WTA: This is how the ranking should continue
After the ATP, the WTA has now also announced how to proceed with the world rankings. The bottom line: a return to the 52-week rule as quickly as possible.
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Mar 27, 2021, 12:48 pm
Ashleigh Barty continues to lead the WTA world rankings, even if she was by no means the best player on the tour in the past twelve months. This title is probably due to Naomi Osaka , who could replace Barty at the top of the charts after the tournament in Miami. Also because the WTA has adopted different regulations with regard to its ranking list than the ATP. The details …
Points from events that were played in 2019 but not in 2020 are completely eliminated from the rating after 104 weeks. This applies to the tournament in Miami, for example. Barty loses all of her points from victory in 2019. Roger Federer is still allowed to carry 500 points for the men.
Points from events that were played in 2019 but not in 2020 and have not yet been rescheduled remain in the rating until the tournament is played again. A prime example here is Indian Wells. The ulterior motive: players should be able to defend the points they have won.
Points from events that were played in 2019 and also in 2020 within four weeks of the original date will be lost after 104 weeks . Specific example: Madison Keys will lose her 2019 Cincinnati Winner Points this summer.
Points from events that were played in 2019 and 2020, but not within four weeks of the original date, are no longer valued after 104 weeks. This specifically applies to Rome, Istanbul, Strasbourg and the French Open.
Points from these four tournaments remain in the rating for 52 weeks. This means, for example, that Iga Swiatek will be able to carry her 2,000 points won in Roland Garros until October 2021.