​Four Romanian players are in the WTA TOP 100 and Simona Halep remains the country’s number one in the rankings despite being out of action for months after being suspended for doping.

Players from Romania in the WTA hierarchy – Halep at 26, Begu at 37 and Kirstia at 58

Simona Halep remained in 26th place, while Iryna Begu (37), Sorana Kirstea (41) and Ana Bohdan (58) are also in the same positions as in the last published ranking.

26 Simona Halep 1565 points

37 Iryna Begu 1258

41 Sorana Kirstea 1218

58 Ana Bohdan 951

160 Gabriela Ruse 421 (-1)

180 Jacqueline Christian 375 (-4)

217 Oleksandra Kadantu-Ignatik 303 (+2)

219 Gabriela Lee 302 (-16)

234 Iryna Bara 286 (-39)

247 Miriam Bulgaru 267 etc.

WTA ranking, top ten positions

1 Iga Svyatek 8965 points

2 Aryna Sabalenko 6891

3 Jessica Pegula 5735

4 oz Jabeur 5031 (+1)

5 Caroline Garcia 4990 (-1)

6 Coco Gauf 4346

7 Olena Rybakina 4305

8 Daria Kasatkina 3505

9 Maria Sakkari 3191

10 Petra Kvitova 3162

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27 Bianca Andreescu 1486

68 Emma Raducanu 839.

WTA Race – Tournament of Champions

In terms of points earned this year alone, Iga Sviatek no longer dominates the hierarchy. Moreover, there is no Polish woman even on the podium. With 1810 accumulated points, Iga ranks 4th.

Sabalenka (champion of Australian Open), Rybakina (champion of Indian Wells and finalist of Miami) and Jessica Pegula occupy the first places.

Sorana Kirstia is the top Romanian currently competing in the WTA circuit, ranked 17th with 757 points this competitive season.

1 Aryna Sabalenko 3525 points

2 Olena Rybakina 3211

3 Jessica Pegula 2090

4 Iga Svyatek 1810

5 Belinda Bencic 1790 (+2)

6 Petra Kvitova 1625 (-1)

7 Barbora Krejchikova 1491 (-1)

8 Coco Gauf 1250

9 Victoria Azarenka 1171

10 Magda Lynette 1112

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17 Sorana Kirstea 757 (-1)

47 Iryna Begu 357 (+7)

85 Gabriela Ruse 180 (-6)

87 Ana Bohdan 171 (-5)

187 Jacqueline Christian 25 (-14) etc.