Tennis: Simona Halep – 56th week on top of WTA rankings

Romanian tennis player, Simona Halep, is for the 56^th week on top of the WTA rankings, according to the latest release on Monday.

Halep is on the 10^th position in the all-time standings, but by the end of the year she would get closer to the ninth position (71 weeks) on which is Caroline Wozniacki.

Romania has six tennis players in top 100, as Monica Niculescu has climbed one position to the 100^th. Ana Bogdan has also climbed two positions, up to the 76^th.

WTA singles rankings:

1 (former position – 1). Simona Halep 6,921 points

2 (2). Angelique Kerber (Germany) 5,875

3 (3). Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) 5,586

4 (4). Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) 5,350

5 (5). Naomi Osaka (Japan) 5,115

6 (6). Sloane Stephens (US) 5,023

7 (7). Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) 4,630

8 (8). Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) 4,465

9 (9). Kiki Bertens (Netherlands) 4,335

10 (10). Daria Kasatkina (Russia) 3,415

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24 (24). Mihaela Buzărnescu 1,820

67 (67). Irina-Camelia Begu 872

76 (78). Ana Bogdan 767

85 (85). Sorana Cîrstea 712

100 (101). Monica Niculescu 617

142 (143). Irina Bara 429

148 (148). Alexandra Dulgheru 403

212 (215). Andreea Roşca 282

218 (222). Raluca Şerban 272

253 (257). Elena-Gabriela Ruse 223

267 (267). Alexandra Cadanţu 199

340 (340). Jaqueline Cristian 128

377 (380). Irina Fetecău 106