The WTA rankings: record Tsurenko, return Svitolina in the top 6

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The women’s tennis Association (WTA) introduced an updated version of world ranking.

The first racket of Ukraine Elina Svitolina last week at the tournament in Doha reached the semifinals, which allowed the native of Odessa to rise to sixth place behind the top 5 of only 35 points. This week Svitolina defends title in Dubai even in case of failure, the Ukrainian woman will not fall in the rating below the eighth position.

Lesya Tsurenko in Doha lost in the second round, which did not prevent her to start a new week on record in the career of the 23-th position. From Kiev has already managed to win the opening match in Dubai, and in case of victory in the next match Tsurenko for the first time in his career will reach 2000 points.

As for the top 10, finalist of the tournament in Doha, Simona Halep has risen to second place, Petra Kvitova flew out of the top 3, and Serena Williams for the first time since 2017 is back in the top ten.

The WTA rankings. 18 Feb 2019:

1 (1). Naomi Osaka (Japan) – 6970
2 (3). Simona Halep (Romania) – 5537
3 (4). Sloane Stephens (USA) – 5307
4 (2). Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) – 5120
5 (5). Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) – 5055
6 (7). Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) – 5020
7 (6). Angelique Kerber (Germany) – 4960
8 (8). Kiki, Bertens (Netherlands) – 4885
9 (9). Arina Sobolenko (Belarus) – 3565
10 (11). Serena Williams (USA) – 3406

23 (24). Lesya Tsurenko (Ukraine) – 1950
34 (34). Dayana Yastremsky (Ukraine) – 1386
125 (126). Kateryna Kozlova (Ukraine) – 486
130 (130). Angelina Kalinina (Ukraine) – 473

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