ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Thirteen-time grand slam winner Serena Williams hit a 14-year low Monday as she plummeted 150 places to 175th in the world rankings following her fourth round exit at Wimbledon.
The former world number one had been absent from the game for 11 months, during which time she suffered a hematoma and a pulmonary embolism after being initially sidelined with a foot injury, and needed an outstanding run at the All England Club to remain among the sport's elite in ranking terms.
But the straight-sets defeat to France's Marion Bartoli forced her to concede the points earned as the 2010 Wimbledon champion, which was her final match before the onset of health problems. She was last outside the top 150 in November 1997.
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Serena Williams gainst Marion Bartoli of France on Day Seven of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships in June.
Venus Williams' fourth round exit proved far less costly as she slid from 30th in the rankings list to 34th. But it left 31st-placed Bethanie Mattek-Sands as the top ranking US woman.
Mardy Fish remained the highest-flying American in the men's list, rising a place to eighth, while Andy Roddick retained his top 10 status, marginally ahead of France's Richard Gasquet, who rose to 11th. John Isner rose a single place to 46th.
Novak Djokovic officially assumed the number one ATP ranking status he rubber-stamped with victory over defending champion Rafael Nadal in his first Wimbledon men's final Sunday. The remaining top six men remained unchanged.
Women's Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova rose a place to seventh in the WTA list, while beaten finalist Maria Sharapova also moved up one place to fifth as French Open champion Li Na dropped out of the top five.
Despite her continuing underperformance at the slams, Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki clearly retained her number one status ahead of Kim Clijsters, Vera Zvonareva and Victoria Azarenka.
The former world number one had been absent from the game for 11 months, during which time she suffered a hematoma and a pulmonary embolism after being initially sidelined with a foot injury, and needed an outstanding run at the All England Club to remain among the sport's elite in ranking terms.
But the straight-sets defeat to France's Marion Bartoli forced her to concede the points earned as the 2010 Wimbledon champion, which was her final match before the onset of health problems. She was last outside the top 150 in November 1997.
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Serena Williams gainst Marion Bartoli of France on Day Seven of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships in June.
Venus Williams' fourth round exit proved far less costly as she slid from 30th in the rankings list to 34th. But it left 31st-placed Bethanie Mattek-Sands as the top ranking US woman.
Mardy Fish remained the highest-flying American in the men's list, rising a place to eighth, while Andy Roddick retained his top 10 status, marginally ahead of France's Richard Gasquet, who rose to 11th. John Isner rose a single place to 46th.
Novak Djokovic officially assumed the number one ATP ranking status he rubber-stamped with victory over defending champion Rafael Nadal in his first Wimbledon men's final Sunday. The remaining top six men remained unchanged.
Women's Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova rose a place to seventh in the WTA list, while beaten finalist Maria Sharapova also moved up one place to fifth as French Open champion Li Na dropped out of the top five.
Despite her continuing underperformance at the slams, Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki clearly retained her number one status ahead of Kim Clijsters, Vera Zvonareva and Victoria Azarenka.
