Paris - Czech Petra Kvitova jumped two spots to eighth in the latest WTA Tour rankings released on Monday after beating Kiki Bertens to win the Madrid Open for the third time on the weekend.
Kvitova, who was also the champion in Madrid in 2011 and 2015, has now claimed four titles in 2018 after triumphs in St Petersburg, Doha and Prague.
Losing Madrid finalist Bertens shot up five places to 15th, while Russian Maria Sharapova's quarter-final showing meant she went up 12 spots to 40th in the rankings headed by Romania's Simona Halep, Dane Caroline Wozniacki and Spaniard Garbine Muguruza.
Top 20 in the latest WTA Tour rankings:
1. Simona Halep (ROM) 7 270
2. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 6 845
3. Garbine Muguruza (ESP) 6 175
4. Elina Svitolina (UKR) 5 505
5. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 5 425
6. Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 5 282
7. Caroline Garcia (FRA) 5 080
8. Petra Kvitova (CZE) 4 550
9. Venus Williams (USA) 4 286
10. Sloane Stephens (USA) 4 059
11. Julia Goerges (GER) 3 090
12. Angelique Kerber (GER) 2 905
13. Daria Kasatkina (RUS) 2 775
14. Madison Keys (USA) 2 722
15. Kiki Bertens (NED) 2 570
16. Coco Vandeweghe (USA) 2 533
17. Elise Mertens (BEL) 2 525
18. Ashleigh Barty (AUS) 2 328
19. Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) 2 225
20. Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) 2 180