At 23 years, 5 months and 13 days, Jelena Jankovic became the 18th No. 1 ranked player in women’s tennis history on Monday.
Jankovic replaced her countrywoman Ana Ivanovic at the top of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour after overtaking Ivanovic by eight ranking points.
Serena Williams advanced to No. 4 today, which is her highest ranking since Wimbledon in 2005.
2007 POINTS DROPPED ON AUGUST 11: Los Angeles (Tier II)
Top 20 Rankings (August 11, 2008)
1. Jelena Jankovic – Serbia – 3725
2. Ana Ivanovic – Serbia – 3613
3. Svetlana Kuznetsova – Russia – 3505
4. Serena Williams – United States – 3251
5. Maria Sharapova – Russia – 3131
6. Dinara Safina – Russia – 2892
7. Elena Dementieva – Russia – 2842
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 – 1778
13. Marion Bartoli – France – 1685
14. Agnes Szavay – Hungary – 1624
15. Patty Schnyder – Switzerland – 1562
16. Victoria Azarenka – Belarus – 1546
17. Flavia Pennetta – Italy – 1350
18. Alize Cornet – France – 1244
19. Dominika Cibulkova – Slovakia – 1204
20. Nicole Vaidisova – Czech Republic – 1172
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.
