CHAIRMAN: DR. KHALID BIN THANI AL THANI
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: PROF. KHALID MUBARAK AL-SHAFI

Sports / Tennis

Miami winner Johanna Konta into WTA top 10

Published: 03 Apr 2017 - 02:08 pm | Last Updated: 08 Nov 2021 - 01:21 am
Johanna Konta of Great Britain celebrates with the trophy after defeating Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark in the final at Crandon Park Tennis Center on April 1, 2017 in Key Biscayne, Florida. Julian Finney/AFP

Johanna Konta of Great Britain celebrates with the trophy after defeating Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark in the final at Crandon Park Tennis Center on April 1, 2017 in Key Biscayne, Florida. Julian Finney/AFP

AFP

Paris: Britain's Johanna Konta climbed into the WTA top 10 on Monday, the highest place so far in the 25-year-old's career coming after tournament wins in Sydney and Miami.

While Konta rises to seventh, her rival in the Miami final, Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki, a former number one, dropped down to 12th after the weekend 6-4, 6-3 loss.

German Angelique Kerber is still top of the rankings just ahead of the former long-term incumbent Serena Williams.

WTA top 10:

1. Angelique Kerber (GER) 7,340

2. Serena Williams (USA) 7,010 

3. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 6,020

4. Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 5,245

5. Simona Halep (ROM) 5,022

6. Garbine Muguruza (ESP) 4,790

7. Johanna Konta (GBR) 4,330 (+4)

8. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 4,290

9. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 4,025 (-2)

10. Venus Williams (USA) 3,865 (+2)