Jelena Jankovic has ended the tennis year as the number one tennis player in the world, followed by Serena Williams, Dinara Safina, Elena Dementieva, and Ana Ivanovic.

2007 POINTS DROPPED ON NOVEMBER 10: Madrid (SEC)

Top 20 Rankings (November 10, 2008)

1. Jelena Jankovic - Serbia - 4710

2. Serena Williams - United States - 3866

3. Dinara Safina - Russia - 3817

4. Elena Dementieva - Russia - 3663

5. Ana Ivanovic - Serbia - 3457

6. Venus Williams - United States - 3272

7. Vera Zvonareva - Russia - 2952

8. Svetlana Kuznetsova - Russia - 2726

9. Maria Sharapova - Russia - 2515

10. Agnieszka Radwanska - Poland - 2286

11. Nadia Petrova - Russia - 1976

12. Caroline Wozniacki - Denmark - 1678

13. Flavia Pennetta - Italy - 1670

14. Patty Schnyder - Switzerland - 1590

15. Victoria Azarenka - Belarus - 1494

16. Alize Cornet - France - 1492

17. Marion Bartoli - France - 1410

18. Anna Chakvetadze - Russia - 1363

19. Dominika Cibulkova - Slovakia - 1337

20. Katarina Srebotnik - Slovakia - 1272

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.

Although points were added or subtracted, there was no movement among the top 10 players.

2007 POINTS DROPPED ON NOVEMBER 3: Quebec City (Tier III)

Top 20 Rankings (November 3, 2008)

1. Jelena Jankovic - Serbia - 4555

2. Dinara Safina - Russia - 3752

3. Serena Williams - United States - 3716

4. Ana Ivanovic - Serbia - 3687

5. Elena Dementieva - Russia - 3399

6. Maria Sharapova - Russia - 3040

7. Svetlana Kuznetsova - Russia - 2726

8. Venus Williams - United States - 2522

9. Vera Zvonareva - Russia - 2497

10. Agnieszka Radwanska - Poland - 2141

11. Nadia Petrova - Russia - 1906

12. Anna Chakvetadze - Russia - 1697

13. Caroline Wozniacki - Denmark - 1678

14. Flavia Pennetta - Italy - 1670

15. Patty Schnyder - Switzerland - 1590

16. Marion Bartoli - France - 1520

17. Victoria Azarenka - Belarus - 1494

18. Alize Cornet - France - 1492

19. Daniela Hantuchova - Slovakia - 1376

20. Dominika Cibulkova - Slovakia - 1337

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.

Jankovic will begin the 2009 tennis season in January as the No. 1 in the world regardless of the results at the Doha Championships.

Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki edged closer to a Top 10 debut after reaching the final at the 2008 FORTIS Championships Luxembourg. Wozniacki advanced from No. 16 to a career high of No. 13.

2007 POINTS DROPPED ON OCTOBER 27: Linz (Tier II)

Top 20 Rankings (October 27, 2008)

1. Jelena Jankovic - Serbia - 4555

2. Dinara Safina - Russia - 3752

3. Serena Williams - United States - 3716

4. Ana Ivanovic - Serbia - 3687

5. Elena Dementieva - Russia - 3399

6. Maria Sharapova - Russia - 3040

7. Svetlana Kuznetsova - Russia - 2726

8. Venus Williams - United States - 2522

9. Vera Zvonareva - Russia - 2497

10. Agnieszka Radwanska - Poland - 2141

11. Nadia Petrova - Russia - 1767

12. Anna Chakvetadze - Russia - 1697

13. Caroline Wozniacki - Denmark - 1678

14. Flavia Pennetta - Italy - 1670

15. Patty Schnyder - Switzerland - 1590

16. Marion Bartoli - France - 1520

17. Victoria Azarenka - Belarus - 1494

18. Alize Cornet - France - 1492

19. Daniela Hantuchova - Slovakia - 1376

20. Dominika Cibulkova - Slovakia - 1337

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.

Venus Williams, who won last week’s Tennis.com Zurich Open, was the only player in the Top 10 to advance.

Current No. 1 Jelena Jankovic now holds a 773-point lead over No. 2 Dinara Safina and is 839-points ahead of No. 3 Serena Williams. Safina and Williams are not expected to compete again until the season-ending Championships.

2007 POINTS DROPPED ON OCTOBER 20: Zurich (Tier II)

Top 20 Rankings (October 20, 2008)

1. Jelena Jankovic - Serbia - 4555

2. Dinara Safina - Russia - 3782

3. Serena Williams - United States - 3716

4. Ana Ivanovic - Serbia - 3413

5. Elena Dementieva - Russia - 3235

6. Maria Sharapova - Russia - 3040

7. Svetlana Kuznetsova - Russia - 2726

8. Venus Williams - United States - 2522

9. Vera Zvonareva - Russia - 2372

10. Agnieszka Radwanska - Poland - 2051

11. Patty Schnyder - Switzerland - 1752

12. Anna Chakvetadze - Russia - 1747

13 Nadia Petrova - Russia - 1698

14. Flavia Pennetta - Italy - 1635

15. Daniela Hantuchova - Slovakia - 1611

16. Caroline Wozniacki - Denmark - 1598

17. Marion Bartoli - France - 1520

18. Victoria Azarenka - Belarus - 1494

19. Alize Cornet - France - 1423

20. Dominika Cibulkova - Slovakia - 1337

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.

Jankovic’s main competition for the top spot, Dinara Safina and Serena Williams, are not expected to compete again until Doha.

The duo’s absence from the Tour circuit during the next few weeks will all but guarantee that Jankovic ends 2008 as the No. 1 player in the world.

2007 POINTS DROPPED ON OCTOBER 13: Moscow (Tier I), Bangkok (Tier III)

Top 20 Rankings (October 13, 2008)

1. Jelena Jankovic - Serbia - 4555

2. Dinara Safina - Russia - 3782

3. Serena Williams - United States - 3717

4. Ana Ivanovic - Serbia - 3289

5. Elena Dementieva - Russia - 3235

6. Maria Sharapova - Russia - 3040

7. Svetlana Kuznetsova - Russia - 2835

8. Vera Zvonareva - Russia - 2372

9. Venus Williams - United States - 2247

10. Agnieszka Radwanska - Poland - 2126

11. Patty Schnyder - Switzerland - 1777

12. Anna Chakvetadze - Russia - 1747

13 Nadia Petrova - Russia - 1698

14. Daniela Hantuchova - Slovakia - 1670

15. Caroline Wozniacki - Denmark - 1598

16. Marion Bartoli - France - 1570

17. Flavia Pennetta - Italy - 1480

18. Victoria Azarenka - Belarus - 1425

19. Alize Cornet - France - 1423

20. Dominika Cibulkova - Slovakia - 1337

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.

Nadia Petrova, who lost to Jankovic in the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix final, returned to the Top 15 on Monday.

2007 POINTS DROPPED ON OCTOBER 6: Stuttgart (Tier II), Tokyo (Tier III), Tashkent (Tier IV)

Top 20 Rankings (October 6, 2008)

1. Jelena Jankovic - Serbia - 4230

2. Serena Williams - United States - 4017

3. Dinara Safina - Russia - 3782

4. Elena Dementieva - Russia - 3470

5. Ana Ivanovic - Serbia - 3288

6. Maria Sharapova - Russia - 3041

7. Svetlana Kuznetsova - Russia - 2920

8. Venus Williams - United States - 2311

9. Vera Zvonareva - Russia - 2182

10. Agnieszka Radwanska - Poland - 2146

11. Patty Schnyder - Switzerland - 1797

12. Anna Chakvetadze - Russia - 1747

13. Daniela Hantuchova - Slovakia - 1611

14. Nadia Petrova - Russia - 1589

15. Marion Bartoli - France - 1570

16. Caroline Wozniacki - Denmark - 1558

17. Victoria Azarenka - Belarus - 1534

18. Flavia Pennetta - Italy - 1510

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.

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.

Williams remained the world’s No. 1 player when the latest rankings were released on Monday following the Toray Pan Pacific Open.

Dinara Safina, the singles champion in Japan, advanced to a new career high of No. 3. Safina is just the fifth Russian to crack the Top 3, after Myskina, Sharapova, Kuznetsova and Petrova.

2007 POINTS DROPPED ON SEPTEMBER 22: Beijing (Tier II), Kolkata (Tier III), Portoroz (Tier IV)

Top 20 Rankings (September 22, 2008)

1. Serena Williams - United States - 4091

2. Jelena Jankovic - Serbia - 3885

3. Dinara Safina - Russia - 3747

4. Ana Ivanovic - Serbia - 3533

5. Elena Dementieva - Russia - 3470

6. Maria Sharapova - Russia - 3041

7. Svetlana Kuznetsova - Russia - 2870

8. Venus Williams - United States - 2386

9. Vera Zvonareva - Russia - 2167

10. Agnieszka Radwanska - Poland - 2146

11. Patty Schnyder - Switzerland - 1827

12. Anna Chakvetadze - Russia - 1782

13. Daniela Hantuchova - Slovakia - 1770

14. Marion Bartoli - France - 1635

15. Flavia Pennetta - Italy - 1555

16. Victoria Azarenka - Belarus - 1543

17. Caroline Wozniacki - Denmark - 1483

18. Nadia Petrova - Russia - 1449

19. Alize Cornet - France - 1389

20. Dominika Cibulkova - Slovakia - 1257

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.

Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic champion Patty Schnyder advanced from No. 13 to No. 11.

2007 POINTS DROPPED ON SEPTEMBER 15: Bali (Tier III)

Top 20 Rankings (September 15, 2008)

1. Serena Williams - United States - 4091

2. Jelena Jankovic - Serbia - 3965

3. Ana Ivanovic - Serbia - 3532

4. Elena Dementieva - Russia - 3430

5. Dinara Safina - Russia - 3357

6. Maria Sharapova - Russia - 3041

7. Svetlana Kuznetsova - Russia - 2571

8. Venus Williams - United States - 2386

9. Vera Zvonareva - Russia - 2087

10. Agnieszka Radwanska - Poland - 2076

11. Patty Schynder - Switzerland - 1827

12. Daniela Hantuchova - Slovakia - 1807

13. Anna Chakvetadze - Russia - 1782

14. Marion Bartoli - France - 1635

15. Victoria Azarenka - Belarus - 1543

16. Flavia Pennetta - Italy - 1530

17. Caroline Wozniacki - Denmark - 1483

18. Alize Cornet - France - 1330

19. Agnes Szavay - Hungary - 1299

20. Nadia Petrova - Russia - 1255

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.

Monday marks the second time in Williams’ career that she reigns as No.1 after holding the top ranking for 57 weeks from July 8, 2002 to August 10, 2003.

Dinara Safina debuted inside the Top 5 today after reaching the semifinals at the US Open.

2007 POINTS DROPPED ON SEPTEMBER 8: US Open (Grand Slam)