All-time tennis records – women's singles

Overall tennis records – women's singles covers the period 1884 to present.

Before the beginning of the Open era in April 1968, only amateurs were allowed to compete in established tennis tournaments, including the four Grand Slams. Wimbledon, the oldest of the Majors, was founded in 1877, followed by the US Open in 1881, the French Open in 1891, and the Australian Open in 1905. Beginning in 1905 and continuing to the present day, all four majors have been played yearly, with the exception of the two World Wars and 1986 for the Australian Open. The Australian Open is the 1st Major of the year (January), followed by the French Open (May–June), Wimbledon (June–July), and US Open (August–September). There was no prize money and players were compensated for travel expenses only. A player who wins all four current major tournaments, as a single or as part of a doubles team, in the same calendar year is said to have achieved the "Grand Slam". If the player wins all four consecutively, but not in the same calendar year, it is called a "Non-Calendar Year Grand Slam". Winning all four at some point in a career, even if not consecutively, is referred to as a "Career Grand Slam". Winning the four Majors and a gold medal in tennis at the Summer Olympics has been called a "Golden Slam" since 1988.[1] Winning all four plus gold at some point in a career, even if not consecutively, is referred to as a "Career Golden Slam". Winning the Year-End Championship also having won a Golden Slam is referred to as a "Super Slam".[2][3][4] Winning the four Majors in all three disciplines a player is eligible for – singles, doubles, and mixed doubles – is considered winning a "boxed set" of Grand Slam titles. The current Grand Slams are the four most prestigious tournaments in the world held every year, they are distinguished by participation from almost every top player and by their two-week duration, 128-player draw in women's singles. It's extremely rare for a player to win all four events, "the Grand Slam", in one calendar year. This was only achieved three times since 1888 by Maureen Connolly, Margaret Court, and Steffi Graf, the latter of whom stands alone in winning the "Golden Slam".

These are some of the important records since the start of women's tennis in 1884.

Most statistics are based on the data at the WTA Tour and International Tennis Federation, the official websites of each respective Grand Slam tournament and published sources though this is not a definitive list due to the time periods involved.

Active streaks and active players are in boldface.

Grand Slam tournament records

Grand Slam singles totals

Titles # 1. Margaret Court 24 2. Serena Williams 23 3. Steffi Graf 22 4. Helen Wills 19 5. Chris Evert 18 / Martina Navratilova 7. Billie Jean King 12 8. Maureen Connolly 9 / Monica Seles 10. / Molla Mallory 8 Suzanne Lenglen

Finals # 1. Chris Evert[5] 34 2. Serena Williams 33 3. / Martina Navratilova 32 4. Steffi Graf 31 5. Margaret Court 29 6. Helen Wills 22 7. Doris Hart 18 Billie Jean King Evonne Goolagong Cawley 10. Helen Jacobs 16 Venus Williams

Semifinals # 1. Chris Evert[6] 52 2. / Martina Navratilova 44 3. Serena Williams 39 4. Steffi Graf 37 5. Margaret Court 36 6. Doris Hart 26 Billie Jean King 8. Louise Brough 25 9. Helen Jacobs 24 10. Venus Williams 23

Quarterfinals # 1. Chris Evert 54 2. / Martina Navratilova 53 Serena Williams 4. Margaret Court 43 5. Steffi Graf 42 6. Billie Jean King 40 7. Venus Williams 39 8. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 35 9. Doris Hart 32 10. Helen Jacobs 31 / Monica Seles Lindsay Davenport

Match wins # 1. Serena Williams 357 2. / Martina Navratilova 306 3. Chris Evert 299 4. Steffi Graf 278 5. Venus Williams 269 6. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 210 7. Margaret Court 209 8. Lindsay Davenport 198 9. Maria Sharapova 197 10. Billie Jean King 190

Appearances # 1. Venus Williams 87 2. Serena Williams 76 3. Amy Frazier[7] 71 4. Francesca Schiavone 70 5. / Martina Navratilova 67 Svetlana Kuznetsova 7. Sam Stosur 65 8. Conchita Martínez 64 9. Virginia Wade 63 Ai Sugiyama

Grand Slam tournament consecutive streaks

This section is for consecutive streaks across all Grand Slam tournaments. If a player skips a tournament the streak ends.

(3) Denotes multiple streaks within one category

active streaks in boldface

	Titles	Start – End	#
1.	Maureen Connolly	1952 WM–1953 US	6
	Margaret Court	1969 US–1971 AU
	/ Martina Navratilova	1983 WM–1984 US
4.	Steffi Graf	1988 AU–1989 AU	5
5.	/ Molla Mallory	1915 US–1918 US	4
	Steffi Graf (2)	1993 FR–1994 AU
	Serena Williams	2002 FR–2003 AU
	Serena Williams (2)	2014 US–2015 WM
9.	Helen Wills	1928 FR–1928 US	3
	Helen Wills (2)	1929 FR–1929 US
	Pauline Betz	1942 US–1944 US
	Shirley Fry	1956 WM–1957 AU
	Margaret Court (2)	1965 WM–1966 AU
	Billie Jean King	1967 WM–1968 AU
	Billie Jean King (2)	1972 FR–1972 US
	/ Martina Navratilova (2)	1981 AU–1982 WM
	Chris Evert	1982 US–1983 FR
	Steffi Graf (3)	1989 WM–1990 AU
	/ Monica Seles	1991 US–1992 FR
	Steffi Graf (4)	1995 FR–1995 US
	Steffi Graf (5)	1996 FR–1996 US
	Martina Hingis	1997 WM–1998 AU

	Finals	Start – End	#
1.	Steffi Graf	1987 FR–1990 FR	13[8]
2.	/ Martina Navratilova	1985 FR–1987 US	11
3.	Maureen Connolly	1952 WM–1953 US	6
	Margaret Court	1969 US–1971 AU
	/ Martina Navratilova (2)	1983 WM–1984 US
	Chris Evert	1984 FR–1985 WM
	/ Monica Seles	1991 US–1993 AU
8.	Pauline Betz	1941 US–1945 US	5
	Margaret Court (2)	1963 WM–1964 WM
	Margaret Court (3)	1965 AU–1966 AU
	Steffi Graf (2)	1993 AU–1994 AU
	Martina Hingis	1997 AU–1998 AU

	Semifinals	Start – End	#
1.	/ Martina Navratilova	1983 WM–1988 AU	19
2.	Steffi Graf	1987 FR–1990 US	15
3.	Chris Evert	1984 FR–1986 US	11
	Martina Hingis	1996 US–1999 FR
5.	Serena Williams	2014 US–2017 AU	10
6.	Margaret Court	1969 AU–1971 AU	9
	Chris Evert (2)	1981 FR–1983 FR
8.	Maria Bueno	1964 FR–1965 US	7
	Margaret Court (2)	1965 AU–1966 WM
	Billie Jean King	1967 WM–1969 AU
	Chris Evert (3)	1973 FR–1974 US

	Quarterfinals	Start – End	#
1.	/ Martina Navratilova	1983 WM–1988 AU	19
	Steffi Graf
3.	Gabriela Sabatini	1990 WM–1994 AU	15
4.	Margaret Court	1968 WM–1971 AU	11
	Billie Jean King	1967 FR–1969 US
	Chris Evert
	Martina Hingis
8.	Lindsay Davenport		10
	Serena Williams
10.	/ Martina Navratilova (2)		9
	Chris Evert (2)
	Steffi Graf (2)
	Serena Williams (2)

	Match wins	Start – End	#
1.	/ Martina Navratilova	1983 WM–1984 AU	40
	Steffi Graf	1988 AU–1989 FR
3.	Margaret Court	1969 US–1971 FR	35
4.	Maureen Connolly	1952 WM–1953 US	33
	Serena Williams	2002 FR–2003 FR
	Serena Williams (2)	2014 US–2015 US
7.	Steffi Graf (2)	1993 FR–1994 FR	32
8.	Steffi Graf (3)	1989 WM–1990 FR	27
	/ Monica Seles	1991 US–1992 WM

	Appearances	#
1.	Ai Sugiyama[9]	62
2.	Francesca Schiavone	61
3.	Jelena Janković	56
4.	Nathalie Dechy	54
	Elena Likhovtseva
	Alizé Cornet
7.	Patty Schnyder	52
8.	Ana Ivanovic	48
	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
10.	Tsvetana Pironkova	47
	Agnieszka Radwańska
	Julia Görges

Grand Slam match winning percentages

Matches %* W–L 1. Helen Wills 96.90** 125–4** 2. Maureen Connolly 96.30 52–2 3. Margaret Court 90.00 207–23 4. Steffi Graf 89.75 280–32 5. Chris Evert 88.99 299–37 6. Serena Williams 87.50 357–51 7. / Martina Navratilova 86.20 306–49 8. / Monica Seles 85.38 181–31 9. Althea Gibson 84.38 54–10 10. Justine Henin 83.43 141–28 * Minimum 50 wins

Finals %* W–L 1. Maureen Connolly 100.00 9–0 Suzanne Lenglen 8–0 Alice Marble 5–0 4. Helen Wills 86.36 19–3 5. Margaret Court 82.76 24–5 6. Steffi Graf 70.97 22–9 7. Serena Williams 69.70 23–10 8. / Monica Seles 69.23 9–4 9. Billie Jean King 66.67 12–6 / Molla Mallory 8–4 * Minimum 5 titles.

** Not all sources agree with one of Wills' losses. She did not play two matches because of appendicitis, causing her to miss the 1926 Wimbledon Championships. Wimbledon did not assign a loss to her or a win to her opponent. The other tournament gave her a loss instead of a default to her and a walkover to her opponent, neither of which count as a loss or a win. It is unknown why the tournament chose to assign a loss to her. Taking these facts into consideration, her adjusted win percentage would be 125–3 = 97.66%.

Grand Slam, Golden Slam and Super Slam

Career Grand Slam *	Event of completion
Maureen Connolly	1953 French International Championships
Doris Hart	1954 U. S. National Championships
Shirley Fry Irvin	1957 Australian National Championships
Margaret Court	1963 Wimbledon Championships
Billie Jean King	1972 French Open
Chris Evert	1982 Australian Open
/ Martina Navratilova	1983 US Open
Steffi Graf	1988 US Open
Serena Williams	2003 Australian Open
Maria Sharapova	2012 French Open
* each Grand Slam title at least once

Career Golden Slam *	Event of completion
Steffi Graf	1988 Olympics
Serena Williams	2012 Olympics
* Career Slam + Olympic Gold (since 1988)

Career Super Slam *	Event of completion
Steffi Graf	1988 Olympics
Serena Williams	2012 Olympics
* Career Golden Slam + Year-End Championship (since 1970)

Winning tournament without losing a set

• Minimum 2

#	Player	Majors
13	Helen Wills	1927 US, 1928 FR, 1928 WM, 1928 US, 1929 FR, 1929 WM, 1929 US, 1930 FR, 1930 WM, 1931 US, 1932 FR, 1932 WM, 1938 WM
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	Suzanne Lenglen	1922 WM, 1923 WM, 1925 FR, 1925 WM, 1926 FR
	Maureen Connolly	1953 AU, 1953 WM, 1953 US, 1954 FR, 1954 WM
	Margaret Court	1961 AU, 1962 AU, 1963 AU, 1965 WM, 1966 AU
	Billie Jean King	1967 WM, 1967 US, 1971 US, 1972 FR, 1972 US
	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	Nancye Wynne Bolton	1946 AU, 1947 AU, 1948 AU, 1951 AU
	Evonne Goolagong Cowley	1971 FR, 1975 AU, 1976 AU, 1977 AU

Youngest and oldest winners Age of first title Event 15y 9m Lottie Dod 1887 Wimbledon 16y 3m Martina Hingis 1997 Australian Open 16y 6m Monica Seles 1990 French Open 16y 9m Tracy Austin 1979 US Open 16y 11m Maureen Connolly 1951 US Champ. Age of last title Event 42y 5m Molla Mallory 1926 US Champ. 38y 0m Maud Barger-Wallach 1908 US Champ. 37y 8m Charlotte Cooper 1908 Wimbledon 35y 10m D. Lambert Chambers 1914 Wimbledon 35y 4m Serena Williams 2017 Australian Open Players who reached all four major finals during their careers Player Year 1. Doris Hart 1949 2. Maureen Connolly 1953 3. Shirley Fry Irvin 1957 AU 4. Althea Gibson 1957 WM 5. Margaret Court 1963 6. Maria Bueno 1965 7. Billie Jean King 1972 8. Evonne Goolagong Cawley 1973 9. Chris Evert 1975 10. Hana Mandlíková 1981 WM 11. / Martina Navratilova 1981 US 12. Steffi Graf 1988 13. / Monica Seles 1992 14. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1995 15. Martina Hingis 1997 16. Venus Williams 2003 AU Serena Williams 18. Justine Henin 2004 19. Maria Sharapova 2012 Players who reached all four major finals in one calendar year Player Year 1. Maureen Connolly 1953 2. Margaret Court 1965 3. Margaret Court (2) 1970 4. Chris Evert 1984 5. / Martina Navratilova 1985 6. / Martina Navratilova (2) 1987 7. Steffi Graf 1988 8. Steffi Graf (2) 1989 9. / Monica Seles 1992 10. Steffi Graf (3) 1993 11. Martina Hingis 1997 12. Justine Henin 2006 Refer also to the "Calendar year achievements" section. Individual Major tournaments Titles per event Minimum 3 titles Australian Open # 1. Margaret Court[10] 11 2. Serena Williams 7 3. Nancye Wynne Bolton 6 4. Daphne Akhurst 5 5. Evonne Goolagong Cawley 4 Steffi Graf / Monica Seles 8. Joan Hartigan 3 / Martina Navratilova Martina Hingis French Open # 1. Chris Evert[11] 7 2. Steffi Graf 6 3. Margaret Court 5 4. Helen Wills 4 Justine Henin 6. Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling 3 / Monica Seles Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Serena Williams Wimbledon # 1. / Martina Navratilova 9 2. Helen Wills 8 3. Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers 7 Steffi Graf Serena Williams 6. Blanche Bingley Hillyard 6 Suzanne Lenglen Billie Jean King 9. Lottie Dod 5 Charlotte Cooper Venus Williams US Open # 1. Molla Mallory[12] 8 2. Helen Wills 7 3. Chris Evert 6 Serena Williams 5. Margaret Court 5 Steffi Graf 7. Elisabeth Moore 4 Helen Hotchkiss Wightman Helen Jacobs Alice Marble Pauline Betz Maria Bueno Billie Jean King / Martina Navratilova Consecutive titles per event The French Open was only a Grand Slam event from 1925 onwards (3) Denotes multiple times Australian Open # 1. Margaret Court 7 2. Nancye Wynne Bolton 4 3. Daphne Akhurst 3 Margaret Court (2) Evonne Goolagong Cawley Steffi Graf / Monica Seles Martina Hingis 9. Margaret Molesworth 2 Coral McInnes Buttsworth Joan Hartigan Jennifer Capriati Serena Williams Victoria Azarenka French Open # 1. Helen Wills[13] 3 Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling / Monica Seles Justine Henin 5. Suzanne Lenglen 2 Margaret Scriven Simonne Mathieu Maureen Connolly Margaret Court Chris Evert Steffi Graf Wimbledon # 1. / Martina Navratilova 6 2. Suzanne Lenglen 5 3. Helen Wills 4 4. Lottie Dod 3 Louise Brough Maureen Connolly Billie Jean King Steffi Graf 9. Maud Watson 2 Lottie Dodd (2) Charlotte Cooper Blanche Bingley Hillyard Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (2) Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (3) Helen Wills (2) Althea Gibson Maria Bueno Billie Jean King (2) / Martina Navratilova (2) Steffi Graf (2) Steffi Graf (3) Venus Williams Serena Williams Venus Williams (2) Serena Williams (2) Serena Williams (3) US Open # 1. / Molla Mallory[14] 4[15] Helen Jacobs Chris Evert 4. Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman 3 Mary Browne / Molla Mallory (2) Helen Wills (2) Alice Marble Pauline Betz Margaret Osborne duPont Maureen Connolly Serena Williams Bold: Active players Finals per event Australian Open # 1. Margaret Court 12 2. Nancye Wynne Bolton 8 Serena Williams 4. Esna Boyd 7 Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6. Thelma Coyne Long 6 / Martina Navratilova Chris Evert Martina Hingis 10. Daphne Akhurst 5 Steffi Graf French Open # 1. Chris Evert 9 Steffi Graf 3. Simonne Mathieu 8 4. Margaret Court 6 / Martina Navratilova Aranxta Sánchez-Vicario 7. Doris Hart 5 Ann Haydon Jones 9. Helen Wills 4 Lesley Turner Bowrey / Monica Seles Justine Henin Serena Williams Wimbledon # 1. Blanche Bingley Hillyard 13 2. / Martina Navratilova 12 3. Charlotte Cooper 11 Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers Serena Williams 6. Chris Evert 10 7. Helen Wills 9 Billie Jean King Steffi Graf Venus Williams US Open # 1. Molla Mallory 10 Serena Williams 3. Helen Wills 9 Chris Evert 5. Elisabeth Moore 8 Helen Jacobs / Martina Navratilova Steffi Graf 9. Doris Hart 7 10. Pauline Betz 6 Louise Brough Margaret Court Billie Jean King Bold: Active players Match wins per event Australian Open # 1. Serena Williams 87 2. Margaret Court 60 3. Maria Sharapova 57 4. Lindsay Davenport 56 5. Venus Williams 53 6. Martina Hingis 52 7. Steffi Graf 47 8. Thelma Coyne Long 46 / Martina Navratilova 10. Nancye Wynne Bolton 44 French Open # 1. Steffi Graf[16] 84 2. Chris Evert[16] 72 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4. Serena Williams 66 5. Conchita Martínez 62 6. Maria Sharapova 56 7. / Monica Seles 54 8. Svetlana Kuznetsova 52 9. / Martina Navratilova 51 10. Venus Williams 48 Wimbledon # 1. / Martina Navratilova[17] 120 2. Serena Williams 98 3. Chris Evert 96 4. Billie Jean King 95 5. Venus Williams 89 6. Steffi Graf 74 7. Virginia Wade 64 8. Ann Haydon Jones 57 9. Louise Brough 56 10. Helen Wills 55 Helen Jacobs US Open # 1. Serena Williams 106 2. Chris Evert[17] 101 3. / Martina Navratilova 89 4. Venus Williams 79 5. Steffi Graf 73 6. / Molla Mallory 65 7. Helen Jacobs 63 8. Lindsay Davenport 62 9. Louise Brough 60 10. Billie Jean King 58 Match win streaks per event # Australian Open Years 38 Margaret Court 1960–68 33 / Monica Seles 1991–99 27 Martina Hingis 1997–2000 25 Steffi Graf 1988–91 21 Margaret Court 1969–75 20 Evonne Goolagong Cawley 1974–77 18 Victoria Azarenka 2012–14 17 Nancye Wynne Bolton 1947–49 14 Jennifer Capriati 2001–02 Serena Williams 2009–10 # French Open Years 29 Chris Evert 1974–81 25 / Monica Seles 1990–96 24 Justine Henin 2006–10 20 Steffi Graf 1987–89 19 Helen Wills 1928–32 Chris Evert 1985–87 15 Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling 1935–37 14 Margaret Scriven 1933–35 Margaret Smith Court 1969–71 # Wimbledon Years 50 Helen Wills[18] 1927–38 47 / Martina Navratilova 1982–88 23 Billie Jean King 1966–69 22 Louise Brough 1948–51 21 Steffi Graf 1991–93 20 Venus Williams 2000–02 Serena Williams 2002–04 Venus Williams 2007–09 18 Maureen Connolly 1952–54 Maria Bueno 1959–62 17 Serena Williams 2009–11 # US Open Years 46 Helen Wills[19] 1923–33 31 Chris Evert 1975–79 28 Helen Jacobs 1932–36 26 Serena Williams 2012–15 20 Margaret Osborne duPont 1948–53 Monica Seles 1991–95 Venus Williams 2000–02 19 Pauline Betz 1942–45 18 Alice Marble 1938–40 17 Maureen Connolly 1951–53 Darlene Hard 1960–62 Maria Bueno 1963–65 Margaret Smith Court 1969–72 Winning percentages per event Australian Open % * W–L 1. Daphne Akhurst 95.83 23–1 2. Margaret Court 95.23 60–3 3. / Monica Seles 91.49 43–4 4. Steffi Graf 88.67 47–6 5. Chris Evert 88.23 30–4 6. Martina Hingis 88.13 52–7 7. Serena Williams 87.88 87–12 8. / Martina Navratilova 86.35 45–7 9. Nancye Wynne Bolton 86.27 44–7 10. Kim Clijsters 82.69 43–9 * Minimum 20 wins French Open % * W–L 1. Helen Wills 95.23 20–1 2. Chris Evert 92.31 72–6 3. Margaret Court 89.80 44–5 4. Steffi Graf 89.36 84–10 5. Justine Henin 88.37 38–5 6. / Monica Seles 87.10 54–8 7. Doris Hart 84.85 28–5 8. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 84.70 72–13 9. Ann Haydon Jones 84.62 44–8 Shirley Fry 22–4 * Minimum 20 wins Wimbledon % * W–L 1. Helen Wills 98.21 55–1 2. Suzanne Lenglen 94.59 35–2** 3. Steffi Graf 91.35 74–7 4. / Martina Navratilova 89.55 120–14 5. Serena Williams 89.09 98–12 6. Louise Brough 88.89 56–7 7. Chris Evert 86.49 96–15 8. Billie Jean King 86.36 95–15 9. Margaret Court 85.00 51–9 10. Maria Bueno 84.75 50–9 * Minimum 20 wins US Open % * W–L 1. Helen Wills 96.15 50–2 2. / Molla Mallory 90.27 65–7 3. Margaret Court 89.66 52–6 4. Chris Evert 89.38 101–12 5. Pauline Betz 89.19 33–4 6. Steffi Graf 89.02 73–9 7. Alice Marble 88.57 31–4 Tracy Austin 9. Serena Williams 88.33 106–14 10. Naomi Osaka 87.50 21–3 * Minimum 20 wins ** both losses were actually "default", Suzanne Lenglen's adjusted win percentage would be 100%. Season streaks 3+ titles Years # 1. Helen Wills 1928–1929 2 Margaret Court 1969–1970 / Martina Navratilova 1983–1984 Steffi Graf 1988–1989 Monica Seles 1991–1992 Steffi Graf (2) 1995–1996 2+ titles Years # 1. / Martina Navratlova 1982–1987 6 2. Helen Wills 1927–1930 4 3. Maureen Connolly 1952–1954 3 Chris Evert 1974–1976 5. Margaret Court 1988–1996 2 Steffi Graf 1988–1989 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 Years # 1. Chris Evert[20] 1974–1986 13 2. Steffi Graf 1987–1996 10 3. Helen Wills 1927–1933 7 Margaret Court 1960–1966 / Martina Navratlova 1981–1987 6. Serena Williams 2012–2017 6 7. Suzanne Lenglen 1919–1923 5 Helen Jacobs 1932–1936 Margaret Osbourne DuPont 1946–1950 Billie Jean King 1971–1975 Justine Henin 2003–2007 1+ final Years # 1. Chris Evert 1973–1986 14 2. Billie Jean King 1965–1975 11 / Martina Navratilova 1981–1990 Serena Williams 2007–2017 5. Doris Hart 1946–1955 10 Steffi Graf 1987–1996 7. Charlotte Cooper 1895–1902 8 8. Helen Wills 1927–1933 7 Margaret Court 1960–1966 Evonne Goolagong Cawley 1971–1977 Title leaders by decade minimum 2 titles 1940s Player Titles Margaret Osborne duPont, Pauline Betz Addie 5 Nancye Wynne Bolton 4 Louise Brough 3 Sarah Palfrey Cooke 2 1950s Player Titles Maureen Connolly 9 Althea Gibson, Doris Hart 5 Louise Brough 3 Maria Bueno 2 1960s Player Titles Margaret Court 16 Maria Bueno, Billie Jean King 5 Darlene Hard, Ann Haydon-Jones 3 Nancy Richey 2 1970s Player Titles Chris Evert 9 Margaret Court 8 Billie Jean King 7 Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6 / Martina Navratilova, Virginia Wade 2 1980s Player Titles / Martina Navratilova 15 Chris Evert 9 Steffi Graf 8 Hana Mandlíková 4 1990s Player Titles Steffi Graf 14 / Monica Seles 9 Martina Hingis 5 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 3 Lindsay Davenport 2 2000s Player Titles Serena Williams 10 Justine Henin, Venus Williams 7 Jennifer Capriati, Maria Sharapova 3 Amélie Mauresmo, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Kim Clijsters 2 2010s Player Titles Serena Williams 12 Angelique Kerber 3 Kim Clijsters, Victoria Azarenka, Li Na, Maria Sharapova, Petra Kvitová, Garbiñe Muguruza, Naomi Osaka, Simona Halep 2 Calendar year achievements Golden Grand Slam * Event of completion Steffi Graf 1988 Olympics * The Grand Slam + Olympic Gold Four Majors The Grand Slam * Year Maureen Connolly 1953 Margaret Court 1970 Steffi Graf 1988 * Won all 4 major titles 3 major wins & 1 final Year Margaret Court 1965 Steffi Graf 1989 Monica Seles 1992 Steffi Graf (2) 1993 Martina Hingis 1997 2 major wins & 2 finals Year / Martina Navratilova 1985 / Martina Navratilova (2) 1987 1 major win & 3 finals Year Chris Evert 1984 Justine Henin 2006 All 4 semifinals Year Doris Hart 1950 Maureen Connolly 1953 Maria Bueno 1965 Margaret Court Nancy Richey 1966 Billie Jean King 1968 Margaret Court (2) 1969 Margaret Court (3) 1970 Margaret Court (4) 1973 Evonne Goolagong Chris Evert 1974 Chris Evert (2) 1981 Chris Evert (3) 1982 Chris Evert (4) 1984 / Martina Navratilova Chris Evert (5) 1985 / Martina Navratilova (2) / Martina Navratilova (3) 1987 Steffi Graf 1988 Steffi Graf (2) 1989 Steffi Graf (3) 1990 Monica Seles 1992 All 4 semifinals Year Steffi Graf (4) 1993 Conchita Martínez 1995 Martina Hingis 1997 Martina Hingis (2) 1998 Jennifer Capriati 2001 Justine Henin 2003 Kim Clijsters Justine Henin (2) 2006 Serena Williams 2015 Serena Williams (2) 2016 All 4 quarterfinals Year Doris Hart 1950 Maureen Connolly 1953 Sandra Reynolds 1959 Maria Bueno 1960 Margaret Court 1961 Margaret Court (2) 1963 Maria Bueno (2) 1965 Margaret Court (3) Nancy Richey 1966 Lesley Turner 1967 Billie Jean King 1968 Margaret Court (4) 1969 Billie Jean King (2) Rosie Casals Margaret Court (5) 1970 Virginia Wade 1972 Margaret Court (6) 1973 Evonne Goolagong Chris Evert 1974 Martina Navrátilová 1975 Chris Evert (2) 1981 / Martina Navratilova All 4 quarterfinals Year Hana Mandlíková 1981 Chris Evert (3) 1982 / Martina Navratilova (2) Chris Evert (4) 1984 / Martina Navratilova (3) Chris Evert (5) 1985 / Martina Navratilova (4) / Martina Navratilova (5) 1987 Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Steffi Graf 1988 Steffi Graf (2) 1989 Steffi Graf (3) 1990 Gabriela Sabatini 1991 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Gabriela Sabatini (2) 1992 Monica Seles Steffi Graf (4) 1993 Gabriela Sabatini (3) Conchita Martínez 1995 Martina Hingis 1997 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2) 1998 Lindsay Davenport All 4 quarterfinals Year Venus Williams 1998 Martina Hingis (2) Lindsay Davenport (2) 1999 Martina Hingis (3) 2000 Jennifer Capriati 2001 Serena Williams Monica Seles (2) 2002 Jennifer Capriati (2) Venus Williams (2) Justine Henin 2003 Kim Clijsters Amélie Mauresmo 2004 Lindsay Davenport (3) 2005 Maria Sharapova Justine Henin (2) 2006 Serena Williams (2) 2007 Serena Williams (3) 2009 Serena Williams (4) 2015 Serena Williams (5) 2016 Three Majors 3 Slam wins Year Helen Wills 1928 Helen Wills (2) 1929 Margaret Court 1962 Margaret Court (2) 1965 Margaret Court (3) 1969 Billie Jean King 1972 Margaret Court (4) 1973 / Martina Navratilova 1983 Martina Navaratilova (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 Pauline Betz Addie 1946 Margaret Osborne duPont 1949 Althea Gibson 1957 Margaret Court 1963 Maria Bueno 1964 Margaret Court (2) Billie Jean King 1968 Evonne Goolagong 1971 Chris Evert 1974 Chris Evert (2) 1980 Chris Evert (3) 1982 / Martina Navratilova / Martina Navratilova (2) 1986 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1994 Angelique Kerber 2016 1 Slam win & 2 finals Year Helen Jacobs 1934 Doris Hart 1950 Shirley Fry Irvin 1951 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 Doris Hart 1953 Nancy Richey 1966 Evonne Goolagong 1972 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1995 Venus Williams 2002 Consecutive Majors Four Australian/French/Wimbledon/United States Year Maureen Connolly 1953 Margaret Court 1970 Steffi Graf 1988 Three Australian/French/Wimbledon Year Serena Williams 2015 French/Wimbledon/United States Year Helen Wills 1928 Helen Wills (2) 1929 Billie Jean King 1972 / Martina Navratilova 1984 Steffi Graf 1993 Steffi Graf (2) 1995 Steffi Graf (3) 1996 Serena Williams 2002 Wimbledon/United States/Australian Year / Martina Navratilova 1983 Two Australian/French Year Margaret Court 1962 Margaret Court (2) 1964 Margaret Court (3) 1969 Monica Seles 1991 Monica Seles (2) 1992 Jennifer Capriati 2001 French/Wimbledon Year Suzanne Lenglen 1925 Helen Wills 1930 Cilly Aussem 1931 Helen Wills (2) 1932 Maureen Connolly 1954 Evonne Goolagong Cawley 1971 Billie Jean King 1972 Chris Evert 1974 / Martina Navratilova 1982 Wimbledon/United States Year Helen Wills 1927 Alice Marble 1939 Pauline Betz 1946 Maureen Connolly 1952 Shirley Fry Irvin 1956 Althea Gibson 1957 Althea Gibson (2) 1958 Maria Bueno 1959 Maria Bueno (2) 1964 Margaret Court 1965 Billie Jean King 1967 Billie Jean King (2) 1972 Chris Evert 1976 / Martina Navratilova 1986 / Martina Navratilova (2) 1987 Steffi Graf 1989 Martina Hingis 1997 Venus Williams 2000 Venus Williams (2) 2001 Serena Williams 2012 United States/Australian Year Chris Evert 1982 Best single season Match winning %* W–L Year 1. Steffi Graf 100 27–0 1988 2. Margaret Court 100 26–0 1970 3. Maureen Connolly 100 22–0 1953 4. Monica Seles 100 21–0 1991 Steffi Graf (2) 100 21–0 1995 Steffi Graf (3) 100 21–0 1996 Serena Williams 100 21–0 2002 8. Steffi Graf (4) 96.43 27–1 1989 Monica Seles (2) 96.43 27–1 1992 Martina Hingis 96.43 27–1 1997 * minimum 20 wins All tournament records Singles titles and finals Titles # 1. Margaret Court 192[21] 2. / Martina Navratilova 167 3. Chris Evert 157 4. Billie Jean King 129 5. Steffi Graf 107 6. Evonne Goolagong 86 7. Suzanne Lenglen 81[22] 8. Serena Williams 73 9. Maria Bueno 72 10. Helen Wills 57 Finals # 1. / Martina Navratilova 239 2. Margaret Court 233 3. Chris Evert 226 4. Billie Jean King 189 5. Steffi Graf 138 6. Evonne Goolagong 119 7. Serena Williams 98 8. Lindsay Davenport 93 9. Monica Seles 85 10. Venus Williams 83 Tournament streaks Active players in bold Consecutive titles Years # 1. Helen Wills 1927–33 27 2. Suzanne Lenglen 1922–24 21 3. Martina Navratilova 1984 13 4. Steffi Graf 1989–90 10 5. Chris Evert 1974 9 Consecutive finals Years # 1. Helen Wills 1926–35 29 2. / Martina Navratilova 1983–84 23[23] 3. Steffi Graf 1989–90 22 4. Suzanne Lenglen 1922–24 21 Steffi Graf 1986–88 6. Chris Evert 1974 11 1+ title per year Years # 1. / Martina Navratilova 1974–94 21[23] 2. Chris Evert 1971–88 18 3. Billie Jean King 1960–75 16 4. Molla Mallory 1914–28 15 5. Steffi Graf 1986–99 14 6. Evonne Goolagong 1968–80 13 Maria Sharapova 2003–15 8. Maria Bueno 1957–68 12 9. Virginia Wade 1968–78 11 Serena Williams 2007–17 Caroline Wozniacki 2008–18 Most titles at a single tournament # Titles Tournament Years 12 / Martina Navratilova Chicago 1978–83, 1986–88, 1990–92[24] 11 Margaret Court Australian National Championships/Open 1960–66, 1969–71, 1973 / Martina Navratilova Eastbourne 1978, 1982–86, 1988–91, 1993 9 / Martina Navratilova Washington 1975, 1977–78, 1982–83, 1985–86, 1988, 1990 / Martina Navratilova Wimbledon 1978–79, 1982–87, 1990 Martina Navratilova Dallas 1979–83, 1985–87, 1990 Steffi Graf German Open 1986–89, 1991–94, 1996 8 Molla Mallory U.S. National Championships 1915–18, 1920, 1921–22, 1926 Helen Wills Wimbledon 1927–30, 1932–33, 1935, 1938 Chris Evert Family Circle 1974–78, 1981, 1984–85 / Martina Navratilova WTA Tour Finals 1978–79, 1981, 1983–86^Mar, Nov in 1986 / Martina Navratilova Los Angeles 1978, 1980–81, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1992–93 Serena Williams Miami Masters 2002–04, 2007–08, 2013–15 Most finals at a single tournament # Finals Tournament Years 14 / Martina Navratilova WTA Tour Finals 1975, 1978–86^Mar, Nov in 86, 1989, 1991–92 / Martina Navratilova Chicago 1975, 1978–83, 1986–88, 1990–93 13 Blanche Bingley Wimbledon 1885–89, 1891–94, 1897, 1899–1901 Joyce Barclay Scottish Championships 1960, 1962–66, 1968, 1970–73, 1975, 1979 / Martina Navratilova Eastbourne 1978–79, 1982–87, 1988–91, 1993 12 Margaret Court Australian National Championships/Open 1960–66, 1969–71, 1973 / Martina Navratilova Wimbledon 1978–79, 1982–90, 1994 11 Charlotte Cooper Wimbledon 1895–1902, 1904, 1908, 1912 Dorothea Douglass Wimbledon 1903–07, 1910–11, 1913–14, 1919–20 / Martina Navratilova Washington 1975, 1977–80, 1982–83, 1985–86, 1988, 1990 / Martina Navratilova Dallas 1975–76, 1979–83, 1985–87, 1990 / Martina Navratilova Los Angeles 1977–81, 1983, 1986, 1989–90, 1992–93 Steffi Graf German Open 1985–89, 1990–94, 1996 Serena Williams Wimbledon 2002–04, 2008–10, 2012, 2015–16, 2018-19 Titles by court surface type Note - Incomplete. Many pre-Open Era titles missing. Hard # 1. Serena Williams 47 2. Steffi Graf 37 3. Chris Evert 35 4. Lindsay Davenport 33 5. Kim Clijsters 31 Venus Williams 7. / Martina Navratilova 29 Monica Seles 9. Maria Sharapova 20 Viktoria Azarenka Clay # 1. Chris Evert 70 2. Steffi Graf 32 3. Suzanne Lenglen 24 4. Margaret Court 22 5. Evonne Goolagong 20 6. Arantxa Sánchez 19 Conchita Martínez 8. / Martina Navratilova 18 9. Monica Seles 14 10. Justin Henin 13 Serena Williams Grass # 1. Margaret Court 46 2. Evonne Goolagong 38 3. / Martina Navratilova 32 4. Billie Jean King 22 5. Chris Evert 17 6. Helen Wills 15 7. Sue Barker 10 8. / Molla Mallory 8 Ann Jones Virginia Wade Serena Williams Carpet* # 1. / Martina Navratilova 88 2. Billie Jean King 36 3. Chris Evert 35 4. Steffi Graf 31 5. Virginia Wade 26 6. Margaret Court 19 7. Martina Hingis 16 8. Evonne Goolagong 15 9. Tracy Austin 14 10. Lindsay Davenport 12 * not used since 2009 Titles by environment Note - Incomplete. This only contains Open Era data. Outdoor # 1. Chris Evert 122 2. Margaret Court 83 3. / Martina Navratilova 79 4. Steffi Graf 77 5. Evonne Goolagong 71 6. Serena Williams 64 7. Bille Jean King 47 8. Lindsay Davenport 43 Monica Seles 10. Venus Williams 39 Indoor # 1. / Martina Navratilova 88 2. Billie Jean King 36 3. Chris Evert 35 4. Steffi Graf 30 5. Virginia Wade 28 6. Margaret Court 19 7. Martina Hingis 16 8. Evonne Goolagong 15 9. Tracy Austin 14 10. Lindsay Davenport 13 Matches played/won Note - Incomplete. This only contains Open Era data. As of September 5, 2020 Played # 1. / Martina Navratilova 1661 2. Chris Evert 1455 3. Margaret Court 1287 4. Virginia Wade 1168 5. Francesca Schiavone 1093 6. Venus Williams 1066 7. Arantxa Sánchez 1054 8. Sam Stosur 1049 9. Conchita Martínez 1036 10. Stéphanie Foretz 1025 Won # 1. / Martina Navratilova 1442 2. Chris Evert 1309 3. Margaret Court 1180 4. Steffi Graf 902 5. Serena Williams 843 6. Virginia Wade 839 7. Venus Williams 812 8. Arantxa Sánchez 759 9. Lindsay Davenport 753 10. Conchita Martínez 739 Played (active) # 1. Venus Williams 1068 2. Samantha Stosur 1049 3. Jelena Janković 1014 4. Svetlana Kuznetsova 1004 5. Serena Williams 990 6. Varvara Lepchenko 981 7. Barbora Strycova 973 8. Sara Errani 966 9. Angelique Kerber 966 10. Tatjana Maria 964 Won (active) # 1. Serena Williams 843 2. Venus Williams 812 3. Svetlana Kuznetsova 665 4. Jelena Janković 644 5. Angelique Kerber 630 6. Samantha Stosur 605 7. Sara Errani 565 8. Barbora Strycova 564 9. Varvara Lepchenko 552 10. Vera Zvonareva 545 Consecutive match streaks Matches won Years # 1. Suzanne Lenglen 1921–26 182[25][26] 2. Helen Wills 1927–33 180[27][28] 3. Suzanne Lenglen 1914–21 116[25] 4. Alice Marble 1938–40 111[29] 5. / Martina Navratilova 1984 74 6. Steffi Graf 1989–90 66 7. / Martina Navratilova 1986–87 58 8. Margaret Court 1972–73 57 9. Chris Evert 1974 56 10. Maud Watson 1881–86 55 Match wins per court type Note - Incomplete. This only contains Open Era data. Hardcourt # 1. Serena Williams 527 2. Venus Williams 481 3. Chris Evert 478 4. Lindsay Davenport 464 5. Caroline Wozniacki 430 6. Agnieszka Radwańska 412 7. Jelena Janković 400 8. Maria Sharapova 392 9. / Martina Navratilova 342 10. Steffi Graf 340 Clay # 1. Chris Evert 382 2. Arantxa Sánchez 342 3. Conchita Martínez 294 4. Steffi Graf 287 5. Sandra Cecchini 240 6. Patty Schnyder 222 7. / Martina Navratilova 201 8. Gabriela Sabatini 196 9. Anabel Medina 191 10. Jelena Janković 181 Grass # 1. / Martina Navratilova 305 2. Margaret Court 293 3. Chris Evert 242 4. Pam Shriver 180 5. Helena Suková 125 6. Zina Garrison 122 7. Nathalie Tauziat 112 8. Lori McNeil 107 Serena Williams 10. Venus Williams 96 Carpet * # 1. / Martina Navratilova 512 2. Chris Evert 207 3. Steffi Graf 190 4. Pam Shriver 187 5. Helena Suková 182 6. Zina Garrison 163 7. Jana Novotná 149 8. Manuela Maleeva 136 9. Nathalie Tauziat 127 10. Magdalena Maleeva 122 * not used since 2009 Matches won by environment Note - Incomplete. This only contains Open Era data. Outdoor # 1. Chris Evert 903 2. / Martina Navratilova 755 3. Serena Williams 703 4. Steffi Graf 693 5. Arantxa Sánchez 687 6. Venus Williams 634 7. Conchita Martínez 614 8. Lindsay Davenport 585 9. Margaret Court 501 10. Gabriela Sabatini 495 Indoor # 1. / Martina Navratilova 605 2. Chris Evert 406 3. Steffi Graf 201 4. Pam Shriver 200 5. Zina Garrison 191 6. Helena Suková 187 7. Jana Novotná 164 8. Lindsay Davenport 155 9. Manuela Maleeva 149 10. Elena Dementieva 145 Winning percentage by surface Note - Incomplete. This only contains Open Era data. Note that the figures below represent career winning percentages of players that are retired (regular font) as well as current active players (boldface). The latter are subject to change and do not reflect the final figure. All surfaces W–L % * 1. Suzanne Lenglen 341–7 97.99[30] 2. Helen Wills 398–35 91.91 3. Margaret Court 1180–107 91.68 [31] 4. Chris Evert 1309–146 89.96 5. Steffi Graf 902–115 88.69 6. / Martina Navratilova 1442–219 86.81 7. Serena Williams 843–147 85.15 8. Monica Seles 595–122 82.98 9. Justine Henin 525–115 82.03 10. Billie Jean King** 695–155 81.76 * Minimum + 300 wins ** King's 695–155 record does not include the estimated 500 matches she played before the open era began in April 1968. Clay % * W–L 1. Chris Evert 94.55 382–22 2. Steffi Graf 90.53 287–30 3. Justine Henin 85.52 130–22 4. Monica Seles 85.03 142–25 5. Serena Williams 83.33 175–35 6. Maria Sharapova 82.38 159–34 7. / Martina Navratilova 81.38 201–46 8. Martina Hingis 81.34 109–25 9. Gabriela Sabatini 80.00 196–49 10. Kim Clijsters 77.61 104–30 * Minimum + 90 wins Hard % * W–L 1. Chris Evert 91.57 478–44 2. Steffi Graf 90.42 340–36 3. / Martina Navratilova 87.69 342–48 4. Serena Williams 85.25 527–91 5. Monica Seles 83.87 312–60 6. Kim Clijsters 82.25 315–68 7. Justine Henin 81.91 249–55 8. Lindsay Davenport 80.00 464–116 9. Maria Sharapova 78.62 386–105 10. Venus Williams 75.99 481–152 * Minimum + 200 wins Grass % * W–L 1. Helen Wills 96.58 103–4 2. / Martina Navratilova 88.66 305–39 3. Serena Williams 88.43 107–14 4. Chris Evert 87.36 242–35 5. Steffi Graf 85.00 85–15 6. Justine Henin 82.81 53–11 7. Venus Williams 81.36 96–22 8. Maria Sharapova 81.19 82–19 9. Jana Novotná 79.00 79–21 10. Tracy Austin 78.18 43–12 * Minimum + 40 wins Carpet % * W–L 1. / Martina Navratilova 89.82 512–58 2. Steffi Graf 89.15 189–23 3. Chris Evert 82.14 207–45 4. Martina Hingis 80.83 97–23 5. Lindsay Davenport 79.53 101–26 6. Monica Seles 79.51 97–25 7. Tracy Austin 78.30 83–23 8. Kim Clijsters 77.42 48–14 9. Venus Williams 74.24 49–17 10. Hana Mandlíková 73.75 118–42 * Minimum + 40 wins Best single season Titles* Year[32] Titles 1. Margaret Court 1970 21 2. Margaret Court (2) 1969 18[33] Margaret Court (3) 1973 4. Billie Jean King 1971 17 5. Suzanne Lenglen 1923 16 Chris Evert (2) 1974 Chris Evert (2) 1975 / Martina Navratilova 1983 9. / Martina Navratilova (2) 1982 15 10. / Martina Navratilova (3) 1986 14 Steffi Graf 1989 Margaret Court (4) 1968 Match wins (consecutive) # Year 1 / Martina Navratilova 74 1984[34] 2 Chris Evert 55 1974 3 Margaret Court 51 1965 4 Steffi Graf 46 1988 5 Alice Marble 45 1939 Alice Marble (2) 1940 Match winning* %* W–L Year 1. Suzanne Lenglen 100.00 66–0 1923 Suzanne Lenglen (2) 100.00 47–0 1920 Alice Marble 100.00 45–0 1939 Alice Marble (2) 100.00 45–0 1940 5. / Martina Navratilova 98.80 86–1 1983 6. Steffi Graf 97.72 86–2 1989 7. / Martina Navratilova (2) 97.50 78–2 1984 8. Steffi Graf (2) 97.40 75–2 1987 9. / Martina Navratilova (3) 96.80 90–3 1982 / Martina Navratilova (4) 96.80 90–3 1986 * minimum 40 wins The Year-End Championships (1970 – present) Titles # Years 1. / Martina Navratilova 8 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 (2) 2. Steffi Graf 5 1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996 Serena Williams 5 2001, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014 4. Chris Evert 4 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977 5. Monica Seles 3 1990, 1991, 1992 Kim Clijsters 3 2002, 2003, 2010 Finals # 1. / Martina Navratilova 14 2. Chris Evert 8 3. Serena Williams 7 4. Steffi Graf 6 5. Monica Seles 4 Gabriela Sabatini Martina Hingis Lindsay Davenport Semifinals # 1. / Martina Navratilova 16 2. Chris Evert 9 3. Steffi Graf 9 4. Gabriela Sabatini 7 Serena Williams Appearances # 1. / Martina Navratilova 21 2. Chris Evert 13 Steffi Graf Arantxa Sánchez 5. Zina Garrison 12 Match Won # 1. / Martina Navratilova 60 2. Chris Evert 34 3. Steffi Graf 31 4. Serena Williams 30 5. Gabriela Sabatini 21 Win % W–L * 1. Serena Williams 83.33 30–6 2. Steffi Graf 81.57 31–7 3. / Martina Navratilova 81.08 60–14 4. Chris Evert 79.07 34–9 5. Monica Seles 75.00 18–6 * Minimum + 18 Wins Not losing a set Year / Martina Navratilova 1984, 1985 (2) Gabriela Sabatini 1988 Serena Williams 2001, 2012 (2) Kim Clijsters 2002 WTA Tier I, Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 Overall totals include Tier I, Premier Mandatory, and Premier 5 tournaments only. Tier I events were played on 3 surfaces, (carpet) ceased as a surface after 1995. Titles # 1. Serena Williams 23 2. Steffi Graf 18 3. Martina Hingis 17 4. Maria Sharapova 14 5. Lindsay Davenport 11 6. Justine Henin 10 Victoria Azarenka 8. Conchita Martínez 9 Monica Seles Venus Williams Finals # 1. Serena Williams 33 2. Martina Hingis 27 3. Steffi Graf 25 Maria Sharapova 5. Lindsay Davenport 21 6. Monica Seles 18 7. Simona Halep 17 8. Venus Williams 15 9. Conchita Martínez 14 Justine Henin Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Victoria Azarenka Semifinals # 1. Serena Williams 42 2. Martina Hingis 39 3. Maria Sharapova 36 4. Steffi Graf 30 5. Conchita Martínez 28 6. Lindsay Davenport 26 Venus Williams 8. / Monica Seles 25 9. Jennifer Capriati 24 Elena Dementieva Titles by court type Hard # 1. Serena Williams 16 2. Victoria Azarenka 10 3. Maria Sharapova 9 4. Steffi Graf 8 5. Venus Williams 7 6. Monica Seles 6 Kim Clijsters Caroline Wozniacki 9. Martina Hingis 5 Lindsay Davenport Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Simona Halep Clay # 1. Steffi Graf 8 Conchita Martínez 3. Serena Williams 7 4. Martina Hingis 5 Justine Henin Maria Sharapova 7. Amélie Mauresmo 4 Gabriela Sabatini 9. Monica Seles 3 Dinara Safina Jelena Janković Match wins/ percentages Match wins # 1. Serena Williams 200 2. Martina Hingis 189 3. Venus Williams 175 4. Conchita Martínez 167 5. Elena Dementieva 157 6. Lindsay Davenport 152 7. Steffi Graf 147 Maria Sharapova 9. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 138 10. Monica Seles 121 Win % W–L * 1. Steffi Graf 89.63 147–17 2. Serena Williams 84.03 200–38 3. Venus Williams 83.33 175–35 4. Martina Hingis 81.11 189–44 5. Justin Henin 80.88 110–26 6. Monica Seles 80.13 121–30 7. / Martina Navratilova 78.43 40–11 8. Lindsay Davenport 78.42 152–42 9. Kim Clijsters 78.09 82–23 10. Maria Sharapova 76.96 147–44 * minimum 40 wins Ranking records (since 1883) Notes: 1883 –1920 rankings are more variable in nature because of limited sourcing from 1921 onwards more recent rankings are much better sourced are shown here World number 1 women tennis players. Before the open era of tennis arrived in 1968, rankings for amateur players were generally compiled only for a full year of play. Professional players were ranked by journalists, promoters, and players' associations usually at the end of the year. Even for amateurs, however, there was no single official overall ranking that encompassed the entire world. Instead, nation rankings were done by the national tennis association of each country, and world rankings were the preserve of tennis journalists. It was only with the introduction of computerized rankings in the open era that rankings were issued more frequently than once yearly. Even the end-of-year amateur rankings issued by official organizations such as the United States Lawn Tennis Association were based on judgments made by men and women and not on mathematical formulas assigning points for wins or losses. Years ranked as the No. 1 player # 1. Helen Wills[35][36] 9 2. Suzanne Lenglen 8 Chris Evert Steffi Graf 5. Margaret Court 7 / Martina Navratilova 7. Billie Jean King 6 8. Serena Williams 5 9. Maud Watson 4 Margaret Osborne duPont Maria Bueno Lindsay Davenport Weeks ranked at No. 1 * (total) # 1. Steffi Graf 377[37] 2. Helen Wills 364[37] 3. / Martina Navratilova 332[37] 4. Margaret Court 325[37] 5. Serena Williams 319 6. Suzanne Lenglen 312[37] 7. Chris Evert 260 8. Billie Jean King 221 9. Martina Hingis 209 10. Monica Seles 178 Consecutive weeks at No. 1 * # 1. 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