Ranking

Jelena Jankovic heads into the season-ending WTA championships which started on Monday as the top-ranked tennis player and with the knowledge that she will keep this place for the rest of the year. The Serb Jankovic tops the latest rankings issued on Monday with 4,555 points and can't be toppled at the final event of the year in Doha which brings together the leading eight players. Russia's Dinara Safina is second on 3,752 points and Serena Williams of the US third on 3,716 in an unchanged top 10.
 
WTA top 10 as of November 3 (previous ranking in parenthesis):

One of Russia's best ever taking a big step back towards the Top 10 and three more breaking new ranking classes were the most notable moves on this week's rankings.
 

US Open champion Serena Williams tops the latest women's tennis rankings issued on Monday by the WTA while Russia's Dinara Safina moves up two places to third.
 
Williams has 4,091 points and is followed by Serbia's Jelena Jankovic on 3,885 and Safina on 3,747. Former number one Ana Ivanovic of Serbia drops one spot to fourth with Russia's Elena Dementieva down one place to fifth.
 
WTA top 10 as of September 22 (previous ranking in parenthesis):
 

In a Sony Ericsson WTA Tour first, six women headed into the same tournament with a shot at the No.1 ranking. As we embark on the second week of the US Open that short list is hardly shorter, as five of them can still have the post-New York top spot - Ana Ivanovic, Jelena Jankovic, Serena Williams, Elena Dementieva and Dinara Safina.
 

Ana Ivanovic remained top of the women's WTA tennis rankings Monday, a week after she reclaimed the top spot from fellow Serb Jelena Janokovic, who enjoyed just seven days as number one.
 
Ivanovic had led the rankings since June 9, after her victory at the French Open, where she defeated Jankovic in the semi-finals.
 
Olympic women's doubles gold medallist Serena Williams of the United States moved up one place to third.
 
WTA top 10 as of August 25 (previous ranking in parenthesis):
 

The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour has crowned Jelena Jankovic as the new world No.1, as the official rankings were published on Monday, August 11, 2008.
 
Jankovic replaces Serbian compatriot Ana Ivanovic, who has held No.1 for nine weeks from June 9 to August 10, 2008. Ivanovic was the first player representing Serbia to become No.1, with Jankovic now following right behind. The two are projected to be in close competition the next few weeks for the top ranking.
 

Is it better to be the weakest No. 1 in history or the strongest No. 2 in history? The two will be juxtaposed next week – Jelena Jankovic will ascend to No. 1 in the WTA rankings and Rafael Nadal will mark his last few days as the current No. 2 in the ATP rankings.

Ana Ivanovic of Serbia remains top of the women's tennis rankings issued Monday by the WTA although compatriot Jelena Jankovic has closed the gap.

Ivanovic has 3,828 points followed by Jankovic on 3,740 and Russia's Maria Sharapova on 3,626 points.

WTA top 10 as of July 28 (previous ranking in parenthesis):
 
1. (1) Ana Ivanovic, Serbia, 3,828;
2. (2) Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, 3,740;
3. (3) Maria Sharapova, Russia, 3,626;
4. (4) Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, 3,455;

Ana Ivanovic of Serbia continues to head an unchanged women's tennis rankings issued on Monday by the WTA.
 
The French Open champion Ivanovic has 3 828 points followed by compatriot Jelena Jankovic on 3 685 and Russia's Maria Sharapova on 3 626 points.
 
WTA top 10 as of July 21 (previous ranking in parenthesis):
 
1. (1)Ana Ivanovic, Serbia, 3 828;
2. (2) Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, 3 685;
3. (3) Maria Sharapova, Russia, 3 626;
4. (4) Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, 3 455;

Belgium's Justine Henin remains top of an unchanged WTA women's tennis rankings released Monday.
 
Henin has 6,105 points, followed by Serbian Ana Ivanovic on 4,157 and Maria Sharapova of Russia on 3,986.
 
WTA top 10 as of April 28 (previous ranking in brackets):
 
1. (1) Justine Henin, Belgium, 6,105;
2. (2) Ana Ivanovic, Serbia, 4,157;
3. (3) Maria Sharapova, Russia, 3,986;
4. (4) Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, 3,905;
5. (5) Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, 3,775;