Halep widens lead in women's world rankings

The 26-year-old from Romania leads her nearest rival, Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark, by a margin of more than 1,000 points.

Published : Aug 13, 2018 14:57 IST

Ecstatic: Simona Halep celebrates her victory on Saturday.

Simona Halep strengthened her position as women's world number one following her latest tournament triumph, according to the WTA rankings released Monday.

The 26-year-old from Romania leads her nearest rival, Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark, by a margin of more than 1,000 points following her win on Sunday in Montreal.

The French Open champion beat world number three Sloane Stephens 7-6 (8/6), 3-6, 6-4 in a gruelling 2hr 41min battle.

Latest WTA ranking:

1. Simona Halep (ROM) 8061 pts

2. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 6135

3. Sloane Stephens (USA) 5727

4. Angelique Kerber (GER) 5255

5. Caroline Garcia (FRA) 4680 (+1)

6. Petra Kvitovŕ (CZE) 4550 (+2)

7. Elina Svitolina (UKR) 4470 (-2)

8. Karolţna Plţskovŕ (CZE) 4395 (+1)

9. Garbiũe Muguruza (ESP) 4345 (-2)

10. Julia GŮrges (GER) 3905

11. Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 3787

12. Darya Kasatkina (RUS) 3525

13. Madison Keys (USA) 3127

14. Elise Mertens (BEL) 2960 (+1)

15. Venus Williams (USA) 2901 (-1)

16. Ashleigh Barty (AUS) 2770

17. Kiki Bertens (NED) 2420 (+1)

18. Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) 2250 (+1)

19. Naomi Osaka (JPN) 2245 (-2)

20. Mihaela Buzarnescu (ROU) 2068