Posted on Aug 25, 2008 | Comment
Ana Ivanovic remained atop the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour for the second straight week when the latest rankings were released.
Former world No. 1 Serena Williams advanced to No. 3, while Sunday’s Pilot Pen champion Caroline Wozniacki moved up to a career-high of No. 18.
Posted on Aug 18, 2008 | 2 Comments
Ana Ivanovic has reclaimed the World No.1 singles ranking, a distinction she will hold for at least the next two weeks.
The 20-year old Serb, who held the No.1 ranking for nine weeks earlier this year, returns to the top of the rankings replacing compatriot Jelena Jankovic.
Posted on Aug 11, 2008 | Comment
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.
Posted on Aug 4, 2008 | Comment
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.
Posted on Jul 28, 2008 | Comment
Russia’s Dinara Safina advanced to a new career-high of No. 8 in the world on Monday after winning the East West Bank Classic.
The Los Angeles champion’s victory moved her up one spot on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour rankings, as she overtook her countrywoman Anna Chakvetadze.
Posted on Jul 21, 2008 | Comment
The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour’s Top 10 list remained steady on Monday when the new rankings were released.
World No. 1 Ana Ivanovic holds a 143-point lead over her countrywoman Jelena Jankovic.
Posted on Jul 14, 2008 | 1 Comment
Ana Ivanovic stayed No. 1 when the July 14th edition of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour rankings were released today.
The positions of the Top 10 players did not change as the 2008 Olympus US Open Series began on Monday in Stanford, California.
Posted on Jul 8, 2008 | 2 Comments
Ana Ivanovic held onto the No. 1 ranking Monday when the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour released the post-Wimbledon rankings.
Jelena Jankovic moved up to No. 2, while Wimbledon champion Venus Williams stayed at No. 7.
Posted on Jun 30, 2008 | 1 Comment
Ana Ivanovic will remain the world No. 1 on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour when the rankings are updated next Monday after Wimbledon.
Ivanovic is assured of holding onto the top spot because of the early losses of Maria Sharapova, Jelena Jankovic, and Svetlana Kuznetsova at the Championships.
Posted on Jun 23, 2008 | Comments Off
Despite being seeded third at Wimbledon, Maria Sharapova rose back to the No. 2 spot behind Ana Ivanovic when the new edition of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour rankings were released Monday.
2007 Wimbledon finalist Marion Bartoli returned to the Top 10 after making a run to the semifinals at Eastbourne last week.