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Here are the Top 50 WTA Rankings.
Updated : Feb 27, 2018, 04:22 PM IST
Romanian tennis ace Simona Halep has returned to world number one in women rankings. She replaced Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki, who held the top spot for four consecutive weeks.
Wozniacki, 27, did not compete in the Dubai Tennis Championships last week, leaving the way open for the Romanian to return to World No.1.
Halep was also absent in the Dubai Duty Free Open due to an ankle injury. She is now over 400 points clear of the second-placed Dane.
Garbine Muguruza is at the third spot after reaching the semi-finals in Dubai, while winner Elina Svitolina, from Ukraine, remains fourth.
1. Simona Halep (ROU) - 7,965
2. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) - 7,525
3. Garbine Muguruza (ESP) - 6,175
4. Elina Svitolina (UKR) - 5,480
5. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) - 5,080
6. Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) - 5,000
7. Caroline Garcia (FRA) - 4,625
8. Venus Williams (USA) - 4,277
9. Petra Kvitova (CZE) - 3,086
10. Angelique Kerber (GER) - 3,055
11. Johanna Konta (GBR) - 2,930
12. Julia Goerges (GER) - 2,910
13. Sloane Stephens (USA) - 2,813
14. Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) - 2,725
15. Madison Keys (USA) - 2,703
16. Ashleigh Barty (AUS) - 2,486
17. Coco Vandeweghe (USA) - 2,433
18. Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) - 2,405
19. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) - 2,362
20. Daria Kasatkina (RUS) - 2,300
21. Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) - 2,295
22. Elise Mertens (BEL) - 2,185
23. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) - 2,125
24. Elena Vesnina (RUS) - 2,110
25. Barbora Strycova (CZE) - 1,980
26. Daria Gavrilova (AUS) - 1,820
27. Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) - 1,785
28. Anett Kontaveit (EST) - 1,765
29. Kiki Bertens (NED) - 1,725
30. Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) - 1,610
31. Shuai Peng (CHN) - 1,535
32. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) - 1,525
33. Shuai Zhang (CHN) - 1,495
34. Lucie Safarova (CZE) - 1,422
35. Sorana Cirstea (ROU) - 1,385
36. Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) - 1,345
37. Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) - 1,330
38. Mihaela Buzarnescu (ROU) - 1,303
39. Alize Cornet (FRA) - 1,280
40. Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) - 1,260
41. Maria Sharapova (RUS) - 1,247
42. Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) - 1,232
43. Timea Babos (HUN) - 1,180
44. Naomi Osaka (JPN) - 1,170
45. Catherine Bellis (USA) - 1,140
46. Samantha Stosur (AUS) - 1,131
47. Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) - 1,128
48. Katerina Siniakova (CZE) - 1,105
49. Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) - 1,094
50. Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) - 1,089