WTA ranking as of 19-May-2008

Maria Sharapova takes the lead in the WTA ranking after the unexpected retirement of Justine Henin. Almost every player in the Top 20 benefits from this and gain positions. Rome's runner-up Alize Cornet breaks into the Top 20 for the first time as she goes 14 places up to a career-high at #20. Great climb also for Rome's quarter-finalist Tsvetana Pironkova, who goes from #64 to a career-high at #47. And also career high rankings for Romanian Monica Niculescu, who is the greatest gainer going from #111 to #84 and breaking Top 100 for the first time, and for British Anne Keothavong at #97, becoming the first Brit in the Top 100 since Samantha Smith in 1998.

Cur	Prv	Name	Country	Rank pts.	Tours.
1	(2)	Maria Sharapova	RUS	4181	16
2	(3)	Ana Ivanovic	SRB	3922	18
3	(4)	Jelena Jankovic	SRB	3755	25
4	(5)	Svetlana Kuznetsova	RUS	3365	17
5	(6)	Serena Williams	USA	2836	13
6	(8)	Anna Chakvetadze	RUS	2731	24
7	(7)	Elena Dementieva	RUS	2630	20
8	(9)	Venus Williams	USA	2626	14
9	(11)	Marion Bartoli	FRA	2178	29
10	(10)	Daniela Hantuchova	SVK	2122	23