Serena maintains lead in tennis rankings

American tennis player Serena Williams, with 13,191 points, held on to the lead in the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings released on Monday.

The rankings were unchanged this week as Russia's Maria Sharapova was second followed by Romania's Simona Halep, reports Efe.

The rankings are as follows:

1. Serena Williams (US) 13,191 points

2. Maria Sharapova (Russia) 6,490

3. Simona Halep (Romania) 5,151

4. Petra Kvitova (Czech) 5,000

5. Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) 4,910

6. Ana Ivanovic (Serbia) 3,835

7. Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) 3,560

8. Lucie Safarova (Czech) 3,515

9. Garbine Muguruza (Spain) 3,365

10. Carla Suarez Navarro (Spain) 3,285