June 6, 2011 9:03 PM

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Sania reaches career best doubles ranking; Bhupathi maintains his 5th rank

Sania Mirza on Monday touched a new high as she achieved a career-best doubles ranking of 14th. Sania, along with her Russian partner Elena Vesnina, also became world number three in the WTA Championship race owing to their French Open runners-up finish. Sania and Elena, who have already won two WTA titles this season, are now in contention for the year-ending WTA championship, to be held in Istanbul, Turkey. Only the top-four pairs make the cut for the elite event. In singles, Sania made a significant jump as she zoomed to 58 from 72 despite the second round exit from French Open. Meanwhile, in the ATP singles rankings, Somdev Devvarman slipped a spot to 67. In doubles, Rohan Bopanna further improved his career best ranking by reaching the number 10 spot while Leander Paes moved out of top-10 to be at 11th position. Mahesh Bhupathi maintained his fifth rank.

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