Tuesday, February 14, 2006

Sania slips to 38th place in WTA rankings

New Delhi: After her second round exit from the WTA Tier II tournament in Paris, Sania Mirza dropped six places to 38th in the latest WTA rankings even though the Indian ace continues to rank above Serena Williams, who languishes at the 44th spot. Sania now has 522.75 ranking points and the 19-year-old will be playing in the Bangalore Open.

he top 10 names in the list remain unchanged with Belgian Kim Clijsters continuing to lead the pack. She has 3478 ranking points and is followed by Australian Open champion Amelie Mauresmo (3435). American Lindsay Davenport and Russian Maria Sharapova are third and fourth with 2803 and 2615 points respectively.

Meanwhile, the other Indians in the list continue to languish in lowly positions with very little upward movement. The US-based Shikha Uberoi has come down two places to 162 with 171.75 ranking points. Ankita Bhambri (52.25) has improved from last week's 361st position to be at 358. Sister Sanaa (31.25), however, has dropped eight places to finish at 465th place.

Veteran Fed Cupper Rushmi Chakravarthi (49.25) is down two places at 372, according to ifnromation received here. Isha Lakhani and Shruti Dhawan are way down at 488th and 508th spots respectively.

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