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Tennis: Melbourne winner Kenin breaks into top 10

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 04 10:03 AM

Sofia Kenin's rise to a career-high seventh in the world after her surprise Australian Open triumph was confirmed Monday with the publication of the latest WTA rankings. Read more »

Tennis: Barty still on top but gap narrows ahead of Australian Open

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 14 09:47 AM

Ashleigh Barty holds on to top spot in the WTA rankings released Monday but Karolina Pliskova has narrowed the gap heading into the Australian Open. Read more »

Tennis: Barty tops end-of-season women's ranking

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 05 10:39 AM

Ashleigh Barty of Australia tops the end of season women's tennis rankings released Monday, a day after her triumph in the WTA Finals in Shenzhen, China. Read more »

Tennis: Teenager Gauff climbs to 71 after maiden win in Linz

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 15 10:05 AM

American prodigy Coco Gauff continued her rise up the ranks of women's tennis on Monday when the WTA rankings showed a climb of 39 places to number 71 in the world. Read more »

Tennis: Osaka returns to top three after seeing off Barty in Beijing

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 08 11:12 AM

Naomi Osaka's win over world number one Ashleigh Barty in Beijing at the weekend lifted the Japanese player back into the top three in the new WTA rankings released on Monday. Read more »

Tennis: Barty's number one spot under pressure from Pliskova

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 24 10:29 AM

Ashleigh Barty remains the world number one for another week, according to the latest WTA rankings released Monday, but the Australian faces a tough battle in Wuhan if she is to stay on top. Read more »

Tennis: Injured Osaka maintains top spot

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 20 10:49 AM

Naomi Osaka holds on to the top of the WTA rankings on Monday despite injury and elimination from the Cincinnati Masters.   Read more »

Tennis: Barty reaches WTA summit to complete remarkable rise

Reuters
Posted at Jun 24 10:23 AM

Ashleigh Barty will become the first Australian in 43 years to climb to the top of the WTA singles ranking after she won the Birmingham Classic grasscourt title on Sunday. Read more »

Tennis: Barty reaches Birmingham final to boost world No. 1 bid

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 23 10:12 AM

Ashleigh Barty is one win away from becoming the first Australian to be crowned women's world number one in 43 years after reaching the final of the WTA event in Birmingham on Saturday. Read more »

Tennis: French Open triumph propels Barty to world no. 2

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 11 10:51 AM

Ashleigh Barty leaped six places to world number two in the WTA rankings released Monday after the Australian's surprise win at the French Open. Read more »

Tennis: Pliskova climbs to second in rankings, Williams back in top 10

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 21 10:39 AM

Karolina Pliskova climbed five places in the WTA rankings on Monday to second after her Italian Open triumph at the weekend, with Naomi Osaka's world number one spot now in the Czech's sights. Read more »

Tennis: Kvitova usurps Halep, snatches world No. 2 spot

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 30 11:30 AM

Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic snatched world number two spot from Romanian rival Simona Halep in the latest WTA rankings released Monday.   Read more »

Tennis: Kvitova up to third in WTA rankings

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 26 10:38 AM

Petra Kvitova moved back into the top three of the WTA rankings on Monday after reaching the final of the Dubai Championships, while Naomi Osaka retained the world number one spot. Read more »

Halep basks in WTA rankings lead glory

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 16 10:35 AM

Romania's Simona Halep said she was enjoying her position on top of the world standings after she secured the year-end WTA number one spot for the second consecutive year. Read more »

Miami winner Stephens breaks into WTA top 10

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 03 11:01 AM

American Sloane Stephens' victory in Miami saw the 25-year-old break into the top 10 of the WTA rankings, to ninth, for the first time in her career on Monday. Read more »

Australian Open champion Wozniacki top of rankings

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 30 10:25 AM

Caroline Wozniacki moved to the top of the WTA rankings released on Monday on the back of her maiden Grand Slam triumph at the Australian Open.  Read more »

Muguruza new No 1, Stephens returns to top 20

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 12 09:50 AM

Garbine Muguruza officially became world number one for the first time on Monday, as Sloane Stephens soared back into the top 20 after her surprise US Open triumph. Read more »

Pliskova, Halep lead five-woman fight for No. 1

Jim SLATER, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 15 10:23 AM

With sidelined Serena Williams about to have a baby, five players have a chance to grab the world number one ranking at this week's US Open tuneup event in Cincinnati. Read more »

Pliskova world no.1 as rivals wilt

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 18 10:24 AM

Karolina Pliskova is the new world number one in the latest WTA rankings released on Monday despite never having won a major tournament. Read more »

Pliskova becomes world number one after Halep defeat

Reuters
Posted at Jul 12 09:08 AM

Czech Karolina Pliskova rose to the top of the WTA rankings without striking a ball on Tuesday as results at Wimbledon saw her overhaul Germany's Angelique Kerber. Read more »