Williams keeps top spot in WTA rankings

There was no change in the WTA top 10 with Serena Williams leading the way on 9660 points ahead of China's Li Na (7540).

Serena Williams.

Serena Williams has retained her top spot in the women's tennis rankings. (AAP)

Serena Williams has retained her top spot in the women's tennis rankings.

There was no change in the WTA top 10 with Williams leading the way on 9660 points ahead of China's Li Na (7540).

Romania's Simona Halep was spending her second week at a career-high third place after reaching the French Open final in Paris.

French Open winner Maria Sharapova is fifth.

WTA top 10 as of June 16 (previous ranking in parenthesis):

1. (1) Serena Williams, United States, 9660 points

2. (2) Li Na, China, 7450

3. (3) Simona Halep, Romania, 6280

4. (4) Agnieszka Radwanska, Poland, 5,990

5. (5) Maria Sharapova, Russia, 4741

6. (6) Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic, 4570

7. (7) Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, 3990

8. (8) Victoria Azarenka, Belarus, 3841

9. (9) Angelique Kerber, Germany, 3830

10. (10) Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia, 3735


Share

1 min read

Published

Updated


Share this with family and friends


Get SBS News daily and direct to your Inbox

Sign up now for the latest news from Australia and around the world direct to your inbox.

By subscribing, you agree to SBS’s terms of service and privacy policy including receiving email updates from SBS.

Download our apps
SBS News
SBS Audio
SBS On Demand

Listen to our podcasts
An overview of the day's top stories from SBS News
Interviews and feature reports from SBS News
Your daily ten minute finance and business news wrap with SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves.
A daily five minute news wrap for English learners and people with disability
Get the latest with our News podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.

Watch on SBS
SBS World News

SBS World News

Take a global view with Australia's most comprehensive world news service
Watch the latest news videos from Australia and across the world