The Dane who had beforehand held the No 1 positioning in October, 2010 comes back to the apex of ladies' tennis after the win in Melbourne.
In the mean time, Romanian Halep slips to World No 2 with a third unsuccessful endeavor at winning a noteworthy singles title.
"I believe being another Grand Slam champion and world No. 1 sounds quite great," Wozniacki said. "I'm extremely energized for that. It's a blessing from heaven."
Wozniacki's six year time frame between the two best rankings beats Serena Williams' record (5 years, 29 days) for the longest traverse amongst losing and recapturing the best positioning on the WTA Tour.
In different changes in the WTA Rankings, Ukraine's Elina Svitolina climbed one place to No. 3, exchanging places with Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza.
Angelique Kerber's rush to the Australian Open elimination rounds, falling off her first title since the 2016 US Open when she won the Sydney International before, earned the previous No. 1 a spot in the main 10 as she hopped seven spots to No 9.
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