Serena Williams heads Women's Tennis Association rankings

Wimbledon champion Serena Williams continues to occupy first place in the latest women's tennis rankings issued Monday by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA).

The American has 8,475 points, followed by Serbia's Jelena Jankovic (5,900) and her sister Venus Williams (5,606).

WTA top 10 as of July 19 (previous ranking in parenthesis):

 1. Serena Williams, United States, 8,475
 2. Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, 5,900
 3. Venus Williams, United States, 5,606
 4. Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark, 5,555
 5. Samantha Stosur, Australia, 4,890
 6. Elena Dementieva, Russia, 4,670
 7. Kim Clijsters, Belgium, 4,510
 8. Francesca Schiavone, Italy, 4,285
 9. Vera Zvonareva, Russia, 3,965
10. Li Na, China, 3,756