Returning to the field after the doping scandal, Simona Halep participated in the tournament in Miami and appears again in the WTA ranking. Romania has seven players in the world Top 200, and there have been no important changes at the top of the hierarchy.
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Simona Halep, on 1143rd place in the new WTA ranking
Eliminated by Paula Badosa in the inaugural round of the competition in California (category WTA 1000), Halep received 10 points and is ranked 1143.
Sorana Cîrstea was unable to defend the points she won last year in Miami (when she reached the semi-finals). The athlete from Târgoviște was eliminated in the round of 16 by Danielle Collins (the American then won the tournament) and dropped five positions in the ranking (to 29th).
Important jumps were achieved by Irina Begu (finalist in Antalya – WTA 125) and Anca Todoni (eighth in San Luis Potosi – WTA 125).
29. Sorana Cîrstea 1748 points (-5)
66. Ana Bogdan 1054
83. Jaqueline Cristian 844 (-1)
115. Irina Begu 667 (+11)
168. Gabriela Ruse 446 (+2)
178. Irina Bara 421 (-4)
185. Miriam Bulgaru 400 (+3)
217. Anca Todoni 346 (+9)
224. Andreea Mitu 341 (-10)
233. Cristina Dinu 326 (-6)
312. Gabriela Lee 222 (-1)
319. Alexandra Cadanțu-Ignatik 215 (-11)
329. Ilinca Amariei 205 (-12)
336. Andreea Prisăcariu 198 (-18)
386. Ilona-Georgiana Ghioroaie 164 (-1)
435. Maria Sara Popa 137 (+39)
469. Patricia Maria Țig 121 (+-7)
480. Irina Fetecau 116 (+4)
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1143. Simona Halep 10.
Monica Niculescu, 42nd place in the WTA doubles ranking
After a week without notable results in doubles, Monica Niculescu (eliminated in the round of 16 in Miami) dropped three positions, but remains the player from our country with the best ranking in this hierarchy.
42. Monica Niculescu 1940 (-3)
83. Gabriela Ruse 1182 (-2)
156. Irina Bara 562 (-3)
171. Andreea Mitu 529 (-24)
173. Oana Gavrila 522 (-4)
214. Jaqueline Cristian 404 (-1)
269. Cristina Dinu 329 (+5)
306. Ilona-Georgiana Ghioroaie 285 (+1)
318. Ana Bogdan 272 (-2)
336. Irina Begu 255 (-148) etc.
Iga Swiatek, authoritative leader – The changes in the WTA TOP 10 and the jump of the American Danielle Collins
Reaching the quarterfinals at WTA Miami, Maria Sakkari climbed two positions in the ranking (to 7), and champion Danielle Collins managed a jump of 31 places and is at 22 (it will be her last season on the circuit).
Surprisingly eliminated in the round of 16, Iga Swiatek maintains a 2790-point lead over Aryna Sabalenka (2nd place).
1. Iga Swiatek 10835 points
2. Aryna Sabalenka 8045
3. Coco Gauff 7205
4. Elena Rybakina 5848
5. Jessica Pegula 4860
6. Ons Jabeur 4118
7. Maria Sakkari 4030 (+2)
8. Qinwen Zheng 3995 (-1)
9. Marketa Vondrousova 3895 (-1)
10. Jelena Ostapenko 3438
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22. Danielle Collins 2140 (+31)
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219. Bianca Andreescu 343 (-61)
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300. Emma Răducanu 236 (-12) etc.
