Tennis Tennis Svitolina climbs to fourth after Singapore triumph WTA Finals winner Elina Svitolina climbed three places in the rankings to claim fourth place in the latest world rankings. AFP 29 October, 2018 17:09 IST Elina Svitolina, ranked seventh in the world before the WTA Finals, gained three places after clinching the title in Singapore. - Getty Images AFP 29 October, 2018 17:09 IST Ukraine's Elina Svitolina jumped three places to fourth in the latest world rankings released on Monday after claiming the biggest title of her career at the season-ending WTA Finals in Singapore.Svitolina overcame American Sloane Stephens in three sets in Sunday's final and moves above US Open champion Naomi Osaka.Simona Halep was already guaranteed to finish the year as world number one despite being forced out of the event with a back injury.Read: Federer wins ninth Swiss Indoors crownPetra Kvitova dropped two spots to seventh after she lost all three of her round-robin matches in Singapore. Latest women's WTA rankings:1. Simona Halep (ROU) 6921 pts2. Angelique Kerber (GER) 58753. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 55864. Elina Svitolina (UKR) 5350 (+3)5. Naomi Osaka (JPN) 5115 (-1)6. Sloane Stephens (USA) 50237. Petra Kvitova (CZE) 4630 (-2)8. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 44659. Kiki Bertens (NED) 433510. Daria Kasatkina (RUS) 331511. Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) 318512. Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 314513. Elise Mertens (BEL) 306514. Julia Goerges (GER) 299515. Serena Williams (USA) 297616. Madison Keys (USA) 281717. Garbine Muguruza (ESP) 272518. Caroline Garcia (FRA) 260019. Ashleigh Barty (AUS) 242020. Anett Kontaveit (EST) 2375 Subscribe to our daily newsletter Get your daily dose of Sportstar with handpicked stories delivered right to your inbox! SUBSCRIBE Please enter a valid email address. Dugout videos