Henin stays clear at top of WTA rankings

Hamburg (dpa) - Justine Henin of Belgium continues to stay well clear at the top of the women's tennis rankings released Monday.

Henin remains ahead of Ana Ivanovic of Serbia, with the first six places unchanged on points.

Serena Williams of the United States moves into the top 10 at nine, a jump of two places, while Elena Dementieva of Russia drops from 10th to 11th.

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

1. (1) Justine Henin, Belgium, 6,330

2. (2) Ana Ivanovic, Serbia, 3,896

3. (3) Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, 3,750

4. (4) Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, 3,685

5. (5) Maria Sharapova, Russia, 3,526

6. (6) Anna Chakvetadze, Russia, 2,875

7. (7) Venus Williams, United States, 2,771

8. (8) Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, 2,617

9. (11) Serena Williams (USA) 2,297

10. (9) Marion Bartoli, France, 2,198.

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