Open Era tennis records – Women's singles explained

The Open Era is the current era of professional tennis. It began in 1968 when the Grand Slam tournaments allowed professional players to compete with amateurs, ending the division that had persisted in men's tennis since the dawn of the sport in the 19th century. The first "open" tournament was held in Bournemouth, England,[1] followed by the inaugural open Grand Slam tournament a month later.[2] All records are based on data from the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), the International Tennis Federation (ITF), and the official sites of the four Grand Slam tournaments. Active streaks and active players are in boldface.

Grand Slam totals

Active streaks and active players are in boldface.

Career totals

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Titles
23 Serena Williams
22 Steffi Graf
18 Chris Evert
Martina Navratilova
11 Margaret Court[3]
9/ Monica Seles
8 Billie Jean King
7 Evonne Goolagong
Justine Henin
Venus Williams
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FinalsW–L
34 Chris Evert[4] 18–16
33 Serena Williams23–10
32/ Martina Navratilova18–14
31 Steffi Graf22–9
18 Evonne Goolagong7–11
16 Venus Williams7–9
13/ Monica Seles9–4
12 Margaret Court11–1
Billie Jean King8–4
Justine Henin7–5
Martina Hingis5–7
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario4–8
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SemifinalsW–L
52 Chris Evert[5] 34–18
44/ Martina Navratilova32–12
40 Serena Williams33–7
37 Steffi Graf32–5
23 Venus Williams16–7
22 Evonne Goolagong[6] 18–4
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario12–10
2010–10
19 Martina Hingis 12–7
18/ Monica Seles13–5
Lindsay Davenport7–11
Gabriela Sabatini3–15
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QuarterfinalsW–L
54 Chris Evert52–2
Serena Williams40–14
53/ Martina Navratilova44–9
42 Steffi Graf37–5
39 Venus Williams23–16
35 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 22–13
31/ Monica Seles18–13
Lindsay Davenport
28 Gabriela Sabatini18–10
Billie Jean King17–11
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Appearances
93 Venus Williams
81 Serena Williams
72 Alizé Cornet
71 Amy Frazier
Svetlana Kuznetsova
70 Francesca Schiavone
69 Sam Stosur
67/ Martina Navratilova
64 Conchita Martínez
Victoria Azarenka

Matches

Matches played
423 Serena Williams
356 Venus Williams
355/ Martina Navratilova
336 Chris Evert
310 Steffi Graf
264 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
250 Maria Sharapova
249 Lindsay Davenport
237 Conchita Martínez
223 Svetlana Kuznetsova
minimum 200 matches<---->
Matches won
367 Serena Williams
306/ Martina Navratilova
299 Chris Evert
278 Steffi Graf
271 Venus Williams
210 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
198 Lindsay Davenport
197 Maria Sharapova
180/ Monica Seles
174 Conchita Martínez
minimum 150 wins<---->
Match Record%W–L
Margaret Court
Steffi Graf
Chris Evert
Serena Williams
/ Martina Navratilova
/ Monica Seles
Billie Jean King
Justine Henin
Evonne Goolagong
Martina Hingis
minimum 90 wins<---->
Finals Record%W–L
Iga Świątek
Naomi Osaka4–0
Virginia Wade3–0
Jennifer Capriati3–0
Ashleigh Barty3–0
Margaret Court
Angelique Kerber
Steffi Graf
Serena Williams
/ Monica Seles
Billie Jean King
minimum 3 titles<---->

Grand Slam tournament achievements

Grand Slam

Grand SlamPlayerFirst–last tournaments
1970 Australian Open—1970 US Open
1988 Australian Open—1988 US Open
all four major titles consecutively (in a calendar year)

Non-Calendar Year Grand Slam

NCYGSPlayerFirst–last tournaments
Margaret Court 1969 US Open—1970 Wimbledon
1983 Wimbledon—1984 French Open
Steffi Graf 1993 French Open—1994 Australian Open
2002 French Open—2003 Australian Open
Serena Williams(2) 2014 US Open—2015 Wimbledon
all four major titles consecutively (not in a calendar year)

Career Grand Slam

CGSPlayerEvent of completionAge
Margaret Court 27
27
Martina Navratilova 26
Steffi Graf 19
Serena Williams 21
25
each Grand Slam title at least once
Career Golden Slam*Event of completionAge
Steffi Graf 19
Serena Williams 30
Career Grand Slam + Olympic Gold (since 1988)
Career Super SlamEvent of completionAge
Steffi Graf 19
Serena Williams 30
Career Golden Slam + Year-End Championship

Finals

Event of completionAgePlayer
1970 Wimbledon27 Margaret Court
1972 French Open28 Billie Jean King
1973 US Open22 Evonne Goolagong Cawley
1975 US Open20 Chris Evert
1981 Wimbledon19 Hana Mandlíková
1981 US Open24/ Martina Navratilova
1988 Australian Open18 Steffi Graf
1992 Wimbledon18 Monica Seles
1995 Wimbledon23 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
1997 US Open16 Martina Hingis
2003 Australian Open22 Venus Williams
2003 Australian Open21 Serena Williams
2004 Australian Open21 Justine Henin
2012 French Open25 Maria Sharapova
  • Reached the final of each Grand Slam tournament at least once during career

Minimum at each Grand Slam tournament totals

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Titles (1+)
4 Steffi Graf
3 Serena Williams
2 Chris Evert
Martina Navratilova
1 Margaret Court
Maria Sharapova
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Finals (2+)
6 Chris Evert
Martina Navratilova
5 Steffi Graf
4 Serena Williams
2 Margaret Court
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Justine Henin
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Semifinals (4+)
6 Martina Navratilova
Chris Evert
5 Steffi Graf
Serena Williams
4 Gabriella Sabatini
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Quarterfinals (5+)
10 Serena Williams
9 Martina Navratilova
7 Steffi Graf
6 Chris Evert
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
5 Gabriella Sabatini
Monica Seles
Jennifer Capriati
Venus Williams
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Match wins (Top 10)
69 Serena Williams
48 Venus Williams
47 Steffi Graf
46 Martina Navratilova
41 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
38 Maria Sharapova
31 Lindsay Davenport
30 Chris Evert
Monica Seles
Justine Henin

Season totals

Match record

%W–LPlayerYear
Steffi Graf1988
Margaret Court1970
Monica Seles1991
Steffi Graf1995
Steffi Graf1996
Serena Williams2002
Steffi Graf1989
Monica Seles1992
Steffi Graf1993
Martina Hingis1997

The Golden Slam and the Grand Slam

nowrapAll 4 titles + Olympic gold medal*!Year
1 Steffi Graf1988
  • called the Golden Slam
nowrapAll 4 titles*!Year
1 Margaret Court1970
1988
  • called the Grand Slam

Other achievements

3+ titles Year
5 Steffi Graf1988–89, 93, 95–96
3 Margaret Court1969–70, 73
2 Martina Navratilova1983–84
Monica Seles1991–92
Serena Williams2002, 15
1 Billie Jean King1972
Martina Hingis1997
2+ titles Year
7 Serena Williams2002–03, 09–10, 12–13, 15
6 Martina Navratilova1982–87
5 Chris Evert1974–76, 80, 82
Steffi Graf1988–89, 93, 95–96
3 Margaret Court1969–70, 73
2 Monica Seles1991–92
Venus Williams2000–01
Justine Henin2003, 07
1 Evonne Goolagong Cawley1971
Billie Jean King1972
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario1994
Martina Hingis1997
Jennifer Capriati2001
Amélie Mauresmo2006
Angelique Kerber2016
Iga Świątek2022
All 4 finals Year
3 Martina Navratilova1985, 86*, 87
Steffi Graf1988–89, 93
1 Margaret Court1970
Chris Evert1984
Monica Seles1992
Martina Hingis1997
Justine Henin2006
  • Australian Open not played in 1986

Made all 3 available finals

All 4 semifinals Year
6 Chris Evert1974, 81–82, 84–85, 86*
4 Martina Navratilova1984–85, 86*, 87
Steffi Graf1988–90, 93
3 Margaret Court1969–70, 73
2 Martina Hingis1997–98
Serena Williams2015–16
Justine Henin2003, 06
1 Evonne Goolagong Cawley1973
Monica Seles1992
Conchita Martínez1995
Jennifer Capriati2001
Kim Clijsters2003
Aryna Sabalenka2023
  • Australian Open not played in 1986

Made all 3 available semifinals

All 4 quarterfinals Year
6 Chris Evert1974, 81–82, 84–85, 86*
5 Steffi Graf1988–91, 93
Serena Williams2001, 07, 09, 15–16
4 Martina Navratilova1984–85, 86*, 87
3 Margaret Court1969–70, 73
Gabriela Sabatini1991–93
Martina Hingis1997–98, 00
Lindsay Davenport1998–99, 05
2 Venus Williams1998, 02
/ Monica Seles1992, 02
Jennifer Capriati2001–02
Justine Henin2003, 06
1 Billie Jean King1969
Rosemary Casals1969
Virginia Wade1972
Evonne Goolagong Cawley1973
Hana Mandlíková1981
Helena Suková1986*
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch1987
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario1991
Conchita Martínez1995
Kim Clijsters2003
Amélie Mauresmo2004
Maria Sharapova2005
Aryna Sabalenka2023
  • Australian Open not played in 1986

Made all 3 available quarterfinals

Achievements at all 4 majors by year

4 Slam wins *Year
1970
1988
  • called The Grand Slam
3 Slam wins & 1 finalYear
1989
1992
Steffi Graf (2) 1993
Martina Hingis1997
1 Slam win & 3 finalsYear
1984
2006

Achievements at 3 out of 4 majors by year

3 Slam wins Year
1969
1972
Margaret Court (2) 1973
1983
Martina Navratilova (2) 1984
1989
1991
Monica Seles (2) 1992
Steffi Graf (2) 1993
Steffi Graf (3) 1995
Steffi Graf (4) 1996
1997
Serena Williams2002
Serena Williams (2)2015
2 Slam wins & 1 finalYear
1971
1974
Chris Evert (2) 1980
Chris Evert (3) 1982
1982
Martina Navratilova (2) 1986
1994
Angelique Kerber 2016
1 Slam win & 2 finalsYear
Evonne Goolagong 1975
Evonne Goolagong (2) 1976
Chris Evert (2) 1979
Chris Evert (3) 1985
1987
Steffi Graf (2) 1990
Martina Hingis1999
2000
2016
3 Slam finals (all losses)Year
1972
1995
Venus Williams 2002

Consecutive titles

TitlesYears
6 Margaret Court1969–71
Martina Navratilova1983–84
5 Steffi Graf1988–89
4 Steffi Graf (2)1993–94
Serena Williams2002–03
Serena Williams (2)2014–15
3 Billie Jean King1972
Martina Navratilova (2)1981–82
Chris Evert1982–83
Steffi Graf (3)1989–90
Monica Seles1991–92
Steffi Graf (4)1995
Steffi Graf (5)1996
Martina Hingis1997–98
FinalsYears
13 Steffi Graf[7] 1987–90
11 Martina Navratilova1985–87
6 Margaret Court1969–71
Martina Navratilova (2)1983–84
Chris Evert1984–85
Monica Seles1991–93
5 Steffi Graf (2)1993–94
Martina Hingis1997–98
4 Chris Evert (2)1982–83
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario1994–95
Serena Williams2002–03
Venus Williams2002–03
Justine Henin2006
Serena Williams (2)2014–15
Semifinals
19 Martina Navratilova
15 Steffi Graf
11 Chris Evert
Martina Hingis
10 Serena Williams
9 Margaret Court
Chris Evert (2)
7 Chris Evert (3)
6 Steffi Graf (2)
/ Monica Seles
Jennifer Capriati
Serena Williams (2)
Aryna Sabalenka
Quarterfinals
19 Martina Navratilova
Steffi Graf
15 Gabriela Sabatini
11 Chris Evert
Martina Hingis
10 Lindsay Davenport
Serena Williams
9 Chris Evert (2)
Steffi Graf (2)
Serena Williams (2)
Match wins
45 Martina Navratilova
40 Steffi Graf
35 Margaret Court
33 Serena Williams
Serena Williams (2)
32 Steffi Graf (2)
27 Steffi Graf (3)
/ Monica Seles
26 Steffi Graf (4)
Martina Hingis
Appearances
69 Alizé Cornet
62 Ai Sugiyama[8]
61 Francesca Schiavone
56 Jelena Janković
54 Nathalie Dechy
Elena Likhovtseva
52 Patty Schnyder
51 Angelique Kerber
48 Ana Ivanovic
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

Per Grand Slam tournament

Titles per tournament

Australian Open
7 Serena Williams
4 Margaret Court
Evonne Goolagong
Steffi Graf
/ Monica Seles
3 Martina Navratilova
Martina Hingis
2 Chris Evert
Hana Mandlíková
Jennifer Capriati
Victoria Azarenka
Naomi Osaka
Aryna Sabalenka
French Open
7 Chris Evert
6 Steffi Graf
4 Justine Henin
Iga Świątek
3 Margaret Court
Monica Seles
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Serena Williams
2 Martina Navratilova
Maria Sharapova
Wimbledon
9 Martina Navratilova
7 Steffi Graf
Serena Williams
5 Venus Williams
4 Billie Jean King
3 Chris Evert
2 Evonne Goolagong
Petra Kvitová
US Open
6 Chris Evert
Serena Williams
5 Steffi Graf
4 Martina Navratilova
3 Margaret Court
Billie Jean King
Kim Clijsters
2 Tracy Austin
Monica Seles
Venus Williams
Justine Henin
Naomi Osaka

Finals per tournament

Australian OpenW–L
8 Serena Williams7–1
7 Evonne Goolagong4–3
6 Chris Evert2–4
/ Martina Navratilova3–3
Martina Hingis3–3
5 Margaret Court4–1
Steffi Graf4–1
4/ Monica Seles4–0
Maria Sharapova1–3
3 Justine Henin1–2
Li Na1–2
French OpenW–L
9 Chris Evert7–2
Steffi Graf6–3
6 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario3–3
/ Martina Navratilova2–4
4/ Monica Seles3–1
Justine Henin4–0
Serena Williams3–1
Iga Świątek4–0
3 Mary Pierce1–2
Margaret Court3–0
Maria Sharapova2–1
Simona Halep1–2
WimbledonW–L
12 Martina Navratilova9–3
11 Serena Williams7–4
10 Chris Evert3–7
9 Steffi Graf7–2
Venus Williams5–4
6 Billie Jean King4–2
5 Evonne Goolagong2–3
3 Jana Novotná1–2
Lindsay Davenport1–2
US OpenW–L
10 Serena Williams6–4
9 Chris Evert6–3
8Martina Navratilova4–4
Steffi Graf5–3
4 Billie Jean King3–1
Evonne Goolagong0–4
Kim Clijsters3–1
Venus Williams2–2
/ Monica Seles2–2
3 Margaret Court3–0
Justine Henin2–1
Martina Hingis1–2
Hana Mandlíková1–2
Victoria Azarenka0–3

Match wins per tournament

Australian Open
92 Serena Williams
57 Maria Sharapova
56 Lindsay Davenport
54 Venus Williams
52 Martina Hingis
50 Victoria Azarenka
47 Steffi Graf
46
43/ Monica Seles
Kim Clijsters
French Open
84 Steffi Graf
72 Chris Evert
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
69 Serena Williams
62 Conchita Martínez
56 Maria Sharapova
54/ Monica Seles
52 Svetlana Kuznetsova
51/ Martina Navratilova
48 Venus Williams
Wimbledon
120/ Martina Navratilova
98 Serena Williams
96 Chris Evert
90 Venus Williams
74 Steffi Graf
65 Billie Jean King
56 Virginia Wade
50 Jana Novotná
49 Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Lindsay Davenport
US Open
108 Serena Williams
101 Chris Evert
89/ Martina Navratilova
79 Venus Williams
73 Steffi Graf
62 Lindsay Davenport
56 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
53/ Monica Seles
51 Gabriela Sabatini
47 Zina Garrison

Match record per tournament

%W–LAustralian Open
Margaret Court
/ Monica Seles
Steffi Graf
Chris Evert
Martina Hingis
Serena Williams
/ Martina Navratilova
Kim Clijsters
Justine Henin
Aryna Sabalenka
Evonne Goolagong Cawley 80.4% Naomi Osaka 80.0%-->
%W–LFrench Open
Margaret Court
Iga Świątek
Chris Evert
Steffi Graf
Justine Henin
/ Monica Seles
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Serena Williams
Maria Sharapova
/ Martina Navratilova
Martina Hingis 81.4%-->
%W–LWimbledon
Steffi Graf
/ Martina Navratilova
Serena Williams
Billie Jean King
Chris Evert
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Margaret Court
Venus Williams
Lindsay Davenport
Gabriela Sabatini 79.6%-->
%W–LUS Open
Margaret Court
Chris Evert
Steffi Graf
Tracy Austin
Serena Williams
Billie Jean King
Kim Clijsters
/ Martina Navratilova
/ Monica Seles
Justine Henin
Naomi Osaka 81.5% Venus Williams 79.0%-->

Grand Slam miscellaneous

Grand Slam season streaks

3+ titles per seasonYears
2 1969–1970
1983–1984
1988–1989
1991–1992
Steffi Graf (2) 1995–1996
2+ titles per seasonYears
6 Martina Navratilova 1982–1987
3 1974–1976
2 Margaret Court 1969–1970
Steffi Graf 1988–1989
Monica Seles 1991–1992
Steffi Graf (2) 1995–1996
Venus Williams2000–2001
Serena Williams2002–2003
Serena Williams (2)2009–2010
Serena Williams (3)2012–2013
1+ title per seasonYears
13 Chris Evert 1974–1986[9]
10 Steffi Graf 1987–1996
7 Martina Navratilova 1981–1987
6 Serena Williams 2012–2017
5 1971–1975
2003–2007
4 1974–1977
Monica Seles1990–1993
Serena Williams (2)2007–2010
Naomi Osaka2018–2021
1+ final per seasonYears
14 Chris Evert1973–1986
13 Serena Williams 2007–2019
11 Martina Navratilova 1981–1991
10 Steffi Graf 1987–1996
8 Billie Jean King 1968–1975
7 Evonne Goolagong 1971–1977
6 1997–2002
5 Serena Williams (2) 2001–2005
Justine Henin 2003–2007
2011–2015

Grand Slams won without losing a set

PlayerMajors
6 Martina Navratilova1983 WM, 1983 US, 1984 WM, 1986 WM, 1987 US, 1990 WM
Serena Williams2002 WM, 2002 US, 2008 US, 2010 WM, 2014 US, 2017 AU
5 Chris Evert1974 FR, 1976 US, 1977 US, 1978 US, 1981 WM
Steffi Graf1988 AU, 1988 FR, 1989 AU, 1994 AU, 1996 US
4 Evonne Goolagong1971 FR, 1975 AU, 1976 AU, 1977 AU (Dec)
3 Margaret Court1969 US, 1970 AU, 1973 AU
Billie Jean King1971 US, 1972 FR, 1972 US
Lindsay Davenport1998 US, 1999 WM, 2000 AU
2006 FR, 2007 FR, 2007 US
2 Martina Hingis1997 AU, 1997 US
Venus Williams2001 US, 2008 WM
1 Monica Seles1992 US
Maria Sharapova2008 AU
Marion Bartoli2013 WM
Iga Świątek 2020 FR
Emma Raducanu2021 US
Ashleigh Barty2022 AU
Aryna Sabalenka2024 AU

Youngest and oldest at Grand Slams

Winning first and last titles

Age of first titleEvent
16y 3m 1997 Australian Open
16y 6m 1990 French Open
16y 9m 1979 US Open
17y 2m 2004 Wimbledon
17y 5m 1989 French Open
Age of last titleEvent
35y 4m 2017 Australian Open
33y 8m 1990 Wimbledon
33y 6m 2015 US Open
31y 11m 1977 Wimbledon
31y 10m 2014 Australian Open

Winning a title

Youngest winnersEvent
16y 3m 1997 Australian Open
16y 6m 1990 French Open
16y 9m 1979 US Open
Martina Hingis (2) 1997 Wimbledon
16y 11m Martina Hingis (3) 1997 US Open
17y 1m Monica Seles (2) 1991 Australian Open
17y 2m 2004 Wimbledon
17y 3m Martina Hingis (4) 1998 Australian Open
17y 5m 1989 French Open
17y 6m Monica Seles (3) 1991 French Open
Oldest winnersEvent
35y 4m 2017 Australian Open
34y 9m Serena Williams (2) 2016 Wimbledon
33y 9m Serena Williams (3) 2015 Wimbledon
33y 8m Serena Williams (4) 2015 French Open
1990 Wimbledon
33y 6m 2015 US Open
33y 4m Serena Williams (5) 2015 Australian Open
32y 11m Serena Williams (6) 2014 US Open
31y 11m 1977 Wimbledon
Serena Williams (7) 2013 US Open

Reaching a final

Youngest finalistsEvent
16y 2m 1978 US Open
16y 3m 1997 Australian Open
16y 6m 1990 French Open
16y 8m Martina Hingis (2) 1997 French Open
16y 9m 1979 US Open
Martina Hingis (3) 1997 Wimbledon
16y 11m Martina Hingis (4) 1997 US Open
17y 0m 1982 French Open
17y 1m Monica Seles (2) 1991 Australian Open
1988 French Open
Oldest finalistsEvent
37y 11m 2019 US Open
37y 9m Serena Williams (2) 2019 Wimbledon
37y 8m 1994 Wimbledon
37y 0m Venus Williams 2017 Wimbledon
36y 11m Serena Williams (3) 2018 US Open
36y 9m Serena Williams (4) 2018 Wimbledon
36y 7m Venus Williams (2) 2017 Australian Open
35y 4m Serena Williams (5) 2017 Australian Open
34y 10m Martina Navratilova (2) 1991 US Open
34y 9m Serena Williams (6) 2016 Wimbledon

Grand Slam titles by decade

1960sCourt claimed both US National titles played in 1968 & 1969 alongside the US Open, but these tournaments were subsequently downgraded to non-Grand Slam status.
1970s
1980s
1990s
  • 2000s
    • 2010s
    2020s

    All tournaments

    Titles and finals

    Titles
    167/ Martina Navratilova
    157 Chris Evert
    107 Steffi Graf
    92 Margaret Court
    73 Serena Williams
    68 Evonne Goolagong
    67 Billie Jean King
    55 Virginia Wade
    Lindsay Davenport
    53/ Monica Seles
    FinalsRecord
    239/ Martina Navratilova167–72
    230 Chris Evert157–73
    138 Steffi Graf107–31
    122 Billie Jean King67–55
    121 Margaret Court92–29
    119 Evonne Goolagong68–51
    98 Serena Williams73–25
    93 Lindsay Davenport55–38
    85/ Monica Seles53–32
    83 Venus Williams49–34

    Matches

    Played
    1661/ Martina Navratilova[10]
    1455 Chris Evert[11]
    1184 Sara Errani
    1175 Tatjana Maria
    1168 Virginia Wade[12]
    1133 Varvara Lepchenko
    1099 Patty Schnyder
    1096 Venus Williams[13]
    1093 Francesca Schiavone
    1064 Samantha Stosur
    Won
    1442/ Martina Navratilova
    1309 Chris Evert
    900 Steffi Graf
    858 Serena Williams
    839 Virginia Wade
    818 Venus Williams
    765 Arantxa Sánchez
    733 Lindsay Davenport
    719 Conchita Martínez
    704 Evonne Goolagong
    Played (active)
    1184 Sara Errani
    1175 Tatjana Maria
    1133 Varvara Lepchenko
    1096 Venus Williams
    1062 Angelique Kerber
    1006 Karolína Plíšková
    1002 Alizé Cornet
    968 Zhang Shuai
    921 Petra Kvitová-->
    Won (active)
    818 Venus Williams
    684 Angelique Kerber
    682 Sara Errani
    656 Tatjana Maria
    651 Caroline Wozniacki
    648 Varvara Lepchenko
    638 Karolína Plíšková
    634 Petra Kvitova
    623 Victoria Azarenka
    597 Vera Zvonareva
    Consecutive match winsYears
    741984
    661989–90
    58 Martina Navratilova 1986–87
    571972–73
    561974
    54 Martina Navratilova 1983–84
    46 Steffi Graf 1988
    45 Steffi Graf 1987
    42 Chris Evert 1975–76
    41 Martina Navratilova 1982
    39 Martina Navratilova 1982–83
    37 Iga Świątek 2022
    36 Monica Seles 1990

    Most titles / finals at a single tournament

    PlayerTournamentYears+Titles121978–83, 86–88, 90–92[14]
    11 Martina Navratilova 1978, 82–86, 88–91, 93
    9nowrap/ Martina Navratilova 1975, 77–78, 82–83, 85–86, 88, 90
    Martina Navratilova Wimbledon1978–79, 82–87, 90
    Martina Navratilova 1979–83, 85–87, 90
    German Open1986–89, 91–94, 96
    81974–78, 81, 84–85
    Martina Navratilova 1978–79, 81, 83–85, 86 (x2)
    Martina Navratilova 1978, 80–81, 83, 86, 89, 92–93
    2002–04, 07–08, 13–15
    7/ Martina Navratilova 1974, 80–85
    Chris Evert French Open 1974–75, 79–80, 83, 85–86
    Steffi Graf Wimbledon 1988–89, 91–93, 95–96
    Serena Williams Wimbledon 2002–03, 09–10, 12, 15–16
    Serena Williams Australian Open 2003, 05, 07, 09–10, 15, 17
    6 Chris Evert U.S. Clay Court Championships1972–75, 79–80
    Chris Evert US Open1975–78, 80, 82
    Martina Navratilova Houston1976–79, 83, 85
    Chris Evert Eckerd Open, Tampa Bay Area1971, 73–74, 82, 87–88
    Steffi Graf Hamburg1987–92
    Martina Navratilova Filderstadt & Stuttgart1982–83, 86–88, 92
    Steffi Graf Zurich1986–87, 89–92
    Steffi Graf Brighton1986, 88–92
    Steffi Graf Virginia Slims of Florida1987, 89, 92–95
    Steffi Graf French Open1987–88, 93, 95–96, 99
    Serena WilliamsUS Open1999, 02, 08, 12–14
    Arantxa Sánchez VicarioSpanish Open1989–90, 93–95, 01[15]
    PlayerTournamentYears+Finals14WTA Tour Finals 1975, 78–85, 86 (x2), 89, 91–92
    nowrap/ Martina Navratilova Chicago 1975, 78–83, 86–88, 90–93
    13 Martina Navratilova Eastbourne 1978–79, 82–87, 88–91, 93
    12 Martina Navratilova Wimbledon 1978–79, 82–90, 94
    11/ Martina Navratilova Washington 1975, 77–80, 82–83, 85–86, 88, 90
    / Martina Navratilova Dallas 1975–76, 79–83, 85–87, 90
    Martina Navratilova Los Angeles 1977–81, 83, 86, 89–90, 92–93
    German Open 1985–89, 90–94, 96
    Wimbledon 2002–04, 08–10, 12, 15–16, 18–19
    10Wimbledon 1973–74, 76, 78–82, 84–85
    Serena Williams 1999, 02–04, 07–09, 13–15
    Serena WilliamsUS Open 1999, 01–02, 08, 11–14, 18–19
    9 Chris Evert US Open 1975–80, 82–84
    Chris Evert Family Circle 1974–78, 81, 84–86
    Chris Evert French Open 1973–75, 79–80, 83–86
    Martina Navratilova 1976–80, 83, 85, 87–88
    Martina Navratilova 1979, 81–83, 86–88, 91–92
    Martina Navratilova 1979–80, 84, 88, 90–94
    Steffi Graf 1986–89, 91–95
    Steffi Graf French Open 1987–90, 92–93, 95–96, 99
    Steffi Graf Wimbledon 1987–89, 91–93, 95–96, 99
    Venus WilliamsWimbledon 2000–03, 05, 07–09, 17

    Career match streaks

    YearsWins[16] Matches won
    1984 74
    1989–90 66
    1986–87 58 Martina Navratilova (2)
    1972–73 57
    1974 56
    1983–84 54 Martina Navratilova (3)
    1988 46 Steffi Graf (2)
    1987 45 Steffi Graf (3)
    1975–7642 Chris Evert (2)
    1982 41 Martina Navratilova (4)

    Titles by court type

    Hard
    48
    37
    35
    33
    Venus Williams
    31
    29
    / Monica Seles
    20
    Victoria Azarenka
    Petra Kvitova
    Clay
    70
    32
    22
    20
    19
    Conchita Martínez
    18
    14
    13
    Serena Williams
    Grass
    46
    38
    32
    22
    17
    10 Sue Barker
    8
    Virginia Wade
    Serena Williams
    7 Steffi Graf
    Carpet *
    88
    36
    35
    31
    26
    19 Margaret Court
    16
    15
    14
    12
    • not used since 2018<
    		-- ATP stopped carpet in 2009, WTA still had Tournoi de Québec using carpet until 2018 -->
    Outdoor
    122 Chris Evert
    83 Margaret Court
    79/ Martina Navratilova
    77 Steffi Graf
    71 Evonne Goolagong
    64 Serena Williams
    47 Bille Jean King
    43 Lindsay Davenport
    / Monica Seles
    39 Venus Williams
    Indoor
    88/ Martina Navratilova
    36 Billie Jean King
    35 Chris Evert
    30 Steffi Graf
    28 Virginia Wade
    19 Margaret Court
    16 Martina Hingis
    15 Evonne Goolagong
    14 Tracy Austin
    13 Lindsay Davenport

    Match wins by court type

    Hardcourt
    541 Serena Williams
    500 Venus Williams
    468
    437 Caroline Wozniacki
    400 Jelena Janković
    385 Agnieszka Radwańska
    384 Svetlana Kuznetsova
    392 Maria Sharapova
    388 Victoria Azarenka
    360 Petra Kvitová
    Clay
    413 Chris Evert
    342
    294 Conchita Martínez
    273 Steffi Graf
    242 Sandra Cecchini
    222 Patty Schnyder
    220/ Martina Navratilova
    207 Evonne Goolagong
    196 Gabriela Sabatini
    179 Serena Williams
    Grass
    309/ Martina Navratilova
    285 Evonne Goolagong
    264 Margaret Court
    212 Virginia Wade
    208 Chris Evert
    190 Billie Jean King
    189 Pam Shriver
    169 Wendy Turnbull
    134 Rosemary Casals
    125
    Serena Williams107--> Helena Suková
    Carpet *
    600/ Martina Navratilova
    314 Chris Evert
    251 Virginia Wade
    221 Pam Shriver
    235 Rosemary Casals
    209 Wendy Turnbull
    190 Billie Jean King
    190 Steffi Graf
    182 Helena Suková
    175 Zina Garrison
    • not used since 2009
    Outdoor
    900 Chris Evert
    796/ Martina Navratilova
    782 Serena Williams
    708 Venus Williams
    693 Steffi Graf
    687 Arantxa Sánchez
    614 Conchita Martínez
    608 Lindsay Davenport
    559 Svetlana Kuznetsova
    527 Evonne Goolagong
    Indoor
    624/ Martina Navratilova
    329 Chris Evert
    294 Virginia Wade
    258 Billie Jean King
    235 Rosemary Casals
    229 Pam Shriver
    217 Wendy Turnbull
    201 Steffi Graf
    195 Zina Garrison
    187 Helena Suková

    Match record by court type

    %W–LAll surfaces
    Margaret Court
    Chris Evert
    Steffi Graf
    / Martina Navratilova
    Serena Williams
    / Monica Seles
    Evonne Goolagong
    Billie Jean King
    Justine Henin
    Kim Clijsters
    • Minimum 500 wins
    %W–LClay
    Chris Evert
    Steffi Graf
    / Monica Seles
    Justine Henin
    Serena Williams
    Maria Sharapova
    / Martina Navratilova
    Martina Hingis
    Gabriela Sabatini
    Billie Jean King
    • Minimum + 100 wins
    %W–L!Hard
    Steffi Graf
    Chris Evert
    / Martina Navratilova
    Serena Williams
    / Monica Seles
    Kim Clijsters
    Justine Henin
    Lindsay Davenport
    Martina Hingis
    Maria Sharapova
    • Minimum 200 wins
    %W–LGrass
    Margaret Court
    / Martina Navratilova
    Chris Evert
    Serena Williams
    Billie Jean King
    Steffi Graf
    Maria Sharapova
    Venus Williams
    Tracy Austin
    Jana Novotná
    • Minimum 40 wins
    %W–LCarpet
    Steffi Graf
    / Martina Navratilova
    Margaret Court
    Chris Evert
    Martina Hingis
    Tracy Austin
    Billie Jean King
    Lindsay Davenport
    / Monica Seles
    Kim Clijsters
    • Minimum + 40 wins

    Single season records

    TitlesYear[17]
    21 Margaret Court1970
    18 Margaret Court (2)1969[18]
    Billie Jean King1971
    16 Margaret Court (3)1973
    Chris Evert1974
    Chris Evert (2)1975
    Martina Navratilova1983
    15 Martina Navratilova (2)1982
    14 Martina Navratilova (3)1986
    Steffi Graf1989
    Margaret Court (4)1968
    %W–LMatch recordYear
    Martina Navratilova1983
    Steffi Graf1989
    Martina Navratilova (2)1984
    Steffi Graf (2)1987
    Martina Navratilova (3)1982
    Martina Navratilova (4)1986
    Steffi Graf (3)1988
    Steffi Graf (4)1995
    Margaret Court1970
    Margaret Court (2)1969
    • minimum 40 wins

    Year-end Championships

    TitlesYears
    8 Martina Navratilova1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 (x2)
    5 Steffi Graf1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996
    Serena Williams2001, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014
    4 Chris Evert1972, 1973, 1975, 1977
    3 Monica Seles1990, 1991, 1992
    Kim Clijsters2002, 2003, 2010
    Finals
    14 Martina Navratilova
    8 Chris Evert
    7 Serena Williams
    6 Steffi Graf
    4 Gabriela Sabatini
    / Monica Seles
    Martina Hingis
    Lindsay Davenport
    Semifinals
    16 Martina Navratilova
    9 Chris Evert
    Steffi Graf
    7 Gabriela Sabatini
    Serena Williams
    Appearances
    21 Martina Navratilova
    13 Chris Evert
    Steffi Graf
    Arantxa Sánchez
    12 Zina Garrison
    Conchita Martínez
    Match Won
    60 Martina Navratilova
    34 Chris Evert
    31 Steffi Graf
    29[19] Serena Williams
    21 Gabriela Sabatini
    Match Played
    74 Martina Navratilova
    43 Chris Evert
    38 Steffi Graf
    35 Serena Williams
    30 Gabriela Sabatini
    % *W–LWin %
    Serena Williams
    Steffi Graf
    Martina Navratilova
    Chris Evert
    / Monica Seles
    • Minimum 18 Wins
    Not losing a setYears
    2 Martina Navratilova1984, 1985
    Serena Williams2001, 2012
    1 Gabriela Sabatini1988
    Kim Clijsters2002
    Iga Świątek2023

    WTA Premier/Tier One (since inception in 1988)

    Titles
    23 Serena Williams
    18 Steffi Graf
    17 Martina Hingis
    14 Maria Sharapova
    11 Lindsay Davenport
    10 Justine Henin
    Victoria Azarenka
    Iga Świątek
    9 Conchita Martínez
    / Monica Seles
    Venus Williams
    Simona Halep
    Petra Kvitová
    Finals
    33 Serena Williams
    27 Martina Hingis
    25 Steffi Graf
    Maria Sharapova
    21 Lindsay Davenport
    18/ Monica Seles
    Simona Halep
    15 Venus Williams
    Victoria Azarenka
    14 Conchita Martínez
    Justine Henin
    Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
    Matches won
    265 Serena Williams
    222 Victoria Azarenka
    220 Maria Sharapova
    214 Svetlana Kuznetsova
    214 Venus Williams
    196 Agnieszka Radwańska
    189 Martina Hingis
    189 Caroline Wozniacki
    186 Simona Halep
    180 Petra Kvitová
    Matches played
    337 Svetlana Kuznetsova
    316 Serena Williams
    308 Victoria Azarenka
    304 Venus Williams
    290 Jelena Janković
    289 Maria Sharapova
    285 Caroline Wozniacki
    282 Agnieszka Radwańska
    276 Petra Kvitová
    259 Simona Halep
    225 Angelique Kerber
    %W–L *Win %
    Steffi Graf
    Serena Williams
    Martina Hingis
    Justine Henin
    / Monica Seles
    Lindsay Davenport
    Maria Sharapova
    Victoria Azarenka
    Simona Halep
    Agnieszka Radwańska
    • minimum 100 wins

    Titles by court type

    Hard
    16 Serena Williams
    10 Victoria Azarenka
    9 Maria Sharapova
    8 Steffi Graf
    7 Venus Williams
    6/ Monica Seles
    Kim Clijsters
    Caroline Wozniacki
    Simona Halep
    Petra Kvitová
    Iga Świątek
    Clay
    8 Steffi Graf
    Conchita Martínez
    7 Serena Williams
    5 Martina Hingis
    Justine Henin
    Maria Sharapova
    4 Amélie Mauresmo
    Gabriela Sabatini
    Iga Świątek
    3 Monica Seles
    Dinara Safina
    Petra Kvitová
    Jelena Janković
    Simona Halep

    Olympic tournaments

    Tennis was reinstated as an official Olympic sport in 1988. There have been nine tournaments in the Open Era.

    WTA rankings achievements

    See main article: WTA rankings and List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players.

    See also: World number 1 ranked female tennis players and Top ten ranked female tennis players. WTA rankings began in 1975. These weekly rankings determine tournament eligibility and seedings. At the end of each year they also become the official WTA season rankings.

    Correct with (▲) indicating active streaks.[20] .

    Weeks at No. 1
    377 Steffi Graf
    332 Martina Navratilova
    319 Serena Williams
    260 Chris Evert
    209 Martina Hingis
    178/ Monica Seles
    121 Ashleigh Barty
    119 Iga Świątek
    117 Justine Henin
    98 Lindsay Davenport
    Consecutive weeks at No. 1
    186 Steffi Graf
    Serena Williams
    156 Martina Navratilova
    114 Ashleigh Barty
    113 Chris Evert
    94 Steffi Graf (2)
    91 Monica Seles
    90 Martina Navratilova (2)
    87Steffi Graf (3)
    80 Martina Hingis
    75 Iga Świątek
    Year-end No. 1
    8 Steffi Graf
    7 Martina Navratilova
    5 Chris Evert
    Serena Williams[21]
    4 Lindsay Davenport
    3 Justine Henin
    Martina Hingis
    / Monica Seles
    Ashleigh Barty
    2 Caroline Wozniacki
    Simona Halep
    Iga Świątek

    Year-end rankings total through 2023

    No. 1
    8 Steffi Graf
    7 Martina Navratilova
    5 Chris Evert
    Serena Williams
    4 Lindsay Davenport
    Top 2
    12 Chris Evert
    10 Martina Navratilova
    Steffi Graf
    7 Serena Williams
    6 Lindsay Davenport
    Top 3
    16 Martina Navratilova
    14 Chris Evert
    11 Steffi Graf
    9 Serena Williams
    7 Lindsay Davenport
    Top 4
    18 Martina Navratilova
    14 Chris Evert
    11 Steffi Graf
    Serena Williams
    8 Maria Sharapova
    Top 5
    19 Martina Navratilova
    14 Chris Evert
    11 Steffi Graf
    Serena Williams
    9 Maria Sharapova
    Top 10
    20 Martina Navratilova
    16 Serena Williams
    15 Chris Evert
    13 Steffi Graf
    / Monica Seles
    Venus Williams

    Prize money

    See WTA Prize money. As prize money has increased strongly in recent decades, the lists of prize money leaders for the Open Era (since 1968) and for the WTA Tour period (since 1973) are the same.

    See also

    Notes and References

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    2. Web site: Event Guide / History: Roland-Garros, a never-ending story. Roland Garros Official Website. IBM Corporation and Fédération Française de Tennis. Another significant turning point came in 1968 when the French Internationals became the first Grand Slam tournament to join the "Open" era.. https://web.archive.org/web/20080704064149/http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/about/history.html. 2008-07-04.
    3. Web site: Court. Margaret. WTA Record Title Leaders. 2014. WTA. 11 February 2014.
    4. Web site: Janela. Mike. From Richard Sears to Andy Murray, Six Degrees of US Open separation. 26 August 2013. 26 August 2013. Guinness World Records Limited. 30 August 2014.
    5. Web site: Schwartz. Larry. Evert: grit, grace and glamour. 2014. ESPN. 30 August 2014.
    6. http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=20003538 Player profile
    7. News: Finn. Robin. Garrison Stuns Graf in Wimbledon Semifinal. The New York Times. 6 July 1990. 29 August 2014.
    8. Web site: Most Grand Slam singles tennis tournaments played consecutively. 2014. Guinness World Records Ltd. 30 August 2014.
    9. Web site: Tennis Career Highlights. 2014. chrisevert.org. 30 August 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140830062802/http://chrisevert.org/about/chrissie/. 30 August 2014.
    10. Web site: Martina Navratilova record . tennisabstract.com . 15 October 2021.
    11. Web site: Chris Evert record . tennisabstract.com . 15 October 2021.
    12. Web site: Virginia Wade record . tennisabstract.com . 15 October 2021.
    13. Web site: Venus Williams record . tennisabstract.com . 15 October 2021.
    14. Web site: Navratilova. Martina. Title Leaders at One WTA Event2014. WTA. 11 February 2014.
    15. Web site: Six time champion . . 27 May 2001 . April 3, 2013.
    16. Web site: 4 June 2022 . STAT OF THE DAY: IGA SWIATEK JOINS RARE OPEN ERA COMPANY WITH 35-MATCH WINNING STREAK . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220708004522/https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/stat-of-the-day-iga-swiatek-joins-rare-open-era-company-with-35-match-winning-st . 8 July 2022 . tennis.com.
    17. 2012 Official Guide to Professional Tennis, compiled by the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, page 253
    18. Web site: Court. Margaret. Record Titles One Season. 2014. WTA. 11 February 2014.
    19. Web site: Serena Williams | Player Stats & More – WTA Official. Women's Tennis Association. 22 August 2023.
    20. Web site: Tennis Rankings | Official Women's Tennis Rankings – WTA Tennis. Women's Tennis Association. 22 August 2023.
    21. http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/4995291/title/serena-clinches-year-end-world-no1 Serena Clinches Year-End World no. 1

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