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This article 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, 1986 for the Australian Open, and 2020 for Wimbledon. The Australian Open is the first 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 in the same calendar year, as an individual or as part of a doubles team, is said to have achieved the "Grand Slam". If the player wins all four consecutively, but not in the same calendar year, it is called a "Non-Calendar Year Grand Slam". Winning all four at some point in a career, even if not consecutively, is referred to as a "Career Grand Slam". Winning the four majors and a gold medal in tennis at the Summer Olympics has been called a "Golden Slam" since 1988.[1] Winning all four plus gold at some point in a career, even if not consecutively, is referred to as a "Career Golden Slam". Winning the Year-end Championship also having won a Golden Slam is referred to as a "Super Slam".[2][3][4] Winning the four majors in all three disciplines a player is eligible for–singles, doubles, and mixed doubles–is considered winning a "boxed set" of Grand Slam titles.

The current Grand Slams are the four most prestigious tournaments in the world held every year, they are distinguished by participation from almost every top player and by their two-week duration, 128-player draw in women's singles. It's extremely rare for a player to win all four tournaments, "the Grand Slam", in one calendar year. This was only achieved three times since 1888 by Maureen Connolly, Margaret Court, and Steffi Graf, the latter of whom stands alone in winning the "Golden Slam". These are some of the important records since the start of women's tennis in 1884. Most statistics are based on the data at the WTA Tour and International Tennis Federation, the official websites of each respective Grand Slam tournament and published sources though this is not a definitive list due to the time periods involved. Active streaks and active players are in boldface.

Grand Slam tournament records

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Grand Slam singles totals

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# Titles
24 Margaret Court
23 Serena Williams
22 Steffi Graf
19 Helen Wills
18 Chris Evert
/ Martina Navratilova
12 Billie Jean King
9 Maureen Connolly
// Monica Seles
8 / Molla Mallory
Suzanne Lenglen
# Finals
34 Chris Evert[5]
33 Serena Williams
32 / Martina Navratilova
31 Steffi Graf
29 Margaret Court
22 Helen Wills
18 Doris Hart
Billie Jean King
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
16 Helen Jacobs
Venus Williams
# Semifinals
52 Chris Evert[6]
44 / Martina Navratilova
40 Serena Williams
37 Steffi Graf
36 Margaret Court
26 Doris Hart
Billie Jean King
25 Louise Brough
24 Helen Jacobs
23 Venus Williams
# Quarterfinals
54 Chris Evert
Serena Williams
53 / Martina Navratilova
43 Margaret Court
42 Steffi Graf
40 Billie Jean King
39 Venus Williams
35 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
32 Doris Hart
31 Helen Jacobs
// Monica Seles
Lindsay Davenport
# Match wins
367 Serena Williams
306 / Martina Navratilova
299 Chris Evert
278 Steffi Graf
271 Venus Williams
210 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
207 Margaret Court
198 Lindsay Davenport
197 Maria Sharapova
190 Billie Jean King
# Appearances
93 Venus Williams
81 Serena Williams
72 Alizé Cornet
71 Amy Frazier[7]
Svetlana Kuznetsova
70 Francesca Schiavone
69 Sam Stosur
67 / Martina Navratilova
65 Victoria Azarenka
64 Conchita Martínez

Grand Slam tournament consecutive streaks

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

(3) Denotes multiple streaks within one category

active streaks in boldface

# Titles Start–end
6 Maureen Connolly 1952 WM–1953 US
Margaret Court 1969 US–1971 AU
/ Martina Navratilova 1983 WM–1984 US
5 Steffi Graf 1988 AU–1989 AU
4 / Molla Mallory 1915 US–1918 US
Steffi Graf (2) 1993 FR–1994 AU
Serena Williams 2002 FR–2003 AU
Serena Williams (2) 2014 US–2015 WM
3 Helen Wills 1928 FR–1928 US
Helen Wills (2) 1929 FR–1929 US
Pauline Betz 1942 US–1944 US
Shirley Fry 1956 WM–1957 AU
Margaret Court (2) 1965 WM–1966 AU
Billie Jean King 1967 WM–1968 AU
Billie Jean King (2) 1972 FR–1972 US
/ Martina Navratilova (2) 1981 AU–1982 WM
Chris Evert 1982 US–1983 FR
Steffi Graf (3) 1989 WM–1990 AU
/ Monica Seles 1991 US–1992 FR
Steffi Graf (4) 1995 FR–1995 US
Steffi Graf (5) 1996 FR–1996 US
Martina Hingis 1997 WM–1998 AU
# Finals Start–end
13[8] Steffi Graf 1987 FR–1990 FR
11 / Martina Navratilova 1985 FR–1987 US
6 Maureen Connolly 1952 WM–1953 US
Margaret Court 1969 US–1971 AU
/ Martina Navratilova (2) 1983 WM–1984 US
Chris Evert 1984 FR–1985 WM
/ Monica Seles 1991 US–1993 AU
5 Pauline Betz 1941 US–1945 US
Margaret Court (2) 1963 WM–1964 WM
Margaret Court (3) 1965 AU–1966 AU
Steffi Graf (2) 1993 AU–1994 AU
Martina Hingis 1997 AU–1998 AU
# Semifinals Start–end
19 / Martina Navratilova 1983 WM–1988 AU
15 Steffi Graf 1987 FR–1990 US
11 Chris Evert 1984 FR–1986 US
Martina Hingis 1996 US–1999 FR
10 Serena Williams 2014 US–2017 AU
9 Margaret Court 1969 AU–1971 AU
Chris Evert (2) 1981 FR–1983 FR
7 Maria Bueno 1964 FR–1965 US
Margaret Court (2) 1965 AU–1966 WM
Billie Jean King 1967 WM–1969 AU
Chris Evert (3) 1973 FR–1974 US
# Quarterfinals Start–end
19 / Martina Navratilova 1983 WM–1988 AU
Steffi Graf
15 Gabriela Sabatini 1990 WM–1994 AU
11 Margaret Court 1968 WM–1971 AU
Billie Jean King 1967 FR–1969 US
Chris Evert
Martina Hingis
10 Lindsay Davenport
Serena Williams
9 / Martina Navratilova (2)
Chris Evert (2)
Steffi Graf (2)
Serena Williams (2)
# Match wins Start–end
45 / Martina Navratilova 1983 WM–1984 AU
40 Steffi Graf 1988 AU–1989 FR
35 Margaret Court 1969 US–1971 FR
33 Maureen Connolly 1952 WM–1953 US
Serena Williams 2002 FR–2003 FR
Serena Williams (2) 2014 US–2015 US
32 Steffi Graf (2) 1993 FR–1994 FR
27 Steffi Graf (3) 1989 WM–1990 FR
/ Monica Seles 1991 US–1992 WM
# Consecutive appearances
69 Alizé Cornet
62 Ai Sugiyama[9]
61 Francesca Schiavone
56 Jelena Janković
54 Nathalie Dechy
Elena Likhovtseva
52 Patty Schnyder
51 Angelique Kerber
48 Ana Ivanovic
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

Grand Slam match winning percentages

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


Grand Slam career achievements

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Grand Slam, Golden Slam and Super Slam

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Career Grand Slam * Event of completion
Maureen Connolly 1953 French International Championships
Doris Hart 1954 U. S. National Championships
Shirley Fry Irvin 1957 Australian National Championships
Margaret Court 1963 Wimbledon Championships
Billie Jean King 1972 French Open
Chris Evert 1982 Australian Open
/ Martina Navratilova 1983 US Open
Steffi Graf 1988 US Open
Serena Williams 2003 Australian Open
Maria Sharapova 2012 French Open
* each Grand Slam title at least once
Career Golden Slam * Event of completion
Steffi Graf 1988 Olympics
Serena Williams 2012 Olympics
* Career Slam + Olympic Gold (since 1988)
Career Super Slam * Event of completion
Steffi Graf 1988 Olympics
Serena Williams 2012 Olympics
* Career Golden Slam + Year-End Championship (since 1970)

Winning tournament without losing a set

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  • 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
Serena Williams 2002 WM, 2002 US, 2008 US, 2010 WM, 2014 US, 2017 AU
5 Suzanne Lenglen 1922 WM, 1923 WM, 1925 FR, 1925 WM, 1926 FR
Maureen Connolly 1953 AU, 1953 WM, 1953 US, 1954 FR, 1954 WM
Margaret Court 1961 AU, 1962 AU, 1963 AU, 1965 WM, 1966 AU
Chris Evert 1974 FR, 1976 US, 1977 US, 1978 US, 1981 WM
Steffi Graf 1988 AU, 1988 FR, 1989 AU, 1994 AU, 1996 US
4 Nancye Wynne Bolton 1946 AU, 1947 AU, 1948 AU, 1951 AU
Evonne Goolagong Cowley 1971 FR, 1975 AU, 1976 AU, 1977 AU
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

Youngest and oldest winners

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Season streaks

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# 3+ titles Years
2 Helen Wills 1928–1929
Margaret Court 1969–1970
/ Martina Navratilova 1983–1984
Steffi Graf 1988–1989
Monica Seles 1991–1992
Steffi Graf (2) 1995–1996
# 2+ titles Years
6 / Martina Navratlova 1982–1987
4 Helen Wills 1927–1930
3 Maureen Connolly 1952–1954
Chris Evert 1974–1976
2 Margaret Court 1988–1996
Steffi Graf 1988–1989
Monica Seles 1991–1992
Steffi Graf (2) 1995–1996
Venus Williams 2000–2001
Serena Williams 2002–2003
Serena Williams (2) 2009–2010
Serena Williams (3) 2012–2013
# 1+ title Years
13 Chris Evert[10] 1974–1986
10 Steffi Graf 1987–1996
7 Helen Wills 1927–1933
Margaret Court 1960–1966
/ Martina Navratlova 1981–1987
6 Serena Williams 2012–2017
5 Suzanne Lenglen 1919–1923
Helen Jacobs 1932–1936
Margaret Osbourne DuPont 1946–1950
Billie Jean King 1971–1975
Justine Henin 2003–2007
# 1+ final Years
14 Chris Evert 1973–1986
13 Serena Williams 2007–2019
11 Billie Jean King 1965–1975
/ Martina Navratilova 1981–1990
10 Doris Hart 1946–1955
Steffi Graf 1987–1996
8 Charlotte Cooper 1895–1902
7 Esna Boyd 1922–1928
Helen Wills 1927–1933
Margaret Court 1960–1966
Evonne Goolagong Cawley 1971–1977

Calendar year achievements

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

Four majors

Three majors

Consecutive majors

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Four

Australian/French/Wimbledon/United States Year
Maureen Connolly 1953
Margaret Court 1970
Steffi Graf 1988

Three

Two

Single season winning percentage

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Individual major tournaments

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Titles per tournament

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  • Minimum 3 titles

Consecutive titles per tournament

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  • The French Open was only a Grand Slam tournament from 1925 onwards
  • (3) Denotes multiple times

Bold: Active players

Finals per tournament

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Bold: Active players

Match wins per tournament

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Match win streaks per tournament

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A streak does not end if a player skips one or more tournaments between two wins.

# Australian Open Years
38 Margaret Court 1960–68
33 / Monica Seles 1991–99
27 Martina Hingis 1997–2000
25 Steffi Graf 1988–91
21 Margaret Court 1969–75
20 Evonne Goolagong Cawley 1974–77
18 Victoria Azarenka 2012–14
17 Nancye Wynne Bolton 1947–49
14 Jennifer Capriati 2001–02
Serena Williams 2009–10
# French Open Years
29 Chris Evert 1974–81
25 / Monica Seles 1990–96
24 Justine Henin 2006–10
21 Iga Świątek 2022–24
20 Steffi Graf 1987–89
19 Helen Wills 1928–32
Chris Evert 1985–87
15 Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling 1935–37
14 Margaret Scriven 1933–35
Margaret Smith Court 1969–71
# Wimbledon Years
50 Helen Wills[19] 1927–38
47 / Martina Navratilova 1982–88
23 Billie Jean King 1966–69
22 Louise Brough 1948–51
21 Steffi Graf 1991–93
20 Venus Williams 2000–02
Serena Williams 2002–04
Venus Williams 2007–09
18 Maureen Connolly 1952–54
Maria Bueno 1959–62
17 Serena Williams 2009–11
# US Open Years
46 Helen Wills[20] 1923–33
31 Chris Evert 1975–79
28 Helen Jacobs 1932–36
26 Serena Williams 2012–15
20 Margaret Osborne duPont 1948–53
Monica Seles 1991–95
Venus Williams 2000–02
19 Pauline Betz 1942–45
18 Alice Marble 1938–40
17 Maureen Connolly 1951–53
Darlene Hard 1960–62
Maria Bueno 1963–65
Margaret Smith Court 1969–72

Winning percentage per tournament

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% * W–L Australian Open
95.83 23–1 Daphne Akhurst
95.23 60–3 Margaret Court
91.49 43–4 / Monica Seles
88.67 47–6 Steffi Graf
88.23 30–4 Chris Evert
88.13 52–7 Martina Hingis
87.62 92–13 Serena Williams
86.35 45–7 / Martina Navratilova
86.27 44–7 Nancye Wynne Bolton
82.69 43–9 Kim Clijsters
* Minimum 20 wins
% * W–L French Open
95.23 20–1 Helen Wills
94.59 35–2 Iga Świątek
92.31 72–6 Chris Evert
89.80 44–5 Margaret Court
89.36 84–10 Steffi Graf
88.37 38–5 Justine Henin
87.10 54–8 / Monica Seles
84.85 28–5 Doris Hart
84.70 72–13 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
84.62 44–8 Ann Haydon Jones
22–4 Shirley Fry
* Minimum 20 wins
% * W–L Wimbledon
98.21 55–1 Helen Wills
94.59 35–2 Suzanne Lenglen **
91.35 74–7 Steffi Graf
89.55 120–14 / Martina Navratilova
88.89 56–7 Louise Brough
87.50 98–14 Serena Williams
86.49 96–15 Chris Evert
86.36 95–15 Billie Jean King
85.00 51–9 Margaret Court
84.75 50–9 Maria Bueno
* Minimum 20 wins
% * W–L US Open
96.15 50–2 Helen Wills
90.27 65–7 / Molla Mallory
89.66 52–6 Margaret Court
89.38 101–12 Chris Evert
89.19 33–4 Pauline Betz
89.02 73–9 Steffi Graf
88.57 31–4 Alice Marble
Tracy Austin
87.80 108–15 Serena Williams
87.04 47–7 Maria Bueno
* Minimum 20 wins
  • ** both losses were actually "default", Suzanne Lenglen's adjusted win percentage would be 100%.

Titles by decade

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minimum 2 titles

All tournament records

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Tournament records and streaks

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Singles titles and finals

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# Titles
244 Elizabeth Ryan
192[21] Margaret Court
167 / Martina Navratilova
157 Chris Evert
147 Simonne Mathieu
136 Ann Haydon Jones
129 Billie Jean King
108 Angela Mortimer
107 Steffi Graf
106 Ilse Friedleben
# Finals
299 Elizabeth Ryan
239 / Martina Navratilova
233 Margaret Court
228 Ann Haydon Jones
226 Chris Evert
190 Simonne Mathieu
189 Billie Jean King
150 Evonne Goolagong
149 Ilse Friedleben
138 Steffi Graf

Tournament streaks

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# Consecutive titles Years
27 Helen Wills 1927–33
21 Suzanne Lenglen 1922–24
13 Martina Navratilova 1984
10 Steffi Graf 1989–90
9 Chris Evert 1974
# Consecutive finals Years
29 Helen Wills 1926–35
23[22] / Martina Navratilova 1983–84
22 Steffi Graf 1989–90
21 Suzanne Lenglen 1922–24
Steffi Graf 1986–88
11 Chris Evert 1974
# 1+ title per year Years
21[22] / Martina Navratilova 1974–94
18 Chris Evert 1971–88
16 Billie Jean King 1960–75
15 Molla Mallory 1914–28
14 Steffi Graf 1986–99
13 Evonne Goolagong 1968–80
Maria Sharapova 2003–15
12 Maria Bueno 1957–68
11 Virginia Wade 1968–78
Serena Williams 2007–17
Caroline Wozniacki 2008–18

Most titles at a single tournament

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Notes: Minimum titles 7

# Titles Tournament Years
13 Kathleen Nunneley New Zealand Championships 1895–1907[23]
Christiane Mercelis Belgian Closed Covered Court Championships 1956–1968
12 / Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling Danish Indoor Championships 1932–42, 1944
Christiane Mercelis Belgian Closed Outdoor Championships 1951, 1953–61, 1963–64, 1966
/ Martina Navratilova Chicago 1978–83, 1986–88, 1990–92[24]
11 Blanche Bingley Hillyard South of England Championships 1885, 1888, 1891–93, 1895–96, 1898–1900, 1905
Ora Washington Black New York State Championships 1925–26, 1928–33, 1935–37
Desideria Ampon Philippines International Championships 1955–56, 1958–60, 1965–69, 1971
Margaret Court Australian National Championships/Open 1960–66, 1969–71, 1973
/ Martina Navratilova Eastbourne 1978, 1982–86, 1988–91, 1993
10 Muriel Goward-Cole British Columbia Championships 1896–99, 1901–05
Lois Moyes Bickle Canadian Championships 1906–1908, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1920–1922, 1924
Leela Row Dayal Bombay Presidency Hard Court Championships 1930, 1933–40, 1950
Vera Sukova Czechoslovakian Closed Championships 1952, 1954–63
9 Louisa Martin Irish Lawn Tennis Championships 1889–92, 1896, 1899–1900, 1902–03
Clara von der Schulenburg Championships of Berlin 1896–98, 1903–1905, 1909–10, 1920
Carrie Neely Illinois State Championships 1907–08, 1911–13, 1915–16, 1919
Tokuko Moriwake Hawaiian Championships 1925–33
Betty Lombard Irish Hard Court Championships 1940, 1943, 1945, 1947–49, 1952–53, 1955
Althea Gibson American Tennis Association Championships 1947–56
/ Martina Navratilova Washington 1975, 1977–78, 1982–83, 1985–86, 1988, 1990
/ Martina Navratilova Wimbledon Championships 1978–79, 1982–87, 1990
Martina Navratilova Dallas 1979–83, 1985–87, 1990
Steffi Graf German Open 1986–89, 1991–94, 1996
8 Agnes Nicklson Auckland Championships 1895–1903
Kate Williams Intermountain Championships 1905–11, 1913
Elizabeth Ryan Beaulieu Championships 1913, 1921–22, 1924–28, 1932
Elizabeth Ryan Cannes Metropole Hotel Championship 1913–14, 1923, 1924–25, 1928, 1930
Molla Mallory U.S. National Championships 1915–18, 1920, 1921–22, 1926
Elizabeth Ryan Kent Championships 1919–21, 1923–25, 1928
Elizabeth Ryan Carlton Club de Cannes Championship 1920, 1921–22, 1924–25, 1928, 1930–32
Majorie Macfarlane Auckland Championships 1921, 1924–1926, 1928–29, 1932–33
Helen Wills Wimbledon Championships 1927–30, 1932–33, 1935, 1938
Chris Evert Hilton Head 1974–78, 1981, 1984–85
/ Martina Navratilova WTA Tour Finals 1978–79, 1981, 1983–86Mar, Nov in 1986
/ Martina Navratilova Los Angeles 1978, 1980–81, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1992–93
Serena Williams Miami Masters 2002–04, 2007–08, 2013–15
7 Blanche Bingley Hillyard Derbyshire Championships 1885, 1888, 1893–94, 1896, 1901, 1906
Maude Garfit Conishead Priory Open 1901–07
Dorothea Douglass Kent Championships 1901–02, 1904–06, 1910–11, 1913
Dorothea Douglass Wimbledon Championships 1903–04, 1906, 1910–11, 1913–14
Agnes Morton Essex Championships 1904–09, 1911
Dorothea Douglass British Covered Court Championships 1904, 1906, 1908, 1910–11, 1913, 1919
Germaine Golding French Covered Court Championships 1911, 1920–21, 1923–24, 1926, 1931
Molla Mallory Ardsley Invitation 1917–18, 1920, 1921–27
Phoebe Holcroft Watson Bexhill-on-Sea Open 1922–28
May Spiers Canterbury Championships 1922–28
Helen Wills U.S. National Championships 1923–25, 1927–29, 1931
Ora Washington American Tennis Association Championships 1929–35, 1937
/ Hilde Sperling German Covered Court Championships 1930–32, 1935–37
Doreen Sansoni Ceylon Championships 1935-1940, 1946
Margaret Court Victorian Championships 1961–65, 1969–70
Bonnie Logan American Tennis Association Championships 1964–70
Virginia Wade Dewar Cup Finals 1968–69, 1971, 1973–76
/ Martina Navratilova Orlando 1974, 1980–85
Chris Evert French Open 1974–75, 1979–80, 1983, 1985–86
Steffi Graf Wimbledon Championships 1988–89, 1991–93, 1995–96
Serena Williams Wimbledon Championships 2002–03, 2009–10, 2012, 2015–16
Serena Williams Australian Open 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009–10, 2015, 2017

Most finals at a single tournament

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Titles by court surface type

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  • Note - Incomplete. Many pre-Open Era titles missing.

Note:This table is incomplete

# Wood
29 Angela Mortimer
24 Ann Haydon Jones
14 / Molla Mallory
9 Lolette Payot
* not used since 1967

Match records and streaks

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Consecutive match streaks

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Career winning percentage

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W–L % * All surfaces
341–7 97.99[30] Suzanne Lenglen
1064–94 91.90 Elizabeth Ryan
416–37 91.80 Helen Wills
1180–107 91.68 [31] Margaret Court
1309–146 89.96 Chris Evert
331–41 89.00 / Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling
902–115 88.69 Steffi Graf
668–87 88.50 / Molla Mallory
607–90 87.10 Angela Mortimer
1442–219 86.81 / Martina Navratilova
* minimum 300 wins

Match wins by court type

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Match winning percentage by court type

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  • active players are denoted in boldface

Calendar year achievements

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Best single season

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Titles Titles* Year[32]
28 Elizabeth Ryan 1924
26 Simonne Mathieu 1935
24 Simonne Mathieu (2) 1936
Althea Gibson 1956
22 Elizabeth Ryan (2) 1921
21 Elizabeth Ryan (3) 1922
Margaret Court 1970
20 Elizabeth Ryan (4) 1925
Margaret Court (2) 1966
19 Elizabeth Ryan (5) 1923
Margaret Court (3) 1964
# Match wins Year
130 Althea Gibson 1956
129 Elizabeth Ryan 1924
117 Margaret Court 1965
113 Billie Jean King 1971
111 Evonne Goolagong 1973
109 Ann Haydon Jones 1960
Margaret Court (2) 1970
108 Margaret Court (3) 1968
106 Elizabeth Ryan (2) 1921
103 Margaret Court (4) 1969
101 Margaret Court (5) 1973
# Match wins (consecutive) Year
74
 / Martina Navratilova 1984[33]
55
 Chris Evert 1974
51
 Margaret Court 1965
46
 Steffi Graf 1988
45 Alice Marble 1939
Alice Marble (2) 1940
%* W–L Match winning* Year
100.00 66–0 Suzanne Lenglen 1923
100.00 47–0 Suzanne Lenglen (2) 1920
100.00 45–0 Alice Marble 1939
100.00 45–0 Alice Marble (2) 1940
98.80 86–1 / Martina Navratilova 1983
97.80 44–1 Helen Wills 1925
97.72 86–2 Steffi Graf 1989
97.50 78–2 / Martina Navratilova (2) 1984
97.40 75–2 Steffi Graf (2) 1987
97.10 66–2 Althea Gibson 1957
* minimum 40 wins

Year-end Championships

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  • (1972 – present)

WTA Tier I, Premier Mandatory and Premier 5

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

Titles by court type

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Match wins/ percentages

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Rankings

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For all-time world No. 1 players for each year as ranked by various official and unofficial ranking authorities, see World number 1 ranked female tennis players.
For the list of all world no. 1s in the official WTA rankings system since 1975, see List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players.
For all-time top ten rankings for each year, see Top ten ranked female tennis players and Top ten ranked female tennis players (1921–1974).
See also: Open Era tennis records – Women's singles § WTA rankings achievements

Olympic tournaments

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For list of Olympic medalists, see List of Olympic medalists in tennis § Men's singles.
For list of Olympic records, see Open Era tennis records – Women's singles § Olympic tournaments.

(1896–1924, 1988–present) See the Olympic medalists page for the all-time women's medals leaders.

WTA Prize

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See WTA Tour records#WTA career prize money leaders. As prize money has increased strongly in recent decades, the lists of prize money leaders all-time and for the WTA Tour period (since 1973) are the same.

See also

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