Following are the top 20 women's tennis players, according to the WTA Tour rankings released at St Petersburg, Florida of the United States:

1. Martina Hingis, Switzerland 5,920 points

2. Lindsay Davenport, United States 4,813

3. Venus Williams, United States 4,377

4. Serena Williams, United States 3,021

5. Mary Pierce, France 2,585

6. Monica Seles, United States 2,310

7. Nathalie Tauziat, France 2,145

8. Barbara Schett, Austria 2,093

9. Julie Halard-Decugis, France 1,915

10. Amelie Mauresmo, France 1,906

11. Amanda Coetzer, South Africa 1,772

12. Anna Kournikova, Russia 1,639

13. Sandrine Testud, France 1,600

14. Dominique Van Roost, Belgium 1,585

15. Conchita Martinez, Spain 1,515

16. Anke Huber, Germany 1,500

17. Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, Spain 1,433

18. Elena Likhovtseva, Russia 1,335

19. Amy Frazier, United States 1,297

20. Ruxandra Dragomir, Romania 1,272