New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) India’s Somdev Devvarman gained four places to reach his career-best ranking of 104 in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings released Monday.
Somdev last week became the first Indian in 13 years to qualify for the French Open main draw but went down fighting to Switzerland’s Marco Chiudinelli in a five-setter in the first round.
US-based Indian Prakash Amritraj, however, lost 16 places to 291st place.
In men’s doubles, Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi’s rankings are unchanged at sixth and seventh position. Rohan Bopanna moved four places to 50th rank.
Sania Mirza, who is returning to the international circuit from a chronic wrist injury at Aegon Classic, Birmingham, has slipped three places to 94 in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings.
