Jelena Jankovic’s triumph at the 2008 China Open last weekend pushed her to within twenty-one points of world No. 1 Serena Williams on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour rankings.
Ana Ivanovic slipped to No. 5 after Elena Dementieva overtook her on Monday.
2007 POINTS DROPPED ON SEPTEMBER 29: Luxembourg (Tier II), Guangzhou (Tier III), Seoul (Tier IV)
Top 20 Rankings (September 29, 2008)
1. Serena Williams – United States – 4091
2. Jelena Jankovic – Serbia – 4070
3. Dinara Safina – Russia – 3747
4. Elena Dementieva – Russia – 3470
5. Ana Ivanovic – Serbia – 3328
6. Maria Sharapova – Russia – 3041
7. Svetlana Kuznetsova – Russia – 3000
8. Venus Williams – United States – 2271
9. Vera Zvonareva – Russia – 2167
10. Agnieszka Radwanska – Poland – 2146
11. Patty Schnyder – Switzerland – 1797
12. Anna Chakvetadze – Russia – 1747
13. Daniela Hantuchova – Slovakia – 1650
14. Marion Bartoli – France – 1570
15. Flavia Pennetta – Italy – 1540
16. Caroline Wozniacki – Denmark – 1483
17. Victoria Azarenka – Belarus – 1474
18. Nadia Petrova – Russia – 1449
19. Alize Cornet – France – 1423
20. Dominika Cibulkova – Slovakia – 1262
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.
