Wimbledon, England (AHN) - Venus is rising, again, in the women's tennis rankings.

Venus Williams' fourth career Wimbledon title, which she captured with a conquest of Marion Bartoli on Saturday, propelled her to a No. 17 ranking, marking her first time in the top 20 in a year.

Williams, who also won Wimbledon in 2000, 2001 and 2005; garnered the world's No. 1 ranking in 2002. She entered this year's tournament at No. 31 after a third-round setback to Jelena Jankovic at the French Open.

She became the lowest ranked player to ever win at Wimbledon since the ranking system was introduced.

Williams' only other tournament win this season came at the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships in late February. Before Saturday's victory, her last grand slam win came in 2005 at Wimbledon. She's also won two U.S. Opens in 2000 and 2001.

Bartoli moved from No. 19 to a career-high No. 11, despite the finals' loss to Venus Williams. Amelie Mauresmo, the defending Wimbledon champion who fell in the fourth round, dropped two spots from No. 4 to No. 6.

Justine Henin, who was stunned by Bartoli in a semifinals setback, remained at No. 1, with Maria Sharapova and Jankovic staying at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively. Sharapova lost to Venus Williams in the fourth round. Jankovic was also ousted in the fourth round by Bartoli.

On the men's side, Roger Federer remained at No. 1 and Rafael Nadal is No. 2 after their Wimbledon showdown, won by Federer for his fifth consecutive, tying Bjorn Borg for the Open era record.

Semifinalist Novak Djokovic moved up a slot to a No. 3 ranking, the highest in his career, switching places with No. 4 Andy Roddick, who was knocked out in the quarterfinals by Richard Gasquet after holding a two-set lead.