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Patna : Ashleigh Barty (6,446 points), Karolina Pliskova ( 6,125 points), Elina Svitolina (5,160 points), Naomi Osaka (5,011 points), and US Open Champion Bianca Andreescu (4,835 points) remain World No 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 in the WTA rankings released on September 23, 2019. Reigning Wimbledon Champion Simona Halep is World No 6 with 4,803 points.
But, 2011 US Open Champion Samantha Stosur, 35, Australia, has jumped 37 places to be ranked World No 92 with 663 points after reaching the final of Guangzhou International Women’s Open in China last week securing 180 points. Angelique Kerber, Germany, the winner of three Grand Slam titles including Wimbledon, has jumped 3 places and is ranked World No 12 with 2,835 points. Madson Keys, USA, has also jumped 3 places to be ranked World No 13 with 2,827 points.
Sofia Kenin, 20, USA, has jumped 3 places to be ranked World No 17 with 2,630 points after winning the Guangzhou International Women’s Open title n September 21, 2019. Karolina Muchova, 23, Czech Republic, has jumped 8 ladders to be ranked World No 37 with 1,439 points after winning the Korea Open title on September 22, 2019.
India No 1 Ankita Raina, 26, has jumped one place to be ranked World No 190 with 319 points while Pranjala Yadlapalli, 20, India, has slipped one place and is ranked World No 339 with 149 points.