PARIS: Spain’s Garbine Muguruza jumped two places to number three in the WTA rankings released Monday after her victory in the season-ending WTA Finals in Guadalajara last week.
Beaten finalist Anett Kontaveit of Estonia gained one spot to go seventh.
The 28-year-old Muguruza was previously ranked third back in July 2018, while her compatriot Paula Badosa, whom she beat in the semi-finals, also leapt two spots to go eighth.
Australia’s Ashleigh Barty remains firmly atop the rankings, followed by Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka.
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WTA rankings as of November 22
1. Ashleigh Barty (AUS) 7582 pts
2. Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 6380
3. Garbine Muguruza (ESP) 5685 (+2)
4. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 5135
5. Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) 5008 (-2)
6. Maria Sakkari (GRE) 4385
7. Anett Kontaveit (EST) 4351 (+1)
8. Paula Badosa (ESP) 3849 (+2)
9. Iga Swiatek (POL) 3786
10. Ons Jabeur (TUN) 3455 (-3)
11. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 3076
12. Sofia Kenin (USA) 2971
13. Naomi Osaka (JPN) 2956
14. Elena Rybakina (KAZ) 2855
15. Elina Svitolina (UKR) 2726
16. Angelique Kerber (GER) 2671 (+1)
17. Petra Kvitova (CZE) 2660 (+1)
18. Jessica Pegula (USA) 2650 (+1)
19. Emma Raducanu (GBR) 2622 (+1)
20. Simona Halep (ROM) 2576 (+2)
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