Palermo winner Teichmann upwardly mobile in WTA rankings

Paris - Jil Teichmann has jumped 28 places on the strength of her win in Palermo in the latest WTA Tour rankings published on Monday with the top 10 led by Ashleigh Barty unchanged.

Switzerland's Teichmann stunned top seed Kiki Bertens 7-6 (7/3), 6-2 to clinch the Palermo title on Sunday, a result which catapulted the left-hander to 54th.

It was a first top 10 win for 22-year-old who started 2019 ranked outside the world's top 140.

Top 20 in the latest WTA Tour rankings:

1. Ashleigh Barty (AUS) 6 605

2. Naomi Osaka (JPN) 6 257

3. Karolna Plskova (CZE) 6 055

4. Simona Halep (ROM) 5 933

5. Kiki Bertens (NED) 5 130

6. Petra Kvitova (CZE) 4 785

7. Elina Svitolina (UKR) 4 638

8. Sloane Stephens (USA) 3 802

9. Serena Williams (USA) 3 411

10. Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 3 365

11. Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) 3 356

12. Belinda Bencic (SUI) 2 963

13. Angelique Kerber (GER) 2 875

14. Johanna Konta (GBR) 2 790

15. Markta Vondrousova (CZE) 2 652

16. Qiang Wang (CHN) 2 647 (-2)

17. Madison Keys (USA) 2 555

18. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 2 478

19. Anett Kontaveit (EST) 2 335

20. Elise Mertens (BEL) 2 305

Selected:

54. Jil Teichmann (SUI) 1 008