Hewitt is top of the charts

Hewitt cemented his position as world number one

Lleyton Hewitt's Wimbledon triumph has catapulted him to the top of the ATP Champions Race, dislodging Russia's Marat Safin.

With a total of 524 points, the Australian is 127 points clear of Safin with Britain's Tim Henman, who lost to Hewitt in the Wimbledon semi-final, lying in third.

Hewitt wins Wimbledon

Henman has jumped four places on the back of his Wimbledon run.

Wimbledon runner-up David Nalbandian of Argentina has moved up to 11th place.

At the end of the season, the top eight in the Champions Race qualify for the Masters final in Shanghai.

In the women's WTA rankings, Serena Williams' Wimbledon triumph has pushed her ahead of older sister Venus to the top of the chart.

Serena fulfils promise

Jennifer Capriati retains third spot, just ahead of Monica Seles.

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ATP top 10
1 Lleyton Hewitt (Aus) 524 pts
2 Marat Safin (Rus) 397
3 Tim Henman (Gbr) 378
4 Albert Costa (Spa) 340
5 Andre Agassi (USA) 332
6 Roger Federer (Swi) 324
7 Thomas Johansson (Swe) 304
8 Juan Carlos Ferrero (Spa) 287
9 Tommy Haas (Ger) 273
10 Jiri Novak (Cze) 261

WTA top 10
1 Serena Williams (USA) 5742pts
2 Venus Williams (USA) 4917
3 Jennifer Capriati (USA) 3947
4 Monica Seles (USA) 3906
5 Kim Clijsters (Bel) 3168
6 Jelena Dokic (Yug) 3076
7 Justine Henin (Bel) 3005
8 Martina Hingis (Swi) 2814
9 Lindsay Davenport (USA) 2637
10 Amelie Mauresmo (Fra) 2285