South Africa’s number one female tennis player Chanelle Scheepers shot up to 71st when the International Tennis Federation announced the updated world rankings on Monday.
Scheepers, who lost 3-6 6-7 (3-7) to Mona Barthel in the Swedish Open final over the weekend, rose 20 places from a previous ranking of 91.
However, her doubles ranking has suffered as she dropped from 99th place to 108th. The country’s top men’s player Kevin Anderson remained in 17th place in the latest ATP World Tour singles rankings.
Fritz Wolmarans was the biggest mover as he climbed 56 places for a 489th ranking to earn his spot among the top 500 singles players.
Top-ranked South Africans:
• WTA Women’s Singles – 71 Chani Scheepers, 247 Chanel Simmonds, 612 Natasha Fourouclas, 633 Madre le Roux, 742 Ilze Hattingh
• WTA Women’s Doubles – 108 Chani Scheepers, 228 Chanel Simmonds, 381 Natalie Grandin, 617 Michelle Sammons, 670 Madri le Roux.
• ATP Men’s Singles – 17 Kevin Anderson, 489 Fritz Wolmarans, 541 Tucker Vorster, 572 Dean O’Brien, 630 Rik de Voest.
• ATP Men’s Doubles – 25 Raven Klaasen, 85 Kevin Anderson, 262 Ruan Roelofse, 301 Dean O’Brien, 417 Rik de Voest.
