Sania,Somdev,Prakash slip in rankings

A second-round loss at the Wimbledon championships cost Sania Mirza seven places in the WTA singles ranking.

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1 min readNew DelhiJul 6, 2009 12:15 PM IST First published on: Jul 6, 2009 at 12:15 PM IST

A second-round loss at the Wimbledon championships cost Sania Mirza seven places in the WTA singles ranking as the Indian slipped to 85 but maintained her 37th position in the doubles list.

A failed bid at Wimbledon also affected Somdev Devvarman’s and Prakash Amrittraj’s rankings as the former lost three places to be 132 and latter went down by five spots to be at 159.

Somdev had lost his first qualifying round and Prakash faltered in the third and final round. Mahesh Bhupathi gained a place to be at eighth in the men’s doubles ranking courtesy a semifinal appearance at the All England Club and Leander Paes maintained his sixth position despite making a shock first round exit.