Women's Tennis Power Rankings: July 5

The Top 10

1. Dinara Safina; WTA Ranking: 1

Last Four Tournaments Played: Wimbledon [Semifinalist]; Ordina Open [Semifinalist]; Roland Garros [Finalist]; and Madrid [Winner].

The World No. 1, who has come up short of winning her maiden Slam time and again, still holds the Power Rankings' "numero uno" position despite failing short in the semifinals at the just-concluded Wimbledon Championships.

Given her habitual hiccup of choking when it matters most, Safina has still been consistent in her performance, managing to reach the last four stages in all the tournaments she has contested in these past few months.

With the hard-court season just 'round the corner, signalling the start of a few more WTA masters events, Safina's aptitude as the World No. 1 will be gauged and tested even more stringently before she gets ready to redeem her standing at Flushing Meadows.

2. Serena Williams; WTA Ranking: 2

Last Four Tournaments Played: Wimbledon [Winner]; Roland Garros [Quarterfinalist]; Madrid [First Round]; and Marbella [Second Round].

The World No. 2 captured her 11th Slam title at Wimbledon by outclassing the defending champion and her sister Venus.

Serena throughout the season so far has shown a great mettle at the Slams: winning the Australian Open, grabbing her third Wimbledon crown, and reaching the quarterfinals at the city of fashion.

Possessed with such a brilliant record at the Slams this year, Serena will be riding high on confidence as she steps into the waiting hard court events and most importantly as the defending champion aiming to repeat the feat at Flushing Meadows.

3. Victoria Azarenka; WTA Ranking: 8

Last Four Tournaments Played: Wimbledon [Quarterfinalist]; Roland Garros [Quarterfinalist]; Madrid [Third Round]; and Rome [Semifinalist].

The 20-year-old Belarusian has emerged as a strong contender to the top brass, especially when the WTA events are taken into consideration.

Given appropriate time and space, Azarenka possesses the ability to turn herself into a Slam winner; her game is definitely showing that level of promise and potential.

4. Caroline Wozniacki; WTA Ranking: 9

Last Four Tournaments Played: Wimbledon [Fourth Round]; Aegon [Winner]; Roland Garros [Third Round]; and Madrid [Finalist].

The 18-year-old Dane has been the choice of topic for many tennis aficionados—not only because of her cuteness, but also because of the way her game is shaping up.

The youngster is a possible threat to the top contenders, and, being one of the youngest in the fray at the moment, time is on her side to score more points with the fans and critics alike.

5. Svetlana Kuznetsova; WTA Ranking: 5

Last Four Tournaments Played: Wimbledon [Third Round]; Aegon [First Round]; Roland Garros [Winner]; and Madrid [Second Round].

The French Open Champion has failed to find the rhythm that helped her to win her second Slam. Losing against rivals who are ranked far lower than her, Kuznetsova is showing a vulnerability that is very unlike her knowing the full extent of her professional abilities.

6. Agnieska Radwanska; WTA Ranking: 14

Last Four Tournaments Played: Wimbledon [Quarterfinalist]; Aegon [Quarterfinalist]; Roland Garros [Fourth Round]; and Madrid [Second Round].

The Pole has upped the ante of her playing abilities, thereby adding her name to the unofficial "highly anticipated tennis prodigies in the years to come" compilation.

7. Venus Williams; WTA Ranking: 3

Last Four Tournaments Played: Wimbledon [Finalist]; Aegon [Second Round]; Roland Garros [Third Round]; and Madrid [Third Round].

The elder Williams sibling has struggled for most of this season with injuries and a considerable lack of performance, and though she is ranked as the World No. 3 by the WTA, she is yet to give a top-three-like demonstration (except at Wimbledon).

Even at SW19, she was unable to rise up to the occasion in the finals, perishing to her sister in a meek and submissive straight-setter.

Venus has a long way to go in the coming days and months if she wants to continue to remain at the top of the pile amidst the growing competition heightening with every passing event.

8. Elena Dementieva; WTA Ranking: 4

Last Four Tournaments Played: Wimbledon [Semifinalist]; Aegon [Second Round]; Roland Garros [Third Round]; and Madrid [Third Round].

The World No. 4 succumbed to yet another semifinal loss at Wimbledon, bringing her total count to four.

The 2008 Olympic champion, in spite of not having won or reached the finals of any Slam, still remains a resilient force at the top of the women's pile with her otherwise consistent performance.

9. Maria Sharapova; WTA Ranking: 60

Last Four Tournaments Played: Wimbledon [Second Round]; Aegon [Semifinalist]; Roland Garros [Quarterfinalist]; and Warsaw [Quarterfinalist].

The three-time Slam winner has been playing some good tennis considering her yearlong hiatus due to a shoulder injury, and even though she didn't rise to the occasion at Wimbledon, her performance—especially at Roland Garros—was really up to the mark.

10. Dominika Cibulkova; WTA Ranking: 12

Last Four Tournaments Played: Wimbledon [Third Round]; Ordina Open [First Round]; Roland Garros [Semifinalist]; and Stuttgart [Second Round].

The Slovak Republican has given a solid display of tennis, raising expectations across the board that she's another top-10 slot-contender in the making.

Outside Looking In

1. Jelena Jankovic; WTA Ranking: 6

Last Four Tournaments Played: Wimbledon [Third Round]; Aegon [First Round]; Roland Garros [Fourth Round]; and Madrid [Quarterfinalist].

The former World No. 1 has been struggling to maintain a steady level of performance and finds herself being shunted downward. With her performance deteriorating in her favored red court and in the lawns of Aegon and Wimbledon, Janko merits an "outside looking in" placement in this week's rankings.

2. Ana Ivanovic; WTA Ranking: 11

Last Four Tournaments Played: Wimbledon [Fourth Round]; Aegon [First Round]; Roland Garros [Fourth Round]; and Rome [Third Round].

Injury woes coupled with her own inability to deliver have sidelined Ana to a corner.

Having been forced to retire in her fourth-round clash at Wimbledon against Venus Williams with a groin injury, Ivanovic's chances to remain in the top 10 are getting slimmer and slimmer due to the stiff competition she will face from the other fitter contenders, not to mention her slight disability while playing the faster hard-court events.