List of Grand Slam women's singles champions

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This article details the list of women's singles Grand Slam tournaments tennis champions. Some major changes have taken place in history and have affected the number of titles that have been won by various players. These have included the opening of the French national championships to international players in 1925, the elimination of the challenge round in 1922, and the admission of professional players in 1968 (the start of the Open Era). Since then, 62 women have won at least one grand slam.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Marharet Court
Margaret Court has 24 singles majors, an all-time record. In 1970, Court became the first woman during the Open Era to win the Grand Slam in singles.
Serena Williams is the winner of 23 major singles titles, most in the Open Era.
Steffi Graf – winner of 22 major singles titles, and the only person to win the Golden Slam (1988).
Helen Wills Moody – winner of 19 major titles, the first woman to win more than 10 titles.
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Chris Evert has won 18 major titles, tied for the fifth most with Martina Navratilova.
Martina Navratilova has won 18 major titles, tied for the fifth most with Chris Evert.

All of these tournaments have been listed based on the modern definition of a tennis major, rather than when they were officially recognized by the ILTF. The Australian, French Championships, and U.S. tournaments were officially recognized by the ILTF in 1924, though the French Championships were not played in 1924 because of the Olympics. The United States Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA) had several grievances with the ILTF and refused to join when it was formed in 1913.[9]

From 1913 to 1923 there were three official championships recognized by the ILTF:

During that same time period the USLTA recognized the U.S. National Championships and did not recognize any world championship.

Champions by year

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*  French club members or citizens only, thus not yet a Grand Slam tournament (until 1925 when the tournament opened itself to international competitors after merging with the World Hard Court Championships).
 Tournaments held during German occupation not recognized by Fédération Française de Tennis.[10]
$ French Open held in 1946 and 1947 after Wimbledon due to the aftermath of World War II.
 Australian Open held in December from 1977 through 1985, then moved back to January (skipped one calendar year in order to arrange that).
 2020 French Open held in September (as the last Grand Slam tournament of the year) due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tournament surface
AUHard (1988–Present)
Grass (1905–1987)
FRClay (1908–present)
Sand (1892–1907)
Grass (1891)
WBGrass
USHard (1978–Present)
Clay (1975–1977)
Grass (1881–1974)
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  1. Krahwinkel Sperling became a dual-citizen of Denmark after marrying in 1933. In January 1934, she declared she would be representing Denmark and had become a member of the Hellerup Idrætsklub.[15]
  2. On 1 March 2022, the WTA announced that players from Belarus will not be allowed to compete under the name or flag of Belarus following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Aryna Sabalenka thus competed as neutral player since then and her four titles are not attributed to Belarus in the "Grand Slam titles by country" list.[16]
  3. On 1 March 2022, the WTA announced that players from Russia will not be allowed to compete under the name or flag of Russia following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Mirra Andreeva thus competed as neutral player since then and her first and only title is not attributed to Russia in the "Grand Slam titles by country" list.[16]

Champions list

AO Australian Open WIM Wimbledon
FO French Open USO US Open

Tournament record and active players indicated in bold.

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Titles Player AO FO WIM USO Years
24 Australia Margaret Court11535 1960–1973
23 United States Serena Williams7376 1999–2017
22 Germany Steffi Graf4675 1987–1999
19 United States Helen Wills Moody0487 1923–1938
18 United States Chris Evert2736 1974–1986
United States Martina Navratilova3294 1978–1990
12 United States Billie Jean King1164 1966–1975
9 United States Maureen Connolly1233 1951–1954
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro/United States Monica Seles4302 1990–1996
8 Norway/United States Molla Bjurstedt Mallory0008 1915–1922
France Suzanne Lenglen0260 1919–1926
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  • 132 players have won at least one of the 466 majors that have been played (as of the 2026 French Open).

Grand Slam tournament titles by decade

as of 2026 French Open.

Grand Slam achievements

These are players who achieved some form of a tennis Grand Slam. They include a Grand Slam, non-calendar year Grand Slam, Career Grand Slam, Career Golden Slam, and Career Super Slam. No player has won a single season Super Slam. The tennis Open Era began in 1968, after the Australian Open and before the French Open.

H Hard court C Clay court G Grass court Cp Carpet court

Grand Slam

Players who held all four major titles simultaneously (in a calendar year).[17]

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Non-calendar year Grand Slam

Players who held all four major titles simultaneously (not in a calendar year).
From 1977 to 1985, the Australian Open was the last major tournament held in a season.

Career Grand Slam

Players who won all four Grand Slam titles over the course of their careers.
Until 1977 the 4 Slams were played on 2 different surfaces (grass, clay). After 1978 they were contested on 3.

  • The event at which the Career Grand Slam was completed indicated in bold.
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Golden Slam

Players who held all four Grand Slam titles and the Olympic gold medal simultaneously.

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Player Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open Olympics
Germany Steffi Graf 1988H 1988C 1988G 1988H 1988H
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Career Golden Slam

Players who won all four Grand Slam titles and the Olympic gold medal over the course of their careers.[18][19]

  • The event at which the Career Golden Slam was completed indicated in bold.
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Player Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open Olympics
Germany Steffi Graf 1988H 1987C 1988G 1988H 1988H
United States Serena Williams 2003H 2002C 2002G 1999H 2012G
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Career Super Slam

Players who won all four Grand Slam titles, the Olympic gold medal and the year-end championship over the course of their careers.

  • The event at which the Career Super Slam was completed indicated in bold.
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Player Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open Olympics Year-end
Germany Steffi Graf 1988H 1987C 1988G 1988H 1988H 1987Cp
United States Serena Williams 2003H 2002C 2002G 1999H 2012G 2001Cp
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Career Surface Slam

Players who won major titles on clay, grass and hard courts over the course of their careers.

  • The event at which the Career Surface Slam was completed indicated in bold

Multiple titles in a season

 Player won all four major tournaments in the same year.

Three titles

 Surface Slam (major titles on 3 different surfaces in the same season).[a]
  1. The Australian Open was played on grass until 1987, and the US Open was played on grass until 1977.
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Australian—French—Wimbledon
1953 United States Maureen Connolly
Open Era
1970 Australia Margaret Court
1988♠★ West Germany Steffi Graf
2015 United States Serena Williams
Australian—French—U.S.
1953 United States Maureen Connolly
1962 Australia Margaret Court
Open Era
1969 Australia Margaret Court
1970
1973
1988♠★ West Germany Steffi Graf
1991 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro Monica Seles
1992
Australian—Wimbledon—U.S.
1953 United States Maureen Connolly
1965 Australia Margaret Court
Open Era
1970 Australia Margaret Court
1983 United States Martina Navratilova
1988♠★ West Germany Steffi Graf
1989
1997 Switzerland Martina Hingis
French—Wimbledon—U.S.
1928 United States Helen Wills
1929
1953 United States Maureen Connolly
Open Era
1970 Australia Margaret Court
1972 United States Billie Jean King
1984 United States Martina Navratilova
1988♠★ West Germany Steffi Graf
1993
1995
1996
2002 United States Serena Williams
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Two titles

 Three-Quarter Slam (3 major titles in the same season).[20]
 Channel Slam (French and Wimbledon title double).
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Note
  1. On 1 March 2022, the WTA announced that players from Belarus will not be allowed to compete under the name or flag of Belarus following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Aryna Sabalenka thus competed as neutral player since then and her four titles are not attributed to Belarus in the "Grand Slam titles by country" list.[16]

Tournament statistics

Most titles per tournament

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Consecutive titles

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FO French Open USO US Open
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  1. Australian Open was held in December from 1977 through 1985.

Grand Slam titles by country

All-time

as of 2026 French Open.

206 
 United States (46 players)
65 
 Australia (18 players)
52 
 Great Britain (21 players)
27 
Germany Germany / West Germany (3 players)
17 
 France (7 players)
11 
 Belgium (2 players)
10 
Czech Republic Czechoslovakia / Czech Republic (5 players),  Yugoslavia /  FR Yugoslavia /  Serbia (3 players)
8 
 Russia (3 players)[a]
7 
 Brazil (1 player),  Spain (3 players)
6 
 Poland (1 player)
5 
  Switzerland (1 player)
4 
 Denmark (2 players),  Japan (1 player),  Norway (1 player)
3 
 Romania (2 players)
2 
 Belarus (1 player)[b],  China (1 player),  Italy (2 players),  Kazakhstan (1 player)
1 
 Argentina,  Canada,  Chile,  Croatia,  Hungary,  Latvia,  Netherlands

Open Era

as of 2026 French Open.

90 
 United States (15 players)
25 
Germany West Germany / Germany (2 players)
24 
 Australia (6 players)
11 
 Belgium (2 players)
10 
Czech Republic Czechoslovakia / Czech Republic (5 players),  Yugoslavia /  FR Yugoslavia /  Serbia (3 players)
8 
 Russia (3 players)[a]
7 
 Spain (3 players)
6 
 Great Britain (4 players),  Poland (1 player)
5 
 France (3 players),   Switzerland (1 player)
4 
 Japan (1 player)
3 
 Romania (2 players)
2 
 Belarus (1 player)[b],  China (1 player),  Italy (2 players),  Kazakhstan (1 player)
1 
 Argentina,  Canada,  Croatia,  Denmark  Latvia
Notes
  1. On 1 March 2022, the WTA announced that players from Russia will be not be allowed to compete under the name or flag of Russia following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Mirra Andreeva thus competed as neutral player since then and her first and only title is not attributed to Russia in the "Grand Slam titles by country" list.[16]
  2. On 1 March 2022, the WTA announced that players from Belarus will be not be allowed to compete under the name or flag of Belarus following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Aryna Sabalenka thus competed as neutral player since then and her four titles are not attributed to Belarus in the "Grand Slam titles by country" list.[16]

See also

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