Montreal finalist Samsonova jumps six spots in WTA rankings

Liudmila Samsonova moved up six places in the latest WTA rankings released on Monday after her run to the final of the Montreal Open.

Russian Samsonova, 24, lost in straight sets to Jessica Pegula in Canada on Sunday, but returns to a career-best 12th ranking which she also achieved last February.

American Pegula, 29, remains third behind Poland's Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus.

1. Iga Swiatek (POL) 9730 pts

2. Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 8746

3. Jessica Pegula (USA) 6030

4. Elena Rybakina (KAZ) 5755

5. Ons Jabeur (TUN) 4746

6. Caroline Garcia (FRA) 4685

7. Cori Gauff (USA) 3760

8. Maria Sakkari (GRE) 3510

9. Petra Kvitová (CZE) 3445

10. Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) 3211

11. Barbora Krejcíkova (CZE) 2840

12. Liudmila Samsonova (RUS) 2745 (+6)

13. Daria Kasatkina (RUS) 2735 (+1)

14. Belinda Bencic (SUI) 2605 (-1)

15. Madison Keys (USA) 2580

16. Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) 2485

17. Karolína Muchová (CZE) 2423

18. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 2235 (+1)

19. Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) 2220 (-7)

20. Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 2160