Finally! Jankovic To Reach #1
Jelena Jankovic Is The New Top Ranked Women's Player
While she won’t win the title in Montreal this week, Jelena Jankovic will realize her childhood dream of becoming the top ranked player on the WTA Tour when the rankings are released on August 11th.
Jankovic will replace compatriot Ana Ivanovic who held the top ranking for 9 weeks from June 9th to August 10th. Jankovic will hold a very slim margin, only 8 points, over Ivanovic. Jankovic will have a total of 3620 points, Ivanovic will have 3612 points.
Jankovic has been a hot player in the last 12 months. Aside from winning Rome this past May, she reached the finals in Toronto last year as well as in Beijing and Miami. She has also reached 6 semifinals in the last year including the first two Slams of this year in Melbourne and Paris.
Jankovic will hold the dubious distinction of becoming the top ranked player without winning a Grand Slam. Kim Clijsters also had this distinction but did later win that elusive Slam title. Jelena will become the 18th player to be ranked #1.