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Clijsters' rankings leap
(crienglish.com)
Updated: 2005-03-22 10:02

Belgium's tennis star Kim Clijsters has leapt from 133rd to 38th in the WTA tennis rankings after winning the Indian Wells title this weekend.


Kim Clijsters of Belgium stretches for a forehand during the final against American Lindsay Davenport at the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, California, March 19, 2005. Davenport is the top seed. Kim Clijsters has leapt from 133rd to 38th in the WTA tennis rankings after winning the Indian Wells title this weekend.[Reuters]

Positions among the 20 top-ranked players were unchanged, with Indian Wells runner-up Lindsay Davenport of the United States remaining at No.1, stretching her lead over France's Amelie Mauresmo from 271 to 343 points.

Elite women's players resume action on Thursday at Key Biscayne, Florida, where fourth-ranked American Serena Williams and her ninth-rated sister Venus will compete.

The top 20
1. Lindsay Davenport (USA) 5233 points
2. Amelie Mauresmo (FRA) 4890
3. Maria Sharapova (RUS) 4662
4. Serena Williams (USA) 4535
5. Elena Dementieva (RUS) 3884
6. Anastasia Myskina (RUS) 3358
7. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 3323
8. Alicia Molik (AUS) 2630
9. Venus Williams (USA) 2520
10. Jennifer Capriati (USA) 2234
11. Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 2217
12. Nadia Petrova (RUS) 2162
13. Patty Schnyder (SUI) 1802
14. Nathalie Dechy (FRA) 1555
15. Elena Bovina (RUS) 1541
16. Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 1344
17. Elena Likhovtseva (RUS) 1342
18. Karolina Sprem (CRO) 1311
19. Paola Suarez (ARG) 1257
20. Jelena Jankovic (SEM) 1242



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