Athletistic / Tennis. The press service of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has published an updated version of the ranking of the strongest singles tennis players on the planet. There has been a significant change for Russia.
Russian tennis player Diana Schneider rose to 15th place in the WTA rankings. The 20-year-old athlete won the WTA-125 tournament in Paris (France) last week. Schneider now ranks 47th in the WTA rankings.
The Polish Iga Swiatek retains her leading position in the world rankings. The second racket in the world is the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, and the American Cori Gauff occupies the third place.
The strongest tennis player in Russia remains Daria Kasatkina, who ranks 11th in the WTA rankings. There are two other Russians in the top 20: Ekaterina Alexandrova (18) and Lyudmila Samsonova (19).
WTA ranking (version of May 20, 2024):
1. Iga Swiatek (Poland) – 11695 points;
2. Arina Sabalenko (Belarus) – 8138;
3. Corey Gauff (United States) – 7638;
4. Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) – 5673;
5. Jessica Pegula (United States) – 4550…
11. Daria Kasatkina (Russia) – 3258…
18. Ekaterina Alexandrova (Russia) – 2450;
19. Lyudmila Samsonova (Russia) – 2440…
22. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia) – 2003…
25. Anna Kalinskaya (Russia) – 1916…
31. Veronika Kudermetova (Russia) – 1623;
38. Mirra Andreeva (Russia) – 1407.
Source: Sport
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