Paris, France (My Sportsbook) - Anna Ivanovic capped a week that saw her clinch an ascension to world No. 1 by rolling to her first career Grand Slam title in her third try with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Dinara Safina in the French Open final.

The 20-year-old Serbian survived an early challenge from Safina, and rebounded to win going away on the court where she succumbed to recently retired Justine Henin in last year's final. Henin was on the court to present the trophy to Ivanovic, who will surpass Maria Sharapova on Monday for world No. 1, in the process becoming the first Serb, male or female, to hold the top spot.

Sharapova's short-lived stay at the top succeeded Henin, who surprisingly retired from the sport in May.

The second-seeded Ivanovic rolled to an early 4-1 edge, twice breaking Safina's serve in the process. The 13th-seeded Russian came roaring back, however, winning three straight games to draw even at 4-all.

Ivanovic rebounded to win the next two games, however, and take the first set. Safina, who was riding a 12-match winning streak entering her first career Grand Slam final, won the first point of the second match. Ivanovic recovered, however, winning the next three games.

Safina's win streak included victories over reigning No. 1s, at the time, Sharapova and Henin and former top-ranked star Serena Williams. But she could not push the streak to lucky No. 13 and add Ivanovic to her list.

This was the fourth meeting between the two with Ivanovic winning for the third time. Safina had won the only matchup on clay prior to Saturday.

Ivanovic collected just over $1.55 million for her first career Grand Slam win.