[Natural Joe]

What if Vika loses in the semi to Serena and Serena wins the final against Maria -> would Vika be #2 or #3 behind Serena and Maria?

PS: My very first avatar on this forum was the same as your current one.

[Nina.]

I think she'll be no. 3 in that contallation

[Exordes]

As a semi-finalist Maria Sharapova has already secured herself 9545 ranking points, and Vika will have to reach the final for 9725 points. If Vika lost in a possible semi-final to Serena Williams, Maria would secure her position as No.2.

In the terrible scenario if Na Li beats Vika in final and wins the whole tournament, then Serena is No.1, Vika is No.2 , Maria is No.3, Aga Radwanska is No.4 and Na Li is No.5...

[Exordes]

At first a humble quote from yesterday:

Originally Posted by Exordes

If Sloane Stephens won Serena Williams in quarter-final, Vika would have a chance to remain at No.1. Obviously Vika needs to win her own quarter-final against Svetlana Kutnetzova, a semi-final against Sloane Stephens and a final against the winner of semi-final Maria Sharapova/Li Na.

http://www.tennisforum.com/showpost....89&postcount=2

Now No.1 position is in Vika´s own racquet. Next semi-final against Sloane Stephens and then the final against Na Li or the arch-rival Maria Sharapova. If Vika makes a final, and Maria loose a semi-final to Na Li, then Maria will be No.3. If Vika wins Maria in final, Vika will remain No.1 because she needs to win the final to get more ranking points than Serena Williams already has.

1. Serena Williams 9970
2. Maria Sharapova 9145 9545 10045 10645 (semi-finalist)
3. Victoria Azarenka 8825 9225 9725 10325 (semi-finalist)
4. Agniezska Radwanska 7750
5. Na Li 5355 5755 6255 6855 (semi-finalist)
6. Angelique Kerber 5695

16. Roberta Vinci 2585
17. Sloane Stephens 2066 2466 2966 3566 (semi-finalist)
18. Lucie Safarova 2160

[Exordes]

After today´s final in Australian Open 2013 top 10 look like this:

1. Victoria Azarenka 10325
2. Serena Williams 9970
3. Maria Sharapova 9545
4. Agniezska Radwanska 7750
5. Na Li 6255
6. Angelique Kerber 5695
7. Sara Errani 4605
8. Petra Kvitova 4085
9. Samatha Stosur 4025
10. Marion Bartoli 3740

So Vika has been 48 weeks at No.1 and the next week will be her 49th. In the all time list of most weeks at No.1 Vika is currently No.10, Caroline Wozniacki is No.9 (67 weeks) and Serena Williams is No.6 (123 weeks) as active players.

[Exordes]

As we know the current top 5 after Australian Open looks like this:

1. Victoria Azarenka 10325
2. Serena Williams 9970
3. Maria Sharapova 9545
4. Agniezska Radwanska 7750
5. Na Li 6255

Ranking points that the current top4 players defend from Doha to Roland Garros in 2013:

Doha February 2012: Victoria Azarenka (900), F Samantha Stosur (620), SF Agnieszka Radwanska (395).

Dubai February 2012: Agnieszka Radwanska (470), F Julia Görges (320), semifinalists (200).

Indian Wells March 2012: Victoria Azarenka (1000), F Maria Sharapova (700), semifinalists (450), QF Agnieszka Radwanska (250).

Miami March 2012: Agnieszka Radwanska (1000), F Maria Sharapova (700), QF Victoria Azarenka (250).

Charleston April 2012: Serena Williams (470).

Monterrey 2012: Timea Babos (280); Vika should play here after Miami tournament in April 2013; this tournament was played last year in February.

Stuttgart April 2012: Maria Sharapova (470), F Victoria Azarenka (320), SF Agnieszka Radwanska (200).

Madrid May 2012: Serena Williams (1000), F Victoria Azarenka (700), SF Agnieszka Radwanska (450), QF Maria Sharapova (250)

Rome May 2012: Maria Sharapova (900), F Na Li (620), SF Serena Williams (395), R16 Victoria Azarenka (125), R32 Agnieszka Radwanska (70).

Brussels May 2012: Agnieszka Radwanska (470).

French Open May-June 2012: Maria Sharapova (2000), F Sara Errani (1400), semifinalists (900), R16 Victoria Azarenka (280), R16 Na Li (280), R32 Agnieszka Radwanska (160), R128 Serena Williams (5)

As we can see Vika, Aga and Maria have to defend a large amount of ranking points in this time period, and on the other hand Serena and Na Li will have great opportunities to gain more points comparing to last year. According to Serena Williams´s official site http://serenawilliams.com/schedule/ she is planning to play in Doha, Dubai, Miami, Stuttgart, Madrid, Rome and Roland Garros.

Vika´s official site doesn’t tell yet about her actual tour schedule: http://www.vikaazarenkatennis.com/tour-information/

[Natural Joe]

50 weeks as No. 1.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Victoria Azarenka hit the 50-week mark as the No. 1 ranked women's tennis player Monday.

Azarenka protected her top ranking by winning the Australian Open Jan. 26. She was atop the rankings for 19 weeks early in 2012 and returned to No. 1 last summer and had held the position for the last 31 weeks.

Her 50-week run at No. 1 is 10th most in WTA history. Carolina Wozniacki is ninth on the chart with 67 weeks.

[...]

http://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2013/...tm_source=t.co

[Exordes]

Top 20 Weeks Count for Active Players as of 04 February 2013
http://www.tennisforum.com/showthrea...=432941&page=2

1. Serena Williams No.1 for 123 wks, Top 3 for 225 wks, Top 5 for 323 wks, Top 10 for 561 wks, Top 20 for 681 wks.
2. Caroline Wozniacki No.1 for 67 wks, Top 3 for 97 wks, Top 5 for 128 wks, Top 10 for 185 wks, Top 20 for 233 wks.
3. Victoria Azarenka No.1 for 50 wks, Top 3 for 72 wks, Top 5 for 96 wks, Top 10 for 182 wks, Top 20 for 248 wks.
4. Maria Sharapova No.1 for 21 wks, Top 3 for 170 wks, Top 5 for 279 wks, Top 10 for 336 wks, Top 20 for 426 wks.
5. Jelena Jankovic No.1 for 18 wks, Top 3 for 89 wks, Top 5 for 132 wks, Top 10 for 226 wks, Top 20 for 336 wks.
6. Ana Ivanovic No.1 for 12 wks, Top 3 for 36 wks, Top 5 for 79 wks, Top 10 for 108 wks, Top 20 for 307 wks.
7. Venus Williams No.1 for 11 wks, Top 3 for 213 wks, Top 5 for 338 wks, Top 10 for 554 wks, Top 20 for 643 wks.
8. Svetlana Kuznetsova No.1 for 0 wks, Top 3 for 57 wks, Top 5 for 176 wks, Top 10 for 284 wks, Top 20 for 394 wks.
9. Vera Zvonareva No.1 for 0 wks, Top 3 for 49 wks, Top 5 for 63 wks, Top 10 for 184 wks, Top 20 for 363 wks.
10. Petra Kvitova No.1 for 0 wks, Top 3 for 28 wks, Top 5 for 50 wks, Top 10 for 92 wks, Top 20 for 106 wks.
11. Agnieszka Radwanska No.1 for 0 wks, Top 3 for 22 wks, Top 5 for 50 wks, Top 10 for 159 wks, Top 20 for 260 wks.
12. Nadia Petrova No.1 for 0 wks, Top 3 for 4 wks, Top 5 for 22 wks, Top 10 for 156 wks, Top 20 for 407 wks.

Hopefully Vika will beat those Caroline´s numbers this year......

[Temperenka]

Hopefully she catches Caroline sometime this year!

[Exordes]

After today´s final in Dubai top 10 looks like this:

1. Serena Williams 10590
2. Victoria Azarenka 10325
3. Maria Sharapova 9715
4. Agniezska Radwanska 7750
5. Na Li 6130
6. Angelique Kerber 5400
7. Sara Errani 4820
8. Petra Kvitova 4510
9. Samatha Stosur 3835
10. Caroline Wozniacki 3570

[saul1333]

First time being #2 right?

[Exordes]

Originally Posted by saul1333

First time being #2 right?

Not quite. Maria Sharapova was at #1 for 4 weeks from June 11, 2012 to July 8, 2012, and Vika was #2 for 4 weeks at same time. So Vika has been #1 for 51 weeks (19 + 32) before Serena Williams becomes a new #1 on February 18, 2013.
http://www.coretennis.net/tennis-pla...6/ranking.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...ranked_players

[saul1333]

Ah ok. The clueless commentator was saying she jumped from #3 to #1 and never was 2

[Patrick345]

Originally Posted by saul1333

Ah ok. The clueless commentator was saying she jumped from #3 to #1 and never was 2

It´s true. She was the first player to become #1 without ever being #2. She just fell to #2 temporarily, when Sharapova won the French Open.

[saul1333]

Gotcha Thanks both for clarifying.