Sania climbs 11 spots; 59 in singles rankings

New Delhi, Sept 25: Sania Mirza has risen a creditable 11 places in singles rankings after her semi-final appearance in the Sunfeast Open and she is now placed at 59th in the latest WTA list released today.

With 405 points to her credit, the 19-year-old Hyderabadi is six places ahead of Kolkata event runners-up Olga Poutchkova of Russia, who leapfrogged 20 places, while winner Swiss Miss Martina Hingis improves one place to finish at eighth, according to information received here.

Li Na of China remains the best-ranked Asian at number 20 in the rankings headed by Amelie Mauresmo of France.

Among other Indian women, Shikha Uberoi (232nd), Ankita Bhambri (369th) and Isha Lakhani (391st) slipped from their previous rankings while Rushmi Chakravarthi (454th) maintained her position.

Meanwhile, doubles pros Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi remained static at ninth and 25th respectively in the ATP doubles individual rankings.

UNI