Kvitova snatches world No 2 spot from Halep

Paris - Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic snatched world number two spot from Romanian rival Simona Halep in the latest WTA rankings released Monday.

Thanks to her win in Sunday's Stuttgart WTA tournament final, her second victory this season, Kvitova is just 136 points adrift of top-ranked Naomi Osaka, who was forced to pull out in the semis in Germany through injury.

Top 20 in the latest WTA Tour rankings:

1. Naomi Osaka (JPN) 6 151

2. Petra Kvitova (CZE) 6 015

3. Simona Halep (ROU) 5 682

4. Angelique Kerber (GER) 5 220

5. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 5 111

6. Elina Svitolina (UKR) 4 921

7. Kiki Bertens (NED) 4 765

8. Sloane Stephens (USA) 4 386

9. Ashleigh Barty (AUS) 4 275

10. Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 3 520

11. Serena Williams (USA) 3 461

12. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 3 362

13. Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) 3 185

14. Madison Keys (USA) 3 010

15. Anett Kontaveit (EST) 2 965

16. Qiang Wang (CHN) 2 812

17. Julia Görges (GER) 2 630

18. Elise Mertens (BEL) 2 580

19. Belinda Bencic (SUI) 2 540

20. Garbine Muguruza (ESP) 2 525