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Sania ranked 59 in singles

September 25, 2006 12:24 IST

Sania Mirza [ Images ] has climbed a creditable 11 places in the singles rankings after her semi-final appearance in the Sunfeast Open and she is now placed at 59th in the latest WTA list released on Monday.

With 405 points to her credit, the 19-year-old Hyderabadi is six places ahead of Kolkata [ Images ] event runner-up Olga Poutchkova of Russia [ Images ], who leapfrogged 20 places, while winner Martina Hingis [ Images ] of Switzerland [ Images ] improves one place to finish at eighth, according to information received in New Delhi [ Images ].

Li Na [ Images ] of China remains the best-ranked Asian at number 20 in the rankings headed by Amelie Mauresmo [ Images ] of France [ Images ].

Among other Indian women, Shikha Uberoi (232nd), Ankita Bhambri (369th) and Isha Lakhani (391st) slipped from their previous rankings while Rushmi Chakravarthi (454th) maintained her position.

Meanwhile, Leander Paes [ Images ] and Mahesh Bhupathi [ Images ] remained static at ninth and 25th respectively in the ATP doubles individual rankings.

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