List of Grand Slam Women's Singles champions
Encyclopedia
Grand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
tournaments tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
champions. Note that some major changes have taken place over the years that have affected how many titles have been won by various players. Most notable included the opening of the French national championships to international competition in 1925, the elimination of the challenge round in 1922, and the allowing in of professional players in 1968 (the start of the 'Open' era).
Champions by year
| Year |  Australian OpenAustralian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court... |  French Open |  WimbledonThe Championships, Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors... |  US Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884 | Maud Watson Maud Watson Maud Watson was an English tennis player.Born in Harrow, London, the daughter of a local vicar, she began playing competitive tennis in 1881. Undefeated in tournament play, in 1884 the nineteen-year-old Watson won the first ever Ladies’ Singles title at Wimbledon... (1/2) |
|||
| 1885 | tournament not created | tournament not created | Maud Watson (2/2) | tournament not created |
| 1886 | tournament not created | tournament not created | Blanche Bingley Hillyard (1/6) | tournament not created |
| 1887 | tournament not created | tournament not created | Lottie Dod Lottie Dod Charlotte "Lottie" Dod was an English sportswoman best known as a tennis player. She won the Wimbledon Ladies' Singles Championship five times, the first one when she was only fifteen, in the summer of 1887... (1/5) |
Ellen Hansell Ellen Hansell Ellen Forde Hansell Alderdice was a female tennis player from the United States who is best known for being the first women's singles champion of the U.S. Championships in 1887. She was also a losing finalist to Bertha Townsend the next year.-Win :-Runner-up :-External links:*... (1/1) |
| 1888 | tournament not created | tournament not created | Lottie Dod (2/5) | Bertha Townsend Bertha Townsend Bertha Louise Townsend Toulmin was a female tennis player from the United States. She is best remembered for being the first repeating women's singles champion at the U.S. Championships... (1/2) |
| 1889 | tournament not created | tournament not created | Blanche Bingley Hillyard (2/6) | Bertha Townsend (2/2) |
| 1890 | tournament not created | tournament not created |  Helen Rice (1/1) |
Ellen Roosevelt Ellen Roosevelt Ellen Crosby Roosevelt was an American tennis player.She won the women's singles title and the women's doubles title at the 1890 U.S. Championships and the mixed doubles title at the 1893 U.S. Championships.A first cousin of Franklin D... (1/1) |
| 1891 | tournament not created | tournament not created | Lottie Dod (3/5) | Mabel Cahill Mabel Cahill Mabel Esmonde Cahill was a female tennis player from Ireland .... (1/2) |
| 1892 | tournament not created | tournament not created | Lottie Dod (4/5) | Mabel Cahill (2/2) |
| 1893 | tournament not created | tournament not created | Lottie Dod (5/5) | Aline Terry Aline Terry Aline Terry was an American tennis player active at the end of the 19th century. She was born in Princeton, New Jersey.Terry won both the singles and the doubles in the 1893 U.S. National Championships In the singles she defeated Augusta Schutz in two sets of 6-1 and 6-3, and she played the... (1/1) |
| 1894 | tournament not created | tournament not created | Blanche Bingley Hillyard (3/6) | Helen Hellwig Helen Hellwig Helen Hellwig was an American tennis champion.Hellwig won the 1894 and 1895 singles and doubles title in the U.S. Nationals.... (1/1) |
| 1895 | tournament not created | tournament not created | Charlotte Cooper Sterry (1/5) | Juliette Atkinson Juliette Atkinson Juliette Paxton Atkinson was an American female tennis player. She was born in Rahway, New Jersey, United States.... (1/3) |
| 1896 | tournament not created | tournament not created | Charlotte Cooper Sterry (2/5) | Elisabeth Moore Elisabeth Moore Elisabeth Holmes Moore was an American tennis champion. She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1971.-Biography:She was born on March 5, 1876 in Brooklyn... (1/4) |
| 1897 | tournament not created |  * |
Blanche Bingley Hillyard (4/6) | Juliette Atkinson (2/3) |
| 1898 | tournament not created | * |
Charlotte Cooper Sterry (3/5) | Juliette Atkinson (3/3) |
| 1899 | tournament not created | * |
Blanche Bingley Hillyard (5/6) | Marion Jones Marion Jones (tennis player) Marion Jones Farquhar is a former American female tennis player. She won the women's singles titles at the 1899 and 1902 U.S. Championships... (1/2) |
| 1900 | tournament not created | * |
Blanche Bingley Hillyard (6/6) | Myrtle McAteer Myrtle McAteer Myrtle McAteer was an American tennis player around the turn of the 20th Century.... (1/1) |
| 1901 | tournament not created | * |
Charlotte Cooper Sterry (4/5) | Elisabeth Moore (2/4) |
| 1902 | tournament not created | * |
Muriel Robb Muriel Robb Muriel Evelyn Robb was a former British female tennis player. She is best remembered for her ladies' singles title at the 1902 Wimbledon Championships... (1/1) |
Marion Jones (2/2) |
| 1903 | tournament not created | * |
Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers Dorothea Douglass Chambers Dorothea Katherine Lambert Chambers was an English female tennis player who was born in Guayamas, Ealing in the United Kingdom.-Biography:... (1/7) |
Elisabeth Moore (3/4) |
| 1904 | tournament not created | * |
Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (2/7) | May Sutton Bundy (1/3) |
| 1905 | tournament not created | * |
May Sutton Bundy (2/3) | Elisabeth Moore (4/4) |
| 1906 | tournament not created | * |
Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (3/7) | Helen Homans Helen Homans -Life and career:She won the doubles title at the 1905 U.S. National Championship and the singles title the next year.She played mixed doubles with Marshall McLean as early as 1902 and later married him in 1907.... (1/1) |
| 1907 | tournament not created | * |
May Sutton Bundy (3/3) | Evelyn Sears Evelyn Sears Evelyn Georgianna Sears was an American tennis player at the beginning of the 20th century.... (1/1) |
| 1908 | tournament not created | * |
Charlotte Cooper Sterry (5/5) | Maud Barger-Wallach Maud Barger-Wallach Maud Barger-Wallach was an American female tennis player of the early 1900s.... (1/1) |
| 1909 | tournament not created | * |
Dora Boothby Dora Boothby Penelope Dora Harvey Boothby was a former English female tennis player. She was born in Finchley, Middlesex. She is best remembered for her ladies' singles title at the 1909 Wimbledon Championships.-Biography:... (1/1) |
Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman was an American tennis player.-Personal life:Wightman was born in Healdsburg, California and married George Wightman of Boston in 1912. She died in Newton, Massachusetts... (1/4) |
| 1910 | tournament not created | * |
Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (4/7) | Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman (2/4) |
| 1911 | tournament not created | * |
Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (5/7) | Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman (3/4) |
| 1912 | tournament not created | * |
Ethel Thomson Larcombe Ethel Thomson Larcombe Ethel Larcombe was a former British female tennis player... (1/1) |
 Mary BrowneMary Browne Mary Kendall Browne was the first American female professional tennis player, a World No. 1 amateur tennis player, and an amateur golfer... (1/3) |
| 1913 | tournament not created | * |
Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (6/7) | Mary Browne (2/3) |
| 1914 | tournament not created | * |
Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (7/7) | Mary Browne (3/3) |
| 1915 | tournament not created | no competition | no competition | Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (1/8) |
| 1916 | tournament not created | no competition | no competition | Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (2/8) |
| 1917 | tournament not created | no competition | no competition | Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (3/8) |
| 1918 | tournament not created | no competition | no competition | Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (4/8) |
| 1919 | tournament not created | no competition | Suzanne Lenglen Suzanne Lenglen Suzanne Rachel Flore Lenglen was a French tennis player who won 31 Championship titles between 1914 and 1926... (1/8) |
Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman (4/4) |
| 1920 | tournament not created | * |
Suzanne Lenglen (2/8) |
Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (5/8) |
| 1921 | tournament not created | * |
Suzanne Lenglen (3/8) |
Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (6/8) |
| 1922 | Margaret Molesworth Margaret Molesworth Maud Margaret 'Mall' Molesworth was a tennis player from Queensland, Australia who won the inaugural Australasian Championships women's singles title in 1922.-Tennis career:... (1/2) |
* |
Suzanne Lenglen (4/8) |
Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (7/8) |
| 1923 | Margaret Molesworth (2/2) |
* |
Suzanne Lenglen (5/8) |
Helen Wills Moody Helen Wills Moody Helen Newington Wills Roark , also known as Helen Wills Moody, was an American tennis player. She has been described as "the first American born woman to achieve international celebrity as an athlete."-Biography:... (1/19) |
| 1924 | Sylvia Lance Harper Sylvia Lance Harper Sylvia Harper was a female tennis player from Australia who won the singles title at the 1924 Australian Championships... (1/1) |
* |
Kathleen McKane Godfree Kathleen McKane Godfree Kathleen "Kitty" McKane Godfree was a British female tennis and badminton player.... (1/2) |
Helen Wills Moody (2/19) |
| 1925 | Daphne Akhurst Cozens (1/5) |
Suzanne Lenglen (6/8) † |
Suzanne Lenglen (7/8) |
Helen Wills Moody (3/19) |
| 1926 | Daphne Akhurst Cozens (2/5) |
Suzanne Lenglen (8/8) |
Kathleen McKane Godfree (2/2) | Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (8/8) |
| 1927 | Esna Boyd Robertson (1/1) |
 Kornelia BoumanKornelia Bouman Kornelia "Kea" Bouman was a female tennis player from the Netherlands. She won the singles title at the 1927 French Championships, beating Irene Bowder Peacock of South Africa in the final... (1/1) |
Helen Wills Moody (4/19) |
Helen Wills Moody (5/19) |
| 1928 | Daphne Akhurst Cozens (3/5) |
Helen Wills Moody (6/19) |
Helen Wills Moody (7/19) |
Helen Wills Moody (8/19) |
| 1929 | Daphne Akhurst Cozens (4/5) |
Helen Wills Moody (9/19) |
Helen Wills Moody (10/19) |
Helen Wills Moody (11/19) |
| 1930 | Daphne Akhurst Cozens (5/5) |
Helen Wills Moody (12/19) |
Helen Wills Moody (13/19) |
Betty Nuthall Shoemaker (1/1) |
| 1931 | Coral McInnes Buttsworth Coral Buttsworth Coral McInnes Buttsworth was a female tennis player from Australia who won the singles title at the Australian Championships in 1931 and 1932 and the women's doubles title there in 1932.Buttsworth was the only multiple winner of the singles title at the Australian Championships who never won a... (1/2) |
 Cilly AussemCilly Aussem Cilly Aussem was a German female tennis player.She was the first German to win the women's singles title at Wimbledon in 1931. She also won the women's single titles at the French Championships and German Championships in 1931. Aussem's coach and mixed doubles partner was Bill Tilden... (1/2) |
Cilly Aussem (2/2) |
Helen Wills Moody (14/19) |
| 1932 | Coral McInnes Buttsworth (2/2) |
Helen Wills Moody (15/19) |
Helen Wills Moody (16/19) |
Helen Jacobs Helen Jacobs Helen Hull Jacobs was a World No. 1 American female tennis player who won ten Grand Slam titles. She was born in Globe, Arizona, United States.- Tennis career :... (1/5) |
| 1933 | Joan Hartigan Bathurst (1/3) |
Margaret Scriven Vivian (1/2) | Helen Wills Moody (17/19) |
Helen Jacobs (2/5) |
| 1934 | Joan Hartigan Bathurst (2/3) |
Margaret Scriven Vivian (2/2) | Dorothy Round Little Dorothy Round Little Dorothy Edith Round Little was a World No. 1 British female tennis player. She was born in Dudley, Worcestershire, England, where she attended the Dudley Girls High School.... (1/3) |
Helen Jacobs (3/5) |
| 1935 | Dorothy Round Little (2/3) |  Hilde Krahwinkel SperlingHilde Krahwinkel Sperling Hildegard "Hilde" Krahwinkel Sperling was a German tennis player, although she became a Danish national after marrying Svend Sperling from Denmark in 1933. She is generally regarded as the second-greatest female German tennis player in history, behind Steffi Graf... (1/3) |
Helen Wills Moody (18/19) |
Helen Jacobs (4/5) |
| 1936 | Joan Hartigan Bathurst (3/3) |
Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling (2/3) |
Helen Jacobs (5/5) |
Alice Marble Alice Marble Alice Marble was a World No. 1 American tennis player who won 18 Grand Slam championships : 5 in Singles, 6 in Women's Doubles, and 7 in Mixed Doubles.-Early life:Born in the small town of Beckwourth, Plumas County, California, Marble moved with her family at the age of... (1/5) |
| 1937 | Nancye Wynne Bolton Nancye Wynne Bolton Nancye Wynne Bolton was a female tennis player from Australia. She won the women's singles title six times at the Australian Championships, second only to Margaret Court who won 11 titles... (1/6) |
Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling (3/3) |
Dorothy Round Little (3/3) |  Anita Lizana de EllisAnita Lizana Anita Lizana de Ellis was a World Number 1 tennis player from Chile. She was the first Latin American, and first Hispanic person, to be ranked World Number 1 tennis player. Also, Anita Lizana was the first Latin American to win a Grand Slam singles championship. She won the U.S... (1/1) |
| 1938 | Dorothy Bundy Cheney Dorothy Cheney Dorothy “Dodo” Bundy Cheney is the daughter of Tennis Hall of Famer May Sutton Bundy and U.S. doubles champion Tom Bundy . She has been an outstanding American tennis player from her youth into her 90s. She played most of her tennis at the Los Angeles Tennis Club , during the years that Perry T... (1/1) |
Simone Mathieu Simone Mathieu Simone Mathieu was a female tennis player from France, born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine.-Career:... (1/2) |
Helen Wills Moody (19/19) |
Alice Marble (2/5) |
| 1939 | Emily Hood Westacott Emily Hood Westacott Emily Hood Westacott , also known by her maiden name, Emily Hood, was an Australian tennis player in the 1930s.She won the Australian Championship singles in 1939, two years after losing in the final... (1/1) |
Simone Mathieu (2/2) |
Alice Marble (3/5) |
Alice Marble (4/5) |
| 1940 | Nancye Wynne Bolton (2/6) |
no competition | no competition | Alice Marble (5/5) |
| 1941 | no competition |  Alice Weiwers ††† |
no competition | Sarah Palfrey Cooke Sarah Palfrey Cooke Sarah Hammond Palfrey Fabyan Cooke Danzig was a female tennis player from the United States.... (1/2) |
| 1942 | no competition | Alice Weiwers ††† |
no competition | Pauline Betz Addie (1/5) |
| 1943 | no competition | Simone Iribarne Lafargue ††† |
no competition | Pauline Betz Addie (2/5) |
| 1944 | no competition | Raymonde Weber Jones ††† |
no competition | Pauline Betz Addie (3/5) |
| 1945 | no competition |  Lolette PayotLolette Payot Lolette Payot was a Swiss tennis player who won the 1945 French Open singles title, but it was an unofficial victory, which is not counted in the tournament's history. She also won the 1935 mixed doubles French Open title.-Doubles:-Mixed doubles:... (1/1) |
no competition | Sarah Palfrey Cooke (2/2) |
| 1946 | Nancye Wynne Bolton (3/6) |
Margaret Osborne duPont Margaret Osborne duPont Margaret Evelyn Osborne duPont is a former World No. 1 American female tennis player.DuPont won a total of 37 singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles Grand Slam titles, which places her fourth on the all-time list despite never entering the Australian Championships. She won 25 of her Grand... (1/6) |
Pauline Betz Addie (4/5) |
Pauline Betz Addie (5/5) |
| 1947 | Nancye Wynne Bolton (4/6) |
Patricia Canning Todd (1/1) |
Margaret Osborne duPont (2/6) |
Louise Brough Clapp (1/6) |
| 1948 | Nancye Wynne Bolton (5/6) |
Nelly Landry Nelly Landry Nelly Adamson Landry was a female tennis player from Belgium . She was the 1948 women's singles champion at the French Championships beating Shirley Fry... (1/1) |
Louise Brough Clapp (2/6) |
Margaret Osborne duPont (3/6) |
| 1949 | Doris Hart Doris Hart Doris Hart is a former World No. 1 American female tennis player.As a child, she suffered from osteomyelitis, which resulted in a permanently impaired right leg... (1/6) |
Margaret Osborne duPont (4/6) |
Louise Brough Clapp (3/6) |
Margaret Osborne duPont (5/6) |
| 1950 | Louise Brough Clapp (4/6) |
Doris Hart (2/6) |
Louise Brough Clapp (5/6) |
Margaret Osborne duPont (6/6) |
| 1951 | Nancye Wynne Bolton (6/6) |
Shirley Fry Irvin (1/4) |
Doris Hart (3/6) |
Maureen Connolly Brinker (1/9) |
| 1952 | Thelma Coyne Long Thelma Coyne Long Thelma Dorothy Coyne Long was one of the female tennis players who dominated Australian tennis from the mid-1930s to the 1950s.-Tennis career:... (1/2) |
Doris Hart (4/6) |
Maureen Connolly Brinker (2/9) |
Maureen Connolly Brinker (3/9) |
| 1953 | Maureen Connolly Brinker (4/9) |
Maureen Connolly Brinker (5/9) |
Maureen Connolly Brinker (6/9) |
Maureen Connolly Brinker (7/9) |
| 1954 | Thelma Coyne Long (2/2) |
Maureen Connolly Brinker (8/9) |
Maureen Connolly Brinker (9/9) |
Doris Hart (5/6) |
| 1955 | Beryl Penrose Collier (1/1) |
Angela Mortimer Barrett (1/3) | Louise Brough Clapp (6/6) |
Doris Hart (6/6) |
| 1956 | Mary Carter Reitano Mary Carter Reitano Mary Carter Reitano is a female former tennis player from Australia.Reitano won the singles title at the 1956 and 1959 Australian Championships and failed to reached the semifinals there only once in nine attempts. She teamed with Margaret Court to win the women's doubles title there in 1961... (1/2) |
Althea Gibson Althea Gibson Althea Gibson was a World No. 1 American sportswoman who became the first African-American woman to be a competitor on the world tennis tour and the first to win a Grand Slam title in 1956. She is sometimes referred to as "the Jackie Robinson of tennis" for breaking the color barrier... (1/5) |
Shirley Fry Irvin (2/4) |
Shirley Fry Irvin (3/4) |
| 1957 | Shirley Fry Irvin (4/4) |
Shirley Bloomer Brasher (1/1) | Althea Gibson (2/5) |
Althea Gibson (3/5) |
| 1958 | Angela Mortimer Barrett (2/3) |  Körmöczy ZsuzsiZsuzsa Körmöczy Zsuzsa Körmöczy was a female tennis player from Hungary. She won the singles title at the 1958 French Championships at the age of 33 and reached the semifinals at Wimbledon in 1958... (1/1) |
Althea Gibson (4/5) |
Althea Gibson (5/5) |
| 1959 | Mary Carter Reitano (2/2) |
Christine Truman Janes (1/1) |  Maria BuenoMaria Bueno Maria Esther Andion Bueno is a former professional tennis player from Brazil. During her 11-year career , she won 19 Major titles .... (1/7) |
Maria Bueno (2/7) |
| 1960 | Margaret Court (1/24) |
Darlene Hard Darlene Hard Darlene Hard is an American former amateur tennis player. Known for her volleying ability and strong serves, she captured singles titles at the French Championships in 1960 and the U.S... (1/3) |
 Maria Bueno (3/7) |
Darlene Hard (2/3) |
| 1961 | Margaret Court (2/24) |
Ann Haydon Jones (1/3) | Angela Mortimer Barrett (3/3) | Darlene Hard (3/3) |
| 1962 | Margaret Court (3/24) |
Margaret Court (4/24) |
Karen Hantze Susman Karen Hantze Susman Karen Hantze Susman is a retired female tennis player from the United States. Susman won the 1962 women's singles title at Wimbledon, defeating Věra Pužejová Suková in the final 6–4, 6–4, but did not defend her title in 1963. She also won three Grand Slam women's doubles titles, all with Billie... (1/1) |
Margaret Court (5/24) |
| 1963 | Margaret Court (6/24) |
Lesley Turner Bowrey Lesley Turner Bowrey Lesley Rosemary Turner Bowrey AM is an Australian female tennis player.Bowrey won 13 Grand Slam titles during her career: two in singles, seven in women's doubles, and four in mixed doubles. She lost in the final of 14 other Grand Slam events.Bowrey twice won the singles title at the French... (1/2) |
Margaret Court (7/24) |
Maria Bueno (4/7) |
| 1964 | Margaret Court (8/24) |
Margaret Court (9/24) |
Maria Bueno (5/7) |
Maria Bueno (6/7) |
| 1965 | Margaret Court (10/24) |
Lesley Turner Bowrey (2/2) |
Margaret Court (11/24) |
Margaret Court (12/24) |
| 1966 | Margaret Court (13/24) |
Ann Haydon Jones(2/3) | Billie Jean King Billie Jean King Billie Jean King is a former professional tennis player from the United States. She won 12 Grand Slam singles titles, 16 Grand Slam women's doubles titles, and 11 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. King has been an advocate against sexism in sports and society... (1/12) |
Maria Bueno (7/7) |
| 1967 | Nancy Richey Nancy Richey Nancy Richey is a former tennis player from the United States.Richey won two Grand Slam singles titles and four Grand Slam women's doubles titles . She was ranked World No... (1/2) |
Françoise Durr Françoise Durr Françoise Durr is a retired tennis player from France. She won 26 major singles titles and over 60 doubles titles.... (1/1) |
Billie Jean King (2/12) |
Billie Jean King (3/12) |
| 1968 | Billie Jean King (4/12) |
Nancy Richey (2/2) |
Billie Jean King (5/12) |
Virginia Wade Virginia Wade Sarah Virginia Wade, OBE is a former English tennis player. She won three Grand Slam singles championships and four Grand Slam doubles championships. She won the women's singles championship at Wimbledon on 1 July 1977, in that tournament's centenary year, the last time any Briton has won a... (1/3) |
| 1969 | Margaret Court (14/24) |
Margaret Court (15/24) |
Ann Haydon Jones (3/3) | Margaret Court (16/24) |
| 1970 | Margaret Court (17/24) |
Margaret Court (18/24) |
Margaret Court (19/24) |
Margaret Court (20/24) |
| 1971 | Margaret Court (21/24) |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley (1/7) |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley (2/7) |
Billie Jean King (6/12) |
| 1972 | Virginia Wade (2/3) | Billie Jean King (7/12) |
Billie Jean King (8/12) |
Billie Jean King (9/12) |
| 1973 | Margaret Court (22/24) |
Margaret Court (23/24) |
Billie Jean King (10/12) |
Margaret Court (24/24) |
| 1974 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley (3/7) |
Chris Evert Chris Evert Christine Marie "Chris" Evert is a former world number 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six championships at the U.S. Open. She was the year-ending World No... (1/18) |
Chris Evert (2/18) |
Billie Jean King (11/12) |
| 1975 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley (4/7) |
Chris Evert (3/18) |
Billie Jean King (12/12) |
Chris Evert (4/18) |
| 1976 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley (5/7) |
Sue Barker Sue Barker Susan Barker, MBE is an English television presenter and former professional tennis player. During her tennis career, she won the women's singles title at the French Open and reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 3... (1/1) |
Chris Evert (5/18) |
Chris Evert (6/18) |
| 1977 | Kerry Melville Reid (1/1) (Jan) Evonne Goolagong Cawley (6/7) (Dec) |
 Mima JaušovecMima Jaušovec Mima Jaušovec is a Slovenian female former tennis player. She was born on July 20, 1956, in Maribor, PR Slovenia, FPR Yugoslavia). In singles she reached a career high of No. 6 in 1982, in doubles she reached a career high of No. 211 in 1986.... (1/1) |
Virginia Wade (3/3) | Chris Evert (7/18) |
| 1978 | Chris O'Neil Chris O'Neil (tennis) Christine "Chris" O'Neil is a former professional female tennis player from Australia.O'Neil is best-remembered for her victory at the 1978 Australian Open, the last Australian female to do so. She also became the first unseeded woman to win the Australian title in the open era. This feat would go... (1/1) †† |
 Virginia RuziciVirginia Ruzici Virginia Ruzici is a former professional tennis player from Romania. She was born in Câmpia Turzii, Romania and turned professional in 1975. One of her main assets on court was her powerful forehand.... (1/1) |
Martina Navratilova (1/18) |
Chris Evert (8/18) |
| 1979 | Barbara Jordan Barbara Jordan (tennis player) Barbara Jordan is a former professional female tennis player from the United States who won the 1979 Australian Open singles title.... (1/1) †† |
Chris Evert (9/18) |
Martina Navratilova (2/18) |
Tracy Austin Tracy Austin Tracy Ann Austin Holt is a former World No. 1 female professional tennis player from the United States who won the women's singles title at the US Open in 1979 and 1981 and the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon in 1980, before a series of injuries cut her career short.-To 1980:Austin defeated... (1/2) |
| 1980 |  Hana MandlíkováHana Mandlíková Hana Mandlíková is a former Czech professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia and later Australia. During her career, she won four Grand Slam singles titles – two at the Australian Open, one at the French Open, and one at the US Open... (1/4) †† |
Chris Evert (10/18) |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley (7/7) |
Chris Evert (11/18) |
| 1981 | Martina Navratilova (3/18) †† |
Hana Mandlíková (2/4) |
Chris Evert (12/18) |
Tracy Austin (2/2) |
| 1982 | Chris Evert (14/18) †† |
Martina Navratilova (4/18) |
Martina Navratilova (5/18) |
Chris Evert (13/18) |
| 1983 | Martina Navratilova (8/18) †† |
Chris Evert (15/18) |
Martina Navratilova (6/18) |
Martina Navratilova (7/18) |
| 1984 | Chris Evert (16/18) †† |
Martina Navratilova (9/18) |
Martina Navratilova (10/18) |
Martina Navratilova (11/18) |
| 1985 | Martina Navratilova (13/18) †† |
Chris Evert (17/18) |
Martina Navratilova (12/18) |
Hana Mandlíková (3/4) |
| 1986 | no competition | Chris Evert (18/18) |
Martina Navratilova (14/18) |
Martina Navratilova (15/18) |
| 1987 | Hana Mandlíková (4/4) |
 Steffi GrafSteffi Graf Steffi Graf is a former World No. 1 German tennis player.In total, Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, second among male and female players only to Margaret Court's 24... (1/22) |
Martina Navratilova (16/18) |
Martina Navratilova (17/18) |
| 1988 | Steffi Graf (2/22) |
Steffi Graf (3/22) |
Steffi Graf (4/22) |
Steffi Graf (5/22) |
| 1989 | Steffi Graf (6/22) |
 Arantxa Sánchez VicarioArantxa Sánchez Vicario Aránzazu 'Arantxa' Isabel Maria Sánchez Vicario is a Spanish former professional tennis player... (1/4) |
Steffi Graf (7/22) |
Steffi Graf (8/22) |
| 1990 | Steffi Graf (9/22) |
 Monica SelesMonica Seles Monica Seles is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player and a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. She was born in Novi Sad, Serbia, former Yugoslavia to Hungarian parents. She became a naturalized United States citizen in 1994 and also received Hungarian citizenship in June 2007... (1/9) |
Martina Navratilova (18/18) |
 Gabriela SabatiniGabriela Sabatini Gabriela Beatriz Sabatini is a former professional Argentine tennis player. She was one of the leading players on the women's circuit in the late-1980s and early-1990s... (1/1) |
| 1991 | Monica Seles (2/9) |
Monica Seles (3/9) |
Steffi Graf (10/22) |
Monica Seles (4/9) |
| 1992 | Monica Seles (5/9) |
Monica Seles (6/9) | Steffi Graf (11/22) |
Monica Seles (7/9) |
| 1993 | Monica Seles (8/9) | Steffi Graf (12/22) |
Steffi Graf (13/22) |
Steffi Graf (14/22) |
| 1994 | Steffi Graf (15/22) |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2/4) |
Conchita Martínez Conchita Martínez Inmaculada Concepción Martínez Bernat is a former professional tennis player from Monzón, Aragón, Spain. She is the only Spanish woman to have won the singles title at Wimbledon, when she beat Martina Navrátilová in the 1994 Women's Singles. She also was the singles runner-up at the 1998... (1/1) |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (3/4) |
| 1995 | Mary Pierce Mary Pierce Mary Pierce is a French-American tennis professional playing on the Women's Tennis Association tour. She is a citizen of France, Canada, and the United States but plays for France in team competitions and the Olympics.Pierce has won four Grand Slam titles, two in singles and two in doubles... (1/2) |
Steffi Graf (16/22) |
Steffi Graf (17/22) |
Steffi Graf (18/22) |
| 1996 | Monica Seles (9/9) |
Steffi Graf (19/22) |
Steffi Graf (20/22) |
Steffi Graf (21/22) |
| 1997 | Martina Hingis Martina Hingis Martina Hingis is a retired Swiss professional tennis player who spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1. She won five Grand Slam singles titles... (1/5) |
 Iva MajoliIva Majoli Iva Majoli Marić is a former professional tennis player from Croatia. She upset Martina Hingis to win the women's singles title at the French Open in 1997. Majoli also won eight singles titles and one women's doubles title during her career.-Career:Majoli turned professional in 1991 at the age... (1/1) |
Martina Hingis (2/5) |
Martina Hingis (3/5) |
| 1998 | Martina Hingis (4/5) |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (4/4) |
 Jana NovotnáJana Novotná Jana Novotná is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. She played a serve and volley game, an increasingly rare style of play among women during her career. She won the women's singles title at Wimbledon in 1998 and was runner-up in three previous Grand Slam tournaments... (1/1) |
Lindsay Davenport Lindsay Davenport Lindsay Ann Davenport is a former World No. 1 American professional tennis player. She has won three Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles. In 2005, TENNIS Magazine ranked her as the 29th-best player of the preceding forty years... (1/3) |
| 1999 | Martina Hingis (5/5) |
Steffi Graf (22/22) |
Lindsay Davenport (2/3) |
Serena Williams Serena Williams Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her world no. 1 in singles on five separate occasions. She became the world no. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002 and regained this ranking for the fifth time on... (1/13) |
| 2000 | Lindsay Davenport (3/3) |
Mary Pierce (2/2) |
Venus Williams Venus Williams Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player who is a former World No. 1 and is ranked World No. 101 as of 10 October 2011 in singles and World No. 20 in doubles as of 2011. She has been ranked World No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association on three separate... (1/7) |
Venus Williams (2/7) |
| 2001 | Jennifer Capriati Jennifer Capriati Jennifer Marie Capriati is a former world number one ranked professional tennis player, and the winner of three women's singles championships in Grand Slam tournaments. Capriati made her professional debut in 1990 at the age of 14 when she reached the finals of the hard court tournament in Boca... (1/3) |
Jennifer Capriati (2/3) |
Venus Williams (3/7) |
Venus Williams (4/7) |
| 2002 | Jennifer Capriati (3/3) |
Serena Williams (2/13) |
Serena Williams (3/13) |
Serena Williams (4/13) |
| 2003 | Serena Williams (5/13) |
 Justine Henin (1/7) |
Serena Williams (6/13) |
Justine Henin (2/7) |
| 2004 | Justine Henin (3/7) |
 Anastasia MyskinaAnastasia Myskina Anastasiya Andreyevna Myskina is a professional tennis player from Russia. She won the 2004 French Open singles title, becoming the first Russian female tennis player to win a Grand Slam main draw singles title. Subsequent to this victory she rose to number 3 on the WTA ranking, becoming the first... (1/1) |
Maria Sharapova Maria Sharapova Maria Yuryevna Sharapova ,. is a Russian professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. A US resident since 1994, Sharapova has won 24 WTA singles titles, including three Grand Slam singles titles at the 2004 Wimbledon, 2006 US Open and 2008 Australian Open... (1/3) |
Svetlana Kuznetsova Svetlana Kuznetsova Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova ; born June 27, 1985) is a Russian professional tennis player and as of October 10, 2011 ranked No. 21 in the WTA singles and No. 90 in the doubles ranking. Kuznetsova has appeared in four singles Grand Slam finals, winning two, and has also appeared in six doubles... (1/2) |
| 2005 | Serena Williams (7/13) |
Justine Henin (4/7) |
Venus Williams (5/7) |
Kim Clijsters Kim Clijsters Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters is a Belgian professional tennis player. As of 7 November 2011, Clijsters is ranked No. 13 in singles. Clijsters is a former World No. 1 in both singles and doubles.... (1/4) |
| 2006 | Amélie Mauresmo Amélie Mauresmo Amélie Simone Mauresmo ; is a French former professional tennis player, and a former World No. 1. Mauresmo won two Grand Slam singles titles at the Australian Open and at Wimbledon.... (1/2) |
Justine Henin (5/7) |
Amélie Mauresmo (2/2) |
Maria Sharapova (2/3) |
| 2007 | Serena Williams (8/13) |
Justine Henin (6/7) |
Venus Williams (6/7) |
Justine Henin (7/7) |
| 2008 | Maria Sharapova (3/3) |
 Ana IvanovićAna Ivanovic Ana Ivanović is a former world no. 1 Serbian tennis player. As of November 7, 2011, she is ranked 22th on the WTA rankings. She beat Dinara Safina to win the 2008 French Open and was the runner-up in singles at the 2007 French Open and the 2008 Australian Open... (1/1) |
Venus Williams (7/7) |
Serena Williams (9/13) |
| 2009 | Serena Williams (10/13) |
Svetlana Kuznetsova (2/2) |
Serena Williams (11/13) |
Kim Clijsters (2/4) |
| 2010 | Serena Williams (12/13) |
 Francesca SchiavoneFrancesca Schiavone Francesca Schiavone is an Italian tennis player who turned professional in 1998. She won the 2010 French Open singles title, becoming the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam event in singles. She was also runner-up at the 2011 French Open. As of 24 October 2011, Schiavone's ranking is World... (1/1) |
Serena Williams (13/13) |
Kim Clijsters (3/4) |
| 2011 | Kim Clijsters (4/4) |
 Li NaLi Na (tennis) Li Na , goes first before the equivalent of a first name in some other nations. Her name off court in China is Li Na. When listed on the , she is known as Na Li. However, in the match, the commentators call her Li Na, and when her full name is listed in text on court, it is also written as Li Na.;... (1/1) |
Petra Kvitová Petra Kvitová Petra Kvitová is a Czech professional tennis player. She has won seven WTA singles titles. As of 31 October 2011, she is ranked World No. 2. Kvitová won the 2011 Wimbledon Championships and the 2011 WTA Tour Championships singles titles... (1/1) |
Samantha Stosur Samantha Stosur Samantha "Sam" Jane Stosur is an Australian professional tennis player. She won the 2011 US Open singles title and was a finalist at the 2010 French Open. Stosur is ranked World No. 6 and her career high in singles is World No. 4, achieved on 21 February 2011. She is a former world No... (1/1) |
| Legend |
|---|
| Player won all 4 Grand Slam tournaments in the same year |
| Player won 3 Grand Slam tournaments in the same year |
| Player won 2 Grand Slam tournaments in the same year |
| Italics- club members or citizens only |
| considered a non-slam event by most authorities* |
| † The French Championships opened itself to international competitors and renamed as Championnats Internationaux de France (de tennis). |
| †† Australian Open held in December |
| ††† Not recognized because France was under German control |
1920s
| Suzanne Lenglen Suzanne Lenglen Suzanne Rachel Flore Lenglen was a French tennis player who won 31 Championship titles between 1914 and 1926... |
| Daphne Akhurst Cozens, Molla Bjurstedt Mallory |
| Kathleen McKane Godfree Kathleen McKane Godfree Kathleen "Kitty" McKane Godfree was a British female tennis and badminton player.... , Margaret Molesworth Margaret Molesworth Maud Margaret 'Mall' Molesworth was a tennis player from Queensland, Australia who won the inaugural Australasian Championships women's singles title in 1922.-Tennis career:... |
| Kornelia Bouman Kornelia Bouman Kornelia "Kea" Bouman was a female tennis player from the Netherlands. She won the singles title at the 1927 French Championships, beating Irene Bowder Peacock of South Africa in the final... , Sylvia Lance Harper Sylvia Lance Harper Sylvia Harper was a female tennis player from Australia who won the singles title at the 1924 Australian Championships... , Esna Boyd Robertson |
1930s
| Helen Wills Moody Helen Wills Moody Helen Newington Wills Roark , also known as Helen Wills Moody, was an American tennis player. She has been described as "the first American born woman to achieve international celebrity as an athlete."-Biography:... |
| Helen Jacobs Helen Jacobs Helen Hull Jacobs was a World No. 1 American female tennis player who won ten Grand Slam titles. She was born in Globe, Arizona, United States.- Tennis career :... |
| Alice Marble Alice Marble Alice Marble was a World No. 1 American tennis player who won 18 Grand Slam championships : 5 in Singles, 6 in Women's Doubles, and 7 in Mixed Doubles.-Early life:Born in the small town of Beckwourth, Plumas County, California, Marble moved with her family at the age of... |
| Joan Hartigan Bathurst, Dorothy Round Little Dorothy Round Little Dorothy Edith Round Little was a World No. 1 British female tennis player. She was born in Dudley, Worcestershire, England, where she attended the Dudley Girls High School.... , Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling Hildegard "Hilde" Krahwinkel Sperling was a German tennis player, although she became a Danish national after marrying Svend Sperling from Denmark in 1933. She is generally regarded as the second-greatest female German tennis player in history, behind Steffi Graf... |
| Cilly Aussem Cilly Aussem Cilly Aussem was a German female tennis player.She was the first German to win the women's singles title at Wimbledon in 1931. She also won the women's single titles at the French Championships and German Championships in 1931. Aussem's coach and mixed doubles partner was Bill Tilden... , Coral McInnes Buttsworth, Simone Mathieu Simone Mathieu Simone Mathieu was a female tennis player from France, born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine.-Career:... , Margaret Scriven Vivian |
|
| Nancye Wynne Bolton Nancye Wynne Bolton Nancye Wynne Bolton was a female tennis player from Australia. She won the women's singles title six times at the Australian Championships, second only to Margaret Court who won 11 titles... , Dorothy Bundy Cheney, Daphne Akhurst Cozens, Anita Lizana de Ellis, Betty Nuthall Shoemaker, Emily Hood Westacott Emily Hood Westacott Emily Hood Westacott , also known by her maiden name, Emily Hood, was an Australian tennis player in the 1930s.She won the Australian Championship singles in 1939, two years after losing in the final... |
1940s
| Pauline Betz Addie, Margaret Osborne duPont Margaret Osborne duPont Margaret Evelyn Osborne duPont is a former World No. 1 American female tennis player.DuPont won a total of 37 singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles Grand Slam titles, which places her fourth on the all-time list despite never entering the Australian Championships. She won 25 of her Grand... |
| Nancye Wynne Bolton Nancye Wynne Bolton Nancye Wynne Bolton was a female tennis player from Australia. She won the women's singles title six times at the Australian Championships, second only to Margaret Court who won 11 titles... |
| Louise Brough Clapp |
| Sarah Palfrey Cooke Sarah Palfrey Cooke Sarah Hammond Palfrey Fabyan Cooke Danzig was a female tennis player from the United States.... |
| Doris Hart Doris Hart Doris Hart is a former World No. 1 American female tennis player.As a child, she suffered from osteomyelitis, which resulted in a permanently impaired right leg... , Alice Marble Alice Marble Alice Marble was a World No. 1 American tennis player who won 18 Grand Slam championships : 5 in Singles, 6 in Women's Doubles, and 7 in Mixed Doubles.-Early life:Born in the small town of Beckwourth, Plumas County, California, Marble moved with her family at the age of... , Nelly Landry Nelly Landry Nelly Adamson Landry was a female tennis player from Belgium . She was the 1948 women's singles champion at the French Championships beating Shirley Fry... , Lolette Payot Lolette Payot Lolette Payot was a Swiss tennis player who won the 1945 French Open singles title, but it was an unofficial victory, which is not counted in the tournament's history. She also won the 1935 mixed doubles French Open title.-Doubles:-Mixed doubles:... , Patricia Canning Todd |
1950s
| Maureen Connolly Brinker |
| Althea Gibson Althea Gibson Althea Gibson was a World No. 1 American sportswoman who became the first African-American woman to be a competitor on the world tennis tour and the first to win a Grand Slam title in 1956. She is sometimes referred to as "the Jackie Robinson of tennis" for breaking the color barrier... , Doris Hart Doris Hart Doris Hart is a former World No. 1 American female tennis player.As a child, she suffered from osteomyelitis, which resulted in a permanently impaired right leg... |
| Shirley Fry Irvin |
| Louise Brough Clapp |
| Angela Mortimer Barrett, Maria Bueno Maria Bueno Maria Esther Andion Bueno is a former professional tennis player from Brazil. During her 11-year career , she won 19 Major titles .... , Thelma Coyne Long Thelma Coyne Long Thelma Dorothy Coyne Long was one of the female tennis players who dominated Australian tennis from the mid-1930s to the 1950s.-Tennis career:... , Mary Carter Reitano Mary Carter Reitano Mary Carter Reitano is a female former tennis player from Australia.Reitano won the singles title at the 1956 and 1959 Australian Championships and failed to reached the semifinals there only once in nine attempts. She teamed with Margaret Court to win the women's doubles title there in 1961... |
| Nancye Wynne Bolton Nancye Wynne Bolton Nancye Wynne Bolton was a female tennis player from Australia. She won the women's singles title six times at the Australian Championships, second only to Margaret Court who won 11 titles... , Shirley Bloomer Brasher, Beryl Penrose Collier, Margaret Osborne duPont Margaret Osborne duPont Margaret Evelyn Osborne duPont is a former World No. 1 American female tennis player.DuPont won a total of 37 singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles Grand Slam titles, which places her fourth on the all-time list despite never entering the Australian Championships. She won 25 of her Grand... , Christine Truman Janes, Zsuzsi Kormoczy |
1960s
| Margaret Court |
| Maria Bueno Maria Bueno Maria Esther Andion Bueno is a former professional tennis player from Brazil. During her 11-year career , she won 19 Major titles .... , Billie Jean King Billie Jean King Billie Jean King is a former professional tennis player from the United States. She won 12 Grand Slam singles titles, 16 Grand Slam women's doubles titles, and 11 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. King has been an advocate against sexism in sports and society... |
| Darlene Hard Darlene Hard Darlene Hard is an American former amateur tennis player. Known for her volleying ability and strong serves, she captured singles titles at the French Championships in 1960 and the U.S... , Ann Haydon Jones |
| Lesley Turner Bowrey Lesley Turner Bowrey Lesley Rosemary Turner Bowrey AM is an Australian female tennis player.Bowrey won 13 Grand Slam titles during her career: two in singles, seven in women's doubles, and four in mixed doubles. She lost in the final of 14 other Grand Slam events.Bowrey twice won the singles title at the French... , Nancy Richey Gunter |
| Angela Mortimer Barrett, Françoise Durr Françoise Durr Françoise Durr is a retired tennis player from France. She won 26 major singles titles and over 60 doubles titles.... , Karen Hantze Susman Karen Hantze Susman Karen Hantze Susman is a retired female tennis player from the United States. Susman won the 1962 women's singles title at Wimbledon, defeating Věra Pužejová Suková in the final 6–4, 6–4, but did not defend her title in 1963. She also won three Grand Slam women's doubles titles, all with Billie... , Virginia Wade Virginia Wade Sarah Virginia Wade, OBE is a former English tennis player. She won three Grand Slam singles championships and four Grand Slam doubles championships. She won the women's singles championship at Wimbledon on 1 July 1977, in that tournament's centenary year, the last time any Briton has won a... |
1970s
| Chris Evert Chris Evert Christine Marie "Chris" Evert is a former world number 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six championships at the U.S. Open. She was the year-ending World No... |
| Margaret Court |
| Billie Jean King Billie Jean King Billie Jean King is a former professional tennis player from the United States. She won 12 Grand Slam singles titles, 16 Grand Slam women's doubles titles, and 11 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. King has been an advocate against sexism in sports and society... |
| Evonne Goolagong Cawley |
| Martina Navratilova, Virginia Wade Virginia Wade Sarah Virginia Wade, OBE is a former English tennis player. She won three Grand Slam singles championships and four Grand Slam doubles championships. She won the women's singles championship at Wimbledon on 1 July 1977, in that tournament's centenary year, the last time any Briton has won a... |
| Tracy Austin Tracy Austin Tracy Ann Austin Holt is a former World No. 1 female professional tennis player from the United States who won the women's singles title at the US Open in 1979 and 1981 and the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon in 1980, before a series of injuries cut her career short.-To 1980:Austin defeated... , Sue Barker Sue Barker Susan Barker, MBE is an English television presenter and former professional tennis player. During her tennis career, she won the women's singles title at the French Open and reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 3... , Mima Jaušovec Mima Jaušovec Mima Jaušovec is a Slovenian female former tennis player. She was born on July 20, 1956, in Maribor, PR Slovenia, FPR Yugoslavia). In singles she reached a career high of No. 6 in 1982, in doubles she reached a career high of No. 211 in 1986.... , Barbara Jordan, Chris O'Neil Chris O'Neil (tennis) Christine "Chris" O'Neil is a former professional female tennis player from Australia.O'Neil is best-remembered for her victory at the 1978 Australian Open, the last Australian female to do so. She also became the first unseeded woman to win the Australian title in the open era. This feat would go... , Kerry Melville Reid, Virginia Ruzici Virginia Ruzici Virginia Ruzici is a former professional tennis player from Romania. She was born in Câmpia Turzii, Romania and turned professional in 1975. One of her main assets on court was her powerful forehand.... |
1980s
| Martina Navratilova |
| Chris Evert Chris Evert Christine Marie "Chris" Evert is a former world number 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six championships at the U.S. Open. She was the year-ending World No... |
| Steffi Graf Steffi Graf Steffi Graf is a former World No. 1 German tennis player.In total, Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, second among male and female players only to Margaret Court's 24... |
| Hana Mandlíková Hana Mandlíková Hana Mandlíková is a former Czech professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia and later Australia. During her career, she won four Grand Slam singles titles – two at the Australian Open, one at the French Open, and one at the US Open... |
| Tracy Austin Tracy Austin Tracy Ann Austin Holt is a former World No. 1 female professional tennis player from the United States who won the women's singles title at the US Open in 1979 and 1981 and the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon in 1980, before a series of injuries cut her career short.-To 1980:Austin defeated... , Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Barbara Jordan, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Aránzazu 'Arantxa' Isabel Maria Sánchez Vicario is a Spanish former professional tennis player... |
1990s
| Steffi Graf Steffi Graf Steffi Graf is a former World No. 1 German tennis player.In total, Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, second among male and female players only to Margaret Court's 24... |
| Monica Seles Monica Seles Monica Seles is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player and a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. She was born in Novi Sad, Serbia, former Yugoslavia to Hungarian parents. She became a naturalized United States citizen in 1994 and also received Hungarian citizenship in June 2007... |
| Martina Hingis Martina Hingis Martina Hingis is a retired Swiss professional tennis player who spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1. She won five Grand Slam singles titles... |
| Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Aránzazu 'Arantxa' Isabel Maria Sánchez Vicario is a Spanish former professional tennis player... |
| Lindsay Davenport Lindsay Davenport Lindsay Ann Davenport is a former World No. 1 American professional tennis player. She has won three Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles. In 2005, TENNIS Magazine ranked her as the 29th-best player of the preceding forty years... |
| Iva Majoli Iva Majoli Iva Majoli Marić is a former professional tennis player from Croatia. She upset Martina Hingis to win the women's singles title at the French Open in 1997. Majoli also won eight singles titles and one women's doubles title during her career.-Career:Majoli turned professional in 1991 at the age... , Conchita Martínez Conchita Martínez Inmaculada Concepción Martínez Bernat is a former professional tennis player from Monzón, Aragón, Spain. She is the only Spanish woman to have won the singles title at Wimbledon, when she beat Martina Navrátilová in the 1994 Women's Singles. She also was the singles runner-up at the 1998... , Martina Navratilova, Jana Novotná Jana Novotná Jana Novotná is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. She played a serve and volley game, an increasingly rare style of play among women during her career. She won the women's singles title at Wimbledon in 1998 and was runner-up in three previous Grand Slam tournaments... , Mary Pierce Mary Pierce Mary Pierce is a French-American tennis professional playing on the Women's Tennis Association tour. She is a citizen of France, Canada, and the United States but plays for France in team competitions and the Olympics.Pierce has won four Grand Slam titles, two in singles and two in doubles... , Gabriela Sabatini Gabriela Sabatini Gabriela Beatriz Sabatini is a former professional Argentine tennis player. She was one of the leading players on the women's circuit in the late-1980s and early-1990s... , Serena Williams Serena Williams Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her world no. 1 in singles on five separate occasions. She became the world no. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002 and regained this ranking for the fifth time on... |
2000s
| Serena Williams Serena Williams Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her world no. 1 in singles on five separate occasions. She became the world no. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002 and regained this ranking for the fifth time on... |
| Justine Henin, Venus Williams Venus Williams Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player who is a former World No. 1 and is ranked World No. 101 as of 10 October 2011 in singles and World No. 20 in doubles as of 2011. She has been ranked World No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association on three separate... |
| Jennifer Capriati Jennifer Capriati Jennifer Marie Capriati is a former world number one ranked professional tennis player, and the winner of three women's singles championships in Grand Slam tournaments. Capriati made her professional debut in 1990 at the age of 14 when she reached the finals of the hard court tournament in Boca... , Maria Sharapova Maria Sharapova Maria Yuryevna Sharapova ,. is a Russian professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. A US resident since 1994, Sharapova has won 24 WTA singles titles, including three Grand Slam singles titles at the 2004 Wimbledon, 2006 US Open and 2008 Australian Open... , |
| Amélie Mauresmo Amélie Mauresmo Amélie Simone Mauresmo ; is a French former professional tennis player, and a former World No. 1. Mauresmo won two Grand Slam singles titles at the Australian Open and at Wimbledon.... , Svetlana Kuznetsova Svetlana Kuznetsova Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova ; born June 27, 1985) is a Russian professional tennis player and as of October 10, 2011 ranked No. 21 in the WTA singles and No. 90 in the doubles ranking. Kuznetsova has appeared in four singles Grand Slam finals, winning two, and has also appeared in six doubles... , Kim Clijsters Kim Clijsters Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters is a Belgian professional tennis player. As of 7 November 2011, Clijsters is ranked No. 13 in singles. Clijsters is a former World No. 1 in both singles and doubles.... |
| Lindsay Davenport Lindsay Davenport Lindsay Ann Davenport is a former World No. 1 American professional tennis player. She has won three Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles. In 2005, TENNIS Magazine ranked her as the 29th-best player of the preceding forty years... , Anastasia Myskina Anastasia Myskina Anastasiya Andreyevna Myskina is a professional tennis player from Russia. She won the 2004 French Open singles title, becoming the first Russian female tennis player to win a Grand Slam main draw singles title. Subsequent to this victory she rose to number 3 on the WTA ranking, becoming the first... , Mary Pierce Mary Pierce Mary Pierce is a French-American tennis professional playing on the Women's Tennis Association tour. She is a citizen of France, Canada, and the United States but plays for France in team competitions and the Olympics.Pierce has won four Grand Slam titles, two in singles and two in doubles... , Ana Ivanović Ana Ivanovic Ana Ivanović is a former world no. 1 Serbian tennis player. As of November 7, 2011, she is ranked 22th on the WTA rankings. She beat Dinara Safina to win the 2008 French Open and was the runner-up in singles at the 2007 French Open and the 2008 Australian Open... |
2010s
| Serena Williams Serena Williams Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her world no. 1 in singles on five separate occasions. She became the world no. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002 and regained this ranking for the fifth time on... , Kim Clijsters Kim Clijsters Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters is a Belgian professional tennis player. As of 7 November 2011, Clijsters is ranked No. 13 in singles. Clijsters is a former World No. 1 in both singles and doubles.... |
| Francesca Schiavone Francesca Schiavone Francesca Schiavone is an Italian tennis player who turned professional in 1998. She won the 2010 French Open singles title, becoming the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam event in singles. She was also runner-up at the 2011 French Open. As of 24 October 2011, Schiavone's ranking is World... , Li Na Li Na (tennis) Li Na , goes first before the equivalent of a first name in some other nations. Her name off court in China is Li Na. When listed on the , she is known as Na Li. However, in the match, the commentators call her Li Na, and when her full name is listed in text on court, it is also written as Li Na.;... , Petra Kvitová Petra Kvitová Petra Kvitová is a Czech professional tennis player. She has won seven WTA singles titles. As of 31 October 2011, she is ranked World No. 2. Kvitová won the 2011 Wimbledon Championships and the 2011 WTA Tour Championships singles titles... , Samantha Stosur Samantha Stosur Samantha "Sam" Jane Stosur is an Australian professional tennis player. She won the 2011 US Open singles title and was a finalist at the 2010 French Open. Stosur is ranked World No. 6 and her career high in singles is World No. 4, achieved on 21 February 2011. She is a former world No... |
Multiple singles winners (5 or more)
| Rank | Titles | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | Margaret Court |
| 2 | 22 | Steffi Graf Steffi Graf Steffi Graf is a former World No. 1 German tennis player.In total, Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, second among male and female players only to Margaret Court's 24... |
| 3 | 19 | Helen Wills Moody Helen Wills Moody Helen Newington Wills Roark , also known as Helen Wills Moody, was an American tennis player. She has been described as "the first American born woman to achieve international celebrity as an athlete."-Biography:... |
| 4 | 18 | Chris Evert Chris Evert Christine Marie "Chris" Evert is a former world number 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six championships at the U.S. Open. She was the year-ending World No... |
| 4 | 18 | Martina Navratilova |
| 6 | 13 | Serena Williams Serena Williams Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her world no. 1 in singles on five separate occasions. She became the world no. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002 and regained this ranking for the fifth time on... |
| 7 | 12 | Billie Jean King Billie Jean King Billie Jean King is a former professional tennis player from the United States. She won 12 Grand Slam singles titles, 16 Grand Slam women's doubles titles, and 11 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. King has been an advocate against sexism in sports and society... |
| 8 | 9 | Maureen Connolly Brinker |
| 8 | 9 | Monica Seles Monica Seles Monica Seles is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player and a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. She was born in Novi Sad, Serbia, former Yugoslavia to Hungarian parents. She became a naturalized United States citizen in 1994 and also received Hungarian citizenship in June 2007... |
| 10 | 8 | Suzanne Lenglen Suzanne Lenglen Suzanne Rachel Flore Lenglen was a French tennis player who won 31 Championship titles between 1914 and 1926... |
| 10 | 8 | Molla Bjurstedt Mallory |
| 12 | 7 | Venus Williams Venus Williams Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player who is a former World No. 1 and is ranked World No. 101 as of 10 October 2011 in singles and World No. 20 in doubles as of 2011. She has been ranked World No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association on three separate... |
| 12 | 7 | Maria Bueno Maria Bueno Maria Esther Andion Bueno is a former professional tennis player from Brazil. During her 11-year career , she won 19 Major titles .... |
| 12 | 7 | Evonne Goolagong Evonne Goolagong Evonne Fay Goolagong Cawley, AO, MBE is a former World No. 1 Australian female tennis player. She was one of the world's leading players in the 1970s and early 1980s, when she won 14 Grand Slam titles: seven in singles , six in women's doubles, and one in mixed doubles.-Early life:Goolagong is the... |
| 12 | 7 | Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers |
| 12 | 7 | Justine Henin |
| 17 | 6 | Nancye Wynne Bolton Nancye Wynne Bolton Nancye Wynne Bolton was a female tennis player from Australia. She won the women's singles title six times at the Australian Championships, second only to Margaret Court who won 11 titles... |
| 17 | 6 | Louise Brough Clapp |
| 17 | 6 | Margaret Osborne duPont Margaret Osborne duPont Margaret Evelyn Osborne duPont is a former World No. 1 American female tennis player.DuPont won a total of 37 singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles Grand Slam titles, which places her fourth on the all-time list despite never entering the Australian Championships. She won 25 of her Grand... |
| 17 | 6 | Doris Hart Doris Hart Doris Hart is a former World No. 1 American female tennis player.As a child, she suffered from osteomyelitis, which resulted in a permanently impaired right leg... |
| 17 | 6 | Blanche Bingley Hillyard |
| 22 | 5 | Pauline Betz Addie |
| 22 | 5 | Daphne Akhurst Cozens |
| 22 | 5 | Lottie Dod Lottie Dod Charlotte "Lottie" Dod was an English sportswoman best known as a tennis player. She won the Wimbledon Ladies' Singles Championship five times, the first one when she was only fifteen, in the summer of 1887... |
| 22 | 5 | Althea Gibson Althea Gibson Althea Gibson was a World No. 1 American sportswoman who became the first African-American woman to be a competitor on the world tennis tour and the first to win a Grand Slam title in 1956. She is sometimes referred to as "the Jackie Robinson of tennis" for breaking the color barrier... |
| 22 | 5 | Martina Hingis Martina Hingis Martina Hingis is a retired Swiss professional tennis player who spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1. She won five Grand Slam singles titles... |
| 22 | 5 | Helen Jacobs Helen Jacobs Helen Hull Jacobs was a World No. 1 American female tennis player who won ten Grand Slam titles. She was born in Globe, Arizona, United States.- Tennis career :... |
| 22 | 5 | Françoise Masson |
| 22 | 5 | Alice Marble Alice Marble Alice Marble was a World No. 1 American tennis player who won 18 Grand Slam championships : 5 in Singles, 6 in Women's Doubles, and 7 in Mixed Doubles.-Early life:Born in the small town of Beckwourth, Plumas County, California, Marble moved with her family at the age of... |
| 22 | 5 | Charlotte Cooper Sterry |
Most singles wins by Grand Slam tournament
| Grand Slam | Wins # | Player(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Open Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court... |
11 | Margaret Court |
| French Open | 7 | Chris Evert Chris Evert Christine Marie "Chris" Evert is a former world number 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six championships at the U.S. Open. She was the year-ending World No... |
| Wimbledon | 9 | Martina Navratilova |
| US Open | 8 | Molla Mallory Molla Mallory Anna Margarethe "Molla" Bjurstedt Mallory was a Norwegian-born American tennis player.-Tennis career:... |
Total winners by country
| Rank | Country | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
192 |
| 2 | Australia |
61 |
| 3 | United Kingdom |
51 |
| 4 | Germany |
22 |
| 5 | Early Modern France |
20 |
| 6 | Belgium |
11 |
| 7 | West Germany |
9 |
| 8 | Brazil |
7 |
| 9 | Russia |
6 |
| = | Switzerland |
6 |
| = | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
6 |
| 12 | Czechoslovakia |
5 |
| = | Spain |
5 |
| 14 | 3 | |
| 15 | Czech Republic |
2 |
| 16 | Argentina |
1 |
| = | Chile |
1 |
| = |  Mainland China |
1 |
| = |  Independent State of Croatia |
1 |
| = | Hungary |
1 |
| = | Italy |
1 |
| = | Netherlands |
1 |
| = |  Kingdom of Romania |
1 |
| = | Serbia |
1 |
Most consecutive Grand Slam singles titles
| Titles | Players | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Maureen Connolly Brinker Maureen Connolly Maureen Catherine Connolly Brinker was an American tennis player who was the first woman to win all four Grand Slam tournaments during the same calendar year.-Biography:... |
1952-53 |
| Margaret Court |
1969-71 | |
| Martina Navratilova |
1983-84 | |
| 5 | Steffi Graf Steffi Graf Steffi Graf is a former World No. 1 German tennis player.In total, Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, second among male and female players only to Margaret Court's 24... |
1988-89 |
| 4 | Steffi Graf Steffi Graf Steffi Graf is a former World No. 1 German tennis player.In total, Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, second among male and female players only to Margaret Court's 24... |
1993-94 |
| Serena Williams Serena Williams Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her world no. 1 in singles on five separate occasions. She became the world no. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002 and regained this ranking for the fifth time on... |
2002-03 | |
| 3 | Helen Wills Moody Helen Wills Moody Helen Newington Wills Roark , also known as Helen Wills Moody, was an American tennis player. She has been described as "the first American born woman to achieve international celebrity as an athlete."-Biography:... |
1928 and 1929 |
| Margaret Court |
1965-66 | |
| Billie Jean King Billie Jean King Billie Jean King is a former professional tennis player from the United States. She won 12 Grand Slam singles titles, 16 Grand Slam women's doubles titles, and 11 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. King has been an advocate against sexism in sports and society... |
1967-68 and 1972 | |
| Chris Evert Chris Evert Christine Marie "Chris" Evert is a former world number 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six championships at the U.S. Open. She was the year-ending World No... |
1982-83 | |
| Steffi Graf Steffi Graf Steffi Graf is a former World No. 1 German tennis player.In total, Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, second among male and female players only to Margaret Court's 24... |
1989-90, 1995 and 1996 | |
| / Monica Seles Monica Seles Monica Seles is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player and a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. She was born in Novi Sad, Serbia, former Yugoslavia to Hungarian parents. She became a naturalized United States citizen in 1994 and also received Hungarian citizenship in June 2007... |
1991-92 | |
| Martina Hingis Martina Hingis Martina Hingis is a retired Swiss professional tennis player who spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1. She won five Grand Slam singles titles... |
1997-98 |
Grand Slam singles titles
| Titles | Players |
|---|---|
| 22 | Steffi Graf Steffi Graf Steffi Graf is a former World No. 1 German tennis player.In total, Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, second among male and female players only to Margaret Court's 24... |
| 18 | Chris Evert Chris Evert Christine Marie "Chris" Evert is a former world number 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six championships at the U.S. Open. She was the year-ending World No... , Martina Navratilova |
| 13 | Serena Williams Serena Williams Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her world no. 1 in singles on five separate occasions. She became the world no. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002 and regained this ranking for the fifth time on... |
| 11 | Margaret Court |
| 9 | // Monica Seles Monica Seles Monica Seles is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player and a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. She was born in Novi Sad, Serbia, former Yugoslavia to Hungarian parents. She became a naturalized United States citizen in 1994 and also received Hungarian citizenship in June 2007... |
| 8 | Billie Jean King Billie Jean King Billie Jean King is a former professional tennis player from the United States. She won 12 Grand Slam singles titles, 16 Grand Slam women's doubles titles, and 11 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. King has been an advocate against sexism in sports and society... |
| 7 | Evonne Goolagong Evonne Goolagong Evonne Fay Goolagong Cawley, AO, MBE is a former World No. 1 Australian female tennis player. She was one of the world's leading players in the 1970s and early 1980s, when she won 14 Grand Slam titles: seven in singles , six in women's doubles, and one in mixed doubles.-Early life:Goolagong is the... , Venus WilliamsVenus Williams Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player who is a former World No. 1 and is ranked World No. 101 as of 10 October 2011 in singles and World No. 20 in doubles as of 2011. She has been ranked World No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association on three separate... , Justine Henin |
| 5 | Martina Hingis Martina Hingis Martina Hingis is a retired Swiss professional tennis player who spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1. She won five Grand Slam singles titles... |
| 4 | Hana Mandlíková Hana Mandlíková Hana Mandlíková is a former Czech professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia and later Australia. During her career, she won four Grand Slam singles titles – two at the Australian Open, one at the French Open, and one at the US Open... , Arantxa Sánchez VicarioArantxa Sánchez Vicario Aránzazu 'Arantxa' Isabel Maria Sánchez Vicario is a Spanish former professional tennis player... , Kim ClijstersKim Clijsters Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters is a Belgian professional tennis player. As of 7 November 2011, Clijsters is ranked No. 13 in singles. Clijsters is a former World No. 1 in both singles and doubles.... |
| 3 | Virginia Wade Virginia Wade Sarah Virginia Wade, OBE is a former English tennis player. She won three Grand Slam singles championships and four Grand Slam doubles championships. She won the women's singles championship at Wimbledon on 1 July 1977, in that tournament's centenary year, the last time any Briton has won a... , Lindsay DavenportLindsay Davenport Lindsay Ann Davenport is a former World No. 1 American professional tennis player. She has won three Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles. In 2005, TENNIS Magazine ranked her as the 29th-best player of the preceding forty years... , Jennifer CapriatiJennifer Capriati Jennifer Marie Capriati is a former world number one ranked professional tennis player, and the winner of three women's singles championships in Grand Slam tournaments. Capriati made her professional debut in 1990 at the age of 14 when she reached the finals of the hard court tournament in Boca... , Maria SharapovaMaria Sharapova Maria Yuryevna Sharapova ,. is a Russian professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. A US resident since 1994, Sharapova has won 24 WTA singles titles, including three Grand Slam singles titles at the 2004 Wimbledon, 2006 US Open and 2008 Australian Open... |
| 2 | Tracy Austin Tracy Austin Tracy Ann Austin Holt is a former World No. 1 female professional tennis player from the United States who won the women's singles title at the US Open in 1979 and 1981 and the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon in 1980, before a series of injuries cut her career short.-To 1980:Austin defeated... , Mary PierceMary Pierce Mary Pierce is a French-American tennis professional playing on the Women's Tennis Association tour. She is a citizen of France, Canada, and the United States but plays for France in team competitions and the Olympics.Pierce has won four Grand Slam titles, two in singles and two in doubles... , Amélie MauresmoAmélie Mauresmo Amélie Simone Mauresmo ; is a French former professional tennis player, and a former World No. 1. Mauresmo won two Grand Slam singles titles at the Australian Open and at Wimbledon.... , Svetlana KuznetsovaSvetlana Kuznetsova Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova ; born June 27, 1985) is a Russian professional tennis player and as of October 10, 2011 ranked No. 21 in the WTA singles and No. 90 in the doubles ranking. Kuznetsova has appeared in four singles Grand Slam finals, winning two, and has also appeared in six doubles... |
| 1 | Nancy Richey Gunter, Ann Haydon Jones, Sue Barker Sue Barker Susan Barker, MBE is an English television presenter and former professional tennis player. During her tennis career, she won the women's singles title at the French Open and reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 3... , Kerry Melville Reid, Mima JaušovecMima Jaušovec Mima Jaušovec is a Slovenian female former tennis player. She was born on July 20, 1956, in Maribor, PR Slovenia, FPR Yugoslavia). In singles she reached a career high of No. 6 in 1982, in doubles she reached a career high of No. 211 in 1986.... , Chris O'NeilChris O'Neil (tennis) Christine "Chris" O'Neil is a former professional female tennis player from Australia.O'Neil is best-remembered for her victory at the 1978 Australian Open, the last Australian female to do so. She also became the first unseeded woman to win the Australian title in the open era. This feat would go... ,  Virginia RuziciVirginia Ruzici Virginia Ruzici is a former professional tennis player from Romania. She was born in Câmpia Turzii, Romania and turned professional in 1975. One of her main assets on court was her powerful forehand.... , Barbara Jordan, Gabriela SabatiniGabriela Sabatini Gabriela Beatriz Sabatini is a former professional Argentine tennis player. She was one of the leading players on the women's circuit in the late-1980s and early-1990s... , Conchita MartínezConchita Martínez Inmaculada Concepción Martínez Bernat is a former professional tennis player from Monzón, Aragón, Spain. She is the only Spanish woman to have won the singles title at Wimbledon, when she beat Martina Navrátilová in the 1994 Women's Singles. She also was the singles runner-up at the 1998... , Iva MajoliIva Majoli Iva Majoli Marić is a former professional tennis player from Croatia. She upset Martina Hingis to win the women's singles title at the French Open in 1997. Majoli also won eight singles titles and one women's doubles title during her career.-Career:Majoli turned professional in 1991 at the age... , Jana NovotnáJana Novotná Jana Novotná is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. She played a serve and volley game, an increasingly rare style of play among women during her career. She won the women's singles title at Wimbledon in 1998 and was runner-up in three previous Grand Slam tournaments... , Anastasia MyskinaAnastasia Myskina Anastasiya Andreyevna Myskina is a professional tennis player from Russia. She won the 2004 French Open singles title, becoming the first Russian female tennis player to win a Grand Slam main draw singles title. Subsequent to this victory she rose to number 3 on the WTA ranking, becoming the first... , Ana Ivanović Ana Ivanovic Ana Ivanović is a former world no. 1 Serbian tennis player. As of November 7, 2011, she is ranked 22th on the WTA rankings. She beat Dinara Safina to win the 2008 French Open and was the runner-up in singles at the 2007 French Open and the 2008 Australian Open... , Francesca SchiavoneFrancesca Schiavone Francesca Schiavone is an Italian tennis player who turned professional in 1998. She won the 2010 French Open singles title, becoming the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam event in singles. She was also runner-up at the 2011 French Open. As of 24 October 2011, Schiavone's ranking is World... , Li NaLi Na (tennis) Li Na , goes first before the equivalent of a first name in some other nations. Her name off court in China is Li Na. When listed on the , she is known as Na Li. However, in the match, the commentators call her Li Na, and when her full name is listed in text on court, it is also written as Li Na.;... , Petra KvitováPetra Kvitová Petra Kvitová is a Czech professional tennis player. She has won seven WTA singles titles. As of 31 October 2011, she is ranked World No. 2. Kvitová won the 2011 Wimbledon Championships and the 2011 WTA Tour Championships singles titles... , Samantha StosurSamantha Stosur Samantha "Sam" Jane Stosur is an Australian professional tennis player. She won the 2011 US Open singles title and was a finalist at the 2010 French Open. Stosur is ranked World No. 6 and her career high in singles is World No. 4, achieved on 21 February 2011. She is a former world No... |
Bold: Active Players
Most singles wins by Grand Slam tournament
| Grand Slam | Wins # | Player(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Open Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court... |
5 | Serena Williams Serena Williams Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her world no. 1 in singles on five separate occasions. She became the world no. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002 and regained this ranking for the fifth time on... |
| French Open | 7 | Chris Evert Chris Evert Christine Marie "Chris" Evert is a former world number 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six championships at the U.S. Open. She was the year-ending World No... |
| Wimbledon | 9 | Martina Navratilova |
| US Open | 6 | Chris Evert Chris Evert Christine Marie "Chris" Evert is a former world number 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six championships at the U.S. Open. She was the year-ending World No... |
Unique winners by country
In the 44 years of the Open EraOpen era
Open era or Open Era may refer to:* Open Era , the period since 1968 where professionals can compete in Grand Slams* Glasnost era, the increased openness in the Soviet Union from the mid-1980s...
40 different women have won at least one Grand Slam
Grand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
singles title.
| Country | Players | Names |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
1 | Gabriela Sabatini Gabriela Sabatini Gabriela Beatriz Sabatini is a former professional Argentine tennis player. She was one of the leading players on the women's circuit in the late-1980s and early-1990s... |
| Australia |
5 | Margaret Court, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Chris O'Neil Chris O'Neil (tennis) Christine "Chris" O'Neil is a former professional female tennis player from Australia.O'Neil is best-remembered for her victory at the 1978 Australian Open, the last Australian female to do so. She also became the first unseeded woman to win the Australian title in the open era. This feat would go... , Kerry Melville Reid, Samantha Stosur Samantha Stosur Samantha "Sam" Jane Stosur is an Australian professional tennis player. She won the 2011 US Open singles title and was a finalist at the 2010 French Open. Stosur is ranked World No. 6 and her career high in singles is World No. 4, achieved on 21 February 2011. She is a former world No... |
| Belgium |
2 | Kim Clijsters Kim Clijsters Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters is a Belgian professional tennis player. As of 7 November 2011, Clijsters is ranked No. 13 in singles. Clijsters is a former World No. 1 in both singles and doubles.... , Justine Henin |
| Mainland China |
1 | Li Na Li Na (tennis) Li Na , goes first before the equivalent of a first name in some other nations. Her name off court in China is Li Na. When listed on the , she is known as Na Li. However, in the match, the commentators call her Li Na, and when her full name is listed in text on court, it is also written as Li Na.;... |
| Independent State of Croatia |
1 | Iva Majoli Iva Majoli Iva Majoli Marić is a former professional tennis player from Croatia. She upset Martina Hingis to win the women's singles title at the French Open in 1997. Majoli also won eight singles titles and one women's doubles title during her career.-Career:Majoli turned professional in 1991 at the age... |
| Czechoslovakia |
1 | Hana Mandlíková Hana Mandlíková Hana Mandlíková is a former Czech professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia and later Australia. During her career, she won four Grand Slam singles titles – two at the Australian Open, one at the French Open, and one at the US Open... |
| Czech Republic |
2 | Jana Novotná Jana Novotná Jana Novotná is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. She played a serve and volley game, an increasingly rare style of play among women during her career. She won the women's singles title at Wimbledon in 1998 and was runner-up in three previous Grand Slam tournaments... , Petra Kvitová Petra Kvitová Petra Kvitová is a Czech professional tennis player. She has won seven WTA singles titles. As of 31 October 2011, she is ranked World No. 2. Kvitová won the 2011 Wimbledon Championships and the 2011 WTA Tour Championships singles titles... |
| Early Modern France |
2 | Amélie Mauresmo Amélie Mauresmo Amélie Simone Mauresmo ; is a French former professional tennis player, and a former World No. 1. Mauresmo won two Grand Slam singles titles at the Australian Open and at Wimbledon.... , Mary Pierce Mary Pierce Mary Pierce is a French-American tennis professional playing on the Women's Tennis Association tour. She is a citizen of France, Canada, and the United States but plays for France in team competitions and the Olympics.Pierce has won four Grand Slam titles, two in singles and two in doubles... |
| Germany |
1 | Steffi Graf Steffi Graf Steffi Graf is a former World No. 1 German tennis player.In total, Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, second among male and female players only to Margaret Court's 24... |
| Italy |
1 | Francesca Schiavone Francesca Schiavone Francesca Schiavone is an Italian tennis player who turned professional in 1998. She won the 2010 French Open singles title, becoming the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam event in singles. She was also runner-up at the 2011 French Open. As of 24 October 2011, Schiavone's ranking is World... |
| Kingdom of Romania |
1 | Virginia Ruzici Virginia Ruzici Virginia Ruzici is a former professional tennis player from Romania. She was born in Câmpia Turzii, Romania and turned professional in 1975. One of her main assets on court was her powerful forehand.... |
| Russia |
3 | Svetlana Kuznetsova Svetlana Kuznetsova Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova ; born June 27, 1985) is a Russian professional tennis player and as of October 10, 2011 ranked No. 21 in the WTA singles and No. 90 in the doubles ranking. Kuznetsova has appeared in four singles Grand Slam finals, winning two, and has also appeared in six doubles... , Anastasia Myskina Anastasia Myskina Anastasiya Andreyevna Myskina is a professional tennis player from Russia. She won the 2004 French Open singles title, becoming the first Russian female tennis player to win a Grand Slam main draw singles title. Subsequent to this victory she rose to number 3 on the WTA ranking, becoming the first... , Maria Sharapova Maria Sharapova Maria Yuryevna Sharapova ,. is a Russian professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. A US resident since 1994, Sharapova has won 24 WTA singles titles, including three Grand Slam singles titles at the 2004 Wimbledon, 2006 US Open and 2008 Australian Open... |
| Spain |
2 | Conchita Martínez Conchita Martínez Inmaculada Concepción Martínez Bernat is a former professional tennis player from Monzón, Aragón, Spain. She is the only Spanish woman to have won the singles title at Wimbledon, when she beat Martina Navrátilová in the 1994 Women's Singles. She also was the singles runner-up at the 1998... , Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Aránzazu 'Arantxa' Isabel Maria Sánchez Vicario is a Spanish former professional tennis player... |
| Switzerland |
1 | Martina Hingis Martina Hingis Martina Hingis is a retired Swiss professional tennis player who spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1. She won five Grand Slam singles titles... |
Sue Barker
Susan Barker, MBE is an English television presenter and former professional tennis player. During her tennis career, she won the women's singles title at the French Open and reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 3...
, Ann Haydon Jones, Virginia Wade
Virginia Wade
Sarah Virginia Wade, OBE is a former English tennis player. She won three Grand Slam singles championships and four Grand Slam doubles championships. She won the women's singles championship at Wimbledon on 1 July 1977, in that tournament's centenary year, the last time any Briton has won a...
United States Tracy Austin
Tracy Ann Austin Holt is a former World No. 1 female professional tennis player from the United States who won the women's singles title at the US Open in 1979 and 1981 and the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon in 1980, before a series of injuries cut her career short.-To 1980:Austin defeated...
, Jennifer Capriati
Jennifer Capriati
Jennifer Marie Capriati is a former world number one ranked professional tennis player, and the winner of three women's singles championships in Grand Slam tournaments. Capriati made her professional debut in 1990 at the age of 14 when she reached the finals of the hard court tournament in Boca...
, Lindsay Davenport
Lindsay Davenport
Lindsay Ann Davenport is a former World No. 1 American professional tennis player. She has won three Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles. In 2005, TENNIS Magazine ranked her as the 29th-best player of the preceding forty years...
, Chris Evert
Chris Evert
Christine Marie "Chris" Evert is a former world number 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six championships at the U.S. Open. She was the year-ending World No...
, Barbara Jordan, Billie Jean King
Billie Jean King
Billie Jean King is a former professional tennis player from the United States. She won 12 Grand Slam singles titles, 16 Grand Slam women's doubles titles, and 11 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. King has been an advocate against sexism in sports and society...
, Martina Navratilova, Nancy Richey Gunter, Monica Seles
Monica Seles
Monica Seles is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player and a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. She was born in Novi Sad, Serbia, former Yugoslavia to Hungarian parents. She became a naturalized United States citizen in 1994 and also received Hungarian citizenship in June 2007...
, Serena Williams
Serena Williams
Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her world no. 1 in singles on five separate occasions. She became the world no. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002 and regained this ranking for the fifth time on...
, Venus Williams
Venus Williams
Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player who is a former World No. 1 and is ranked World No. 101 as of 10 October 2011 in singles and World No. 20 in doubles as of 2011. She has been ranked World No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association on three separate...
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles
Monica Seles is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player and a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. She was born in Novi Sad, Serbia, former Yugoslavia to Hungarian parents. She became a naturalized United States citizen in 1994 and also received Hungarian citizenship in June 2007...
, Mima Jaušovec
Mima Jaušovec
Mima Jaušovec is a Slovenian female former tennis player. She was born on July 20, 1956, in Maribor, PR Slovenia, FPR Yugoslavia). In singles she reached a career high of No. 6 in 1982, in doubles she reached a career high of No. 211 in 1986....
Serbia Monica Seles
Monica Seles is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player and a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. She was born in Novi Sad, Serbia, former Yugoslavia to Hungarian parents. She became a naturalized United States citizen in 1994 and also received Hungarian citizenship in June 2007...
, Ana Ivanović
Ana Ivanovic
Ana Ivanović is a former world no. 1 Serbian tennis player. As of November 7, 2011, she is ranked 22th on the WTA rankings. She beat Dinara Safina to win the 2008 French Open and was the runner-up in singles at the 2007 French Open and the 2008 Australian Open...
Total winners by country
| United States |
| Germany (also West Germany) |
| Australia |
| Belgium |
| Czechoslovakia, Russia and Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
| United Kingdom, Spain and Switzerland |
| Early Modern France and Serbia (also ) |
| Czech Republic |
| Argentina, Mainland China, Independent State of Croatia, Italy and Kingdom of Romania |
Total winners by continent
| Europe |
| North America |
| Australia |
| Asia, South America |
Winners of the Grand Slam
- Maureen Connolly Brinker (1953)
- Margaret Court (1970)
- Steffi GrafSteffi GrafSteffi Graf is a former World No. 1 German tennis player.In total, Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, second among male and female players only to Margaret Court's 24...
(1988)
Winners of the Career Grand Slam
(Date listed is the year the player first won each tournament. Last one marked in bold)| Player | Australian Open Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court... |
French Open | Wimbledon | US Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maureen Connolly Brinker Maureen Connolly Maureen Catherine Connolly Brinker was an American tennis player who was the first woman to win all four Grand Slam tournaments during the same calendar year.-Biography:... |
1953 | 1953 | 1952 | 1951 |
| Doris Hart Doris Hart Doris Hart is a former World No. 1 American female tennis player.As a child, she suffered from osteomyelitis, which resulted in a permanently impaired right leg... |
1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1954 |
| Shirley Fry Irvin | 1957 | 1951 | 1956 | 1956 |
| Margaret Court | 1960 | 1962 | 1963 | 1962 |
| Billie Jean King Billie Jean King Billie Jean King is a former professional tennis player from the United States. She won 12 Grand Slam singles titles, 16 Grand Slam women's doubles titles, and 11 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. King has been an advocate against sexism in sports and society... |
1968 | 1972 | 1966 | 1967 |
| Chris Evert Chris Evert Christine Marie "Chris" Evert is a former world number 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six championships at the U.S. Open. She was the year-ending World No... |
1982 | 1974 | 1974 | 1975 |
| Martina Navratilova | 1981 | 1982 | 1978 | 1983 |
| Steffi Graf Steffi Graf Steffi Graf is a former World No. 1 German tennis player.In total, Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, second among male and female players only to Margaret Court's 24... |
1988 | 1987 | 1988 | 1988 |
| Serena Williams Serena Williams Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her world no. 1 in singles on five separate occasions. She became the world no. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002 and regained this ranking for the fifth time on... |
2003 | 2002 | 2002 | 1999 |
Winners of three Grand Slam tournaments in the same calendar year
- Australian - French - Wimbledon treble:
- (1953) Maureen Connolly Brinker
- (1970) Margaret Court
- (1988) Steffi Graf
- (1953)
- Australian - French - U.S. treble:
- (1953) Maureen Connolly Brinker
- (1962) Margaret Court
- (1969) Margaret Court (2)
- (1970) Margaret Court (3)
- (1973) Margaret Court (4)
- (1988) Steffi Graf
- (1991) Monica Seles
- (1992) / Monica Seles (2)
- (1953)
- Australian - Wimbledon - U.S. treble:
- (1953) Maureen Connolly Brinker
- (1965) Margaret Court
- (1970) Margaret Court
- (1983) Martina Navratilova
- (1988) Steffi Graf
- (1989) Steffi Graf
- (1997) Martina Hingis
- (1953)
- French - Wimbledon - U.S. treble:
- (1928) Helen Wills Moody
- (1929) Helen Wills Moody
- (1953) Maureen Connolly Brinker
- (1970) Margaret Court
- (1972) Billie Jean King
- (1984) Martina Navratilova
- (1988) Steffi Graf
- (1993) Steffi Graf
- (1995) Steffi Graf
- (1996) Steffi Graf
- (2002) Serena Williams
- (1928)
Winners of two Grand Slam tournaments in the same calendar year
- Australian - French double:
- (1953) Maureen Connolly Brinker
- (1962) Margaret Court
- (1964) Margaret Court (2)
- (1969) Margaret Court (3)
- (1970) Margaret Court (4)
- (1973) Margaret Court (5)
- (1988) Steffi Graf
- (1991) Monica Seles
- (1992) / Monica Seles (2)
- (2001) Jennifer Capriati
- (1953)
- Australian - Wimbledon double:
- (1950) Louise Brough Clapp
- (1953) Maureen Connolly Brinker
- (1963) Margaret Court
- (1965) Margaret Court (2)
- (1968) Billie Jean King
- (1970) Margaret Court (3)
- (1983) Martina Navratilova
- (1985) Martina Navratilova (2)
- (1988) Steffi Graf
- (1989) Steffi Graf (2)
- (1997) Martina Hingis
- (2003) Serena Williams
- (2006) Amélie Mauresmo
- (2009) Serena Williams (2)
- (2010) Serena Williams (3)
- (1950)
- Australian - U.S. double:
- (1953) Maureen Connolly Brinker
- (1962) Margaret Court
- (1965) Margaret Court (2)
- (1969) Margaret Court (3)
- (1970) Margaret Court (4)
- (1973) Margaret Court (5)
- (1982) Chris Evert
- (1983) Martina Navratilova
- (1988) Steffi Graf
- (1989) Steffi Graf (2)
- (1991) Monica Seles
- (1992) / Monica Seles (2)
- (1997) Martina Hingis
- (1953)
- French - Wimbledon double:
- (1925) Suzanne Lenglen
- (1929) Helen Wills Moody
- (1930) Helen Wills Moody (2)
- (1932) Helen Wills Moody (3)
- (1953) Maureen Connolly Brinker
- (1954) Maureen Connolly Brinker (2)
- (1970) Margaret Court (2)
- (1971) Evonne Goolagong Cawley
- (1972) Billie Jean King
- (1974) Chris Evert
- (1982) Martina Navratilova
- (1984) Martina Navratilova (2)
- (1988) Steffi Graf
- (1993) Steffi Graf (2)
- (1995) Steffi Graf (3)
- (1996) Steffi Graf (4)
- (2002) Serena Williams
- (1925)
- French - U.S. double:
- (1928) Helen Wills Moody
- (1929) Helen Wills Moody (2)
- (1949) Margaret Osborne duPont
- (1953) Maureen Connolly Brinker
- (1960) Darlene Hard
- (1962) Margaret Court
- (1969) Margaret Court (2)
- (1970) Margaret Court (3)
- (1972) Billie Jean King
- (1973) Margaret Court (4)
- (1975) Chris Evert
- (1980) Chris Evert (2)
- (1984) Martina Navratilova
- (1988) Steffi Graf
- (1991) Monica Seles
- (1992) / Monica Seles (2)
- (1993) Steffi Graf (2)
- (1994) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
- (1995) Steffi Graf (3)
- (1996) Steffi Graf (4)
- (2002) Serena Williams
- (2003) Justine Henin
- (2007) Justine Henin (2)
- (1928)
- Wimbledon - U.S. double:
- (1929) Helen Wills Moody
- (1939) Alice Marble
- (1946) Pauline Betz Addie
- (1952) Maureen Connolly Brinker
- (1953) Maureen Connolly Brinker (2)
- (1956) Shirley Fry Irvin
- (1957) Althea Gibson
- (1958) Althea Gibson (2)
- (1959) Maria Bueno
- (1964) Maria Bueno (2)
- (1965) Margaret Court
- (1967) Billie Jean King
- (1970) Margaret Court (2)
- (1972) Billie Jean King (2)
- (1976) Chris Evert
- (1983) Martina Navratilova
- (1984) Martina Navratilova (2)
- (1986) Martina Navratilova (3)
- (1987) Martina Navratilova (4)
- (1988) Steffi Graf
- (1989) Steffi Graf (2)
- (1993) Steffi Graf (3)
- (1995) Steffi Graf (4)
- (1996) Steffi Graf (5)
- (1997) Martina Hingis
- (2000) Venus Williams
- (2001) Venus Williams (2)
- (2002) Serena Williams
- (1929)
Chronological timeline (by player)
| Most in category * |
| Three different slams # |
- Italicized Years^ are those where the player won two slams in straight sets in a calendar year.
Rank Nationality Player Times Grand Slam Tournaments Australian Open French OpenWimbledon US OpenT6 Margaret Court 3 1970, 1973 — — 1969 T4 Evonne Goolagong Evonne GoolagongEvonne Fay Goolagong Cawley, AO, MBE is a former World No. 1 Australian female tennis player. She was one of the world's leading players in the 1970s and early 1980s, when she won 14 Grand Slam titles: seven in singles , six in women's doubles, and one in mixed doubles.-Early life:Goolagong is the...
4 1975, 1976, 1977 (Dec) * 1971 — — T6 Billie Jean King Billie Jean KingBillie Jean King is a former professional tennis player from the United States. She won 12 Grand Slam singles titles, 16 Grand Slam women's doubles titles, and 11 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. King has been an advocate against sexism in sports and society...
3 — 1972^ — 1971, 1972^ T2 Chris Evert Chris EvertChristine Marie "Chris" Evert is a former world number 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six championships at the U.S. Open. She was the year-ending World No...
#5 — 1974 1981 1976, 1977, 1978 * T12 Chris O'Neil Chris O'Neil (tennis)Christine "Chris" O'Neil is a former professional female tennis player from Australia.O'Neil is best-remembered for her victory at the 1978 Australian Open, the last Australian female to do so. She also became the first unseeded woman to win the Australian title in the open era. This feat would go...
1 1978 — — — 1 Martina Navratilova 6 * — — 1983^, 1984, 1986, 1990 * 1983^, 1987 T2 Steffi Graf Steffi GrafSteffi Graf is a former World No. 1 German tennis player.In total, Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, second among male and female players only to Margaret Court's 24...
#5 1988^, 1989, 1994 * 1988^ — 1996 T12 Monica Seles Monica SelesMonica Seles is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player and a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. She was born in Novi Sad, Serbia, former Yugoslavia to Hungarian parents. She became a naturalized United States citizen in 1994 and also received Hungarian citizenship in June 2007...
1 — — — 1992 T12 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Arantxa Sánchez VicarioAránzazu 'Arantxa' Isabel Maria Sánchez Vicario is a Spanish former professional tennis player...
1 — 1994 — — T12 Mary Pierce Mary PierceMary Pierce is a French-American tennis professional playing on the Women's Tennis Association tour. She is a citizen of France, Canada, and the United States but plays for France in team competitions and the Olympics.Pierce has won four Grand Slam titles, two in singles and two in doubles...
1 1995 — — — T10 Martina Hingis Martina HingisMartina Hingis is a retired Swiss professional tennis player who spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1. She won five Grand Slam singles titles...
2 1997^ — — 1997^ T6 Lindsay Davenport Lindsay DavenportLindsay Ann Davenport is a former World No. 1 American professional tennis player. She has won three Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles. In 2005, TENNIS Magazine ranked her as the 29th-best player of the preceding forty years...
#3 2000 — 1999 1998 T10 Venus Williams Venus WilliamsVenus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player who is a former World No. 1 and is ranked World No. 101 as of 10 October 2011 in singles and World No. 20 in doubles as of 2011. She has been ranked World No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association on three separate...
2 — — 2008 2001 T4 Serena Williams Serena WilliamsSerena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her world no. 1 in singles on five separate occasions. She became the world no. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002 and regained this ranking for the fifth time on...
4 — — 2002^, 2010 2010 Wimbledon Championships – Women's SinglesThe Women's Singles event at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships saw defending champion and top seed Serena Williams successfully defend her title with a 6–3, 6–2 win over Vera Zvonareva in the final, whilst failing to lose a set throughout the entire tournament...
2002^, 2008 T6 Justine Henin 3 — 2006, 2007^ * — 2007^ T12 Maria Sharapova Maria SharapovaMaria Yuryevna Sharapova ,. is a Russian professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. A US resident since 1994, Sharapova has won 24 WTA singles titles, including three Grand Slam singles titles at the 2004 Wimbledon, 2006 US Open and 2008 Australian Open...
1 2008 — — —
Slam occurrences
| Grand Slam Tournament | Times | Number of Players | Player(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 8 | Margaret Court (twice), Evonne Goolagong Evonne Goolagong Evonne Fay Goolagong Cawley, AO, MBE is a former World No. 1 Australian female tennis player. She was one of the world's leading players in the 1970s and early 1980s, when she won 14 Grand Slam titles: seven in singles , six in women's doubles, and one in mixed doubles.-Early life:Goolagong is the... (thrice), Chris O'NeilChris O'Neil (tennis) Christine "Chris" O'Neil is a former professional female tennis player from Australia.O'Neil is best-remembered for her victory at the 1978 Australian Open, the last Australian female to do so. She also became the first unseeded woman to win the Australian title in the open era. This feat would go... , Steffi GrafSteffi Graf Steffi Graf is a former World No. 1 German tennis player.In total, Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, second among male and female players only to Margaret Court's 24... (thrice), Mary PierceMary Pierce Mary Pierce is a French-American tennis professional playing on the Women's Tennis Association tour. She is a citizen of France, Canada, and the United States but plays for France in team competitions and the Olympics.Pierce has won four Grand Slam titles, two in singles and two in doubles... , Martina HingisMartina Hingis Martina Hingis is a retired Swiss professional tennis player who spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1. She won five Grand Slam singles titles... , Lindsay DavenportLindsay Davenport Lindsay Ann Davenport is a former World No. 1 American professional tennis player. She has won three Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles. In 2005, TENNIS Magazine ranked her as the 29th-best player of the preceding forty years... , Maria SharapovaMaria Sharapova Maria Yuryevna Sharapova ,. is a Russian professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. A US resident since 1994, Sharapova has won 24 WTA singles titles, including three Grand Slam singles titles at the 2004 Wimbledon, 2006 US Open and 2008 Australian Open... |
|
| French Open |
7 | 6 | Evonne Goolagong, Billy Jean King, Chris Evert Chris Evert Christine Marie "Chris" Evert is a former world number 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six championships at the U.S. Open. She was the year-ending World No... , Steffi Graf, Arantxa Sánchez VicarioArantxa Sánchez Vicario Aránzazu 'Arantxa' Isabel Maria Sánchez Vicario is a Spanish former professional tennis player... , Justine Henin (twice) |
| Wimbledon | 9 | 5 | Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova (four-times), Lindsay Davenport, Serena Williams Serena Williams Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her world no. 1 in singles on five separate occasions. She became the world no. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002 and regained this ranking for the fifth time on... (twice), Venus WilliamsVenus Williams Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player who is a former World No. 1 and is ranked World No. 101 as of 10 October 2011 in singles and World No. 20 in doubles as of 2011. She has been ranked World No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association on three separate... |
| US Open |
16 | 11 | Margaret Court, Billie Jean King (twice), Chris Evert (thrice), Martina Navratilova (twice), Monica Seles Monica Seles Monica Seles is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player and a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. She was born in Novi Sad, Serbia, former Yugoslavia to Hungarian parents. She became a naturalized United States citizen in 1994 and also received Hungarian citizenship in June 2007... , Steffi Graf, Martina Hingis, Lindsay Davenport, Venus Williams, Serena Williams (twice), Justine Henin |
Decade breakdown
| Decades | Times | Player(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 | Margaret Court |
| 1970s | 14 | Chris Evert (4), Evonne Goolagong (4), Billie Jean King (3), Margaret Court (2), Chris O’Neil |
| 1980s | 9 | Martina Navratilova (5), Steffi Graf (3), Chris Evert |
| 1990s | 10 | Lindsay Davenport (2), Steffi Graf (2), Martina Hingis (2), Martina Navratilova, Mary Pierce, Monica Seles, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
| 2000s | 10 | Justine Henin (3), Serena Williams (3), Venus Williams (2), Lindsay Davenport, Maria Sharapova |
| 2010s | 1 | Serena Williams |
All countrywomen in final (Open era)
Only four countries (Australia, United States, Belgium and Russia) have had two countrywomen play in a Grand Slam final.| Tournament | |Winner | |Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 Australian Open 1970 Australian Open The 1970 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on Grass courts at the White City Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia from 19 to 27 January. Margaret Smith Court's win in the singles was the first step towards her achieving a Grand Slam.... |
Margaret Court |
Kerry Melville Reid |
| 1970 Australian Open 1970 Australian Open The 1970 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on Grass courts at the White City Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia from 19 to 27 January. Margaret Smith Court's win in the singles was the first step towards her achieving a Grand Slam.... |
Margaret Court |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley |
| 1971 French Open 1971 French Open List of the 1971 French Open Champions:-Men's singles: Jan Kodeš def. Ilie Năstase, 8–6, 6–2, 2–6, 7–5-Women's singles: Evonne Goolagong Cawley def. Helen Gourlay Cawley, 6–3, 7–5-Men's doubles:... |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley |
Helen Gourlay Cawley |
| 1971 Wimbledon 1971 Wimbledon Championships List of the 1971 Wimbledon champions:-Men's singles: John Newcombe def. Stan Smith, 6–3, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4*It was Newcombe's 4th career Grand Slam title , and his 2nd Wimbledon title.-Women's singles:... |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley |
Margaret Court |
| 1971 US Open | Billie Jean King Billie Jean King Billie Jean King is a former professional tennis player from the United States. She won 12 Grand Slam singles titles, 16 Grand Slam women's doubles titles, and 11 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. King has been an advocate against sexism in sports and society... |
Rosemary Casals Rosemary Casals Rosemary "Rosie" Casals is a former American professional tennis player.Rosemary Casals earned her reputation as a rebel in the staid tennis world when she began competing in the early 1960s. During a tennis career that spanned more than two decades, she won more than 90 tournaments and worked for... |
| 1973 Australian Open 1973 Australian Open List of the 1973 Australian Open champions:-Men's singles: John Newcombe def. Onny Parun, 6–3, 6–7, 7–5, 6–1*It was Newcombe's 5th career Grand Slam title, and his 1st Australian Open title.-Women's singles:... |
Margaret Court |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley |
| 1973 Wimbledon 1973 Wimbledon Championships List of the 1973 Wimbledon champions:-Men's singles: Jan Kodeš def. Alex Metreveli, 6–1, 9–8, 6–3-Women's singles: Billie Jean King def. Chris Evert, 6–0, 7–5... |
Billie Jean King |
Chris Evert Chris Evert Christine Marie "Chris" Evert is a former world number 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six championships at the U.S. Open. She was the year-ending World No... |
| 1973 US Open | Margaret Court |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley |
| 1977 Australian Open (January) 1977 Australian Open (January) The 1977 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The tournament was held from 3 to 9 January 1977. Due to a scheduling change two Australian Open's took place in 1977 with the second taking place in December.-Men's singles: Roscoe... |
Kerry Melville Reid |
Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat |
| 1977 Australian Open (December) 1977 Australian Open (December) The 1977 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The tournament was held from 19 to 31 December 1977. Due to a scheduling change two Australian Open's took place in 1977 with the first taking place in January.-Men's singles: Vitas... |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley |
Helen Gourlay Cawley |
| 1978 Wimbledon 1978 Wimbledon Championships The 1978 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 28 June until 8 July. It was the 91st staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event... |
Martina Navratilova |
Chris Evert |
| 1978 US Open | Chris Evert |
Pam Shriver Pam Shriver Pamela Howard Shriver Lazenby , is a former professional tennis player and is currently a sports broadcaster from the United States for ESPN2. During the 1980s and 1990s, she won 133 top-level titles, including 21 women's doubles titles and one mixed doubles title at Grand Slam tournaments... |
| 1979 Wimbledon 1979 Wimbledon Championships List of the 1979 Wimbledon Champions:-Men's singles: Björn Borg def. Roscoe Tanner, 6–7, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4*It was Borg's 8th career Grand Slam title, and his 4th Wimbledon title.-Women's singles: Martina Navrátilová def... |
Martina Navratilova |
Chris Evert |
| 1979 US Open | Tracy Austin Tracy Austin Tracy Ann Austin Holt is a former World No. 1 female professional tennis player from the United States who won the women's singles title at the US Open in 1979 and 1981 and the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon in 1980, before a series of injuries cut her career short.-To 1980:Austin defeated... |
Chris Evert |
| 1979 Australian Open 1979 Australian Open List of the 1979 Australian Open Champions:-Men's singles: Guillermo Vilas defeated John Sadri 7–6, 6–3, 6–2-----Women's singles: Barbara Jordan defeated Sharon Walsh 6–3, 6–3-----Men's doubles:... |
Barbara Jordan |
Sharon Walsh Sharon Walsh Sharon Walsh-Arnold is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Walsh enjoyed a long career by modern standards, playing her first Grand Slam singles event in 1969 and her last Grand Slam doubles match in 1990. She was a finalist at the 1979 Australian Open where she lost to... |
| 1981 US Open | Tracy Austin |
Martina Navratilova |
| 1983 US Open | Martina Navratilova |
Chris Evert |
| 1984 US Open | Martina Navratilova |
Chris Evert |
| 1981 Australian Open 1981 Australian Open The 1981 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 70th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 24 December 1981 through 3 January 1982.-Men's Singles:... |
Martina Navratilova |
Chris Evert |
| 1982 Australian Open 1982 Australian Open The 1982 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 71st edition of the Australian Open and was held from 29 November through 13 December 1982.-Men's Singles:... |
Chris Evert |
Martina Navratilova |
| 1982 French Open 1982 French Open The 1982 French Open was a tennis tournament played on Clay courts in Paris, France. It was held from May 24 to June 6, 1982.-Men's singles: Mats Wilander def. Guillermo Vilas, 1–6, 7–6, 6–0, 6–4.*It was Wilander's 1st career title.-Women's singles:... |
Martina Navratilova |
Andrea Jaeger Andrea Jaeger Andrea Jaeger is a former World No. 2 professional tennis player from the United States whose brief but highly successful tennis career ended prematurely due to major shoulder injuries. Jaeger reached the singles final of Wimbledon in 1983 and the French Open in 1982... |
| 1982 Wimbledon 1982 Wimbledon Championships The 1982 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on :grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon in London in England... |
Martina Navratilova |
Chris Evert |
| 1983 Australian Open 1983 Australian Open The 1983 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 72nd edition of the Australian Open and was held from 29 November through 11 December 1983.-Men's Singles:... |
Martina Navratilova |
Kathy Jordan |
| 1983 Wimbledon 1983 Wimbledon Championships The 1983 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on :grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon in London in England... |
Martina Navratilova |
Andrea Jaeger |
| 1984 French Open 1984 French Open The 1984 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Paris, France the event was part of the 1984 Volvo Grand Prix and 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The tournament was held from May 26 to June 10, 1984.... |
Martina Navratilova |
Chris Evert |
| 1984 Wimbledon 1984 Wimbledon Championships The 1984 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon in London in England... |
Martina Navratilova |
Chris Evert |
| 1985 Australian Open 1985 Australian Open The 1985 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 74th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 28 November through 8 December 1985.-Men's Singles:... |
Martina Navratilova |
Chris Evert |
| 1985 French Open 1985 French Open The 1985 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Paris, France the event was part of the 1985 Nabisco Grand Prix and 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The tournament was held from May 27 through June 9, 1985.... |
Chris Evert |
Martina Navratilova |
| 1985 Wimbledon 1985 Wimbledon Championships The 1985 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on :grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon in London in England... |
Martina Navratilova |
Chris Evert |
| 1986 French Open 1986 French Open The 1986 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Paris, France the event was part of the 1986 Nabisco Grand Prix and 1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The tournament was held from May 26 through to June 8, 1986.... |
Chris Evert |
Martina Navratilova |
| 1990 Wimbledon 1990 Wimbledon Championships The 1990 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on :grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon in London in England... |
Martina Navratilova |
Zina Garrison Zina Garrison Zina Lynna Garrison is a former professional tennis player from the United States. During her career, she was a women's singles runner-up at Wimbledon in 1990, a three-time Grand Slam mixed doubles champion, and a women's doubles gold medalist at the 1988 Olympic Games.-Career:An African-American... |
| 2000 Wimbledon 2000 Wimbledon Championships List of the 2000 Wimbledon Champions:-Men's Singles:* Men's Singles-Men's singles: Pete Sampras def. Patrick Rafter, 6–7, 7–6, 6–4, 6–2... |
Venus Williams Venus Williams Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player who is a former World No. 1 and is ranked World No. 101 as of 10 October 2011 in singles and World No. 20 in doubles as of 2011. She has been ranked World No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association on three separate... |
Lindsay Davenport Lindsay Davenport Lindsay Ann Davenport is a former World No. 1 American professional tennis player. She has won three Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles. In 2005, TENNIS Magazine ranked her as the 29th-best player of the preceding forty years... |
| 2000 US Open | Venus Williams |
Lindsay Davenport |
| 2001 US Open | Venus Williams |
Serena Williams Serena Williams Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her world no. 1 in singles on five separate occasions. She became the world no. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002 and regained this ranking for the fifth time on... |
| 2002 French Open 2002 French Open The 2002 French Open was the second Grand Slam event of 2002 and the 101st edition of the French Open. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from late May through early June, 2002.-Men's singles:... |
Serena Williams |
Venus Williams |
| 2002 Wimbledon 2002 Wimbledon Championships List of the 2002 Wimbledon Champions:-Men's singles: Lleyton Hewitt def. David Nalbandian, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2*It was Hewitt's 4th title of the year, and his 16th overall. It was his 2nd career Grand Slam title, and his 1st Wimbledon title.-Women's singles: Serena Williams def... |
Serena Williams |
Venus Williams |
| 2002 US Open | Serena Williams |
Venus Williams |
| 2003 Australian Open 2003 Australian Open The 2003 Australian Open was a tennis tournament held in 2003. It was the first Grand Slam event of the 2003 ATP Tour and the 2003 WTA Tour. It was the 91st edition of the event.-Men's Singles: Andre Agassi def... |
Serena Williams |
Venus Williams |
| 2003 French Open 2003 French Open The 2003 French Open was the second Grand Slam event of 2003 and the 102nd edition of the French Open. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from May 26 through June 8, 2003.-Men's singles:... |
Justine Henin |
Kim Clijsters Kim Clijsters Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters is a Belgian professional tennis player. As of 7 November 2011, Clijsters is ranked No. 13 in singles. Clijsters is a former World No. 1 in both singles and doubles.... |
| 2003 Wimbledon 2003 Wimbledon Championships List of the 2003 Wimbledon Champions:-Men's Singles: Roger Federer def. Mark Philippoussis, 7–6, 6–2, 7–6*It was Federer's 5th title of the year, and his 9th overall. It was his 1st career Grand Slam title. He became the first Swiss male player to win a Grand Slam singles... |
Serena Williams |
Venus Williams |
| 2003 US Open | Justine Henin |
Kim Clijsters |
| 2004 Australian Open 2004 Australian Open The 2004 Australian Open was a Grand Slam tournament held in Melbourne, Australia 19 January to 1 February, 2004.-Men's Singles: Roger Federer def. Marat Safin, 7–6, 6–4, 6–2... |
Justine Henin |
Kim Clijsters |
| 2004 French Open 2004 French Open The 2004 French Open was the 103rd edition of the tournament. Gastón Gaudio became the first men's Open Era Grand Slam title winner to save match points in the final; the last time that had happened was 70 years earlier. Gaudio also became the first Argentine man since Guillermo Vilas to win a... |
Anastasia Myskina Anastasia Myskina Anastasiya Andreyevna Myskina is a professional tennis player from Russia. She won the 2004 French Open singles title, becoming the first Russian female tennis player to win a Grand Slam main draw singles title. Subsequent to this victory she rose to number 3 on the WTA ranking, becoming the first... |
Elena Dementieva Elena Dementieva Elena Viatcheslavovna Dementieva is a retired Russian professional tennis player. Dementieva is most notable for winning the singles gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. She won 16 WTA singles titles and reached the finals of the 2004 French Open and 2004 US Open. Dementieva achieved a... |
| 2004 US Open | Svetlana Kuznetsova Svetlana Kuznetsova Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova ; born June 27, 1985) is a Russian professional tennis player and as of October 10, 2011 ranked No. 21 in the WTA singles and No. 90 in the doubles ranking. Kuznetsova has appeared in four singles Grand Slam finals, winning two, and has also appeared in six doubles... |
Elena Dementieva |
| 2005 Australian Open 2005 Australian Open The 2005 Australian Open was a Grand Slam tennis tournament held in Melbourne, Australia from 17 until 30 January 2005.-Men's Singles: Marat Safin def. Lleyton Hewitt, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4... |
Serena Williams |
Lindsay Davenport |
| 2005 Wimbledon 2005 Wimbledon Championships The 2005 Wimbledon Championships was the 119 edition. It was held at the All England Club between 20 June and 3 July.Roger Federer successfully defended the men's singles crown defeating Andy Roddick in straight sets. Whilst Venus Williams and Lindsay Davenport played the longest women's final in... |
Venus Williams |
Lindsay Davenport |
| 2008 Wimbledon 2008 Wimbledon Championships The 2008 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 122nd edition of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam event of the year... |
Venus Williams |
Serena Williams |
| 2009 French Open 2009 French Open The 2009 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 108th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year... |
Svetlana Kuznetsova |
Dinara Safina Dinara Safina Dinara Mikhailovna Safina , born April 27, 1986 in Moscow, is a Russian professional tennis player of Tatar background. Safina's career high ranking is World No. 1.... |
| 2009 Wimbledon 2009 Wimbledon Championships The 2009 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, from Monday 22 June through to Sunday 5 July 2009... |
Serena Williams |
Venus Williams |
See also
- Chronological list of women's Grand Slam tennis championsChronological list of women's Grand Slam tennis championsFemale tennis players who have won one of tennis's four Grand Slam titles in singles. They are listed here in order of their first win.-See also:*Chronological list of men's Grand Slam tennis champions*List of Grand Slam Women's Singles champions...
- List of Grand Slam Women's Doubles champions
- List of Grand Slam men's singles champions
- List of Grand Slam Men's Doubles champions
- List of Grand Slam Mixed Doubles champions
- List of Grand Slam Boys' Singles champions
- List of Grand Slam Girls' Singles champions
- List of Grand Slam Boys Doubles Champions
- List of Grand Slam Girls' Doubles champions
- Tennis statisticsTennis statisticsThe following Wikipedia articles list tennis statistics:*ATP World Tour records*WTA Tour records*Grand Slam *List of Grand Slam related tennis records*List of non-Grand Slam tennis statistics and records...
- World number one women tennis playersWorld number one women tennis players-1883-1920 rankings:1883-1920 rankings are more variable in nature because of limited sourcing.-1921–present:More recent rankings are much better sourced.-See also:* List of WTA number 1 ranked players* World number one male tennis player rankings...