WTA Women's Tennis Rankings as of July 9, 2012

Before the start of Wimbledon, there were three players with the chance of emerging as the world no. 1 player. French Open champion Maria Sharapova, Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka, and Poland's no. 1 player Agnieszka Radwanska all had a chance to be the WTA tour no. 1 player. Sharapova was upset in the fourth round and because she wasn't able to defend her ranking points from last year when she reached the finals of Wimbledon, she would lose the top ranking to either Azarenka or Radwanska. Azarenka lost her semifinal match to eventual winner Serene Williams but just had enough points to regain the top ranking from Sharapova after Radwanska lost in the final. When the new WTA rankings are released on Monday, July 9 - Azarenka would be the new no. 1 while Radwanska will rise to no. 2, a career high ranking. Seven-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams rises to world no. 4, a year after making a comeback following foot surgeries and an emergency hospitalization.

WTA Women's Tennis Rankings as of July 9, 2012

RANK NAME RANKING POINTS
1 Azarenka, Victoria 8800
2 Radwanska, Agnieszka 8530
3 Sharapova, Maria 8370
4 Williams, Serena 7360
5 Stosur, Samantha 6195
6 Kvitova, Petra 5275
7 Kerber, Angelique 5170
8 Wozniacki, Caroline 4091
9 Errani, Sara 3410
10 Bartoli, Marion 3400
11 Li, Na 3245
12 Ivanovic, Ana 3190
13 Zvonareva, Vera 3160
14 Kirilenko, Maria 2635
15 Cibulkova, Dominika 2625
16 Kanepi, Kaia 2514
17 Pennetta, Flavia 2305
18 Lisicki, Sabine 2297
19 Petkovic, Andrea 2260
20 Jankovic, Jelena 2220
21 Petrova, Nadia 2105
22 Schiavone, Francesca 2050
23 Safarova, Lucie 2040
24 Goerges, Julia 1945
25 Zheng, Jie 1910
26 Medina Garrigues, Anabel 1870
27 Vinci, Roberta 1865
28 McHale, Christina 1810
29 Pavlyuchenkova, Anastasia 1800
30 Cetkovska, Petra 1765
31 Peng, Shuai 1730
32 Zakopalova, Klara 1700
33 Hantuchova, Daniela 1665
34 Niculescu, Monica 1640
35 Clijsters, Kim 1591
36 Paszek, Tamira 1567
37 Wickmayer, Yanina 1520
38 Kuznetsova, Svetlana 1487
39 Makarova, Ekaterina 1456
40 Barthel, Mona 1456
41 Suarez Navarro, Carla 1391
42 Scheepers, Chanelle 1380
43 Cirstea, Sorana 1366
44 Lepchenko, Varvara 1364
45 Halep, Simona 1305
46 Shvedova, Yaroslava 1281
47 Peer, Shahar 1255
48 Martic, Petra 1240
49 Stephens, Sloane 1237
50 Erakovic, Marina 1237

Race to the WTA Championships Singles Standings as of July 9, 2012

RANK NAME RANKING POINTS
1 Azarenka, Victoria 6945
2 Sharapova, Maria 6820
3 Radwanska, Agnieszka 5567
4 Williams, Serena 4520
5 Kerber, Angelique 4070
6 Errani, Sara 3291
7 Kvitova, Petra 3091
8 Stosur, Samantha 2722
9 Li, Na 2471
10 Bartoli, Marion 2223
11 Wozniacki, Caroline 1978
12 Ivanovic, Ana 1827
13 Kanepi, Kaia 1659
14 Kirilenko, Maria 1601
15 Clijsters, Kim 1590
16 Goerges, Julia 1547
17 Cibulkova, Dominika 1510
18 Safarova, Lucie 1383
19 Vinci, Roberta 1357
20 Wickmayer, Yanina 1353
21 Schiavone, Francesca 1305
22 Makarova, Ekaterina 1276
23 Petrova, Nadia 1246
24 Jankovic, Jelena 1244
24 Lisicki, Sabine 1244
26 Zakopalova, Klara 1235
27 Lepchenko, Varvara 1200
28 Mchale, Christina 1198
29 Zheng, Jie 1161
30 Hantuchova, Daniela 1152
31 Pennetta, Flavia 1145
32 Shvedova, Yaroslava 1131
33 Barthel, Mona 1121
34 Medina Garrigues, Anabel 1112
35 Paszek, Tamira 1077
36 Cetkovska, Petra 1066
37 Cornet, Alize 1032
38 Halep, Simona 1028
39 Cirstea, Sorana 1019
40 Stephens, Sloane 946
41 Hsieh, Su-wei 940
42 Arvidsson, Sofia 922
43 Wozniak, Aleksandra 903
44 Radwanska, Urszula 898
45 Kuznetsova, Svetlana 882
46 Peng, Shuai 864
47 Hradecka, Lucie 826
48 Peer, Shahar 818
48 Pironkova, Tsvetana 818
50 Babos, Timea 813

The latest WTA women's tennis rankings are from the WTATOUR.com website.