First Power Rankings of the Year.

The first Grand Slam event is finished, and my power rankings have been updated. 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.


So here are the first rankings for the 2012 season


Women
1.  Victoria Azarenka (BLR)  34
2.  Petra Kvitova (CZE)  21
2.  Kim Clijsters (BEL)  21
4.  Maria Sharapova (RUS)  18
4.  Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)  18
4.  Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)  18
7.  Na Li (CHN)  17
8.  Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)  16
9.  Jelena Jankovic (SRB)  15
9.  Jie Zheng (CHN)  15
9.  Sara Errani  (ITA)  15




Men
1.  Novak Djokovic (SRB)  23
2.  Rafael Nadal (ESP)  21
2.  Andy Murray (GBR)  21
4.  Roger Federer (SUI)  18
4.  David Ferrer (ESP)  18
6.  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA)  15
7.  Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG)  14
7.  Nicolas Almagro (ESP)  14
9.  Kei Nishikori (JPN)  13
10.  Tomas Berdych (CZE)  12
10.  Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER)  12
10.  Milos Raonic (CAN)  12
10.  Bernard Tomic (AUS)  12