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The Australian Open is now complete, so that means its time to update the rankings.  My rankings unlike the ATP official rankings start over at the beginning of the season.  Everyone starts at zero and accumulates points throughout the year.  How do you get points you ask. 

This is how players get points in my rankings:




GRAND SLAM EVENTS

3 points are earned for every win at a grand slam tournament up until the final.
5 points is earned by the player who wins in the final.

example: Juan Martin Del Potro won 7 matches to win the U.S. Open.
1st round defeated Juan Monaco = 3 pts
2nd round defeated Jurgen Melzer = 3 pts
3rd round defeated Daniel Koellerer = 3 pts
4th round defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero = 3pts
Quarterfinals defeated Marin Cilic = 3 pts
Semifinals defeated Rafael Nadal = 3pts
Final defeated Roger Federer = 5 pts

For a total of 23 points for winning a major.

Masters Series Events
There are about 8 Masters Series tournaments a year and they normally have a field of 64 players. Which means you must win 6 matches to be the champion.

Rounds 1st to Semifinals = 2pts each
Final = 3 pts to the winner.

For a total of 13 points for winning a Masters Series tournament.

All Other Tournaments
Most other smaller tournaments have 32 player fields, so 5 matches are needed to win.
Rounds 1-4 = 1pt
Final = 2 pts to the winner.
For a total of winning 6 points for winning any smaller tournament.

So with my system the bigger the tournament the more points there are to be earned. Kind of makes sense to me. Also the same system is used for both the men and women.


MY Womens Top 10 after the Australian Open
1. Serena Williams (USA) 31
2. Justine Henin (BEL) 22
3. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 18
4. Na Li (CHN) 17
4. Jie Zheng (CHN) 17
6. Alona Bondarenko (UKR) 15
6. Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 15
8. Elena Dementieva (RUS) 14
8. Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 14
10. Shahar Peer (ISR) 13
10. Dinara Safina (RUS) 13

Here are the official WTA rankings.
1. Serena Williams
2. Dinara Safina
3. Caroline Wozniacki
4. Svetlana Kuznetsova
5. Venus Williams
6. Victoria Azarenka
7. Elena Dementieva
8. Jelena Jankovic
9. Agnieszka Radwanska
10. Na Li




And now MY Mens Top 10 after the Australian Open
1. Roger Federer (SUI) 26
2. Marin Cilic (CRO) 21
3. Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) 18
3. Andy Murray (GBR) 18
3. Andy Roddick (USA) 18
6. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 16
7. John Isner (USA) 15
7. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 15
9. Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) 13
10. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 12

Official ATP rankings.
1. Roger Federer
2. Novak Djokovic
3. Andy Murray
4. Rafael Nadal
5. Juan Martin Del Potro
6. Nikolay Davydenko
7. Andy Roddick
8. Robin Soderling
9. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
10. Marin Cilic