Hamburg - Ana Ivanovic remained top of the WTA tennis rankings released Monday, but fellow Serb Jelena Janokovic will take over from next week.
Jankovic will become world number one for the first time on August 11, the WTA has confirmed.
According to WTA projections, Jankovic will have 3,620 points to Ivanovic's 3,612.
Ivanovic has led the rankings since June 9, after her victory at the French Open, where she defeated Jankovic in the semi-finals.
Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia has meanwhile advanced to third, exchanging places with compatriot Maria Sharapova.
WTA top 10 as of August 4 (previous ranking in parenthesis): 1. (1) Ana Ivanovic, Serbia, 3,887; 2. (2) Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, 3,745; 3. (4) Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia,
3,505; 4. (3) Maria Sharapova, Russia, 3,256; 5. (5) Serena Williams, United States, 3,251; 6. (6) Elena Dementieva, Russia, 2,911; 7. (8) Dinara Safina, Russia, 2,892; 8. (7) Venus Williams, United States, 2,496; 9. (10) Agnieszka Radwanska, Poland, 2,076; 10. (9) Anna Chakvetadze, Russia, 2,041. (dpa)
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