Wozniacki ends year as WTA number one

PARIS: Caroline Wozniacki was confirmed Monday as the end-of-year number one in women's tennis for the second consecutive season.

The Dane, who has yet to win a Grand Slam, amassed 7485 points to leave Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic down in second place.

Kvitova's victory over Belarusian Victoria Azarenka in the final of Sunday's WTA championships in Istanbul allowed her to move up one place and finish on 7370 pts.

Azarenka also moved up a place after the final event of the WTA season, to third, to finish on 6520.

Russia's Maria Sharapova meanwhile dropped two places to fourth after her retirement from the Championships through injury.

WTA rankings:
1. Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) 7485 pts, 2. Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) 7370 (+1), 3. Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) 6520 (+1), 4. Maria Sharapova (Russia) 6510 (-2), 5. Li Na (China) 5720, 6. Samantha Stosur (Australia) 5585 (+1), 7. Vera Zvonareva (Russia) 5435 (-1), 8. Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) 5250, 9. Marion Bartoli (France) 4710, 10. Andrea Petkovic (Germany) 4580, 11. Francesca Schiavone (Italy) 3900, 12. Serena Williams (USA) 3180, 13. Kim Clijsters (Belarus) 3161, 14. Jelena Jankovic (Serbia) 3115, 15. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia) 2865, 16. Shuai Peng (China) 2825, 17. Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 2755, 18. Sabine Lisicki (Germany)2724, 19. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) 2606, 20. Flavia Pennetta (Italy) 2490.
(AFP)