Berlin – Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka of Belarus maintained first place in the women's tennis rankings issued Monday.
She leads on 8.980 points from Maria Sharapova of Russia (7,930) and Czech Petra Kvitova (7,095).
Former number one Caroline Wozniacki from Denmark, holds on to her sixth place with 5,330 points.
WTA top 10 as of April 23 (previous ranking in parenthesis):
1. (1) Victoria Azarenka, Belarus, 8,980 points
2. (2) Maria Sharapova, Russia, 7,930
3. (3) Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic, 7,095
4. (4) Agnieszka Radwanska, Poland, 6,630
5. (5) Samantha Stosur, Australia, 5,825
6. (6) Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark, 5,330
7. (7) Marion Bartoli, France, 5,020
8. (8) Li Na, China, 4,880
9. (9) Serena Williams, United States, 4,300
10. (10) Vera Zvonareva, Russia, 3,895 – Sapa-dpa