Voskoboeva raised by 7 positions in WTA rankings
14:34, 29 July 2013
ASTANA. July 29. KAZINFORM - Galina Voskoboeva, Kazakhstani tennis player, climbed seven positions up in the updated rankings of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) and occupies 82nd place, Vesti.kz reports.
Last week Voskoboeva reached quarterfinals of the Baku tournament, where she lost in three sets to Romanian Alexandra Cadantu (3:6, 7:6, 3:6).
Top-ranked in Kazakhstan, Yaroslava Shvedova this week lost one line and dropped to 67th place. Sesil Karatancheva dropped from 134 th to 137 th place and Zarina Diyas, on the contrary, rose from 219 th to 207 th position.
Yulia Putintseva and Ksenia Pervak, other Kazakh athletes, retained the 92 th and 142 th places.
The top ten WTA ranking has not changed. Top position belongs to the American Serena Williams, followed by the Russian Maria Sharapova and the Belarusian Victoria Azarenko.