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Kvitova usurps Halep, snatches world number two spot
PARIS, April 30, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic snatched world number two spot from Romanian rival Simona Halep in the latest WTA rankings released Monday.
Thanks to her win in Sunday’s Stuttgart WTA tournament final, her second victory this season, Kvitova is just 136 points adrift of top-ranked Naomi Osaka, who was forced to pull out in the semis in Germany through injury.
WTA rankings released Monday:
1. Naomi Osaka (JPN) 6151 pts
2. Petra Kvitova (CZE) 6015 (+1)
3. Simona Halep (ROU) 5682 (-1)
4. Angelique Kerber (GER) 5220 (+1)
5. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 5111 (-1)
6. Elina Svitolina (UKR) 4921
7. Kiki Bertens (NED) 4765
8. Sloane Stephens (USA) 4386
9. Ashleigh Barty (AUS) 4275
10. Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 3520
11. Serena Williams (USA) 3461
12. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 3362
13. Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) 3185
14. Madison Keys (USA) 3010
15. Anett Kontaveit (EST) 2965
16. Qiang Wang (CHN) 2812
17. Julia Goerges (GER) 2630
18. Elise Mertens (BEL) 2580
19. Belinda Bencic (SUI) 2540 (+1)
20. Garbine Muguruza (ESP) 2525 (-1)
BSS/AFP/AU/12:45 hrs