Sania improves ranking after good show in China

Sania Mirza gained 15 places in the WTA singles rankings and jumped 20 positions in the doubles.

New Delhi: Sania Mirza gained 15 places in the WTA singles rankings to be 129th and jumped 20 positions in the doubles to 67th after a good show at the Guangzhou International Open in China.

Sania reached the quarter-finals of the singles event and won the doubles title along with Romania`s Edina Gallovits in China, last week. However, India`s men`s singles star Somdev Devvarman slid to 117, a loss of four places.Rohan Bopanna though marginally improved his singles ranking by reaching 473rd, a gain of six slots. He was static on 19th in the doubles list. Leander Paes (9) and Mahesh Bhupathi (13) also had their doubles rankings unchanged.India`s Davis Cup team yesterday pulled off a dramatic 3-2 win over Brazil in the play-off to retain its place on the elite World Group. PTI