Sania Mirza, who took a week off the circuit after the Bangalore Open, has slipped one spot to number 46 in the latest WTA Tour rankings.The Indian star returned to the circuit after a week’s break at the Qatar Open in Doha and won her opening round easily, beating Romina Oprandi 6-4, 6-3.. Sania, however, improved two places to 26th in the doubles rankings. Shikha Uberoi is the next highest ranked Indian, improving one spot to 231st in singles while dropping two places to 89th in the doubles charts. Leander Paes and his Czech partner Martin Damm, who won their third career title together with the ATP event in Rotterdam. didn’t make substantial improvement in their rankings, with Paes (12th) and Damm (11th) holding on to their places. Mahesh Bhupathi clung on to 27th spot.
