PARIS: Estonia's Anett Kontaveit jumped 13 places in the latest WTA rankings released on Monday to a career high 36th after scooping her first title at the weekend.
The 21-year-old from Tallinn routed Russia's Natalia Vikhlyantseva, 20, in straight sets in the grasscourt 's-Hertogenbosch tournament in the Netherlands to continue her strong 2017 form.
Kontaveit finished runner-up on clay in Biel in April and has also recorded wins over world number one Angelique Kerber and 2016 French Open champion Garbine Muguruza this season.
Rankings as of June 19:
1. Angelique Kerber (GER) 6.965 pts
2. Simona Halep (ROM) 6.850
3. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 6.690
4. Serena Williams (USA) 4.810
5. Elina Svitolina (UKR) 4.765
6. Dominika Cibulková (SVK) 4.420
7. Johanna Konta (GBR) 4.400 (+1)
8. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 4.345 (-1)
9. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 4.310
10. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 3.985
11. Venus Williams (USA) 3.941
12. Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)3.095 (+1)
13. Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 3.085 (-1)
14. Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) 2.876 (+1)
15. Elena Vesnina (RUS) 2.876 (+1)
16. Petra Kvitova (CZE) 2.720 (+1)
17. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 2.580 (+1)
18. Madison Keys (USA) 2.523 (-4)
19. Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) 2.075
20. Timea Bacsinsky (SUI) 1.873 (+2)
Selected:
36. Anett Kontaveit (EST) 1.390 (+13)