Sania Mirza moves up one place to sit at 31st position in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings issued today. En route to the last 16 in the Pacific Life Open in the US, the 21-year-old Hyderabadi beat Shahar Peer of Israel in the third round, on March 17.

Sania Mirza moves up one place to sit at 31st position in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings issued today. En route to the last 16 in the Pacific Life Open in the US, the 21-year-old Hyderabadi beat Shahar Peer of Israel in the third round, on March 17. Sania’s fine run in the doubles also ensured her jump to three spots to the 22nd position in the latest doubles ranking. She and Bethanie Mattek of the US, made it to the semi-finals of the tournament last week. Meanwhile, India’s second best woman tennis player Sunitha Rao moved an impressive five places upward to 170th position in the WTA chart. The US-based Indian finished runners-up in the ITF Challenger held at Greater Noida on Saturday. Among men, Mahesh Bhupathi climbed up four rungs to the 13th spot in the latest Association of Tennis Professional (ATP) doubles rankings, while his estranged partner and Davis Cup teammate Leander Paes dropped two places to the 20th position. India?s Rohan Bopanna also moved up one place to 54th spot in doubles. (IANS)