From the 15th place in the WTA ranking to Sorana Kirstya, there was one victory, but our athlete was defeated by Jasmine Paolini and starts the new week from the 22nd position.

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Sorana Kirstea, only 54 points from the WTA TOP-20

Points earned in Dubai (reached the semifinals of the “WTA 1000” tournament.) helped Sorani move to within 10 points of 21st place (the position she held in August 2013) and 54 points out of the world top 20.

Jasmine Paolini and Anna Kalinskathe finalists of the competition in the United Arab Emirates, made a significant jump and both occupy the best positions (14 and 24 places).

1. Iga Svyatek 10105 points

2. Aryna Sabalenko 8725

3. Coco Gauff 6975

4. Olena Rybakina 6848

5. Jessica Pegula 5050

6. Ons Jabeur 4173

7. Marketa Vondrousova 4070 (+1)

8. Qinwen Zheng 4040 (-1)

9. Maria Sakkari 3565 (+2)

10. Olena Ostapenko 3548 (-1)

11. Karolina Mukhova 3275 (=1)

12. Darya Kasatkina 3063 (+1)

13. Beatrice Haddad Maya 2870 (+1)

14. Jasmine Paolini 2700 (+12)

15. Samsonova Lyudmila 2605

16. Kateryna Alexandrova 2475 (+1)

17. Elina Svitolina 2332 (+3)

18. Petra Kvitova 2305

19. Veronika Kudermetova 2305

20. Madison Keys 2287 (-4)

21. Barbora Krejchikova 2233 (-9)

22. Sorana Kirstea 2223

23. Caroline Garcia 2040 (-2)

24. Anna Kalinska 2002 (+16)

25. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 1874 (-1)

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142. Bianca Andreescu 528 (+1)

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252. Emma Radukanu 301 (-2).

Players from Romania in the WTA singles ranking

22. Sorana Kirstea 2223 points

65. Ana Bohdan 1044 (-9)

75. Jacqueline Christian 949

118. Iryna Begu 631 (-1)

156. Gabriela Ruse 484 (+2)

176. Iryna Bara 430 (+3)

194. Miriam Bulgaru 400

220. Andrea Mitu 350 (+1)

228. Anka Todoni 328 (+2)

229. Christina Dinu 325 (+28) etc.

Players from Romania in the doubles hierarchy of the WTA

Monica Niculescu continues to be the top-ranked player from Romania in the doubles rankings this week. She is followed by Gabriela Ruse and Andrea Mitu.

39. Monica Niculescu 1940 (-1)

74. Gabriela Ruse 1300

151. Andrea Mitu 639

160. Iryna Bara 569 (+1)

180. Oana Gavrila 510 (+9)

196. Iryna Begu 470 (-1)

220. Jacqueline Christian 405 (-1)

270. Christina Dinu 335 (-1), etc.

Know:

• This week there will be tournaments in San Diego (category WTA 500) and in Austin (WTA 250).

• The competition in San Diego takes place from February 26 to March 3 on hard, with a total prize money of $922,573, and the title champion is Barbora Krejcikova (she dominated both singles and doubles with compatriot Kateryna Siniakova).

• The tournament in Austin takes place from February 26 to March 3 on hard, is part of the WTA 250 category, has a total prize pool worth $267,082, and the title champion was Marta Kostiuk.