WTA ranking as of 20-Apr-2009

Dinara Safina is the new WTA #1 as Serena Williams could not defend her title in Charleston due to an injury. This is the first time Safina reaches #1 and she does without having won any Grand Slam title, as Jelena Jankovic did last year. Last week champion in Pontevedra Beach and this week runner-up in Charleston, young Danish Caroline Wozniacki climbs to #11 and is just 50 points away from breaking into Top-10. Great climb for surprising Charleston champion Sabine Lisicki, who gains 20 places from #63 to a career-high ranking at #43, while Barcelona champion Roberta Vinci moves from #61 to #52.

Cur	Prv	Name	Country	Rank pts.	Tours.
1	(2)	Dinara Safina	RUS	8951	17
2	(1)	Serena Williams	USA	8272	17
3	(3)	Elena Dementieva	RUS	7391	21
4	(4)	Jelena Jankovic	SRB	7350	20
5	(5)	Venus Williams	USA	7102	15
6	(6)	Vera Zvonareva	RUS	6270	23
7	(7)	Ana Ivanovic	SRB	5174	17
8	(8)	Victoria Azarenka	BLR	4646	18
9	(9)	Svetlana Kuznetsova	RUS	4308	18
10	(10)	Nadia Petrova	RUS	3840	25