Open Era tennis records – Women's singles

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

# 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 # Finals W–L 34 Chris Evert [4] 18–16 33 Serena Williams 23–10 32 / Martina Navratilova 18–14 31 Steffi Graf 22–9 18 Evonne Goolagong 7–11 16 Venus Williams 7–9 13 / Monica Seles 9–4 12 Margaret Court 11–1 Billie Jean King 8–4 Justine Henin 7–5 Martina Hingis 5–7 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4–8 # Semifinals W–L 52 Chris Evert [5] 34–18 44 / Martina Navratilova 32–12 40 Serena Williams 33–7 37 Steffi Graf 32–5 23 Venus Williams 16–7 22 Evonne Goolagong [6] 18–4 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 12–10 20 Maria Sharapova 10–10 19 Martina Hingis 12–7 18 / Monica Seles 13–5 Lindsay Davenport 7–11 Gabriela Sabatini 3–15 # Quarterfinals W–L 54 Chris Evert 52–2 Serena Williams 40–14 53 / Martina Navratilova 44–9 42 Steffi Graf 37–5 39 Venus Williams 23–16 35 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 22–13 31 / Monica Seles 18–13 Lindsay Davenport 28 Gabriela Sabatini 18–10 Billie Jean King 17–11 # Appearances 93 Venus Williams 81 Serena Williams 72 Alizé Cornet 71 Amy Frazier Svetlana Kuznetsova 70 Francesca Schiavone 69 Sam Stosur 67 / Martina Navratilova 66 Victoria Azarenka 64 Conchita Martínez

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 226 Victoria Azarenka 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 90.7 97–10 Steffi Graf 89.7 278–32 Chris Evert 89.0 299–37 Serena Williams 86.8 367–56 / Martina Navratilova 86.2 306–49 / Monica Seles 85.4 181–31 Billie Jean King 84.1 127–24 Justine Henin 83.4 141–28 Evonne Goolagong 83.1 128–26 Martina Hingis 82.4 150–32 minimum 90 wins Finals record % W–L Iga Świątek 100 5–0 Naomi Osaka 4–0 Virginia Wade 3–0 Jennifer Capriati 3–0 Ashleigh Barty 3–0 Margaret Court 91.7 11–1 Angelique Kerber 75.0 3–1 Steffi Graf 71.0 22–9 Serena Williams 69.7 23–10 / Monica Seles 69.2 9–4 Billie Jean King 66.7 8–4 minimum 3 titles

Grand Slam tournament achievements

Grand Slam

Grand Slam [ broken anchor ]	Player	First–last tournaments
	Margaret Court	1970 Australian Open—1970 US Open
	Steffi Graf	1988 Australian Open—1988 US Open
	all four major titles consecutively (in a calendar year)

Non-Calendar Year Grand Slam

NCYGS	Player	First–last tournaments
	Margaret Court	1969 US Open—1970 Wimbledon
	Martina Navratilova	1983 Wimbledon—1984 French Open
	Steffi Graf	1993 French Open—1994 Australian Open
	Serena Williams	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

CGS Player Event of completion Age Margaret Court 1970 US Open 27 Chris Evert 1982 Australian Open 27 Martina Navratilova 1983 US Open 26 Steffi Graf 1988 US Open 19 Serena Williams 2003 Australian Open 21 Maria Sharapova 2012 French Open 25 each Grand Slam title at least once

Career Golden Slam* Event of completion Age Steffi Graf 1988 Summer Olympics 19 Serena Williams 2012 Summer Olympics 30 Career Grand Slam + Olympic Gold (since 1988) Career Super Slam Event of completion Age Steffi Graf 1988 Summer Olympics 19 Serena Williams 2012 Summer Olympics 30 Career Golden Slam + Year-End Championship

Finals

Event of completion	Age	Player
1970 Wimbledon	27	Margaret Court
1972 French Open	28	Billie Jean King
1973 US Open	22	Evonne Goolagong Cawley
1975 US Open	20	Chris Evert
1981 Wimbledon	19	Hana Mandlíková
1981 US Open	24	/ Martina Navratilova
1988 Australian Open	18	Steffi Graf
1992 Wimbledon	18	Monica Seles
1995 Wimbledon	23	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
1997 US Open	16	Martina Hingis
2003 Australian Open	22	Venus Williams
2003 Australian Open	21	Serena Williams
2004 Australian Open	21	Justine Henin
2012 French Open	25	Maria Sharapova
* Reached the final of each Grand Slam tournament at least once during career

Minimum at each Grand Slam tournament totals

#	Titles (1+)
4	Steffi Graf
3	Serena Williams
2	Chris Evert
	Martina Navratilova
1	Margaret Court
	Maria Sharapova

#	Finals (2+)
6	Chris Evert
	Martina Navratilova
5	Steffi Graf
4	Serena Williams
2	Margaret Court
	Evonne Goolagong Cawley
	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
	Justine Henin

#	Semifinals (4+)
6	Martina Navratilova
	Chris Evert
5	Steffi Graf
	Serena Williams
4	Gabriela Sabatini

#	Quarterfinals (5+)
10	Serena Williams
9	Martina Navratilova
7	Steffi Graf
6	Chris Evert
	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
5	Gabriela Sabatini
	Monica Seles
	Jennifer Capriati
	Venus Williams

#	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

• minimum 20 wins

%	W–L	Player	Year
100	27–0	Steffi Graf	1988
100	26–0	Margaret Court	1970
100	21–0	Monica Seles	1991
100	21–0	Steffi Graf	1995
100	21–0	Steffi Graf	1996
100	21–0	Serena Williams	2002
96.4	27–1	Steffi Graf	1989
96.4	27–1	Monica Seles	1992
96.4	27–1	Steffi Graf	1993
96.4	27–1	Martina Hingis	1997

The Golden Slam and the Grand Slam

#	All 4 titles + Olympic gold medal*	Year
1	Steffi Graf	1988
*called the Golden Slam

#	All 4 titles*	Year
1	Margaret Court	1970
	Steffi Graf	1988
*called the Grand Slam

Other achievements

#	3+ titles	Year
5	Steffi Graf	1988–89, 93, 95–96
3	Margaret Court	1969–70, 73
2	Martina Navratilova	1983–84
	Monica Seles	1991–92
	Serena Williams	2002, 15
1	Billie Jean King	1972
	Martina Hingis	1997

#	2+ titles	Year
7	Serena Williams	2002–03, 09–10, 12–13, 15
6	Martina Navratilova	1982–87
5	Chris Evert	1974–76, 80, 82
	Steffi Graf	1988–89, 93, 95–96
3	Margaret Court	1969–70, 73
2	Monica Seles	1991–92
	Venus Williams	2000–01
	Justine Henin	2003, 07
1	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	1971
	Billie Jean King	1972
	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	1994
	Martina Hingis	1997
	Jennifer Capriati	2001
	Amélie Mauresmo	2006
	Angelique Kerber	2016
	Iga Świątek	2022
	Aryna Sabalenka	2024

#	All 4 finals	Year
3	Martina Navratilova	1985, 86*, 87
	Steffi Graf	1988–89, 93
1	Margaret Court	1970
	Chris Evert	1984
	Monica Seles	1992
	Martina Hingis	1997
	Justine Henin	2006
*Australian Open not played in 1986 Made all 3 available finals

#	All 4 semifinals	Year
6	Chris Evert	1974, 81–82, 84–85, 86*
4	Martina Navratilova	1984–85, 86*, 87
	Steffi Graf	1988–90, 93
3	Margaret Court	1969–70, 73
2	Martina Hingis	1997–98
	Serena Williams	2015–16
	Justine Henin	2003, 06
1	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	1973
	Monica Seles	1992
	Conchita Martínez	1995
	Jennifer Capriati	2001
	Kim Clijsters	2003
	Aryna Sabalenka	2023
*Australian Open not played in 1986 Made all 3 available semifinals

#	All 4 quarterfinals	Year
6	Chris Evert	1974, 81–82, 84–85, 86*
5	Steffi Graf	1988–91, 93
	Serena Williams	2001, 07, 09, 15–16
4	Martina Navratilova	1984–85, 86*, 87
3	Margaret Court	1969–70, 73
	Gabriela Sabatini	1991–93
	Martina Hingis	1997–98, 00
	Lindsay Davenport	1998–99, 05
2	Venus Williams	1998, 02
	/ Monica Seles	1992, 02
	Jennifer Capriati	2001–02
	Justine Henin	2003, 06
1	Billie Jean King	1969
	Rosemary Casals	1969
	Virginia Wade	1972
	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	1973
	Hana Mandlíková	1981
	Helena Suková	1986*
	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	1987
	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	1991
	Conchita Martínez	1995
	Kim Clijsters	2003
	Amélie Mauresmo	2004
	Maria Sharapova	2005
	Aryna Sabalenka	2023
*Australian Open not played in 1986 Made all 3 available quarterfinals

Achievements at all 4 majors by year

4 Slam wins * Year Margaret Court 1970 Steffi Graf 1988 * called The Grand Slam

3 Slam wins & 1 final Year Steffi Graf 1989 Monica Seles 1992 Steffi Graf (2) 1993 Martina Hingis 1997

2 Slam wins & 2 finals Year Martina Navratilova 1987

1 Slam win & 3 finals Year Chris Evert 1984 Justine Henin 2006

Achievements at 3 out of 4 majors by year

3 Slam wins Year Margaret Court 1969 Billie Jean King 1972 Margaret Court (2) 1973 Martina Navratilova 1983 Martina Navratilova (2) 1984 Steffi Graf 1989 Monica Seles 1991 Monica Seles (2) 1992 Steffi Graf (2) 1993 Steffi Graf (3) 1995 Steffi Graf (4) 1996 Martina Hingis 1997 Serena Williams 2002 Serena Williams (2) 2015

2 Slam wins & 1 final Year Evonne Goolagong 1971 Chris Evert 1974 Chris Evert (2) 1980 Chris Evert (3) 1982 Martina Navratilova 1982 Martina Navratilova (2) 1986 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1994 Angelique Kerber 2016

1 Slam win & 2 finals Year Evonne Goolagong 1975 Evonne Goolagong (2) 1976 Chris Evert (2) 1979 Chris Evert (3) 1985 Steffi Graf 1987 Steffi Graf (2) 1990 Martina Hingis 1999 Lindsay Davenport 2000 Serena Williams 2016

3 Slam finals (all losses) Year Evonne Goolagong 1972 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1995 Venus Williams 2002

Consecutive titles

• spanning consecutive tournaments

#	Titles	Years
6	Margaret Court	1969–71
	Martina Navratilova	1983–84
5	Steffi Graf	1988–89
4	Steffi Graf (2)	1993–94
	Serena Williams	2002–03
	Serena Williams (2)	2014–15
3	Billie Jean King	1972
	Martina Navratilova (2)	1981–82
	Chris Evert	1982–83
	Steffi Graf (3)	1989–90
	Monica Seles	1991–92
	Steffi Graf (4)	1995
	Steffi Graf (5)	1996
	Martina Hingis	1997–98

#	Finals	Years
13	Steffi Graf [7]	1987–90
11	Martina Navratilova	1985–87
6	Margaret Court	1969–71
	Martina Navratilova (2)	1983–84
	Chris Evert	1984–85
	Monica Seles	1991–93
5	Steffi Graf (2)	1993–94
	Martina Hingis	1997–98
4	Chris Evert (2)	1982–83
	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	1994–95
	Serena Williams	2002–03
	Venus Williams	2002–03
	Justine Henin	2006
	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 Open W–L 8 Serena Williams 7–1 7 Evonne Goolagong 4–3 6 Chris Evert 2–4 / Martina Navratilova 3–3 Martina Hingis 3–3 5 Margaret Court 4–1 Steffi Graf 4–1 4 / Monica Seles 4–0 Maria Sharapova 1–3 3 Justine Henin 1–2 Li Na 1–2

# French Open W–L 9 Chris Evert 7–2 Steffi Graf 6–3 6 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 3–3 / Martina Navratilova 2–4 4 / Monica Seles 3–1 Justine Henin 4–0 Serena Williams 3–1 Iga Świątek 4–0 3 Mary Pierce 1–2 Margaret Court 3–0 Maria Sharapova 2–1 Simona Halep 1–2

# Wimbledon W–L 12 Martina Navratilova 9–3 11 Serena Williams 7–4 10 Chris Evert 3–7 9 Steffi Graf 7–2 Venus Williams 5–4 6 Billie Jean King 4–2 5 Evonne Goolagong 2–3 3 Jana Novotná 1–2 Lindsay Davenport 1–2

# US Open W–L 10 Serena Williams 6–4 9 Chris Evert 6–3 8 Martina Navratilova 4–4 Steffi Graf 5–3 4 Billie Jean King 3–1 Evonne Goolagong 0–4 Kim Clijsters 3–1 Venus Williams 2–2 / Monica Seles 2–2 3 Margaret Court 3–0 Justine Henin 2–1 Martina Hingis 1–2 Hana Mandlíková 1–2 Victoria Azarenka 0–3

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 / Martina Navratilova 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 48 Victoria Azarenka

Match record per tournament

• minimum 20 wins and over 80% (correct as of 2025 Australian Open )

%	W–L	Australian Open
95.5	21–1	Margaret Court
91.5	43–4	/ Monica Seles
88.7	47–6	Steffi Graf
88.2	30–4	Chris Evert
88.1	52–7	Martina Hingis
87.6	92–13	Serena Williams
86.5	45–7	/ Martina Navratilova
82.7	43–9	Kim Clijsters
82.6	38–8	Justine Henin
82.4	28–6	Aryna Sabalenka

%	W–L	French Open
95.2	20–1	Margaret Court
94.6	35–2	Iga Świątek
92.3	72–6	Chris Evert
89.4	84–10	Steffi Graf
88.4	38–5	Justine Henin
87.1	54–8	/ Monica Seles
84.7	72–13	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
83.1	69–14	Serena Williams
82.4	56–12	Maria Sharapova
82.3	51–11	/ Martina Navratilova

%	W–L	Wimbledon
91.4	74–7	Steffi Graf
89.6	120–14	/ Martina Navratilova
87.5	98–14	Serena Williams
86.7	65–10	Billie Jean King
86.5	96–15	Chris Evert
84.5	49–9	Evonne Goolagong Cawley
84.4	27–5	Margaret Court
82.6	90–19	Venus Williams
80.3	49–12	Lindsay Davenport

%	W–L	US Open
90.6	29–3	Margaret Court
89.4	101–12	Chris Evert
89.0	73–9	Steffi Graf
88.6	31–4	Tracy Austin
87.8	108–15	Serena Williams
85.7	36–6	Billie Jean King
84.4	38–7	Kim Clijsters
84.3	91–17	/ Martina Navratilova
84.1	53–10	/ Monica Seles
83.3	35–7	Justine Henin

Grand Slam miscellaneous

Grand Slam season streaks

# 3+ titles per season Years 2 Margaret Court 1969–1970 Martina Navratilova 1983–1984 Steffi Graf 1988–1989 Monica Seles 1991–1992 Steffi Graf (2) 1995–1996

# 2+ titles per season Years 6 Martina Navratilova 1982–1987 3 Chris Evert 1974–1976 2 Margaret Court 1969–1970 Steffi Graf 1988–1989 Monica Seles 1991–1992 Steffi Graf (2) 1995–1996 Venus Williams 2000–2001 Serena Williams 2002–2003 Serena Williams (2) 2009–2010 Serena Williams (3) 2012–2013

# 1+ title per season Years 13 Chris Evert 1974–1986 [9] 10 Steffi Graf 1987–1996 7 Martina Navratilova 1981–1987 6 Serena Williams 2012–2017 5 Billie Jean King 1971–1975 Justine Henin 2003–2007 4 Evonne Goolagong 1974–1977 Monica Seles 1990–1993 Serena Williams (2) 2007–2010 Naomi Osaka 2018–2021

# 1+ final per season Years 14 Chris Evert 1973–1986 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 Martina Hingis 1997–2002 5 Serena Williams (2) 2001–2005 Justine Henin 2003–2007 Maria Sharapova 2011–2015

Grand Slams won without losing a set

#	Player	Majors
6	Martina Navratilova	1983 WM, 1983 US, 1984 WM, 1986 WM, 1987 US, 1990 WM
	Serena Williams	2002 WM, 2002 US, 2008 US, 2010 WM, 2014 US, 2017 AU
5	Chris Evert	1974 FR, 1976 US, 1977 US, 1978 US, 1981 WM
	Steffi Graf	1988 AU, 1988 FR, 1989 AU, 1994 AU, 1996 US
4	Evonne Goolagong	1971 FR, 1975 AU, 1976 AU, 1977 AU (Dec)
3	Margaret Court	1969 US, 1970 AU, 1973 AU
	Billie Jean King	1971 US, 1972 FR, 1972 US
	Lindsay Davenport	1998 US, 1999 WM, 2000 AU
	Justine Henin	2006 FR, 2007 FR, 2007 US
2	Martina Hingis	1997 AU, 1997 US
	Venus Williams	2001 US, 2008 WM
1	Monica Seles	1992 US
	Maria Sharapova	2008 AU
	Marion Bartoli	2013 WM
	Iga Świątek	2020 FR
	Emma Raducanu	2021 US
	Ashleigh Barty	2022 AU
	Aryna Sabalenka	2024 AU

Youngest and oldest at Grand Slams

Winning first and last titles

Age of first title Event 16y 3m Martina Hingis 1997 Australian Open 16y 6m Monica Seles 1990 French Open 16y 9m Tracy Austin 1979 US Open 17y 2m Maria Sharapova 2004 Wimbledon 17y 5m Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1989 French Open

Age of last title Event 35y 4m Serena Williams 2017 Australian Open 33y 8m Martina Navratilova 1990 Wimbledon 33y 6m Flavia Pennetta 2015 US Open 31y 11m Virginia Wade 1977 Wimbledon 31y 10m Li Na 2014 Australian Open

Winning a title

Youngest winners Event 16y 3m Martina Hingis 1997 Australian Open 16y 6m Monica Seles 1990 French Open 16y 9m Tracy Austin 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 Maria Sharapova 2004 Wimbledon 17y 3m Martina Hingis (4) 1998 Australian Open 17y 5m Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1989 French Open 17y 6m Monica Seles (3) 1991 French Open

Oldest winners Event 35y 4m Serena Williams 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 Martina Navratilova 1990 Wimbledon 33y 6m Flavia Pennetta 2015 US Open 33y 4m Serena Williams (5) 2015 Australian Open 32y 11m Serena Williams (6) 2014 US Open 31y 11m Virginia Wade 1977 Wimbledon Serena Williams (7) 2013 US Open

Reaching a final

Youngest finalists Event 16y 2m Pam Shriver 1978 US Open 16y 3m Martina Hingis 1997 Australian Open 16y 6m Monica Seles 1990 French Open 16y 8m Martina Hingis (2) 1997 French Open 16y 9m Tracy Austin 1979 US Open Martina Hingis (3) 1997 Wimbledon 16y 11m Martina Hingis (4) 1997 US Open 17y 0m Andrea Jaeger 1982 French Open 17y 1m Monica Seles (2) 1991 Australian Open Natasha Zvereva 1988 French Open

Oldest finalists Event 37y 11m Serena Williams 2019 US Open 37y 9m Serena Williams (2) 2019 Wimbledon 37y 8m Martina Navratilova 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

• minimum 2 titles

1960s 3  Margaret Court Court claimed both US National titles played in 1968 & 1969 alongside the US Open, but these tournaments were subsequently downgraded to non-Grand Slam status.[ citation needed ] 1970s 9  Chris Evert 8  Margaret Court 7  Billie Jean King 6  Evonne Goolagong 2  Martina Navratilova, Virginia Wade 1980s 15  Martina Navratilova 9  Chris Evert 8  Steffi Graf 4  Hana Mandlíková 1990s 14  Steffi Graf 9  Monica Seles 5  Martina Hingis 3  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 2  Lindsay Davenport

2000s 10  Serena Williams 7  Justine Henin, Venus Williams 3  Jennifer Capriati, Maria Sharapova 2  Amélie Mauresmo, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Kim Clijsters 2010s 12  Serena Williams 3  Angelique Kerber 2  Kim Clijsters, Victoria Azarenka , Li Na, Maria Sharapova, Petra Kvitová, Garbiñe Muguruza, Naomi Osaka , Simona Halep 2020s 5  Iga Świątek 3  Aryna Sabalenka 2  Naomi Osaka , Ashleigh Barty, Barbora Krejčíková

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

#	Finals	Record
239	/ Martina Navratilova	167–72
230	Chris Evert	157–73
138	Steffi Graf	107–31
122	Billie Jean King	67–55
121	Margaret Court	92–29
119	Evonne Goolagong	68–51
98	Serena Williams	73–25
93	Lindsay Davenport	55–38
85	/ Monica Seles	53–32
83	Venus Williams	49–34

Matches

#	Played
1661	/ Martina Navratilova [10]
1455	Chris Evert
1220	Tatjana Maria
1198	Sara Errani
1182	Varvara Lepchenko
1168	Virginia Wade
1099	Patty Schnyder
1096	Venus Williams
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)
1220	Tatjana Maria
1198	Sara Errani
1182	Varvara Lepchenko
1096	Venus Williams
1061	Angelique Kerber
1013	Karolína Plíšková
1002	Alizé Cornet
988	Zhang Shuai
935	Caroline Wozniacki
922	Vera Zvonareva

#	Won (active)
818	Venus Williams
688	Sara Errani
683	Angelique Kerber
682	Tatjana Maria
678	Varvara Lepchenko
655	Caroline Wozniacki
641	Karolína Plíšková
634	Petra Kvitova
632	Victoria Azarenka
597	Vera Zvonareva

#	Consecutive match wins	Years
74	Martina Navratilova	1984
66	Steffi Graf	1989–90
58	Martina Navratilova	1986–87
57	Margaret Court	1972–73
56	Chris Evert	1974
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

Most titles / finals at a single tournament

# Player Tournament Years Titles 12 Martina Navratilova Chicago 1978–83, 86–88, 90–92 [11] 11 Martina Navratilova Eastbourne 1978, 82–86, 88–91, 93 9 / Martina Navratilova Washington 1975, 77–78, 82–83, 85–86, 88, 90 Martina Navratilova Wimbledon 1978–79, 82–87, 90 Martina Navratilova Dallas 1979–83, 85–87, 90 Steffi Graf German Open 1986–89, 91–94, 96 8 Chris Evert Family Circle 1974–78, 81, 84–85 Martina Navratilova WTA Tour Finals 1978–79, 81, 83–85, 86 (x2) Martina Navratilova Los Angeles 1978, 80–81, 83, 86, 89, 92–93 Serena Williams Miami Masters 2002–04, 07–08, 13–15 7 / Martina Navratilova Orlando 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 Championships 1972–75, 79–80 Chris Evert US Open 1975–78, 80, 82 Martina Navratilova Houston 1976–79, 83, 85 Chris Evert Eckerd Open, Tampa Bay Area 1971, 73–74, 82, 87–88 Steffi Graf Hamburg 1987–92 Martina Navratilova Filderstadt & Stuttgart 1982–83, 86–88, 92 Steffi Graf Zurich 1986–87, 89–92 Steffi Graf Brighton 1986, 88–92 Steffi Graf Virginia Slims of Florida 1987, 89, 92–95 Steffi Graf French Open 1987–88, 93, 95–96, 99 Serena Williams US Open 1999, 02, 08, 12–14 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Spanish Open 1989–90, 93–95, 01 [12]

# Player Tournament Years Finals 14 / Martina Navratilova WTA Tour Finals 1975, 78–85, 86 (x2), 89, 91–92 / 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 Steffi Graf German Open 1985–89, 90–94, 96 Serena Williams Wimbledon 2002–04, 08–10, 12, 15–16, 18–19 10 Chris Evert Wimbledon 1973–74, 76, 78–82, 84–85 Serena Williams Miami Masters 1999, 02–04, 07–09, 13–15 Serena Williams US 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 Houston 1976–80, 83, 85, 87–88 Martina Navratilova Stuttgart 1979, 81–83, 86–88, 91–92 Martina Navratilova West Classic 1979–80, 84, 88, 90–94 Steffi Graf Florida 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 Williams Wimbledon 2000–03, 05, 07–09, 17

Career match streaks

Years Wins [13] Matches won 1984 74 Martina Navratilova 1989–90 66 Steffi Graf 1986–87 58 Martina Navratilova (2) 1972–73 57 Margaret Court 1974 56 Chris Evert 1983–84 54 Martina Navratilova (3) 1988 46 Steffi Graf (2) 1987 45 Steffi Graf (3) 1975–76 42 Chris Evert (2) 1982 41 Martina Navratilova (4)

Titles by court type

# Hard 48 Serena Williams 37 Steffi Graf 35 Chris Evert 33 Lindsay Davenport Venus Williams 31 Kim Clijsters 29 / Martina Navratilova / Monica Seles 20 Maria Sharapova Victoria Azarenka Petra Kvitova

# Clay 70 Chris Evert 32 Steffi Graf 22 Margaret Court 20 Evonne Goolagong 19 Arantxa Sánchez Conchita Martínez 18 / Martina Navratilova 14 / Monica Seles 13 Justine Henin Serena Williams

# Grass 46 Margaret Court 38 Evonne Goolagong 32 / Martina Navratilova 22 Billie Jean King 17 Chris Evert 10 Sue Barker 8 Ann Jones Virginia Wade Serena Williams 7 Steffi Graf

# Carpet * 88 / Martina Navratilova 36 Billie Jean King 35 Chris Evert 31 Steffi Graf 26 Virginia Wade 19 Margaret Court 16 Martina Hingis 15 Evonne Goolagong 14 Tracy Austin 12 Lindsay Davenport * not used since 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 Lindsay Davenport 446 Caroline Wozniacki 400 Jelena Janković 394 Victoria Azarenka 385 Agnieszka Radwańska 384 Svetlana Kuznetsova 363 Maria Sharapova 360 Petra Kvitová

# Clay 413 Chris Evert 342 Arantxa Sánchez 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 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

• active players are denoted in boldface

% W–L All surfaces 90.75 569–58 Margaret Court 89.71 1229–141 Chris Evert 88.69 902–115 Steffi Graf 87.06 1420–211 / Martina Navratilova 84.62 858–156 Serena Williams 82.98 595–122 / Monica Seles 82.80 679–141 Evonne Goolagong 82.40 660–141 Billie Jean King 82.03 525–115 Justine Henin 79.97 523–131 Kim Clijsters * Minimum 500 wins

% W–L Clay 94.51 413–24 Chris Evert 90.54 287–30 Steffi Graf 85.03 142–25 / Monica Seles 83.55 127–25 Justine Henin 82.49 179–38 Serena Williams 82.38 159–34 Maria Sharapova 80.29 220–54 / Martina Navratilova 81.34 109–25 Martina Hingis 80.00 196–49 Gabriela Sabatini 78.23 115–32 Billie Jean King * Minimum + 100 wins

% W–L Hard 90.43 340–36 Steffi Graf 89.91 294–33 Chris Evert 87.13 291–43 / Martina Navratilova 85.06 541–95 Serena Williams 83.87 312–60 / Monica Seles 81.40 315–72 Kim Clijsters 81.29 252–58 Justine Henin 80.69 468–112 Lindsay Davenport 79.67 290–74 Martina Hingis 78.62 386–105 Maria Sharapova * Minimum 200 wins

% W–L Grass 92.63 264–21 Margaret Court 88.54 309–40 / Martina Navratilova 87.39 208–30 Chris Evert 86.99 107–16 Serena Williams 85.59 190–32 Billie Jean King 85.00 85–15 Steffi Graf 81.19 82–19 Maria Sharapova 79.67 98–25 Venus Williams 79.10 53–14 Tracy Austin 78.95 75–20 Jana Novotná * Minimum 40 wins

% W–L Carpet 89.15 189–23 Steffi Graf 89.02 600–74 / Martina Navratilova 87.25 89–13 Margaret Court 85.33 314–54 Chris Evert 80.51 95–23 Martina Hingis 80.11 149–37 Tracy Austin 79.73 232–59 Billie Jean King 79.34 96–25 Lindsay Davenport 79.51 97–25 / Monica Seles 77.05 47–14 Kim Clijsters * Minimum + 40 wins

Single season records

# Titles Year [14] 21 Margaret Court 1970 18 Margaret Court (2) 1969 [15] Billie Jean King 1971 16 Margaret Court (3) 1973 Chris Evert 1974 Chris Evert (2) 1975 Martina Navratilova 1983 15 Martina Navratilova (2) 1982 14 Martina Navratilova (3) 1986 Steffi Graf 1989 Margaret Court (4) 1968

% W–L Match record Year 98.85 86–1 Martina Navratilova 1983 97.73 86–2 Steffi Graf 1989 97.50 78–2 Martina Navratilova (2) 1984 97.40 75–2 Steffi Graf (2) 1987 96.77 90–3 Martina Navratilova (3) 1982 96.77 90–3 Martina Navratilova (4) 1986 96.00 72–3 Steffi Graf (3) 1988 95.92 47–2 Steffi Graf (4) 1995 95.73 112–5 Margaret Court 1970 95.15 98–5 Margaret Court (2) 1969 * minimum 40 wins

Year-end Championships

• (1972 – present)

# Titles Years 8 Martina Navratilova 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 (x2) 5 Steffi Graf 1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996 Serena Williams 2001, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014 4 Chris Evert 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977 3 Monica Seles 1990, 1991, 1992 Kim Clijsters 2002, 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 [16] Serena Williams 21 Gabriela Sabatini

# Match Played 74 Martina Navratilova 43 Chris Evert 38 Steffi Graf 35 [16] Serena Williams 30 Gabriela Sabatini

% * W–L Win % 82.86 29–6 [16] Serena Williams 81.58 31–7 Steffi Graf 81.08 60–14 Martina Navratilova 79.07 34–9 Chris Evert 75.00 18–6 / Monica Seles * Minimum 18 Wins

# Not losing a set Years 2 Martina Navratilova 1984, 1985 Serena Williams 2001, 2012 1 Gabriela Sabatini 1988 Kim Clijsters 2002 Iga Świątek 2023

WTA Premier/Tier One (since inception in 1988)

• Overall totals include premier mandatory, premier five and tier one tournaments only.
• Tier one tournaments were played on 3 surfaces (carpet ceased as a surface in 1995).

# 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 226 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 Victoria Azarenka 316 Serena Williams 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 % 89.63 147–17 Steffi Graf 83.86 265–51 Serena Williams 82.17 106–23 Iga Świątek 81.12 189–44 Martina Hingis 80.88 110–26 Justine Henin 80.13 121–30 / Monica Seles 78.35 152–42 Lindsay Davenport 76.12 220–69 Maria Sharapova 71.81 186–73 Simona Halep 71.52 226–90 Victoria Azarenka 71.34 112–45 Aryna Sabalenka * 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

See also: List of Olympic medalists in tennis § Women's singles

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

WTA rankings achievements

Main articles: 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 as of 7 October 2024 ^[update] with (▲) indicating active streaks. ^[17] .

# Weeks at No. 1 377 Steffi Graf 332 Martina Navratilova 319 Serena Williams 260 Chris Evert 209 Martina Hingis 178 / Monica Seles 125 Iga Świątek 121 Ashleigh Barty 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) 87 Steffi Graf (3) 80 Martina Hingis 75 Iga Świątek

# Year-end No. 1 8 Steffi Graf 7 Martina Navratilova 5 Chris Evert Serena Williams [18] 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

• Tennis portal

• All-time tennis records – Women's singles
• WTA Tour records
• Lists of tennis records and statistics
• Open Era tennis records – Men's singles

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