Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza achieved a career-best rank of number five in the world as the new WTA doubles chart was released today. Sania entered the top-five for the first time in her career. She had turned a pro in 2003 and overcame a career-threatening wrist injury in between. In the just concluded Wimbledon championships, Sania and her Zimbabwean partner Cara Black could not go deep. But a second round appearance fetched her crucial 130 ranking points which was enough to push her in the top-5.In the singles rankings, Ankita gained one place to be 285 as country's best player. Meanwhile in the ATP rankings, Somdev Devvarman's dropped 10 places to 135 as his poor run continued unabated.In the doubles, Leander Paes remained unchanged at number 13 and was highest ranked player from the country. Rohan Bopanna dropped three places to sit on the edge of top-20.
News On AIR | July 7, 2014 8:20 PM
Sania Mirza achieves career-best fifth WTA doubles rank