MIAMI: Russian Elena Dementieva, winner of the WTA tournament in Toronto at the weekend, has overtaken Serb Jelena Jankovic to move into fourth place in the WTA rankings released here on Monday.

Former world number one Maria Sharapova, the beaten finalist in Toronto, moves up 19 places to 30th. The Russian is battling to regain peak fitness after being sidelined for 10 months by a shoulder injury.

1. Dinara Safina (RUS) 9810 pts

2. Serena Williams (USA) 8907

3. Venus Williams (USA) 6865

4. Elena Dementieva (RUS) 6835 (+1)

5. Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 6620 (-1)

6. Svetlana Kuznetzova (RUS) 5960

7. Vera Zvonavera (RUS) 5300

8. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 4612 (+)

9. Carolina Wozniacki (DEN) 4400 (-1)

10. Flavia Pannetta (ITA) 3420

11. Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 3270

12. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 3180 (+1)

13. Nadia Petrova (RUS) 3120 (-1)

14. Marion Bartoli (FRA) 3005

15. Samantha Stosur (AUS) 2706 (+2)

16. Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 2585 (-1)

17. Virginie Razzano (FRA) 2301 (+1)

18. Amélie Mauresmo (FRA) 2262 (-2)

19. Li Na (CHN) 2132

20. Patty Schnyder (SUI) 2117

Selected:

30. Maria Sharapova (RUS) 1720 (+19)