WTA Rankings: Sharapova back to world no.2. Azarenka down to no.3

Good week for Maria that, besides winning in Indian Wells, she overtakes Azarenka in the rankings to be just 350 points away from Serena Williams (world no.1).

Sara Errani took the 7th place to overtake Kvitova (now world on.8) and Wozniacki got the 9th spot.

Even if she had a terrible Indian Wells (as she lost in her opener), Sloane Stephens Climbs one position (no.16) because Ana Ivanovic slipped 4 spots.

Curiously enough Venus Williams climbs from the comfort of her couch (as she didn’t play in Indian Wells)  


 

Here the complete rankings 

 RANK PREVIOUS  Diff PLAYER COUNTRY  POINTS 
1
 

1

  WILLIAMS, SERENA UNITED STATES       10,365
2
 

3

+1 SHARAPOVA, MARIA RUSSIA       10,015
3
 

2

-1 AZARENKA, VICTORIA BELARUS         9,575
4
 

4

  RADWANSKA, AGNIESZKA POLAND         7,395
5
 

5

  LI, NA CHINA         5,880
6
 

6

  KERBER, ANGELIQUE GERMANY         5,400
7
 

8

+1 ERRANI, SARA ITALY         5,160
8
 

7

-1 KVITOVA, PETRA CZECH REPUBLIC         5,150
9
 

10

+1 WOZNIACKI, CAROLINE DENMARK         4,130
10
 

9

-1 STOSUR, SAMANTHA AUSTRALIA         4,005
11
 

11

  BARTOLI, MARION FRANCE         3,155
12
 

12

  PETROVA, NADIA RUSSIA         3,050
13
 

15

+2 KIRILENKO, MARIA RUSSIA         2,871
14
 

14

  CIBULKOVA, DOMINIKA SLOVAKIA         2,695
15
 

16

+1 VINCI, ROBERTA ITALY         2,545
16
 

17

+1 STEPHENS, SLOANE UNITED STATES         2,490
17
 

13

-4 IVANOVIC, ANA SERBIA         2,466
18
 

20

+2 WILLIAMS, VENUS UNITED STATES         1,940
19
 

18

-1 SAFAROVA, LUCIE CZECH REPUBLIC         1,930
20
 

19

-1 MAKAROVA, EKATERINA RUSSIA         1,905
21
 

21

  SUAREZ NAVARRO, CARLA SPAIN         1,800
22
 

22

  ZAKOPALOVA, KLARA CZECH REPUBLIC         1,725
23
 

28

+5 BARTHEL, MONA GERMANY         1,700
24
 

23

-1 JANKOVIC, JELENA SERBIA         1,670
25
 

24

-1 PAVLYUCHENKOVA, ANASTASIA RUSSIA         1,665
26
 

25

-1 GOERGES, JULIA GERMANY         1,595
27
 

29

+2 CIRSTEA, SORANA ROMANIA         1,595
28
 

31

+3 FLIPKENS, KIRSTEN BELGIUM         1,580
29
 

26

-3 LEPCHENKO, VARVARA UNITED STATES         1,577
30
 

32

+2 WICKMAYER, YANINA BELGIUM         1,575
31
 

27

-4 PASZEK, TAMIRA AUSTRIA         1,573
32
 

30

-2 VESNINA, ELENA RUSSIA         1,555
33
 

37

+4 RADWANSKA, URSZULA POLAND         1,545
34
 

38

+4 PENG, SHUAI CHINA         1,470
35
 

34

-1 SHVEDOVA, YAROSLAVA KAZAKHSTAN         1,435
36
 

33

-3 CORNET, ALIZE FRANCE         1,430
37
 

36

-1 LISICKI, SABINE GERMANY         1,413
38
 

35

-3 HSIEH, SU-WEI CHINESE TAIPEI         1,405
39
 

39

  WATSON, HEATHER UNITED KINGDOM         1,361
40
 

41

+1 KANEPI, KAIA ESTONIA         1,330
41
 

40

-1 JOVANOVSKI, BOJANA SERBIA         1,295
42
 

44

+2 BERTENS, KIKI NETHERLANDS         1,253
43
 

43

  ROBSON, LAURA UNITED KINGDOM         1,244
44
 

42

-2 ZHENG, JIE CHINA         1,220
45
 

46

+1 KUZNETSOVA, SVETLANA RUSSIA         1,192
46
 

50

+4 PIRONKOVA, TSVETANA BULGARIA         1,156
47
 

47

  SCHIAVONE, FRANCESCA ITALY         1,151
48
 

51

+3 MLADENOVIC, KRISTINA FRANCE         1,136
49
 

55

+6 RYBARIKOVA, MAGDALENA SLOVAKIA         1,136
50
 

52

+2 MORITA, AYUMI JAPAN         1,130
51
 

49

-2 ARVIDSSON, SOFIA SWEDEN         1,130
52
 

58

+6 NICULESCU, MONICA ROMANIA         1,130
53
 

53

  BEGU, IRINA-CAMELIA ROMANIA         1,125
54
 

57

+3 HRADECKA, LUCIE CZECH REPUBLIC         1,098
55
 

48

-7 MCHALE, CHRISTINA UNITED STATES         1,084
56
 

54

-2 DOMINGUEZ LINO, LOURDES SPAIN         1,079
57
 

56

-1 HALEP, SIMONA ROMANIA         1,075
58
 

45

-13 WOZNIAK, ALEKSANDRA CANADA         1,041
59
 

59

  OPRANDI, ROMINA SWITZERLAND         1,034
60
 

61

+1 TATISHVILI, ANNA GEORGIA           991
61
 

60

-1 SCHEEPERS, CHANELLE SOUTH AFRICA           965
62
 

63

+1 ERAKOVIC, MARINA NEW ZEALAND           965
63
 

62

-1 MEDINA GARRIGUES, ANABEL SPAIN           935
64
 

67

+3 GOVORTSOVA, OLGA BELARUS           926
65
 

69

+4 LARSSON, JOHANNA SWEDEN           920
66
 

65

-1 HLAVACKOVA, ANDREA CZECH REPUBLIC           903
67
 

66

-1 BECK, ANNIKA GERMANY           903
68
 

64

-4 HAMPTON, JAMIE UNITED STATES           898
69
 

73

+4 HANTUCHOVA, DANIELA SLOVAKIA           895
70
 

68

-2 SOLER-ESPINOSA, SILVIA SPAIN           890
71
 

87

+16 ARRUABARRENA, LARA SPAIN           890
72
 

71

-1 VOEGELE, STEFANIE SWITZERLAND           887
73
 

95

+22 MUGURUZA, GARBINE SPAIN           885
74
 

74

  TSURENKO, LESIA UKRAINE           879
75
 

70

-5 RUS, ARANTXA NETHERLANDS           871
76
 

77

+1 KEYS, MADISON UNITED STATES           864
77
 

79

+2 PUCHKOVA, OLGA RUSSIA           831
78
 

75

-3 DATE-KRUMM, KIMIKO JAPAN           830
79
 

78

-1 PARMENTIER, PAULINE FRANCE           815
80
 

76

-4 CETKOVSKA, PETRA CZECH REPUBLIC           812
81
 

72

-9 DAVIS, LAUREN UNITED STATES           808
82
 

81

-1 HERCOG, POLONA SLOVENIA           789
83
 

82

-1 JOHANSSON, MATHILDE FRANCE           787
84
 

86

+2 TORRO-FLOR, MARIA-TERESA SPAIN           780
85
 

80

-5 GIORGI, CAMILA ITALY           779
86
 

83

-3 DOI, MISAKI JAPAN           777
87
 

88

+1 SVITOLINA, ELINA UKRAINE           774
88
 

85

-3 OUDIN, MELANIE UNITED STATES           768
89
 

90

+1 CHAN, YUNG-JAN CHINESE TAIPEI           743
90
 

89

-1 CEPELOVA, JANA SLOVAKIA           742
91
 

91

  MARTIC, PETRA CROATIA           739
92
 

84

-8 PLISKOVA, KAROLINA CZECH REPUBLIC           737
93
 

94

+1 PUTINTSEVA, YULIA KAZAKHSTAN           728
94
 

97

+3 CZINK, MELINDA HUNGARY           724
95
 

98

+3 VEKIC, DONNA CROATIA           720
96
 

100

+4 DOLONC, VESNA SERBIA           712
97
 

96

-1 MINELLA, MANDY LUXEMBOURG           710
98
 

99

+1 VANDEWEGHE, COCO UNITED STATES           704
99
 

93

-6 PERVAK, KSENIA KAZAKHSTAN           703
100
 

101

+1 KNAPP, KARIN ITALY           699