Sharapova climbs to No. 2 in the world rankings

Following a successful 2011 season, Maria Sharapova has climbed back up to No. 2 in the world rankings

Maria Sharapova’s results this season have sent her flying up the world rankings, and she currently sits behind just one player, Caroline Wozniacki. After falling to No. 126 in May 2009, Sharapova has steadily made up ground on the rest of the World’s best.

An appearance in the final of Wimbledon aided her cause this season, as did her run to the semi-finals of the French Open. On top of this, she won titles in Rome and Cincinnati, and reached the final in Miami and Indian Wells.

It may be a little too early to talk about her taking the top spot off of Wozniacki at this moment in time. The Dane leads the field by over 3000 rankings points, despite the fact that she’s still yet to win a slam title.

That said, Sharapova has been less active on the WTA Tour than almost everybody in the top twenty this season, and she could be a rankings topper if she manages to play in more tournaments next year. This is a real possibility if her shoulder injury doesn’t come back to haunt her.