18 Feb 2015

Erakovic climbs the rankings

1:17 pm on 18 February 2015

New Zealand tennis number one Marina Erakovic has climbed 11 places on the WTA rankings after her semi-final run in Thailand.

New Zealand's Marina Erakovic in action. 2014.

New Zealand's Marina Erakovic in action. 2014. Photo: PHOTOSPORT

Erakovic is up to world No.74 in the latest rankings, climbing up from 85.

The Aucklander was beaten in the semi-finals of the Thailand Open, losing in three sets to the unseeded Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova.

Erakovic was beaten 4-6 6-3 7-6.

Hantuchova went on to win the tournament, beating Croatian Ajla Tomljanovic 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the final.