Kim Clijsters defeated Li Na in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2011 Australian Open. It was her first Australian Open title and her fourth major overall. Li became the first Asian player to reach a singles major final, and would go on to win the French Open a few months later.
Defending champion Serena Williams defeated Vera Zvonareva in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships. It was her fourth Wimbledon singles title and 13th major singles title overall. She did not lose a set during the tournament. Zvonareva reached her maiden major singles final, and became the second lowest-ranked woman to contest the final.
Defending champion Kim Clijsters successfully defended her title, defeating Vera Zvonareva in the final, 6–2, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2010 US Open.
Kim Clijsters was the defending champion, but decided not to compete this year.
Venus Williams was the two-time defending champion, but withdrew before the tournament started due to injury.
Jelena Janković was the defending champion, but lost to compatriot Ana Ivanovic in the fourth round.
Kim Clijsters was the defending champion, but lost to Victoria Azarenka in the quarterfinals.
Li Na defeated the defending champion Francesca Schiavone in the final, 6–4, 7–6(7–0) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2011 French Open. It was her maiden major title, and she became the first Asian and Chinese player to win a major.
Marion Bartoli won the title, defeating Petra Kvitová in the final 6–1, 4–6, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2011 Eastbourne International. Bartoli won the title after saving a match point Lucie Šafářová had against her in the first round. Ekaterina Makarova was the defending champion, but lost to Kvitová in the second round.
The 2011 Rogers Cup women's singles was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Canada.
Kim Clijsters was the defending champion, but withdrew due to an abdominal injury.
Samantha Stosur defeated Serena Williams in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2011 US Open. It was her first and only major singles title. Stosur became the first Australian woman to win a major since Evonne Goolagong Cawley at the 1980 Wimbledon Championships, and the first to win the US Open since Margaret Court in 1973.
Petra Kvitová defeated Victoria Azarenka in the final, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2011 WTA Tour Championships. She was making her Tour Finals debut.
Petra Kvitová was the defending champion, but she decided to play at the Hopman Cup instead.
Victoria Azarenka defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, 6–3, 6–0 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2012 Australian Open. It was her maiden major title. Azarenka became the first Belarusian to reach and win a major final, and became the world No. 1 by reaching the final. Caroline Wozniacki, Petra Kvitová and Maria Sharapova were also in contention for the top ranking.
Serena Williams defeated Agnieszka Radwańska in the final, 6–1, 5–7, 6–2 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships. It was her fifth Wimbledon singles title and her 14th major singles title overall. Radwańska became the first Pole to reach a major singles final since Jadwiga Jędrzejowska in 1939, and the first in the Open Era.
Serena Williams defeated Victoria Azarenka in the final, 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2012 US Open. Azarenka served for the championship and led 5–3 in the third set. It was the first time since 1995 that the final went to three sets. With the victory, Williams became the third woman in history to win Wimbledon, the Olympics, and the US Open in the same season, after Steffi Graf and her sister Venus Williams. Williams lost only one set during the tournament, to Azarenka in the final.
Serena Williams was the three-time defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Svetlana Kuznetsova.
Angelique Kerber defeated Serena Williams in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships. It was her third major singles title, and she became the first German to win the title since Steffi Graf in 1996. She lost only one set during the tournament, to Claire Liu in the second round. Williams was attempting to equal Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 major singles titles, and to become the first mother to win a major singles title since Kim Clijsters won the 2011 Australian Open.
Simona Halep defeated Elena Rybakina in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5), to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2020 Dubai Tennis Championships. Halep saved a match point against Ons Jabeur in the second round.
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