Simona Halep Moves Into Top 3 Territory (Week 7 Race to 2015 Women's Champion)

Simona Halep moves to #3 this week after winning Dubai.  Sara Errani finally enters the race as well, after winning Rio de Janeiro.

Here are the top 8 women, as of the Dubai and Rio de Janeiro tournaments, Week #7.

1.  Serena Williams - 15,561,973 pts

2. Maria Sharapova (RUS) - 8,780,987 

3. Simona Halep (ROU) - 4,958,247

4. Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) - 4,204,618

5. Madison Keys (USA) - 3,890,493

6. Venus Williams (USA) - 2,195,247

7. Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) - 2,036,622

8. Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) - 1,945,247

9. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) - 1,804,750

10. Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) - 896,000

11. Petra Kvitova (CZE) - 856,000

12. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) - 753,250

13. Andrea Petkovic (GER) - 731,000

14. Garbine Muguruza (ESP) - 719,625

15. Ana Ivanovic (SRB) - 500,000

16. Lucie Safarova (CZE) - 405,500

17. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) - 336,625

18. Flavia Pennetta (ITA) - 314,125

19.  Angelique Kerber (GER) - 307,750

20. Elina Svitolina (UKR) - 250,000

20. Varvara Lepchenko (USA) - 250,000

20. Heather Watson (GBR) 250,000

20. Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) - 250,000

20. Daniela Hantuchova (THA) - 250,000

20. Sara Errani (ITA) - 250,000

26. Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 182,750

27. Anna Schmiedlova (SVK) - 125,000

27.  Zheng Saisai (CHN) - 125,000

27.  Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) - 125,000

27.  Kaia Kanepi (EST) - 125,000

27. Madison Brengle (USA) - 125,000

27. Ajla Tomljanovic (CRO) - 125,000

33. Zarina Diyas (KAZ) - 93,750

33. Vera Zvonareva (RUS) - 93,750

35. Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) - 91,375

35. Mona Barthel (GER) - 91,375

35. Francesca Schiavone (ITA) - 91,375

38. Lauren Davis (USA) - 62,500

38. Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) - 62,500

38. Tereza Smitkova (CZE) - 62,500

38. Kurumi Nara (JPN) - 62,500

38. Alison Riske (USA) - 62,500

38. Monica Puig (PUR) - 62,500

38. Marina Erakovic (NZL) - 62,500

38. Johanna Larsson (SWE) - 62,500

38. Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) - 62,500

47. Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) - 31,250

47. Dinah Pfizenmaier (GER) - 31,250

47. Veronica Cepede Royg (PAR) - 31,250

47. Julia Glushko (ISR) - 31,250

47. Julia Goerges (GER) - 31,250

47. Roberta Vinci (ITA) - 31,250

47. Camila Giorgi (ITA) - 31,250

47. Karin Knapp (ITA) - 31,250

47. Coco Vandeweghe (USA) - 31,250

47. Ying Ying Duan (CHN) - 31,250

47. Evgeniya Rodina (RUS) - 31,250

47. Misaki Doi (JPN) - 31,250

47. Elena Vesnina (RUS) - 31,250

47. Urszula Radwanska (POL) 31,250