St Petersburg winner Kontaveit climbs to 6th in WTA rankings

Estonia's Anett Kontaveit climbed to a career-high sixth in the WTA rankings released on Monday a day after her victory in St Petersburg.

Australian Ashleigh Barty continues to dominate the women's tennis rankings ahead of Belarus Aryna Sabalenka, with no change in the top five positions.

Kontaveit claimed her sixth career title on Sunday with a gruelling 5-7, 7-6 (7/4), 7-5 victory over top seeded Maria Sakkari in the St. Petersburg final.

Victory allowed 26-year-old Kontaveit to become just the sixth woman since 1990 to win 20 straight indoor matches.

Of her six titles, five have come in the last seven months.

Kontaveit moved up three places with Spaniard Garbine Muguruza dropped one place to seventh, with Greece's Maria Sakkari, in eighth, and Poland's Iga Swiatek, in ninth, both dropping a spot.

US Open champion Emma Raducanu of Britain moves up one place to 12th just ahead of Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and American Jessica Pegula, who also improved their rankings.

1. Ashleigh Barty (AUS) 8330 pts

2. Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 5698

3. Barbora Krejckov (CZE) 5533

4. Karolna Plskov (CZE) 4452

5. Paula Badosa (ESP) 4429

6. Anett Kontaveit (EST) 4241 (+3)

7. Garbie Muguruza (ESP) 4195 (-1)

8. Maria Sakkari (GRE) 4191 (-1)

9. Iga Swiatek (POL) 3986 (-1)

10. Ons Jabeur (TUN) 3070

11. Danielle Collins (USA) 2971

12. Emma Raducanu (GBR) 2664 (+1)

13. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 2583 (+1)

14. Jessica Pegula (USA) 2474 (+2)

15. Elina Svitolina (UKR) 2472

16. Elena Rybakina (KAZ) 2455 (-4)

17. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 2396

18. Angelique Kerber (GER) 2287

19. Leylah Fernandez (CAN) 2249

20. Coco Gauff (USA) 2231