All-time tennis records – women's singles

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

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

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

Most statistics are based on the data at the WTA Tour and International Tennis Federation, the official websites of each respective Grand Slam tournament and published sources though this is no a definitive list due to the time period's involved.

Active streaks and active players are in boldface.

Grand Slam tournament records

Grand Slam Singles totals

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

Finals # 1 Chris Evert[5] 34 2 / Martina Navratilova 32 3 Steffi Graf 31 4 Margaret Court 29 5 Serena Williams 28 6 Helen Wills Moody 22 7 Doris Hart 18 Billie Jean King Evonne Goolagong Cawley 10 Helen Jacobs 16

Semifinals # 1 Chris Evert[6] 52 2 / Martina Navratilova 44 3 Steffi Graf 37 4 Margaret Court 36 5 Serena Williams 32 6 Billie Jean King 26 7 Doris Hart 25 Louise Brough 9 Helen Wills Moody 22 Evonne Goolagong Cawley

Quarterfinals # 1 Chris Evert 54 2 / Martina Navratilova 53 3 Margaret Court 43 Serena Williams 5 Steffi Graf 42 6 Billie Jean King 40 7 Venus Williams 35 8 Arantxa Sánchez 34 9 Doris Hart 32 10 / Monica Seles 31 Lindsay Davenport

Match Wins # 1 Serena Williams 307 2 / Martina Navratilova 306 3 Chris Evert 305 4 Steffi Graf 280 5 Venus Williams 241 6 Arantxa Sánchez 212 7 Margaret Court 206 8 Lindsay Davenport 198 9 Billie Jean King 195 10 / Monica Seles 181

Appearances # 1 Venus Williams 72 2 Amy Frazier[7] 71 3 / Martina Navratilova 67 4 Serena Williams 65 5 Conchita Martínez 64 6 Ai Sugiyama 63 7 Patty Schnyder 59 Tamarine Tanasugarn 9 Arantxa Sánchez 58 10 Francesca Schiavone 57

Grand Slam tournament streaks

• (3) Denotes multiple streaks

active streaks in boldface

Titles # 1 Maureen Connolly 6 Margaret Court Martina Navratilova 4 Steffi Graf 5 5 / Molla Mallory 4 Steffi Graf (2) Serena Williams Serena Williams (2) 9 Helen Wills 3 Helen Wills (2) Chris Evert Steffi Graf (3) Steffi Graf (4) Steffi Graf (5) / Monica Seles Martina Hingis

Finals # 1 Steffi Graf 13[8] 2 Martina Navratilova 11 3 Maureen Connolly 6 Margaret Court Chris Evert / Monica Seles 7 Margaret Court (2) 5 Steffi Graf (2) Martina Hingis 10 / Molla Bjurstedt Mallory 4 Martina Navratilova (2) Chris Evert (2) Arantxa Sánchez Serena Williams Venus Williams Serena Williams (2) Justine Henin

Semifinals # 1 Martina Navratilova 19 2 Steffi Graf 15 3 Chris Evert 11 Martina Hingis 5 Margaret Court 9 Chris Evert (2) Serena Williams 8 Margaret Court (2) 7 Chris Evert (3) 10 Maureen Connolly 6 Steffi Graf (2) / Monica Seles Jennifer Capriati Serena Williams (2)

Quarterfinals # 1 Steffi Graf 19 Martina Navratilova 3 Gabriela Sabatini 15 4 Margaret Court 11 Billie Jean King Chris Evert Martina Hingis 8 Lindsay Davenport 10 9 Chris Evert (2) 9 Steffi Graf (2) Serena Williams Serena Williams (2)

Match Wins # 1 Martina Navratilova 45 2 Margaret Court 38 4 Steffi Graf 33 Serena Williams Serena Williams (2) 7 Steffi Graf (2) 27 / Monica Seles 9 Steffi Graf (3) 26 Martina Hingis

Appearances # 1 Ai Sugiyama[9] 62 2 Francesca Schiavone 58 3 Nathalie Dechy 54 Elena Likhovtseva 5 Patty Schnyder 52 6 Elena Dementieva 46 Amanda Coetzer 8 Jill Craybas 45 Jelena Janković 10 Marion Bartoli 44

Grand Slam match winning percentages

No Matches %* W–L 1 Maureen Connolly 96.36 53–2 2 Helen Wills Moody 96.09** 123–5** 3 Steffi Graf 89.44 280–32 4 Chris Evert 88.99 299–37 5 Serena Williams 87.97 307–42 6 Margaret Court 87.40 111–16 7 / Martina Navratilova 86.20 306–49 8 / Monica Seles 85.37 181–31 9 Justine Henin 83.43 141–28 10 Billie Jean King 83.33 195–39 * Minimum + 50 wins

Finals %* W–L 1 Suzanne Lenglen 100.00 8–0 Maureen Connolly 100.00 9–0 3 Helen Wills Moody 86.36 19–3 4 Margaret Court 82.81 24–5 5 Serena Williams 78.57 22–6 6 Steffi Graf 70.97 22–9 7 Billie Jean King 69.23 9–4 / Monica Seles 69.23 9–4 9 / Molla Bjurstedt Mallory 66.66 8–4 10 Justine Henin 58.33 7–5 * Minimum + 5 titles.

** Not all sources agree with two of Wills' losses. She did not play the matches because of appendicitis, and did not appear at the 1926 Wimbledon Championships, the tournaments gave her defaults instead of the typical walkovers (which do not count as wins or losses). It is unknown why the tournaments chose to default, taking these facts into consideration her adjusted win percentage would be 123–3 = 97.61%.

Grand Slam career achievements

Grand Slam, Golden Slam and Super Slam

Career Grand Slam * Event of completion Maureen Connolly 1953 US Championships Doris Hart 1955 US Championships Shirley Fry Irvin 1956 US Championships Margaret Court 1970 US Open Billie Jean King 1972 French Open Chris Evert 1982 Australian Open Martina Navratilova 1983 US Open Steffi Graf 1988 US Open Serena Williams 2003 Australian Open Maria Sharapova 2012 French Open * each Grand Slam title at least once

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

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

Winning tournament without losing a set

• Minimum 2

#	Player	Majors
13	Helen Wills Moody	1927 US, 1928 FR, 1928 WM, 1928 US, 1929 FR, 1929 WM, 1929 US, 1930 FR, 1930 WM, 1931 US, 1932 FR, 1932 WM, 1938 WM
6	Martina Navratilova	1983 WM, 1983 US, 1984 WM, 1986 WM, 1987 US, 1990 WM
5	Suzanne Lenglen	1922 WM, 1923 WM, 1925 FR, 1925 WM, 1926 FR
	Maureen Connolly	1953 AU, 1953 WM, 1953 US, 1957 FR, 1957 WM
	Margaret Court	1961 AU, 1962 AU, 1963 AU, 1965 WM, 1966 AU
	Chris Evert	1974 FR, 1976 US, 1977 US, 1978 US, 1981 WM
	Steffi Graf	1988 AU, 1988 FR, 1989 AU, 1994 AU, 1996 US
	Serena Williams	2002 WM, 2002 US, 2008 US, 2010 WM, 2014 US
4	Nancye Wynne Bolton	1946 AU, 1947 AU, 1948 AU, 1951 AU
	Evonne Goolagong	1971 FR, 1975 AU, 1976 AU, 1977 AU
3	Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling	1935 FR, 1936 AU, 1937 FR
	Billie Jean King	1971 US, 1972 FR, 1972 US
	Lindsay Davenport	1998 US, 1999 WM, 2000 AU
	Justine Henin	2006 FR, 2007 FR, 2007 US
2	Doris Hart	1951 WM, 1952 FR
	Martina Hingis	1997 AU, 1997 US
	Venus Williams	2001 US, 2008 WM

Players who reached all four major finals Player Year 1 Doris Hart 1949 2 Maureen Connolly 1953 3 Shirley Fry Irvin 1957 4 Margaret Court 1963 5 Billie Jean King 1972 6 Evonne Goolagong Cawley 1973 7 Chris Evert 1975 8 Martina Navratilova 1981 9 Hana Mandlíková 1981 10 Steffi Graf 1988 11 / Monica Seles 1992 12 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1995 13 Martina Hingis 1997 14 Venus Williams 2003 15 Serena Williams 2003 16 Justine Henin 2004 17 Maria Sharapova 2012

Players who reached all four major finals in one year Player Year 1 Doris Hart 1950 2 Maureen Connolly 1953 4 Margaret Court 1965 5 Margaret Court 1970 6 Chris Evert 1984 7 Martina Navratilova 1985 8 Martina Navratilova 1987 9 Steffi Graf 1988 10 Steffi Graf 1989 11 Steffi Graf 1993 12 Monica Seles 1992 13 Martina Hingis 1997 14 Justine Henin 2006

Individual Major tournaments

Titles per event

• Minimum 3 titles

Australian Open # 1 Margaret Court[10] 11 2 Nancye Wynne 6 Serena Williams 4 Daphne Akhurst 5 5 Evonne Goolagong 4 Steffi Graf / Monica Seles 8 Martina Navratilova 3 Martina Hingis

French Open # 1 Chris Evert[11] 7 2 Steffi Graf 6 3 Margaret Court 5 4 Helen Wills Moody 4 Justine Henin 6 Hilde Sperling 3 / Monica Seles Arantxa Sánchez Serena Williams

Wimbledon # 1 Martina Navratilova 9 2 Helen Wills Moody 8 3 Dorothea Douglass 7 Steffi Graf Serena Williams 5 Blanche Bingley 6 Suzanne Lenglen Billie Jean King 9 Lottie Dod 5 Charlotte Cooper Venus Williams

US Open # 1 Molla Bjurstedt Mallory[12] 8 2 Helen Wills 7 3 Louise Brough 6 Chris Evert Serena Williams 6 Margaret Court 5 Steffi Graf 8 Shirley Fry Irvin 4 Pauline Betz Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova

Consecutive titles per event

• The French Open was only a Grand Slam event from 1925 onwards
• Wimbledon (10) other women have won at least 2 consecutive titles since 1884
• (3) Denotes multiple times

Australian Open # 1 Margaret Court 7 2 Nancye Wynne 4 Evonne Goolagong 4 Daphne Akhurst 3 Margaret Court Steffi Graf / Monica Seles Martina Hingis 9 Margaret Molesworth 2 Coral McInnes Buttsworth Joan Hartigan Jennifer Capriati Serena Williams Victoria Azarenka

French Open # 1 Helen Wills Moody[13] 3 Hilde Sperling / Monica Seles Justine Henin 5 Suzanne Lenglen 2 Margaret Scriven Simonne Mathieu Maureen Connolly Margaret Court Chris Evert (3) Steffi Graf (3)

Wimbledon # 1 Martina Navratilova 6 2 Suzanne Lenglen 5 3 Helen Wills Moody 4 4 Charlotte Dod 3 Louise Brough Maureen Connolly Billie Jean King Steffi Graf

US Open # 1 / Molla Bjurstedt Mallory 4 [14][15] Helen Jacobs Chris Evert 4 Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman 3 Mary Browne / Molla Bjurstedt (2) Helen Wills Moody (2) Alice Marble Pauline Betz Margaret Osborne DuPont Maureen Connolly Serena Williams

Bold: Active players

Finals per event

Australian Open # 1. Margaret Court 12 2. Nancye Wynne 8 3. Evonne Goolagong 7 Serena Williams 5. Martina Navratilova 6 Martina Hingis 7 Daphne Akhurst 5 Chris Evert Steffi Graf 10. / Monica Seles 4 Maria Sharapova

French Open # 1. Steffi Graf 9 Chris Evert 3. Simonne Mathieu 8 4. Margaret Court 6 Martina Navratilova Aranxta Sánchez-Vicario 7. Doris Hart 4 / Monica Seles Justine Henin Serena Williams

Wimbledon # 1. Dorothea Douglass 12 Martina Navratilova 3. Charlotte Cooper 10 Chris Evert 5. Helen Wills Moody 9 Billie Jean King Steffi Graf 7. Venus Williams 8 Serena Williams 10. Louise Brough 7

US Open # 1. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory 10 2. Helen Wills Moody 9 Billie Jean King Chris Evert 5. Martina Navratilova 8 Steffi Graf Serena Williams 8. Doris Hart 7 9. Louise Brough 6 Margaret Court

Bold: Active players

Match wins per event

Australian Open # 1. Serena Williams 74 2. Margaret Court 61 3. Lindsay Davenport 56 4. Martina Hingis 52 5. Maria Sharapova 48 6. Steffi Graf 47 7. / Martina Navratilova 46 8. Venus Williams 45 9. / Monica Seles 43 Kim Clijsters

French Open # 1. Steffi Graf 84[16] 2. Chris Evert 72[16] Arantxa Sánchez 4. Conchita Martínez 62 5. Serena Williams 60 6. / Monica Seles 54 7. Maria Sharapova 53 8. Simonne Mathieu 51 / Martina Navratilova 51 10. Svetlana Kuznetsova 49

Wimbledon # 1. / Martina Navratilova 121[17] 2. Chris Evert 96 3. Billie Jean King 95 4. Serena Williams 86 5. Venus Williams 81 6. Steffi Graf 74 7. Helen Wills Moody 63 8. Louise Brough 56 9. Margaret Court 51 10. Jana Novotná 50

US Open # 1. Chris Evert 103[17] 2. / Martina Navratilova 89 3. Serena Williams 81 4. Steffi Graf 75 5. / Molla Bjurstedt Mallory 65 Venus Williams 7. Helen Jacobs 63 Billie Jean King 9. Lindsay Davenport 62 10. Louise Brough 60

Match win streaks per event

# Australian Open Years 38 Margaret Court 1960-68 33 / Monica Seles 1991-99 27 Martina Hingis 1997-2000 25 Steffi Graf 1988-91 21 Nancye Wynne Bolton 1940-49

# French Open Years 33 Chris Evert 1974–81 25 / Monica Seles 1990-96 24 Justine Henin 2006-10 20 Steffi Graf 1987-89 19 Helen Wills Moody 1928-32 19 Chris Evert 1985–87

# Wimbledon Years 50 Helen Wills Moody 1927–38[18] 47 Martina Navratilova 1982–88

# US Open Years 46 Helen Wills Moody 1927–33[19] 31 Chris Evert 1975–79 28 Helen Jacobs 1932–36

Winning percentages per event

Australian Open % * W–L 1. Margaret Court 95.31 61–3 2. / Monica Seles 91.49 43–4 3. Steffi Graf 88.67 47–6 4. Chris Evert 88.23 30–4 5. Martina Hingis 88.13 52–7 6. Serena Williams 87.50 63–9 7. / Martina Navratilova 86.35 45–7 8. Kim Clijsters 82.69 43–9 9. Justine Henin 82.60 38–8 10. Jennifer Capriati 82.35 28–6 * Minimum + 20 wins

French Open % * W–L 1. Helen Wills Moody 95.23 20–1 2. Chris Evert 92.31 72–6 3. Margaret Court 90.38 47–5 4. Steffi Graf 89.36 84–10 5. Justine Henin 88.37 38–5 6. / Monica Seles 87.10 54–8 7. Arantxa Sánchez 84.70 72–13 8. Maria Sharapova 83.33 50–10 Serena Williams 60–12 10. / Martina Navratilova 82.25 51–11 * Minimum + 20 wins

Wimbledon % * W–L 1. Helen Wills Moody 96.92 63–2 2. Suzanne Lenglen 94.59 35–2** 3. Steffi Graf 91.35 74–7 4. Louise Brough 90.47 56–7 5. / Martina Navratilova 89.63 121–14 6. Serena Williams 88.76 79–10 7. Venus Williams 86.59 71–11 8. Billie Jean King 86–36 95–15 9. Chris Evert 86.23 96–15 10. Margaret Court 85.00 51–9 * Minimum + 20 wins

US Open % * W–L 1. Helen Wills Moody 96.15 50–2 2. Maureen Connolly 90.90 20–2 3. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory 90.27 65–7 4. Serena Williams 89.77 79–9 5. Chris Evert 89.56 103–12 6. Margaret Court 89.47 51–6 7. Steffi Graf 89.02 73–9 8. Tracy Austin 88.57 31–4 9. Maria Bueno 87.03 47–7 10. Kim Clijsters 86.36 38–6 * Minimum + 20 wins

• ** both losses were actually "default", Suzanne Lenglen's adjusted win percentage would be 100%.

Season streaks

3+ titles Years # 1. Helen Wills Moody 1928–1929 2 Margaret Court 1969–1970 Martina Navratilova 1983–1984 Steffi Graf 1988–1989 Monica Seles 1991–1992 Steffi Graf (2) 1995–1996 5. Maureen Connolly 1953 1 Margaret Court 1973 Martina Hingis 1997 Serena Williams 2002

2+ titles Years # 1. Martina Navratlova 1982–1987 6 2. Helen Wills Moody 1927–1930 4 3. Maureen Connolly 1952–1954 3 Chris Evert 1974–1976 5. Margaret Court 1988–1996 2 Steffi Graf 1988–1989 Steffi Graf (2) 1995–1996 Venus Williams 2000–2001 Serena Williams 2002–03 Serena Williams (2) 2009–10 Serena Williams (3) 2012–13

1+ title Years # 1. Chris Evert[20] 1974–1986 13 2. Steffi Graf 1987–1996 10 3. Martina Navratlova 1981–1987 7 Helen Wills Moody 1927–1933 5. Billie Jean King 1971–1975 5 Justine Henin 2003–2007 7. Maureen Connolly 1951–1954 4 Monica Seles 1990–1993 Serena Williams 2007–2010 Serena Williams 2012–2015

1+ final Years # 1. Chris Evert 1973–1986 14 2. Martina Navratilova 1981–1990 11 3. Steffi Graf 1987–1996 10 Serena Williams 2007–2016 5. Helen Wills Moody 1927–1933 7 6. Martina Hingis 1997–2002 6

Title leaders by decade

minimum 2 titles

1940s Player Titles Margaret Osborne duPont, Pauline Betz Addie 5 Nancye Wynne Bolton 4 Louise Brough 3 Sarah Palfrey Cooke 2 1950s Player Titles Maureen Connolly 9 Althea Gibson, Doris Hart 5 Louise Brough 3 Maria Bueno 2 1960s Player Titles Margaret Court 16 Maria Bueno, Billie Jean King 5 Darlene Hard 3 Nancy Richey, Ann Haydon-Jones 2 1970s Player Titles Chris Evert 9 Margaret Court 8 Billie Jean King 7 Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6 / Martina Navratilova, Virginia Wade 2

1980s Player Titles Martina Navratilova 15 Chris Evert 9 Steffi Graf 8 Hana Mandlíková 4 1990s Player Titles Steffi Graf 14 / Monica Seles 9 Martina Hingis 5 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 3 Lindsay Davenport 2 2000s Player Titles Serena Williams 10 Justine Henin, Venus Williams 7 Jennifer Capriati, Maria Sharapova 3 Amélie Mauresmo, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Kim Clijsters 2 2010s Player Titles Serena Williams 11 Kim Clijsters, Victoria Azarenka, Li Na, Maria Sharapova, Petra Kvitová, Angelique Kerber 2

Calendar year achievements

Golden Grand Slam *	Event of completion
Steffi Graf	1988 Olympics
* The Grand Slam + Olympic Gold

Four Majors

The Grand Slam * Year Maureen Connolly 1953 Margaret Court 1970 Steffi Graf 1988 * Won all 4 major titles

3 major wins & 1 final Year Margaret Court 1965 Steffi Graf 1989 Monica Seles 1992 Steffi Graf (2) 1993 Martina Hingis 1997

2 major wins & 2 finals Year Martina Navratilova 1987

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

All 4 semifinals Year Doris Hart 1950 Maureen Connolly 1953 Margaret Court 1965 Maria Bueno Nancy Richey 1966 Billie Jean King 1968 Margaret Court (2) 1969 Margaret Court (3) 1970 Margaret Court (4) 1973 Evonne Goolagong Chris Evert 1974 Chris Evert (2) 1981 Chris Evert (3) 1982 Chris Evert (4) 1984 Martina Navratilova Chris Evert (5) 1985 Martina Navratilova (2) Martina Navratilova (3) 1987

All 4 semifinals Year Steffi Graf 1988 Steffi Graf (2) 1989 Steffi Graf (3) 1990 Monica Seles 1992 Steffi Graf (4) 1993 Conchita Martínez 1995 Martina Hingis 1997 Martina Hingis (2) 1998 Jennifer Capriati 2001 Justine Henin 2003 Kim Clijsters Justine Henin (2) 2006 Serena Williams 2015 Serena Williams (2) 2016

All 4 quarterfinals Year Doris Hart 1950 Maureen Connolly 1953 Nancy Richey 1960 Maria Bueno Margaret Court 1961 Margaret Court (2) 1963 Margaret Court (3) 1965 Maria Bueno (2) Nancy Richey(2) 1966 Billie Jean King 1968 Billie Jean King (2) 1969 Margaret Court (4) Margaret Court (5) 1970 Virginia Wade 1972 Margaret Court (6) 1973 Chris Evert 1974 Chris Evert (2) 1981 Hana Mandlíková 1981

All 4 quarterfinals Year Chris Evert (3) 1982 Chris Evert (4) 1984 Martina Navratilova Chris Evert (5) 1985 Martina Navratilova (2) 1985 Martina Navratilova (3) 1987 Steffi Graf 1988 Steffi Graf (2) 1989 Steffi Graf (3) 1990 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1991 Gabriela Sabatini Gabriela Sabatini (2) 1992 Monica Seles Gabriela Sabatini (3) 1993 Steffi Graf (4) Conchita Martínez 1995 Martina Hingis 1997 Martina Hingis (2) 1998

All 4 quarterfinals Year Lindsay Davenport 1998 Venus Williams Lindsay Davenport (2) 1999 Martina Hingis (3) 2000 Serena Williams 2001 Jennifer Capriati Venus Williams (2) 2002 Jennifer Capriati (2) Monica Seles (2) Justine Henin 2003 Kim Clijsters Amélie Mauresmo 2004 Maria Sharapova 2005 Justine Henin (2) 2006 Serena Williams (2) 2007 Serena Williams (3) 2009 Serena Williams (4) 2015 Serena Williams (5) 2016

Three Majors

3 Slam wins Year Helen Wills Moody 1928 Helen Wills Moody (2) 1929 Margaret Court 1962 Margaret Court (2) 1965 Margaret Court (3) 1969 Billie Jean King 1972 Margaret Court (4) 1973 Martina Navratilova 1983 Martina Navaratilova (2) 1984 Steffi Graf 1989 Monica Seles 1991 Monica Seles (2) 1992 Steffi Graf (2) 1993 Steffi Graf (3) 1995 Steffi Graf (4) 1996 Martina Hingis 1997 Serena Williams 2002 Serena Williams (2) 2015

2 Slam wins & 1 final Year Pauline Betz Addie 1946 Margaret Osborne duPont 1949 Margaret Court 1963 Maria Bueno 1964 Margaret Court (2) Evonne Goolagong 1971 Chris Evert 1974 Chris Evert (2) 1980 Chris Evert (3) 1982 Martina Navratilova Martina Navratilova (2) 1986 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1994 Angelique Kerber 2016

1 Slam win & 2 finals Year Doris Hart 1950 Shirley Fry Irvin 1951 Althea Gibson 1957 Chris Evert 1974 Evonne Goolagong 1975 Evonne Goolagong (2) 1976 Chris Evert (2) 1979 Chris Evert (3) 1985 Steffi Graf 1987 Steffi Graf (2) 1990 Martina Hingis 1999 Lindsay Davenport 2000 Serena Williams 2016

3 Slam finals (all losses) Year Doris Hart 1953 Nancy Richey 1966 Evonne Goolagong 1972 Chris Evert 1984 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1995 Venus Williams 2002

Consecutive Majors

Four

Australian Open	French Open	Wimbledon	US Open	Year
Maureen Connolly	Maureen Connolly	Maureen Connolly	Maureen Connolly	1953
Margaret Court	Margaret Court	Margaret Court	Margaret Court	1970
Steffi Graf	Steffi Graf	Steffi Graf	Steffi Graf	1988

Three

French Open Wimbledon US Open Year Helen Wills Moody Helen Wills Moody Helen Wills Moody 1928 Helen Wills Moody Helen Wills Moody Helen Wills Moody (2) 1929 Billie Jean King Billie Jean King Billie Jean King 1972 Martina Navratilova Martina Navratilova Martina Navratilova 1984 Steffi Graf Steffi Graf Steffi Graf 1993 Steffi Graf Steffi Graf Steffi Graf (2) 1995 Steffi Graf Steffi Graf Steffi Graf (3) 1996 Serena Williams Serena Williams Serena Williams 2002

Australian Open French Open Wimbledon Year Serena Williams Serena Williams Serena Williams 2015

Two

Wimbledon/United States Year Helen Wills Moody 1927 Alice Marble 1939 Maureen Connolly 1952 Shirley Fry Irvin 1956 Althea Gibson 1957 Althea Gibson (2) 1958 Maria Bueno 1964 Chris Evert 1974 Chris Evert (2) 1976 Venus Williams 2000 Serena Williams 2012

French/Wimbledon Year Suzanne Lenglen 1925 Helen Wills Moody 1930 Cilly Ausem 1931 Helen Wills Moody (2) 1932 Maureen Connolly 1954 Evonne Goolagong 1971

Australian /French Year Margaret Court 1962 Margaret Court (2) 1964

Non-consecutive Majors

Three

Australian/Wimbledon/US Open Year Margaret Court 1963 Martina Navratilova 1983 Steffi Graf 1989 Martina Hingis 1997

Australian/French/US Open Year Margaret Court 1962 Margaret Court (2) 1965 Margaret Court (3) 1969 Margaret Court (4) 1973 Monica Seles 1991 Monica Seles (2) 1992

Two

Australian/Wimbledon Year Louise Brough Clapp 1952 Margaret Court 1963 Billie Jean King 1968 Martina Navratilova 1985 Serena Williams 2003 Amélie Mauresmo 2006 Serena Williams (2) 2009 Serena Williams (3) 2010

Australian/United States Year Chris Evert 1982 Angelique Kerber 2016

Best single season

	Match winning	%*	W–L	Year
1.	Maureen Connolly	100	20–0	1953
	Margaret Court	100	26–0	1970
	Steffi Graf	100	27–0	1988
2.	Steffi Graf (2)	100	21–0	1995
	Steffi Graf (3)	100	21–0	1996
	Serena Williams	100	21–0	2002
3.	Steffi Graf (4)	96.43	27–1	1989
	Monica Seles	96.43	27–1	1992
	Martina Hingis	96.43	27–1	1997
6.	Steffi Graf (5)	96.29	26–1	1993
7.	Martina Navratilova	96.15	25–1	1984
8.	Margaret Court (2)	95.83	23–1	1965
	Margaret Court (3)	95.83	23–1	1969
	Margaret Court (4)	95.83	23–1	1973
	Martina Navratilova (2)	95.83	23–1	1983
* minimum 20 wins

Career all tournament records

Singles titles and finals

Titles # 1. Margaret Court 192[21] 2. / Martina Navratilova 167 3. Chris Evert 157 4. Billie Jean King 129 5. Steffi Graf 107 6. Evonne Goolagong 86 7. Suzanne Lenglen 81[22] 8. Maria Bueno 71 8. Serena Williams 71 10. Helen Wills 57

Finals # 1. / Martina Navratilova 239 2. Chris Evert 226 3. Margaret Court 192 4. Billie Jean King 189 5. Steffi Graf 138 6. Evonne Goolagong 119 7. Lindsay Davenport 93 8. Serena Williams 90 9. Monica Seles 85 10. Suzanne Lenglen 81

Titles (active players) # 1. Serena Williams 71 2. Venus Williams 49 3. Maria Sharapova 35 4. Caroline Wozniacki 22 5. Victoria Azarenka 20 6. Petra Kvitová 15 Ana Ivanovic 8. Svetlana Kuznetsova 14 Agnieszka Radwańska 10. Jelena Janković 13 Nadia Petrova

Finals (active players) # 1. Serena Williams 90 2. Venus Williams 79 3. Maria Sharapova 57 4. Caroline Wozniacki 38 5. Svetlana Kuznetsova 33 6. Victoria Azarenka 32 7. Jelena Janković 31 8. Vera Zvonareva 30 9. Nadia Petrova 24 10. Flavia Pennetta 23

Tournament streaks

• Active players in bold

Consecutive Titles Years # 1. Helen Wills 1927–33 27 2. Suzanne Lenglen 1922–24 21 3. Martina Navratilova 1984 13 4. Steffi Graf 1989–90 10 5. Chris Evert 1974 9

Consecutive Finals Years # 1. Helen Wills 1926–35 29 2. Martina Navratilova 1983–84 23[23] 3. Steffi Graf 1989–90 22 4. Suzanne Lenglen 1922–24 21 Steffi Graf 1986–88 6. Chris Evert 1974 11

1+ title per year Years # 1. / Martina Navratilova 1974–94 21[23] 2. Chris Evert 1971–88 18 3. Billie Jean King 1960–75 16 4. Molla Mallory 1914–28 15 5. Steffi Graf 1986–99 14 5. Evonne Goolagong 1968–80 13 Maria Sharapova 2003–15 8. Maria Bueno 1957–68 12 9. Virginia Wade 1968–78 11 10. Margaret Court 1958–66 9 Margaret Court (2) 1968–76 Sandra Cecchini 1984–92 Arantxa Sánchez 1988–96 Conchita Martínez 1988–96 Lindsay Davenport 1993–01 Amélie Mauresmo 1999-07 Kim Clijsters 1999-07 Serena Williams 2007–2015

Most titles at a single tournament

# Titles Tournament Years 12 Martina Navratilova Chicago 1978–83, 1986–88, 1990–92[24] 11 Margaret Court Australian National Championships/Open 1960–66, 1969–71, 1973 Martina Navratilova Eastbourne 1978, 1982–86, 1988–91, 1993 9 / Martina Navratilova Washington 1975, 1977–78, 1982–83, 1985–86, 1988, 1990 Martina Navratilova Wimbledon 1978–79, 1982–87, 1990 Martina Navratilova Dallas 1979–83, 1985–87, 1990 Steffi Graf German Open 1986–89, 1991–94, 1996 8 Molla Mallory US Championships 1915–18, 1920, 1921–22, 1926 Chris Evert Family Circle 1974–78, 1981, 1984–85 Martina Navratilova WTA Tour Finals 1978–79, 1981, 1983–86^twice in 1986 Martina Navratilova Los Angeles 1978, 1980–81, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1992–93 Serena Williams Miami Masters 2002–04, 2007–08, 2013–15 7 Dorothea Douglass Wimbledon 1903–04, 1906, 1910–11, 1913–14 Margaret Court Victorian Championships 1961-65, 1969-70 Chris Evert French Open 1974–75, 1979–80, 1983, 1985–86 / Martina Navratilova Orlando 1974, 1980–85 Steffi Graf Wimbledon 1988–89, 1991–93, 1995–96 Serena Williams Wimbledon 2002–03, 2009–10, 2012, 2015–16

Most finals at a single tournament

# Finals Tournament Years 14 / Martina Navratilova Chicago 1975, 1978–83, 1986–88, 1990–93 / Martina Navratilova WTA Tour Finals 1975, 1978–86,^twice in 1986 1989, 1991–92 13 Martina Navratilova Eastbourne 1978–79, 1982–87, 1988–91, 1993 12 Dorothea Douglass Wimbledon 1903–07, 1910–11, 1913–14, 1919–20 Margaret Court Australian National Championships/Open 1960–66, 1969–71, 1973 Martina Navratilova Wimbledon 1978–79, 1982–90, 1994 11 / Martina Navratilova Washington 1975, 1977–1980, 1982–1983, 1985–1986, 1988, 1990 / Martina Navratilova Dallas 1975–76, 1979–83, 1985–87, 1990 Martina Navratilova Los Angeles 1977–81, 1983, 1986, 1989–90, 1992–93 Steffi Graf German Open 1985–89, 1990–94, 1996 10 Molla Mallory US Championships 1915–18, 1920, 1921–22, 1923–24 1926 Chris Evert Wimbledon 1973–74, 1976,1978–82,1984–85 Serena Williams Miami Masters 1999, 2002–04, 2007–09, 2013–15 9 Ann Haydon Jones Welsh Championships 1955,1957-59, 1964, 1967. Steffi Graf Wimbledon 1987–89, 1991–93, 1995–96, 1999 Steffi Graf French Open 1987–90, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1999 Steffi Graf Florida 1986–89, 1991–95 Chris Evert French Open 1973–75, 1979–80, 1983–86 Chris Evert Family Circle 1974–78, 1981, 1984–86 Chris Evert US Open 1975–80, 1982–84 Martina Navratilova Houston 1976–80, 1983, 1985, 1987–88 Martina Navratilova Stuttgart 1979, 1981–83, 1986–88, 1991–92 Martina Navratilova West Classic 1979–80, 1984, 1988, 1990–94 Serena Williams Wimbledon 2002–04, 2008–10, 2012, 2015–16

Note: Carpet has not been used since 2009.

Titles by court type

Hard # 1. Serena Williams 45 2. Steffi Graf 37 3. Chris Evert 35 4. Lindsay Davenport 33 5. Kim Clijsters 31 6. / Martina Navratilova 29 7. Venus Williams 28 Monica Seles 9. Martina Hingis 18 10. Maria Sharapova 17

Clay # 1. Chris Evert 70 2. Steffi Graf 32 3. Suzanne Lenglen 24 4. Margaret Court 22 5. Evonne Goolagong 20 6. Arantxa Sánchez 19 Conchita Martínez 8. / Martina Navratilova 18 9. Monica Seles 14 10. Justin Henin 13

Grass # 1. Margaret Court 46 2. Evonne Goolagong 38 3. / Martina Navratilova 32 4. Billie Jean King 22 5. Chris Evert 17 6. Helen Wills Moody 15 7. Sue Barker 10 8. / Molla Bjurstedt Mallory 8 Ann Jones Virginia Wade

Carpet * # 1. / Martina Navratilova 88 2. Billie Jean King 36 3. Chris Evert 35 4. Steffi Graf 31 5. Virginia Wade 26 6. Margaret Court 19 7. Martina Hingis 16 8. Evonne Goolagong 15 9. Tracy Austin 14 10. Lindsay Davenport 12 * not used since 2009

Titles by environment

Outdoor # 1. Chris Evert 122 2. Margaret Court 83 3. / Martina Navratilova 79 4. Steffi Graf 77 5. Evonne Goolagong 71 6. Serena Williams 56 7. Bille Jean King 47 8. Lindsay Davenport 43 Monica Seles 10. Venus Williams 42

Indoor # 1. / Martina Navratilova 88 2. Billie Jean King 36 3. Chris Evert 35 4. Steffi Graf 30 5. Virginia Wade 28 6. Margaret Court 19 7. Martina Hingis 16 8. Evonne Goolagong 15 9. Tracy Austin 14 10. Lindsay Davenport 12

Matches played/won

• As of February 15, 2016

Played # 1. / Martina Navratilova 1661 2. Chris Evert 1455 3. Margaret Court 1215 4. Virginia Wade 1168 5. Arantxa Sánchez 1054 6. Conchita Martínez 1036 7. Steffi Graf 1017 8. Francesca Schiavone 1011 9. Stéphanie Foretz 1010 10. Tamarine Tanasugarn 999

Won # 1. / Martina Navratilova 1442 2. Chris Evert 1309 3. Margaret Court 1180 4. Steffi Graf 902 5. Virginia Wade 839 6. Arantxa Sánchez 759 7. Lindsay Davenport 753 8. Serena Williams 743 9. Conchita Martínez 739 10. Venus Williams 718

Played (active) # 1. Francesca Schiavone 1011 2. Stéphanie Foretz 1010 3. Tamarine Tanasugarn 999 4. Lourdes Domínguez 951 5 Jelena Janković 947 6. Daniela Hantuchová 932 Klara Koukalova 8. Venus Williams 913 9. Serena Williams 867 10. Sam Stosur 862

Won (active) # 1. Serena Williams 743 2. Venus Williams 718 3. Jelena Janković 614 4. Maria Sharapova 601 5. Francesca Schiavone 574 6. Tamarine Tanasugarn 563 Stéphanie Foretz 8. Svetlana Kuznetsova 561 9. Daniela Hantuchová 545 10. Nadia Petrova 533

Consecutive match streaks

Matches won Years # 1. Suzanne Lenglen 1921–26 182[25][26] 2. Helen Wills Moody 1927–33 180,[27][28] 3. Suzanne Lenglen 1914–21 116[25] 4. Martina Navratilova 1984 74 5. Steffi Graf 1989–90 66 6. Martina Navratilova 1986–87 58 7. Margaret Court 1972-73 57 8. Chris Evert 1974 56 9. Maud Watson 1881-86 55 [29] 10. Martina Navratilova 1983–84 54

Match wins per court type

Hardcourt # 1. Chris Evert 478 2. Lindsay Davenport 464 3. Serena Williams 420 4. Venus Williams 355 5. / Martina Navratilova 342 6. Steffi Graf 340 7. Elena Dementieva 318 8. Kim Clijsters 315 9. Amy Frazier 314 10. Monica Seles 312

Clay # 1. Chris Evert 382 2. Arantxa Sánchez 342 3. Conchita Martínez 294 4. Steffi Graf 287 5. Sandra Cecchini 240 6. Patty Schnyder 222 7. / Martina Navratilova 201 8. Gabriela Sabatini 196 9. Anabel Medina 185 10. Mary Pierce 173

Grass # 1. / Martina Navratilova 305 2. Margaret Court 293 3. Chris Evert 242 4. Pam Shriver 180 5. Helena Suková 125 6. Zina Garrison 122 7. Nathalie Tauziat 112 8. Lori McNeil 107 9. Claudia Kohde 89 10. Hana Mandlíková 87

Carpet * # 1. / Martina Navratilova 512 2. Chris Evert 207 3. Steffi Graf 190 4. Pam Shriver 187 5. Helena Suková 182 6. Zina Garrison 163 7. Jana Novotná 149 8. Manuela Maleeva 136 9. Nathalie Tauziat 127 10. Magdalena Maleeva 122 * not used since 2009

Matches won by environment

Outdoor # 1. Chris Evert 903 2. / Martina Navratilova 755 3. Steffi Graf 701 4. Arantxa Sánchez 687 5. Conchita Martínez 614 6. Lindsay Davenport 585 7. Serena Williams 569 8. Venus Williams 541 9. Margaret Court 501 10. Gabriela Sabatini 495

Indoor # 1. / Martina Navratilova 605 2. Chris Evert 406 3. Steffi Graf 201 4. Pam Shriver 200 5. Zina Garrison 191 6. Helena Suková 187 7. Jana Novotná 164 8. Lindsay Davenport 155 9. Manuela Maleeva 149 10. Elena Dementieva 145

Winning percentage by surface

• Note that the figures below represent career winning percentages of players that are retired (regular font) as well as current active players (boldface). The latter are subject to change and do not reflect the final figure.

All surfaces W–L % * 1. Suzanne Lenglen 341–7 97.99[30] 2. Helen Wills Moody 398–35 91.91 3. Margaret Court 1180–107 91.68 4. Chris Evert 1309–146 89.96 5. Steffi Graf 902–115 88.69 6. / Martina Navratilova 1442–219 86.81 7. Serena Williams 684–120 85.07 8. Monica Seles 595–122 82.98 9. Justine Henin 525–115 82.03 10. Billie Jean King 695–155 81.76 * Minimum + 300 wins

Clay % * W–L 1. Chris Evert 94.55 382–22 2. Steffi Graf 90.53 287–30 3. Justine Henin 85.52 130–22 4. Monica Seles 85.03 142–25 5. Maria Sharapova 83.08 113–23 6. Serena Williams 82.01 137–30 7. / Martina Navratilova 81.38 201–46 8. Martina Hingis 81.34 109–25 9. Gabriela Sabatini 80.00 196–49 10. Kim Clijsters 77.61 104–30 * Minimum + 90 wins

Hard % * W–L 1. Chris Evert 91.57 478–44 2. Steffi Graf 90.42 340–36 3. / Martina Navratilova 87.69 342–48 4. Serena Williams 86.36 418–66 5. Monica Seles 83.87 312–60 6. Kim Clijsters 82.46 315–67 7. Justine Henin 81.91 249–55 8. Venus Williams 80.68 355–85 9. Maria Sharapova 80.15 311–77 10. Lindsay Davenport 80.00 464–116 * Minimum + 200 wins

Grass % * W–L 1. Helen Wills Moody 96.58 103–4 2. / Martina Navratilova 88.66 305–39 3. Serena Williams 88.37 76–10 4. Chris Evert 87.36 242–35 5. Steffi Graf 85.00 85–15 6. Venus Williams 83.87 78–15 7. Maria Sharapova 82.95 73–15 8. Justine Henin 82.81 53–11 9. Jana Novotná 79.00 79–21 10. Tracy Austin 78.18 43–12 * Minimum + 40 wins

Carpet % * W–L 1. / Martina Navratilova 89.82 512–58 2. Steffi Graf 89.15 189–23 3. Chris Evert 82.14 207–45 4. Martina Hingis 80.83 97–23 5. Lindsay Davenport 79.53 101–26 6. Monica Seles 79.51 97–25 7. Tracy Austin 78.30 83–23 8. Kim Clijsters 77.42 48–14 9. Venus Williams 75.00 48–16 10. Hana Mandlíková 73.75 118–42 * Minimum + 40 wins

Best single season

Titles* Year[31] Titles 1. Margaret Court 1970 21 2. Margaret Court (2) 1969 18[32] Margaret Court (3) 1973 4. Billie Jean King 1971 17 5. Suzanne Lenglen 1923 16 Chris Evert (2) 1974 Chris Evert (2) 1975 Martina Navratilova 1983 9. Martina Navratilova (2) 1982 15 10. Martina Navratilova (3) 1986 14 Steffi Graf 1989 Margaret Court (4) 1968 11. Martina Navratilova (4) 1984 13

Match wins (consecutive) Year # 1 Martina Navratilova 74 1984[33] 2 Steffi Graf 66 1989–90 3 Martina Navratilova (2) 58 1986–87 4 Margaret Court 57 1972–73 5 Chris Evert 55 1974 6 Margaret Court (2) 54 1962–63 Martina Navratilova (3) 54 1983–84 8 Margaret Court (3) 51 1965 9 Margaret Court (4) 50 1961–62 10 Margaret Court (5) 46 1963–64 Steffi Graf (2) 46 1988

Match winning** %* W–L Year 1. Suzanne Lenglen 100.00 66–0 1923 Suzanne Lenglen (2) 100.00 47–0 1920 3. Martina Navratilova 98.80 86–1 1983 4. Steffi Graf 97.72 86–2 1989 5. Martina Navratilova (2) 97.50 78–2 1984 6. Martina Navratilova (3) 96.80 90–3 1982 Martina Navratilova (4) 96.80 90–3 1986 8. Chris Evert 96.18 126–7 1976 9. Steffi Graf (2) 96.00 72–5 1988 10. Steffi Graf (3) 95.91 47–2 1995 11. Margaret Court 95.72 112–5 1970 12. Margaret Court (2) 95.14 98–5 1969 Serena Williams 95.14 78–4 2013 * minimum 40 wins

The Year-End Championships

• (1970 – present)

Titles # Years 1. Martina Navratilova 8 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 (2) 2. Steffi Graf 5 1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996 Serena Williams 5 2001, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014 4. Chris Evert 4 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977 5. Monica Seles 3 1990, 1991, 1992 Kim Clijsters 3 2002, 2003, 2010

Finals # 1. / Martina Navratilova 14 2. Chris Evert 8 3. Serena Williams 7 4. Steffi Graf 6 5. Monica Seles 4 Gabriela Sabatini Martina Hingis Lindsay Davenport

Semifinals # 1. / Martina Navratilova 16 2. Chris Evert 9 3. Steffi Graf 9 4. Gabriela Sabatini 7 Serena Williams

Appearances # 1. / Martina Navratilova 21 2. Chris Evert 13 Steffi Graf Arantxa Sánchez 5. Zina Garrison 12

Match Won # 1. / Martina Navratilova 60 2. Chris Evert 34 3. Steffi Graf 31 4. Serena Williams 30 5. Gabriela Sabatini 21

Win % W–L * 1. Serena Williams 83.33 30–6 2. Steffi Graf 81.57 31–7 3. / Martina Navratilova 81.08 60–14 4. Chris Evert 79.07 34–9 5. Monica Seles 75.00 18–6 * Minimum + 18 Wins

Not losing a set Year Martina Navratilova 1984, 1985 (2) Gabriela Sabatini 1988 Serena Williams 2001, 2012 (2) Kim Clijsters 2002

WTA Tier I, Premier Mandatory and Premier 5

• Overall totals include Tier I, Premier Mandatory, and Premier 5 tournaments only.
• Tier I events were played on 3 surfaces, (carpet) ceased as a surface after 1995.

Titles # 1. Serena Williams 23 2. Steffi Graf 18 3. Martina Hingis 17 4. Maria Sharapova 14 5. Lindsay Davenport 11 6. Justine Henin 10 7. Victoria Azarenka 9 Conchita Martínez Monica Seles Venus Williams

Finals # 1. Serena Williams 32 2. Martina Hingis 27 3. Steffi Graf 24 Maria Sharapova 5. Lindsay Davenport 21 6. Monica Seles 18 7. Venus Williams 15 8. Conchita Martínez 14 Justine Henin Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

Semifinals # 1. Serena Williams 42 2. Martina Hingis 39 3. Maria Sharapova 36 4. Steffi Graf 30 5. Conchita Martínez 28 6. Lindsay Davenport 26 Venus Williams 8. / Monica Seles 25 9. Jennifer Capriati 24 Elena Dementieva

Titles by court type

Hard # 1. Serena Williams 16 2. Victoria Azarenka 9 3. Steffi Graf 8 Maria Sharapova 5. Monica Seles 6 Kim Clijsters Venus Williams 8. Martina Hingis 5 Lindsay Davenport Caroline Wozniacki Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

Clay # 1. Steffi Graf 8 Conchita Martínez 3. Serena Williams 7 4. Martina Hingis 5 Justine Henin 6. Amélie Mauresmo 4 Gabriela Sabatini Maria Sharapova 9. Monica Seles 3 Dinara Safina Jelena Janković

Match wins/ percentage's

Match wins # 1. Serena Williams 200 2. Martina Hingis 189 3. Venus Williams 175 4. Conchita Martínez 167 5. Elena Dementieva 157 6. Lindsay Davenport 152 7. Steffi Graf 147 Maria Sharapova 9. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 138 10. Monica Seles 121

Win % W–L * 1. Steffi Graf 89.63 147-17 2. Serena Williams 84.03 200-38 3. Venus Williams 83.33 175-35 4. Martina Hingis 81.11 189-44 5. Justin Henin 80.88 110-26 6. Monica Seles 80.13 121-30 7. Maria Sharapova 79.96 147-44 8. / Martina Navratilova 78.43 40-11 9. Lindsay Davenport 78.42 152-42 10. Kim Clijsters 78.09 82-23 * minimum 40 wins

Ranking records (since 1883)

Notes: 1883 –1920 rankings are more variable in nature because of limited sourcing from 1921 onwards more recent rankings are much better sourced are shown here World number 1 women tennis players. Before the open era of tennis arrived in 1968, rankings for amateur players were generally compiled only for a full year of play. Professional players were ranked by journalists, promoters, and players' associations usually at the end of the year. Even for amateurs, however, there was no single official overall ranking that encompassed the entire world. Instead, nation rankings were done by the national tennis association of each country, and world rankings were the preserve of tennis journalists. It was only with the introduction of computerized rankings in the open era that rankings were issued more frequently than once yearly. Even the end-of-year amateur rankings issued by official organizations such as the United States Lawn Tennis Association were based on judgments made by men and women and not on mathematical formulas assigning points for wins or losses.

Years ranked as the No. 1 player # 1. Helen Wills Moody,[34][35] 9 2. Suzanne Lenglen 8 Chris Evert Steffi Graf 5. Margaret Court 7 Martina Navratilova 7. Billie Jean King 6 8. Serena Williams 5 9. Maud Watson 4 Margaret Osborne duPont Maria Bueno Lindsay Davenport

Weeks ranked at No. 1 * (total) # 1 Steffi Graf 377[36] 2 Helen Wills Moody 364[36] 3 Martina Navratilova 332[36] 4 Margaret Court 325[36] 5 Suzanne Lenglen 312[36] 6 Serena Williams 309 7 Chris Evert 260 8 Billie Jean King 221 9 Martina Hingis 209 10 Monica Seles 178

Consecutive weeks at No. 1 * # 1. Steffi Graf 186 Serena Williams 3. Martina Navratilova 156 4. Chris Evert 113 5. Steffi Graf (2) 94 6. Monica Seles 91 7. Martina Navratilova (2) 90 8. Steffi Graf (3) 87 9. Martina Hingis 80 10. Chris Evert (2) 76

• * as of 19 September 2016.

Notes: Sources that are as authoritative as can be found in the men's article are also quoted in the women's can also be found here: ranking sources.

WTA Prize money leaders

See the Open Era records page since the leaders are all in that era.

See also

• Lists of tennis records and statistics
• Open Era tennis records – women's singles
• WTA Tour records
• World number 1 women tennis players from 1883–present
• List of WTA number 1 ranked players
• List of female tennis players
• All-time tennis records – men's singles
• ATP World Tour records
• Grand Slam (tennis)
• List of tennis tournaments

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