Rising badminton star Saina Nehwal [ Images ] received a major boost ahead of her Asian Games campaign in Doha as she jumped seven spots to reach a career best ranking of 27 in the latest women's singles chart.

Saina, who won the India international tournament in Mumbai [ Images ] before reaching the final of the World Junior Championship, has witnessed a meteoric rise since her Philippines Open win this year.

In the men's chart, Nikhil Kanetkar, who was runner-up in the Mumbai tournament, leaped nine spots and occupy 43rd place.

India's [ Images ] top-ranked shuttler Chetan Anand [ Images ] sat pretty at 31st position while national champion Anup Sridhar dropped one place to 39. P Kashyap, who beat few top players this season, occupied 46th spot.