All-time tennis records – Women's singles

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.

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#	Titles
24	Margaret Court
23	Serena Williams
22	Steffi Graf
19	Helen Wills
18	Chris Evert
18	/ Martina Navratilova
12	Billie Jean King
9	Maureen Connolly
9	// Monica Seles
8	/ Molla Mallory
8	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
16	Venus Williams

#	Semifinals
52	Chris Evert^[6]
44	/ Martina Navratilova
40	Serena Williams
37	Steffi Graf
36	Margaret Court
26	Doris Hart
26	Billie Jean King
25	Louise Brough
24	Helen Jacobs
23	Venus Williams

#	Quarterfinals
54	Chris Evert
54	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
95	Venus Williams
81	Serena Williams
72	Alizé Cornet
71	Amy Frazier^[7]
71	Svetlana Kuznetsova
70	Francesca Schiavone
69	Sam Stosur
69	Victoria Azarenka
67	/ Martina Navratilova
67	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

#	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
11	Martina Hingis	1996 US–1999 FR
10	Serena Williams	2014 US–2017 AU
9	Margaret Court	1969 AU–1971 AU
9	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

#	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
27	/ Monica Seles	1991 US–1992 WM

#	Consecutive appearances
69	Alizé Cornet
62	Ai Sugiyama^[9]
61	Francesca Schiavone
56	Jelena Janković
54	Nathalie Dechy
54	Elena Likhovtseva
52	Patty Schnyder
51	Angelique Kerber
49	Caroline Garcia
48	Ana Ivanovic
48	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

#	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
6	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
4	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

#	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
3	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
11	/ Martina Navratilova	1981–1990
10	Doris Hart	1946–1955
10	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

#	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
20	Aryna Sabalenka	2023–25
18	Victoria Azarenka	2012–14
17	Nancye Wynne Bolton	1947–49
14	Jennifer Capriati	2001–02
14	Serena Williams	2009–10

#	French Open	Years
29	Chris Evert	1974–81
26	Iga Świątek	2022–25
25	/ Monica Seles	1990–96
24	Justine Henin	2006–10
20	Steffi Graf	1987–89
19	Helen Wills	1928–32
19	Chris Evert	1985–87
15	Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling	1935–37
14	Margaret Scriven	1933–35
14	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
18	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

% *	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
82.93	34–7	Aryna Sabalenka
* Minimum 20 wins

% *	W–L	French Open
95.23	20–1	Helen Wills
93.02	40–3	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
84.62	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
88.57	31–4	Tracy Austin
87.80	108–15	Serena Williams
87.04	47–7	Maria Bueno
* Minimum 20 wins

#	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

Grand Slam singles totals

Grand Slam tournament consecutive streaks

Grand Slam match and final winning percentages

Grand Slam career achievements

Grand Slam, Golden Slam and Super Slam

Winning tournament without losing a set

Youngest and oldest winners

Players who reached all four major finals during their careers

Players who reached all four major finals in one calendar year

Season streaks

Calendar year achievements

Consecutive majors

Single season winning percentage

Individual major tournaments

Titles per tournament

Consecutive titles per tournament

Finals per tournament

Match wins per tournament

Match win streaks per tournament

Winning percentage per tournament

Titles by decade

Tournament records and streaks

Career titles and finals

Tournament streaks

Most titles at a single tournament

Most finals at a single tournament

Titles by court surface type

Match records and streaks

Consecutive match streaks

Career match wins

Career winning percentage

Match wins by court type

Match winning percentage by court type

Calendar year achievements

Best single season

Titles by court type

Match wins/ percentages

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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
21	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
13	Maria Sharapova	2003–15
12	Maria Bueno	1957–68
11	Virginia Wade	1968–78
	Serena Williams	2007–17
	Caroline Wozniacki	2008–18

#	Titles	Tournament	Years
13	Kathleen Nunneley	New Zealand Championships	1895–1907^[23]
13	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
	Louise Gatehouse Bond	Tasmanian Championships	1927–34, 1936, 1939
	Leela Row Dayal	Bombay Presidency Hard Court Championships	1930, 1933–40, 1950
	Věra Suková	Czechoslovak 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 Métropole Club 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, 1983–86^{Mar, Nov in 1986}
	/ Martina Navratilova	Los Angeles	1978, 1980–81, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1992–93
	Serena Williams	Miami Masters	2002–04, 2007–08, 2013–15
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

#	Player
1442	/ Martina Navratilova
1309	Chris Evert
1180^[30]	Margaret Court
1124	Billie Jean King
1077	Ann Haydon Jones
1064	Elizabeth Ryan
902	Steffi Graf
858	Serena Williams
839	Virginia Wade
819	Venus Williams
* minimum 800 wins

W–L	% *	All surfaces
341–7	97.99^[31]	Suzanne Lenglen
1064–94	91.90	Elizabeth Ryan
416–37	91.80	Helen Wills
1180–107	91.68 ^[32]	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

Titles	Titles*	Year^[33]
28	Elizabeth Ryan	1924
26	Simonne Mathieu	1935
24	Simonne Mathieu (2)	1936
24	Althea Gibson	1956
22	Elizabeth Ryan (2)	1921
21	Elizabeth Ryan (3)	1922
21	Margaret Court	1970
20	Elizabeth Ryan (4)	1925
20	Margaret Court (2)	1966
19	Elizabeth Ryan (5)	1923
19	Margaret Court (3)	1964

#	Match wins (consecutive)	Year
74	/ Martina Navratilova	1984^[34]
55	Chris Evert	1974
51	Margaret Court	1965
46	Steffi Graf	1988
45	Alice Marble	1939
45	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