Tennis
US Open junior champion in pairs Schneider wins 21st position in the WTA rankings
Diana Schneider / Photo: © Rob Prange / Keystone Press Agency / Global Look Press
Russian tennis player Diana Schneider has risen from 182nd to 161st place in the updated ranking of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), the organization’s website reports.
In September, the 18-year-old Russian won the junior US Open in doubles. Previously, Schneider won the junior Wimbledon and the Australian Open in pairs.
In the top 10 of the ranking are two Russian tennis players – Daria Kasatkina, who ranks eighth, and Veronika Kudermetova, who is one line below.
November 14 WTA Ranking:
eleven). Iga Sventek (Poland) – 11,085 points
2 (2). Ons Jaber (Tunisia) – 5,055
3(3). Jessica Pegula (USA) – 4,691
4 (4). Caroline Garcia (France) – 4,375
5 (5). Arina Sobolenko (Belarus) – 3,925
6 (6). Maria Sakkari (Greece) – 3,871
7(7). Corey Gauff (USA) – 3,646
8(8). Daria Kasatkina – 3 435
9(9). Veronika Kudermetova (both from Russia) – 2,795
10 (10). Simona Halep (Romania) – 2 661 …
19(19). Ekaterina Alexandrova – 1910 …
20(20). Lyudmila Samsonova – 1910 …
43 (43). Anastasia Potapova – 1 119 …
59 (58). Anna Kalinskaya – 886 …
80(80). Anna Blinkova — 750…
93(93). Kamilla Rakhimova – 663 …
95(95). Varvara Gracheva – 658 …
114(113). Vitaly Dyachenko – 549 …
123 (122). Erika Andreeva – 499 …
136 (134). Elina Avanesyan – 464 …
161 (182). Diana Schneider (all – Russia) – 385.
Source: Sportbox
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