The mother of one who dropped as low as 491st upon her return in March 2018 is now ranked world number 10 after reaching two Grand Slam finals since. She lost to Angelique Kerber at Wimbledon and Naomi Osaka at the US Open.
Osaka remains at the top of the rankings after winning back-to-back Grand Slams. Simona Halep is second and Sloane Stephens is third, while Petra Kvitova dropped to fourth.
Check out the full list below.
1. Naomi Osaka (Jpn) 6970 Pts
2. Simona Halep (Rom) 5537
3. Sloane Stephens (USA) 5307
4. Petra Kvitova (Cze) 5120
5. Karolina Pliskova (Cze) 5055
6. Elina Svitolina (Ukr) 5020
7. Angelique Kerber (Ger) 4960
8. Kiki Bertens (Ned) 4885
9. Aryna Sabalenka (Blr) 3565
10. Serena Williams (USA) 3406
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