Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina have become the world’s top-ranked doubles pair for the first time, per rankings released on Monday.
Makarova and Vesnina become only the second and third Russian women to top the rankings, and the first since Anna Kournikova in 1999.
“Ekaterina and I have shared great success as a team, and this moment is what we’ve always dreamed of,” Vesnina said. “We hope to continue our strong form, especially now as the top doubles players.”