Sania Mirza jumps to 31 in WTA rankings

Sania Mirza has jumped six places to climb to a career-best 31 in the latest WTA rankings after her semi-final appearance at the Japan Open last week.

Sania, who picked 311 points last week in the USD 170,000 Japan Open, has a total of 966.50 WTA points to her credit.

The 18-year-old had vanquished higher ranked opponents including top seed Vera Zvonareva in the Tier III Championship but ran out of steam in the semifinals, losing to France's Tatiana Golovin 2-6, 4-6.