Henin heads unchanged top three in women’s rankings

By DPA

Hamburg : Beaten Wimbledon semi-finalist Justine Henin of Belgium remains on top of the women's WTA tennis rankings released Monday.


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The leading three remain unchanged, with Maria Sharapova of Russia second and Jelena Jankovic of Serbia third.

Wimbledon quarter-finalist Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia moves up a place to fourth, while semi-finalist Ana Ivanovic of Serbia also gains a place to fifth.

Amelie Mauresmo of France, the 2006 Wimbledon champion who was eliminated in the fourth round this year, meanwhile slips two places to sixth.

Just outside the top 10 is losing Wimbledon finalist Marion Bartoli of France who jumps from 19th to 11th. Wimbledon winner Venus Williams of the United States has advanced from 31st to 17th.

WTA top 10 as of Monday, July 9 (previous ranking in parenthesis):

1. (1) Justine Henin, Belgium, 4,457 points;
2. (2) Maria Sharapova, Russia, 3,678;
3. (3) Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, 3,241;
4. (5) Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, 2,978;
5. (6) Ana Ivanovic, Serbia 2,898;
6. (4) Amelie Mauresmo, France, 2,424;
7. (8) Serena Williams, US, 2,380;
8. (7) Anna Chakvetadze, Russia 2,221;
9. (9) Nadia Petrova, Russia, 2,002;
10.(10) Nicole Vaidisova, Czech Republic, 1,973.

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