Naná climbs 149 places, breaks into the top 500 and becomes Brazil's fifth
Naná climbed 149 places in the WTA rankings on Monday, breaking into the top 500 for the first time and becoming Brazil fifth. She is now No 460 after reaching the Curitiba Open semi-finals and sits fewer than 80 points behind Gabi Cé, the third Brazilian.
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Nauhany Silva, a Naná, ganhou 149 colocações no ranking da WTA nesta segunda-feira e apareceu pela primeira vez entre as 500 melhores do mundo. A tenista paulista é agora a 460ª, resultado da semifinal que alcançou na semana passada no Curitiba Open, torneio WTA 125 disputado no saibro do Graciosa Country Club.
O salto também a colocou como a quinta brasileira mais bem ranqueada. À frente dela estão Laura Pigossi (260ª) e Carolina Meligeni (308ª), além de Gabriela Cé, que aparece em 339ª, e de Beatriz Haddad Maia, em 424ª.
Com Bia fora do circuito por alguns meses depois da cirurgia no ombro feita no começo de outubro, Naná deve herdar em breve o posto de número 4 do país: são menos de 80 pontos de diferença para Gabi Cé, a terceira brasileira na lista.
No topo, Pigossi segue em baixa e caiu mais 13 posições; Carol subiu uma e Gabi ganhou sete. Bia, afastada, perdeu oito colocações.
Naná não foi a única a disparar. Marjorie Souza, 23 anos, converteu a única vitória em Curitiba em um salto de 102 colocações e chegou ao 645º posto, o melhor da carreira.
Na lista divulgada nesta segunda, aparecem ainda Luiza Fullana (469ª), Ana Candiotto (558ª), Carolina Bohrer (610ª) e Julia Konishi (670ª).
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