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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