Finally, after a big run Serena got back her world no.1 ranking since October 2010.
It all came after the American reached the semifinal in Doha. “I never thought I would be here again,” she said after defeating Kvitova in the quarters. “Oh my gosh, I’ve been through so much. I never thought I would be here.”.
But it’s not game over for Vika that looks as strong as ever after defending both titles in Melbourne and in Doha. Vika is only 265pts below Serena… and it’s game on.
A very good news is that Sloane Stephens, the other terrible (and wonderful!) American climg another place to become the new world no.16… more good news will come for her in the near future.
Here you can see the full rankings.
| Actual Ranking | Previous | Player | Nationality | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | WILLIAMS, SERENA | UNITED STATES | 10590 |
| 2 |
1
|
AZARENKA, VICTORIA | BELARUS | 10325 |
| 3 |
3
|
SHARAPOVA, MARIA | RUSSIA | 9715 |
| 4 |
4
|
RADWANSKA, AGNIESZKA | POLAND | 7750 |
| 5 |
5
|
LI, NA | CHINA | 6130 |
| 6 |
6
|
KERBER, ANGELIQUE | GERMANY | 5400 |
| 7 |
7
|
ERRANI, SARA | ITALY | 4820 |
| 8 |
8
|
KVITOVA, PETRA | CZECH REPUBLIC | 4510 |
| 9 |
9
|
STOSUR, SAMANTHA | AUSTRALIA | 3835 |
| 10 |
10
|
WOZNIACKI, CAROLINE | DENMARK | 3570 |
| 11 |
11
|
BARTOLI, MARION | FRANCE | 3215 |
| 12 |
12
|
PETROVA, NADIA | RUSSIA | 3000 |
| 13 |
13
|
IVANOVIC, ANA | SERBIA | 2896 |
| 14 |
14
|
KIRILENKO, MARIA | RUSSIA | 2701 |
| 15 |
15
|
CIBULKOVA, DOMINIKA | SLOVAKIA | 2695 |
| 16 |
17
|
STEPHENS, SLOANE | UNITED STATES | 2535 |
| 17 |
16
|
VINCI, ROBERTA | ITALY | 2535 |
| 18 |
18
|
SAFAROVA, LUCIE | CZECH REPUBLIC | 2065 |
| 19 |
20
|
MAKAROVA, EKATERINA | RUSSIA | 1950 |
| 20 |
19
|
GOERGES, JULIA | GERMANY | 1915 |
| 21 |
22
|
WILLIAMS, VENUS | UNITED STATES | 1810 |
| 22 |
24
|
ZAKOPALOVA, KLARA | CZECH REPUBLIC | 1725 |
| 23 |
21
|
LEPCHENKO, VARVARA | UNITED STATES | 1721 |
| 24 |
25
|
JANKOVIC, JELENA | SERBIA | 1690 |
| 25 |
29
|
HSIEH, SU-WEI | TAIWAN | 1626 |
| 26 |
26
|
PASZEK, TAMIRA | AUSTRIA | 1618 |
| 27 |
32
|
BARTHEL, MONA | GERMANY | 1610 |
| 28 |
27
|
SUAREZ NAVARRO, CARLA | SPAIN | 1600 |
| 29 |
28
|
PAVLYUCHENKOVA, ANASTASIA | RUSSIA | 1595 |
| 30 |
31
|
CIRSTEA, SORANA | ROMANIA | 1565 |
| 31 |
33
|
VESNINA, ELENA | RUSSIA | 1525 |
| 32 |
30
|
SHVEDOVA, YAROSLAVA | KAZAKHSTAN | 1502 |
| 33 |
23
|
WICKMAYER, YANINA | BELGIUM | 1500 |
| 34 |
34
|
FLIPKENS, KIRSTEN | BELGIUM | 1498 |
| 35 |
35
|
PENG, SHUAI | CHINA | 1440 |
| 36 |
36
|
CORNET, ALIZE | FRANCE | 1420 |
| 37 |
37
|
RADWANSKA, URSZULA | POLAND | 1410 |
| 38 |
38
|
ARVIDSSON, SOFIA | SWEDEN | 1380 |
| 39 |
39
|
JOVANOVSKI, BOJANA | SERBIA | 1370 |
| 40 |
40
|
LISICKI, SABINE | GERMANY | 1338 |
| 41 |
41
|
WATSON, HEATHER | UNITED KINGDOM | 1336 |
| 42 |
42
|
KANEPI, KAIA | ESTONIA | 1335 |
| 43 |
45
|
ROBSON, LAURA | UNITED KINGDOM | 1253 |
| 44 |
46
|
ZHENG, JIE | CHINA | 1245 |
| 45 |
47
|
BEGU, IRINA-CAMELIA | ROMANIA | 1225 |
| 46 |
48
|
WOZNIAK, ALEKSANDRA | CANADA | 1220 |
| 47 |
50
|
BERTENS, KIKI | NETHERLANDS | 1189 |
| 48 |
51
|
KUZNETSOVA, SVETLANA | RUSSIA | 1173 |
| 49 |
44
|
MCHALE, CHRISTINA | UNITED STATES | 1167 |
| 50 |
43
|
PIRONKOVA, TSVETANA | BULGARIA | 1156 |
| 51 |
49
|
HALEP, SIMONA | ROMANIA | 1155 |
| 52 |
52
|
HRADECKA, LUCIE | CZECH REPUBLIC | 1127 |
| 53 |
54
|
SCHIAVONE, FRANCESCA | ITALY | 1083 |
| 54 |
53
|
DOMINGUEZ LINO, LOURDES | SPAIN | 1080 |
| 55 |
55
|
MORITA, AYUMI | JAPAN | 1070 |
| 56 |
57
|
TATISHVILI, ANNA | GEORGIA | 1021 |
| 57 |
62
|
OPRANDI, ROMINA | SWITZERLAND | 1001 |
| 58 |
59
|
SCHEEPERS, CHANELLE | SOUTH AFRICA | 995 |
| 59 |
61
|
RYBARIKOVA, MAGDALENA | SLOVAKIA | 977 |
| 60 |
56
|
PENNETTA, FLAVIA | ITALY | 966 |
| 61 |
58
|
MEDINA GARRIGUES, ANABEL | SPAIN | 965 |
| 62 |
63
|
MARTIC, PETRA | CROATIA | 957 |
| 63 |
64
|
MLADENOVIC, KRISTINA | FRANCE | 942 |
| 64 |
66
|
GOVORTSOVA, OLGA | BELARUS | 935 |
| 65 |
67
|
BECK, ANNIKA | GERMANY | 934 |
| 66 |
68
|
HAMPTON, JAMIE | UNITED STATES | 928 |
| 67 |
75
|
HANTUCHOVA, DANIELA | SLOVAKIA | 910 |
| 68 |
69
|
HLAVACKOVA, ANDREA | CZECH REPUBLIC | 902 |
| 69 |
70
|
LARSSON, JOHANNA | SWEDEN | 900 |
| 70 |
71
|
TSURENKO, LESIA | UKRAINE | 889 |
| 71 |
73
|
ERAKOVIC, MARINA | NEW ZEALAND | 885 |
| 72 |
74
|
RUS, ARANTXA | NETHERLANDS | 871 |
| 73 |
76
|
GIORGI, CAMILA | ITALY | 839 |
| 74 |
60
|
NICULESCU, MONICA | ROMANIA | 835 |
| 75 |
78
|
DATE-KRUMM, KIMIKO | JAPAN | 830 |
| 76 |
79
|
PARMENTIER, PAULINE | FRANCE | 825 |
| 77 |
77
|
DAVIS, LAUREN | UNITED STATES | 824 |
| 78 |
65
|
CETKOVSKA, PETRA | CZECH REPUBLIC | 817 |
| 79 |
82
|
KEYS, MADISON | UNITED STATES | 806 |
| 80 |
83
|
HERCOG, POLONA | SLOVENIA | 805 |
| 81 |
84
|
SOLER-ESPINOSA, SILVIA | SPAIN | 790 |
| 82 |
85
|
DOI, MISAKI | JAPAN | 781 |
| 83 |
86
|
OUDIN, MELANIE | UNITED STATES | 771 |
| 84 |
72
|
PERVAK, KSENIA | KAZAKHSTAN | 762 |
| 85 |
87
|
JOHANSSON, MATHILDE | FRANCE | 762 |
| 86 |
80
|
BABOS, TIMEA | HUNGARY | 758 |
| 87 |
102
|
SVITOLINA, ELINA | UKRAINE | 754 |
| 88 |
88
|
CHAN, YUNG-JAN | TAIWAN | 743 |
| 89 |
89
|
VOEGELE, STEFANIE | SWITZERLAND | 743 |
| 90 |
90
|
MINELLA, MANDY | LUXEMBOURG | 727 |
| 91 |
92
|
VEKIC, DONNA | CROATIA | 720 |
| 92 |
93
|
DOLONC, VESNA | SERBIA | 712 |
| 93 |
94
|
MUGURUZA, GARBINE | SPAIN | 707 |
| 94 |
95
|
DANIILIDOU, ELENI | GREECE | 701 |
| 95 |
96
|
CEPELOVA, JANA | SLOVAKIA | 700 |
| 96 |
100
|
CADANTU, ALEXANDRA | ROMANIA | 700 |
| 97 |
81
|
ARRUABARRENA-VECINO, LARA | SPAIN | 692 |
| 98 |
98
|
TORRO-FLOR, MARIA-TERESA | SPAIN | 690 |
| 99 |
101
|
PLISKOVA, KRISTYNA | CZECH REPUBLIC | 684 |
| 100 |
99
|
VANDEWEGHE, COCO | UNITED STATES | 684 |
