Clijsters replaces Wozniacki at No. 1

Kim Clijsters has taken over the World No. 1 ranking, as the new rankings will reflect when they come out on Monday.

Clijsters achieved the honor after defeating Jelena Dokic of Australia in the Quarterfinals, 6-0, 6-3 at the WTA Open GDF Suez in Paris, France. She will replace the current No. 1, Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark.

It has been 256 weeks since Clijsters’ last stretch at No. 1. That is the second longest in ATP or WTA history, beaten only by Serena Williams at 265 weeks.

Wozniacki takes over World No. 1 ranking from Serena Williams

Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark officially will take over the World No. 1 ranking when the new rankings are released on Monday. In doing so, she has dethroned Serena Williams of the USA.

The 20-year-old will become the first player from Denmark, male or female, to hold the top ranking after a 6-3, 6-2 win over Petra Kvitova at the China Open in Beijing on Thursday.

“This is a real big step for me. To be the world No. 1 has always been a dream for me,” Wozniacki said at the Beijing Tennis Center. “It doesn’t feel like it’s real.”

Clijsters wins U.S. Open but drops two spots in rankings

Yes, you read it correctly. In spite of winning the 2010 U.S. Open, one of the biggest events in the sport, Kim Clijsters slipped from No. 3 to No. 5 in the WTA rankings.

Here’s how that happened. Clijsters earned 2,000 rankings points for winning this year’s tournament, but it had no net effect on her old ranking because she was defending 2,000 points because of her win in 2009. No matter what she did in New York, she couldn’t earn any more points.

Serena Williams Ends 2009 At Controversial No. 1

Amidst controversy and spectacular play, Serena Williams of the United States ends 2009 ranked No. 1 in the world on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. Once before in her 14 year career she achieved the No. 1 year-end ranking, seven years ago in 2002.

Just three years ago, in 2006 she had dipped to No. 95 at year’s end following an injury-plagued season. She lost in the 3rd round at the Australian Open to Daniela Hantuchova. Williams then withdrew from all events until summer with a left knee injury, including Roland Garros and Wimbledon. She spent 18 weeks outside of the top 100 during that time. Then after starting up again, she lost at the U.S. Open in round four, ending the year at #95. In 2007 she started her climb back up the rankings, moving up to No. 7 at the end of the year, and finishing 2008, No. 3.[SonyEricssonWTATour.com]

Jankovic ends year ranked No. 1

Jelena Jankovic of Serbia receives her trophy from WTA CEO Larry Scott for ending the year ranked No. 1 in the WTA world rankings. Jankovic had just defeated No. 4 ranked Serbian cutie pie, Ana Ivanovic in her first round robin match at the 2008 Sony Ericsson Tour Championships on Nov. 4 in Doha, Qatar.

In her second round robin match, Jankovic defeated fellow Russian, No. 8 ranked Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-6 (8-6) 6-4. She then lost to Vera Zvonareva 6-2, 3-6, 4-6.

Jankovic’s round robin wins got her into the semifinals where she lost to Venus Williams of the USA. Williams defeated Zvonareva for the championship.

Jankovic retains No. 1

Serbian tennis cutie pie, Jelena Jankovic, continues to hold on to the top spot of the world rankings on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. This is an amazing feat, considering Jelena Jankovic has never won a Grand Slam title. In fact, she has only reached the finals once, which was this year at the US Open where she was defeated by Serena Williams in straight sets.

Yet her overall consistency is paying off. Jankovic has won four singles titles this year on the WTA Tour, including three in a row in September and October. That was a good run. However, in her last tournament, The WTA Zurich Open, she lost her first round in a 3-set match to No. 14 ranked Flavia Pennetta.

Jankovic returns to # 1

Jelena Jankovic looks rather sexy sitting here by the piano. But she has been doing more than playing piano. She has been playing consistent enough tennis that she has regained the # 1 world ranking on the WTA tour.

Jankovic just won the 2008 WTA Tour Porsche Tennis Grand Prix played Sep. 29 – Oct. 5, 2008 in Stuttgart, Germany. She defeated Nadia Petrova of Russia 6-4, 6-3. That was enough to raise her above Serena Williams of the USA who was ranked # 1 last week. Serena dropped to # 2.

Ana Ivanovic drops to # 3

Sexy, Serbian tennis cutie pie, Ana Ivanovic, has dropped to # 3 on the world rankings as of 9/8/08. She had been ranked # 1 the previous week.

Getting beat in the second round of the U.S. Open hurt Ana Ivanovic’s ranking. The world # 1 should not be defeated by someone like Julie Coin of France who was ranked 188th in the world, a qualifier who was playing in her first ever Grand Slam event, and first event on the WTA Tour. No top seeded women’s player had ever lost this early in the U.S. Open.

Ana Ivanovic back on top!

Serbian, sexy cutie pie, Ana Ivanovic, is back on top of the charts in the WTA world rankings. As of August 18, she is back to # 1.

Last week, Jelena Jankovic took over the # 1 spot. Jankovic’s reign on top of the world rankings was short lived as Ana Ivanovic takes over the # 1 spot again this week.

So, not only does Ana look good on top, she is back on top! We’ll watch for you in the U.S. Open and hope for more good photos! Ana Ivanovic, you continue to be my favorite tennis cutie pie!

Ana Ivanovic falls from # 1

Serbian cutie pie, Ana Ivanovic, officially fell from # 1 to # 2 on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings. Fellow Serbian, Jelena Jankovic, took over the # 1 spot from Ana on the rankings that came out today, August 11.

Ana has been ranked # 1 in the world for about two months. I enjoyed seeing her top, I mean, seeing her at the top. I hope she will be back there soon!