Irina-Camelia Begu jumped 12 places in the WTAranking , from 82 to 70, after reaching the semifinals of the tournament in Prague , won on Sunday by Simona Halep , who maintains the second position in this hierarchy
Romania has 5 representatives in the TOP 100 WTA
The difference between the leader Ashleigh Barty (Australia) and Simona Halep was reduced to less than 1,400 points .
Another Romanian athlete with an important jump in the rankings is Ana Bogdan , who climbed from 92nd to 87th place, with 755 points, after performing in the eighth in the Czech capital.
Gabriela Ruse also climbed four places , who passed the qualifications in Prague. She is on the 169th WTA position, with 377 points.
Along with Halep and Begu, Romania has three other representatives in the WTA Top 100: Sorana Cîrstea (77), Patricia Ţig (86) and Ana Bogdan (87).
American Jennifer Brady, winner of the tournament in Lexington (Kentucky) also climbed nine places, entering the group of the best 40 players in the world after winning her first trophy on the professional circuit.
WTA ranking, on August 17, 2020:
1 (1). Ashleigh Barty (Australia) 8,717 pts
2 (2). Simona Halep (Romania) 6.356
3 (3). Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) 5.205
4 (4). Sofia Kenin (USA) 4.590
5 (5). Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) 4.580
6 (6). Bianca Andreescu (Canada) 4.555
7 (7). Kiki Bertens (Netherlands) 4.335
8 (8). Belinda Bencic (Switzerland) 4.010
9 (9). Serena Williams (USA) 3,975
10 (10). Naomi Osaka (Japan) 3,625
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70 (82). Irina-Camelia Begu 872
77 (76). Sorana Cîrstea 820
86 (86). Patricia Maria ţig 759
87 (92). Ana Bogdan 755
122 (122). Mihaela Buzărnescu 558
138 (136). Monica Niculescu 470
161 (160). Irina Bara 397
169 (164). Jaqueline Cristian 388
173 (177). Elena-Gabriela Ruse 360
​​198 (199). Laura Ioana Paar 307