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Sania improves ranking

New Delhi: Despite her early exit from the Nasdaq-100 Open, Sania Mirza moved up two places to 39th in singles, while her quarterfinal appearance in the same tournament pushes her seven places up the ladder in doubles in the latest WTA rankings. Sania now has 516.75 points to her credit in singles rankings headed by Amelie Mauresmo of France.

Sania was knocked out of the first round in singles of the Nasdaq-100 Open in Miami by 16-year-old Georgian wildcard entrant Anna Tatishvili 6-7, 6-1, 6-7.

Indians fare better

Other Indians also improved their singles rankings. Shikha Uberoi remained the second highest-ranking Indian woman pro moving three places up to 175th, while Ankita Bhambri climbed up three places to 357th. Rushmi Chakravarthi, Isha Lakhani and Sanaa Bhambri made huge jumps. While Rushmi moved up 12 places to finish at 369th, Isha Lakhani is now at 370th up 16 places and Sanaa Bhambri (461st) moved up 13 places. — UNI

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