Paris - Venus Williams' victory in the Zhuhai Masters in China over the weekend sees her climb from 11th to seventh in the latest WTA standings dominated by her sister Serena.

Serena Williams (L) hugs her sister Venus Williams (R) after Serena won during their 2015 US Open quarterfinals women's singles match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 8, 2015 in New York. [Photo/Agencies]

The five-time Wimbledon and two-time Flushing Meadows champion is a former WTA rankings leader, a position she last held back in February 2002.

Towering over her rivals atop the rankings by a wide margin stands the younger of the Williams sisters Serena, 34, with a whopping 9,945 points, while Romania's Simona Helep is second on 6,060 and Spain's Garbine Muguruza on 5,200.

The beaten finalist at Zhuhai. Karolina Pliskova. also climbed two places with the Czech clinching 11th place.

Latest WTA rankings:

1. Serena Williams (USA) 9,945 pts

2. Simona Halep (ROM) 6,060

3. Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) 5,200

4. Maria Sharapova (RUS) 5,011

5. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 4,500

6. Petra Kvitova (CZE) 4,220

7. Venus Williams (USA) 3,790 (+4)

8. Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 3,621 (-1)

9. Lucie Safarova (CZE) 3,590 (-1)

10. Angelique Kerber (GER) 3,590 (-1)

11. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 3,285 (+2)

12. Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) 3,133 (-2)

13. Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) 3,030 (-1)

14. Belinda Bencic (SUI) 2,900

15. Roberta Vinci (ITA) 2,655

16. Ana Ivanovic (SER) 2,645

17. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 2,641

18. Madison Keys (USA) 2,600 (+1)

19. Elina Svitolina (UKR) 2,590 (+1)

20. Sara Errani (ITA) 2,525 (-2)