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Back on top Hingis reclaims No. 1 spot from Davenport
Posted: Thursday October 14, 1999 08:56 PM
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) -- After 17 weeks of being out of the top spot, Martina Hingis again is ranked the world's top-ranked women's tennis player. The 18-year-old Hingis reclaimed No. 1 by winning the Pan Pacific Open at Tokyo Sunday. Actually, her semifinal victory over No. 3 Jana Novotna Saturday assured Hingis of moving up from No. 2 after top-ranked Lindsay Davenport was beaten by Amanda Coetzer in the quarterfinals. In rankings released by the WTA Monday, Hingis had 5,722 points. Davenport was No. 2 with 5,547, followed by Novotna, Monica Seles, Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, Venus Williams, Steffi Graf, Mary Pierce, Patty Schnyder and Nathalie Tauziat. Hingis was No. 1 from March 31, 1997, to Oct. 11, 1998, becoming the youngest ever top-ranked player since the computer rankings began in 1975. When Hingis first became No. 1, she was 16 years, 6 months, 1 day. So far this year, Hingis has won 14 of 15 matches, including the season's first Grand Slam tournament, the Australian Open, and her last 12 matches. Last year, she lost her No. 1 ranking when she went six months without winning a title. During that same span, Davenport won six titles, including her first Grand Slam singles championship at the U.S. Open. "I was 16 when I first got the No. 1 ranking," Hingis said. "I just hope I can now hold on to it longer, maybe as long as I play tennis."
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