Monday, January 16, 2006

Sania Mirza climbs to 32 in singles rankings

Before kicking off her Australian Open campaign, Indian ace Sania Mirza jumped two rungs to move to the 32nd place in the latest WTA singles rankings issued on Monday.

Ranked 34th in the last week's rankings, Sania boasts of 616.75 tournament points. Her all-time high singles rankings came on October 10 last year when she was placed 31st.

The Hyderabadi teenager takes on reigning junior world champion Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in her first round match in the Australian Open.

Among her compatriots, US-based Shikha Uberoi (176.25) hangs on to her 153rd place, as does 376th ranked veteran Fed cupper Rushmi Chakravarthi.

Among the Bhambri sisters, Ankita moves up a place to 388 while Sanaa drops a rung to 454th place.

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