Wozniacki moves up WTA chart

Published July 22, 2014
US former tennis player Monica Seles (L) interviews Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki after she won the WTA Istanbul Cup final. Wozniacki defeated Italy’s Roberta Vinci 6-1, 6-1.—AFP
US former tennis player Monica Seles (L) interviews Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki after she won the WTA Istanbul Cup final. Wozniacki defeated Italy’s Roberta Vinci 6-1, 6-1.—AFP

PARIS: Caroline Wozniacki, who opened her 2014 account with victory in Istanbul, climbed two places to 13 in the latest WTA rankings published on Monday.

The former world number one has now won a WTA title every year for the last seven years, winning her first three in 2008, three more in 2009, six in 2010, six in 2011, two in 2012, one in 2013 and now one in 2014.

Wozniacki’s 6-1, 6-1 win over Italian Roberta Vinci on Sunday came on the same day as her former fianci, Northern Irish golfer Rory McIlroy, triumphed at the British Open.

WTA rankings:

  1. Serena Williams (USA) 9,231 points; 2. Li Na (CHN) 6,960; 3. Simona Halep (ROM) 6,785; 4. Petra Kvitova (CZE) 6,070; 5. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 5,330; 6. Maria Sharapova (RUS) 4,881; 7. Euginie Bouchard (CAN) 4,460; 8. Angelique Kerber (GER) 4,365; 9. Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 3,900; 10. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 3,812; 11. Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 3,660; 12. Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 3,636; 13. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 3,050 (+2); 14. Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 3,039 (-1); 15. Sara Errani (ITA) 3,035 (-1); 16. Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) 2,695; 17. Lucie Safarova (CZE) 2,675; 18. Andrea Petkovic (GER) 2,460; 19. Samantha Stosur (AUS) 2,415; 20. Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 2,380.—AFP

Published in Dawn, July 22nd, 2014

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