Williams leads WTA top 10
October 19th, 2009 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
Hamburg, Oct 19 (DPA) Serena Williams of the United States leads a nearly unchanged women’s tennis rankings top 10 issued Monday by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA).
Williams has 7,945 points for a slim advantage over former number one Dinara Safina of Russia (7,940). Svetlana Kuznetsova, also of Russia, moves into third place with 5,981 points at the expense of Venus Williams of the US (5,896).
WTA top 10 as of October 19 (previous ranking in parenthesis):
1. (1) Serena Williams, United States, 7,945 points
2. (2) Dinara Safina, Russia, 7,940
3. (4) Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, 5,981
4. (3) Venus Williams, United States, 5,896
5. (5) Elena Dementieva, Russia, 5,875
6. (6) Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark, 5,575
7. (7) Vera Zvonareva, Russia, 4,810
8. (8) Victoria Azarenka, Belarus, 4,451
9. (9) Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, 3,965
10. (10) Agnieszka Radwanska, Poland, 3,720
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