New Delhi: Despite making her first quarter-final appearance this year at the Cincinnati Open, Sania Mirza dropped two places to 42 in the singles list but saw her doubles standing improve to a career high 31st in the latest WTA rankings issued on Monday.
The teenager, who lost in the finals of the doubles competition at the Cincinnati Open on Sunday, has 501.50 singles ranking points. She has accumulated 918 points in the doubles list to rise two places from last week's 33rd spot.
Sania remains the highest ranked Indian in both singles and doubles. The girl from Hyderabad, who returned to the WTA circuit in the Cincinnati Open after an injury layoff, lost in the quarter-final to top seed Patty Schnyder but only after putting up a tough fight against the Swiss.
The US-based Shikha Uberoi is the next Indian after Sania in both singles and doubles list. Shikha (160.75) has dropped three places to 171 in the singles rankings and has fallen one step to 144th in the doubles standings.
Ankita Bhambri (56.25) has gained three spots in the singles rankings to be 345th this week but sister Sanaa (22.75) has been the biggest mover rising 17 places to 553rd.
The siblings have also risen in the doubles rankings with Sanaa moving to 389th and Ankita at 390th in the latest standings.
Veteran Rushmi Chakravarthi (36.25) continues her fall, losing six places in the singles rankings to be at 428. She, however, has managed to retain her 358th position in the doubles rankings.
French Amelie Mauresmo holds on firmly to her top spot in the singles list with 3692 points followed by Belgians Kim Clijsters (3377) and Justine Henin-Hardenne (3093) at the second and third spot respectively.
Meanwhile, in the ATP doubles rankings Mahesh Bhupathi has gained one spot to be 23rd with 1755 points. Compatriot and former partner Leander Paes remains static at 14th with 2505 points.
American brothers Bob and Mike Bryan are leading the pack with 6070 points.
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