Dubai winner Halep climbs to third in WTA rankings

Romanian Simona Halep has climbed one place to third in the latest WTA rankings published on Monday on the strength of her weekend win in Dubai.
The list continues to be dominated by Serena Williams, whose sister Venus dropped from 11th to 17th.
Karolina Pliskova, beaten by Halep in Dubai, moves up five rungs to 13th.
WTA rankings - February 23
1. Serena Williams (USA) 9,592
2. Maria Sharapova (RUS) 8,210
3. Simona Halep (ROM) 6,571 (+1)
4. Petra Kvitova (CZE) 6,480 (-1)
5. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 4,730
6. Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 4,425
7. Eugénie Bouchard (CAN) 4,365
8. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 4,025
9. Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 3,320
10. Andrea Petkovic (GER) 3,150
11. Angelique Kerber (GER) 2,650 (+1)
12. Sara Errani (ITA) 2,641 (+4)
13. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 2,620 (+5)
14. Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) 2,585 (-1)
15. Lucie Safarova (CZE) 2,555
16. Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 2,506 (-2)
17. Venus Williams (USA) 2,366 (-6)
18. Dominika Cibulkova (SLQ) 2,236 (-1)
19. Madison Keys (USA) 2.100 (+1)
20. Garbine Muguruza (ESP) 2,095 (+4)
Source: AFP