Sorana Kirstea reached the semifinals at the Miami Open and recorded a jump of 33 positions in the WTA rankings, while Simona Halep (previously suspended for doping) dropped another position in the world rankings.

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Players from Romania in Top-200 WTA Live

26. Simona Halep 1565 (-1)

38. Iryna Begu 1258 (-4)

41. Sorana Kirstea 1218 (+33)

58. Ana Bohdan 952 (+2)

159. Gabriela Ruse 421 (-14)

176. Jacqueline Christian 375 (+28)

195. Iryna Bara 339 (+2).

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WTA Live ranking, top ten positions

1. Iga Svyatek 8975 points

2. Aryna Sabalenko 6.945

3. Jessica Pegula 5605

4. Caroline Garcia 4990

5. Ons Jabeur 4,866

6. Coco Gauf 4346

7. Olena Rybakina 4.305

8. Darya Kasatkina 3.375

9. Maria Sakkari 3191 (+1)

10. Petra Kvitova 3,162 (+2).

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WTA Race Live – Tournament of Champions 2023

1. Aryna Sabalenko 3.525

2. Olena Rybakina 3.211

3. Jessica Pegula 1906 (+1)

4. Iga Svyatek 1810 (-1)

5. Petra Kvitova 1625 (+13)

6. Barbora Krejchikova 1491

7. Belinda Bencic 1486 (-2)

8. Coco Gauff 1250 (-1)

9. Victoria Azarenka 1117 (-1)

10. Magda Lynette 1058

16. Sorana Kirstea 757 (+18)

37. Bianca Andreescu 422 (+9)

54. Iryna Begu 303 (+1)

66. Emma Radukanu 230 (-2)

79. Gabriela Ruse 180 (-7)

82. Ana Bohdan 171 (-5) and others.

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