MOSCOW, Aug 22 Russian Veronika Kudermetova dropped to 12th place in championship race of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), an updated version of which is published on the organization's website. Previously, it was on the 10th line. Daria Kasatkina retained her sixth place. Ekaterina Aleksandrova has dropped three positions and is now 21st. Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia, after winning the WTA 1000 tournament in Cincinnati, USA, has risen to ninth place. The WTA Champions Race of August 22: 1 (1). Iga Swiatek (Poland) — 7560 points; 2 (2). Ons Jaber (Tunisia) — 3196;3 (3). Jessica Pegula (USA) — 2802;4 (4). Simona Halep (Romania) — 2651;5 (5). Corey Gauff (USA) — 2553;6 (6). Daria Kasatkina (Russia) — 2543;7 (7). Maria Sakkari (Greece) — 2288;8 (8). Paula Badosa (Spain) — 2195;9 (22). Carolina Garcia (France) — 2117;10 (13) Arina Sobolenko (Belarus) — 2092…12 (10). Veronika Kudermetova (Russia) — 2074…21 (18). Ekaterina Aleksandrova (Russia) — 1376…39 (38). Anastasia Potapova (Russia) — 919…45 (44). Ludmila Samsonova (Russia) — 818…60 (66). Anna Kalinskaya (Russia) — 601…76 (76). Varvara Gracheva (Russia) — 406…83 (83). Kamilla Rakhimova (Russia) — 360.
