US Open 2017: Eight contenders for World No. 1 spot in WTA rankings as battle heads to Flushing Meadows
It has indeed been a short and a difficult journey for Kerber, who would now head to Flushing Meadows to mend things her way and shrug off the poor run in 2017 so far. Being the defending champion herself, the present World No. 6 does have the chance to reclaim the throne provided she is able to defend her points at the campaign.
Aug 25, 2017, 19:52 PM ISTElina Svitolina, Caroline Wozniacki round out top five in WTA rankings
The top three with Karolina Pliskova, Simona Halep and Angelique Kerber remained unchanged
Aug 15, 2017, 11:14 AM ISTWTA Rankings: Garbiñe Muguruza climbs to fifth place after clinching Wimbledon title
The 23-year-old Spaniard won 7-5, 6-0 over United States` Venus Williams in the women`s singles final at Wimbledon in just an hour and 17 minutes on Saturday, reports Efe.
Jul 17, 2017, 16:29 PM ISTSerena Williams maintains top spot in latest WTA world rankings
German Angelique Kerber remained in second place, followed by Czech Karolina Pliskova in third.
May 08, 2017, 20:41 PM ISTAngelique Kerber continues to lead WTA rankings
Kerber is followed by Serena Williams of the US in second place while Polish Agnieszka Radwanska and Romania`s Simona Halep occupy the third and fourth places respectively.
Nov 07, 2016, 19:41 PM ISTMaria Sharapova will be back in WTA rankings after 3 tournaments next year, claims RTF President
Sharapova has been allowed by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) to play in exhibition matches before her ban expires.
Oct 24, 2016, 19:11 PM ISTSerena Williams crashes out of US Open; no longer the WTA World No.1 too
Pliskova, the 10th-seeded Czech playing in her first Grand Slam semi-final, triumphed 6-2, 7-6 (7/5).
Sep 09, 2016, 08:28 AM ISTSimona Halep climb to third spot in latest WTA rankings, behind Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber
World number one Williams still holds a substantial lead at the top of the rankings, despite pulling out of the Canadian tournament with a shoulder injury.
Aug 01, 2016, 19:31 PM ISTWTA rankings: Serena Williams retains top spot, Angelique Kerber slips to third spot
Williams remains on top with 8, 625 points and maintains a comfortable advantage of 2,850 over Poland`s Agnieszka Radwanska, who retains her second spot despite not featuring at the Volvo Car Open,Sport24 reported.
Apr 11, 2016, 20:57 PM ISTIn-form 'SanTina' pair on top in WTA rankings; Novak Djokovic rules men's rankings ahead of Andy Murray
Among the Indian men, Rohan Bopanna is the only one to feature in the top 10 of the doubles rankings.
Jan 11, 2016, 17:35 PM ISTYuki Bhambri, Somdev Devavarman drop two places each in singles rankings
There was no change in rankings of India's doubles specialists with Rohan Bopanna maintaining his world number nine rank.
Dec 01, 2015, 12:28 PM ISTYuki Bhambri reaches career-best ranking of 89
In doubles, Rohan Bopanna remained country's highest-ranked player at number 14.
Nov 02, 2015, 21:03 PM ISTAgnieszka Radwanska climbs six places to seventh
Poland`s Agnieszka Radwanska has been rewarded for her victory in the Tokyo Open last week by climbing six places to seventh in the new WTA rankings released on Monday.
Sep 28, 2015, 17:26 PM IST