THIS WEEK: Two big changes in the top 5: Hingis reclaimed top spot from Davenport, and Serena passed Venus to move to fourth. This is the first time since Serena qualified for the SRI Rankings Top 50 that her all-surface rating has been higher than her sister's.

The four big losers are the top two and bottom two of the Top 50. Last year, Davenport beat Hingis in the final. This year, they were both pushed out in straight sets in the semis. Davenport surprisingly lost to Julie Halard-Decugis, who rises from 19 to 14 (WTA #16 -> #11).

SRI Rankings Top 50 Issue #W79. 17th Aug 1999
Rank	Name	Rating Points	Rank Change	WTA Rank
1	Martina Hingis	1717	+1	1
2	Lindsay Davenport	1695	-1	2
3	Steffi Graf	1671	0	3
4	Serena Williams	1614	+1	8
5	Venus Williams	1576	-1	4
6	Monica Seles	1485	0	5
7	Jana Novotna	1260	0	7
8	Mary Pierce	1225	0	6
9	Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario	1144	+1	10
10	Sandrine Testud	1142	-1	14
11	Chanda Rubin	1110	+1	23
12	Anna Kournikova	1108	-1	13
13	Barbara Schett	1088	0	16
14	Julie Halard-Decugis	1079	+5	11
15	Conchita Martinez	1070	-1	18
16	Amy Frazier	1059	+1	24
17	Amelie Mauresmo	1056	-2	17
18	Nathalie Tauziat	1038	-2	12
19	Dominique van Roost	1027	-1	15
20	Mary Joe Fernandez	1000	0	33
21	Amanda Coetzer	996	0	9
22	Patty Schnyder	971	0	19
23	Elena Likhovtseva	962	0	21
24	Jelena Dokic	928	+1	39
25	Silvia Farina	921	+2	25
26	Irina Spirlea	919	+3	20
27	Jennifer Capriati	916	+1	43
28	Lisa Raymond	912	-4	31
29	Anke Huber	907	-3	26
30	Ruxandra Dragomir	895	+1	28
31	Natasha Zvereva	893	-1	22
32	Karina Habsudova	876	+1	41
33	Silvija Talaja	873	-1	36
34	Nathalie Dechy	855	0	27
35	Fabiola Zuluaga	849	+2	48
36	Ines Gorrochategui	843	0	58
37	Ai Sugiyama	838	-2	30
38	Henrieta Nagyova	832	0	34
39	Gala Leon Garcia	816	0	47
40	Maria A. Sanchez Lorenzo	781	+2	38
41	Corina Morariu	774	+3	37
42	Cristina Torrens Valero	768	+1	50
43	Brie Rippner	761	+2	57
44	Anne Kremer	753	+10	32
45	Sarah Pitkowski	745	+1	35
46	Magui Serna	744	+2	40
47	Anne-Gaelle Sidot	742	+3	49
48	Emmanuelle Gagliardi	742	-1	65
49	Cara Black	739	-8	54
50	Mariaan de Swardt	731	-10	70
51	Sylvia Plischke	731	-2	29
54	Annamaria Foldenyi	718	+4	112
75	Kimberly Po	637	+15	75

Rating Winners:
Serena Williams	+122	(W def Hingis Acura 99, QF 98)
Julie Halard-Decugis	+55	(RU def Davenport Acura 99, 2R 98)
Kimberly Po	+54	(3Q Acura 99, 1R 98)

Rating Losers:
Mariaan de Swardt	-84	(W Boston 98)
Lindsay Davenport	-62	(W Acura 98, SF 99)
Cara Black	-55	(SF Boston 98, 1Q Acura 99)
Martina Hingis	-37	(RU Acura 98, SF 99)

[ wo - walkover, wd - withdrew, ret - retired, def - defeated ]

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