The 29-year-old from Montpelier enjoyed a highly successful year in 2008, beginning by winning a record-equalling 11th French National title, then going on to add two further WISPA World Tour titles - at the Des Pyramides Open and Sannois International - to bring her career tally to eight.
Nicol David heads an otherwise unchanged top ten, with Natalie Grinham (Netherlands) at two; her older sister Rachael Grinham (Australia) in third place; Natalie Grainger, of the USA, at number four; and England's Jenny Duncalf at five.
Australian Kasey Brown also marks a career-best ranking in the list. The 23-year-old from New South Wales - winner of two Tour titles in 2008 - moves up a single place to No12.
Furthermore, Mexican Samantha Teran celebrates a career-high ranking this month. The 27-year-old from Mexico City - who last month became an Olympic Athlete Ambassador for her sport - rises to 15 after collecting no fewer than five WISPA Tour titles in 2008.
1[1] Nicol David MAS
2[2] Natalie Grinham NED
3[3] Rachael Grinham AUS
4[4] Natalie Grainger USA
5[5] Jenny Duncalf ENG
6[6] Alison Waters ENG
7[7] Omneya Abdel Kawy EGY
8[8] Laura Lengthorn-Massaro ENG
9[9] Madeline Perry IRL
10[12] Isabelle Stoehr FRA
11[11] Vanessa Atkinson NED
12[13] Kasey Brown AUS
13[10] Shelley Kitchen NZL
14[15] Rebecca Chiu HKG
15[16] Samantha Teran MEX
16[17] Jaclyn Hawkes NZL
17[18] Tania Bailey ENG
18[19] Lauren Briggs ENG
19[20] Raneem El Weleily EGY
20[21] Engy Kheirallah EGY
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