Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Rankings: August 4

Dinara Safina reached a new career high of No. 7 when the latest edition of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour rankings were released on Monday.

Ana Ivanovic will hold the number one ranking for only one more week before Jelena Jankovic overtakes her on August 11.

2007 POINTS DROPPED ON AUGUST 4: San Diego (Tier I), Stockholm (Tier IV)

Top 20 Rankings (August 4, 2008)

1. Ana Ivanovic - Serbia - 3887 

2. Jelena Jankovic - Serbia - 3745

3. Svetlana Kuznetsova - Russia - 3505

4. Maria Sharapova - Russia - 3256

5. Serena Williams - United States - 3251

6. Elena Dementieva - Russia - 2911

7. Dinara Safina - Russia - 2892

8. Venus Williams - United States - 2496

9. Agnieszka Radwanska - Poland - 2076

10. Anna Chakvetadze - Russia - 2041

11. Vera Zvonareva - Russia - 1977

12. Daniela Hantuchova - Slovakia - 1812

13. Marion Bartoli - France - 1685

14. Agnes Szavay - Hungary - 1624

15. Victoria Azarenka - Belarus - 1615

16. Patty Schnyder - Switzerland - 1562

17. Flavia Pennetta - Italy - 1350

18. Nadia Petrova - Russia - 1340

19. Alize Cornet - France - 1244

20. Dominika Cibulkova - Slovakia - 1204

SONY ERICSSON WTA TOUR RANKINGS

The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Rankings is the worldwide computer ranking for women’s professional tennis.

The ranking system is a 52-week, cumulative system in which the number of Tournament results that comprise a player’s ranking is capped at 17 Tournament results for Singles and 11 Tournament results for Doubles.

The results used to determine a player’s ranking are the Tournaments yielding the player’s highest Ranking points over the past 52 weeks.

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