[SBR Lou]

Serbian star to become 18th player to reach No.1 spot in Tour history the week of August 11, 2008



ST. PETERSBURG, FL, USA – The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour will crown Jelena Jankovic as the new World No. 1 when theofficial Tour rankings are published on Monday, August 11.
“Since I was a young girl it's been my dream to become No.1 in the world,” Jankovic said. “When you get older, at least oneday you can say you were No.1 and no one can take that away from you. You are in the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour historybooks and it's a great achievement."
At 23 years, 5 months and 13 days, Jankovic will become the 18th top-ranked player in women’s tennis history, joining adistinguished list that includes Chris Evert, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Martina Navratilova, Tracy Austin, Serena Williams,Venus Williams, Justine Henin, Kim Clijsters, Jennifer Capriati, Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, Amélie Mauresmo, Monica Seles,Steffi Graf, Martina Hingis, Lindsay Davenport, Maria Sharapova and Ana Ivanovic.
“Jelena has had a fantastic year and displayed incredible grit and determination,” stated Sony Ericsson WTA Tour CEO LarryScott.
“In addition to her tremendous talent and skill on the tennis court, Jelena also finds a special way to entertain andengage her fans, adding a unique spark and personality to our sport that is appreciated worldwide. Jelena’s success addsanother amazing milestone for Serbian tennis and I am sure we will continue to witness great achievements by her.”
"We are delighted to congratulate Jelena on the brilliant achievement of becoming World No. 1,” remarked Aldo Liguori,Corporate VP and Head of Global Communications & PR of Sony Ericsson.
“She joins a distinguished list of players who haveheld the top spot. Sony Ericsson is proud to be associated with the ongoing success of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour as itcontinues to raise the profile of women's tennis.
"Jankovic began defining herself as a potential Sony Ericsson WTA Tour World No.1 approximately two years ago, when shelabored past a string of ten consecutive opening round losses and a ranking drop to No.38 in the middle of the year. She0D successfully turned the season around and vaulted to No.12 by year end. Since then, the Serbian has been a consistentfigure in the Top 10, securely staying inside the top elite since February 26, 2007. Her season-ending ranking has improvedfrom No. 194 (in 2002), to No. 85 (in 2003), to No. 28 (in 2004), to No. 22 (in 2005), to No. 12 (2006) and to No. 3 (in 2007).

[single shaker]

becoming #1 will probably be her biggest accomplishment of her tennis career. lets face it, she will not be winning any grand slams or any tier 1 tournaments going forward, tells you what a joke WTA ranking has been. a pusher like jankovic #1 in the world! please!