Hamburg - Jelena Jankovic topped the year-ending women's tennis rankings issued on Monday by the WTA, with Venus Williams climbing into sixth place courtesy of her title at the 2008 finale in Doha.
Jankovic, who was stopped in the Doha semis by Williams, tops the final list with 4,710 points. She was assured of the 2008 top spot ahead of the final week of action.
US Open champion Serena Williams is second with 3,866 points, swapping positions with Dinara Safina, who has 3,817 points.
Venus Williams climbed from eighth to sixth place after her three-set win Sunday over Vera Zvonareva. The Russian finalist also rose two places, from nine to seven.
Compatriot Maria Sharapova, a former number one this year who has not played for several months due to injury, dropped from sixth to ninth.
WTA top 10 as of November 10 (previous ranking in parenthesis): "#"
1. (1) Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, 4,710 points 2. (3) Serena Williams, US, 3,866 3. (2) Dinara Safina, Russia, 3,817 4. (5) Elena Dementieva, Russia, 3,663 5. (4) Ana Ivanovic, Serbia, 3,457 6. (8) Venus Williams, US, 3,272 7. (9) Vera Zvonareva, Russia, 2,952 8. (7) Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, 2,726 9. (6) Maria Sharapova, Russia, 2,515 10. (10) Agnieszka Radwanska, Poland, 2,286
