Serena Williams' seventh career Grand Slam singles title vaulted her into second spot in the women's tennis rankings behind fellow American Lindsay Davenport, the WTA announced on Monday. Williams, who won the Australian Open on the weekend, jumped five spots from number seven with a 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 win over No 1 seed Davenport in Saturday's final.

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1. Lindsay Davenport (USA)     5058 pts
2. Serena Williams (USA)           4336
3. Amelie Mauresmo (FRA)           4322
4. Maria Sharapova (RUS)           3934
5. Anastasia Myskina (RUS)         3738
6. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)       3668
7. Elena Dementieva (RUS)          3639
8. Venus Williams (USA)            2476
9. Jennifer Capriati (USA)         2359
10. Alicia Molik (AUS)             2343
11. Vera Zvonareva (RUS)           2244
12. Nadia Petrova (RUS)            2091
13. Nathalie Dechy (FRA)           1685
14. Patty Schnyder (SUI)           1664
15. Justine Henin-Hardenne (BEL)   1598
16. Elena Bovina (RUS)             1551
17. Karolina Sprem (CRO)           1504
18. Silvia Farina Elia (ITA)       1328
19. Francesca Schiavone (ITA)      1318
20. Paola Suarez (ARG)             1287
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