American great Serena Williams, who finished runner-up at the recently-held Wimbledon tennis Championship, rose a spot to No.26 in the latest Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings, released on Monday. Romania's Simona Halep maintained the world No.1 spot, ahead of Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki, reports Efe.

The top-10 list remained unchanged, as American Sloane Stephens held third, followed by Angelique Kerber of Germany and Elina Svitolina of Ukraine. Spain's Garbiñe Muguruza remained in seventh, while her compatriot Carla Suarez Navarro dropped one spot to world No. 27, trading places with Serena.