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The Open Era is the current era of professional tennis. It began in 1968 when the Grand Slam tournaments allowed professional players to compete with amateurs, ending the division that had persisted in men's tennis since the dawn of the sport in the 19th century. The first "open" tournament was held in Bournemouth, England,[1] followed by the inaugural open Grand Slam tournament a month later.[2] All records are based on data from the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), the International Tennis Federation (ITF), and the official sites of the four Grand Slam tournaments. Active streaks and active players are in boldface.

Grand Slam totals

Active streaks and active players are in boldface.

Career totals

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Matches

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Grand Slam tournament achievements

Grand Slam

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Grand SlamPlayerFirst–last tournaments
Australia Margaret Court1970 Australian Open1970 US Open
Germany Steffi Graf1988 Australian Open1988 US Open
all four major titles consecutively (in a calendar year)
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Non-Calendar Year Grand Slam

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NCYGSPlayerFirst–last tournaments
Australia Margaret Court1969 US Open1970 Wimbledon
United States Martina Navratilova1983 Wimbledon1984 US Open (6 majors)
Germany Steffi Graf1993 French Open1994 Australian Open
United States Serena Williams2002 French Open2003 Australian Open
United States Serena Williams(2)2014 US Open2015 Wimbledon
all four major titles consecutively (not in a calendar year)
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Career Grand Slam

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CGSPlayerEvent of completionAge
Australia Margaret Court1970 US Open27
United States Chris Evert1982 Australian Open27
Czech Republic Martina Navratilova1983 US Open26
Germany Steffi Graf1988 US Open19
United States Serena Williams2003 Australian Open21
Russia Maria Sharapova2012 French Open25
each Grand Slam title at least once
Career Golden Slam*Event of completionAge
Germany Steffi Graf1988 Summer Olympics19
United States Serena Williams2012 Summer Olympics30
Career Grand Slam + Olympic Gold (since 1988)
Career Super SlamEvent of completionAge
Germany Steffi Graf1988 Summer Olympics19
United States Serena Williams2012 Summer Olympics30
Career Golden Slam + Year-End Championship
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Finals

Minimum at each Grand Slam tournament totals

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6United States Chris Evert
Czech Republic Martina Navratilova
5Germany Steffi Graf
4United States Serena Williams
2Australia Margaret Court
Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Belgium Justine Henin
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6Czech Republic Martina Navratilova
United States Chris Evert
5Germany Steffi Graf
United States Serena Williams
4Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
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#Quarterfinals (5+)
10United States Serena Williams
9Czech Republic Martina Navratilova
7Germany Steffi Graf
6United States Chris Evert
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
5Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles
United States Jennifer Capriati
United States Venus Williams
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69United States Serena Williams
48United States Venus Williams
47Germany Steffi Graf
46Czech Republic Martina Navratilova
41Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
38Russia Maria Sharapova
31United States Lindsay Davenport
30United States Chris Evert
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles
Belgium Justine Henin
Belarus Victoria Azarenka
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Season totals

Match record

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%W–LPlayerYear
10027–0West Germany Steffi Graf1988
10026–0Australia Margaret Court1970
10021–0Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles1991
10021–0West Germany Steffi Graf1995
10021–0West Germany Steffi Graf1996
10021–0United States Serena Williams2002
96.427–1West Germany Steffi Graf1989
96.427–1Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles1992
96.427–1West Germany Steffi Graf1993
96.427–1Switzerland Martina Hingis1997
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The Golden Slam and the Grand Slam

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1West Germany Steffi Graf1988
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1Australia Margaret Court1970
West Germany Steffi Graf1988
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Other achievements

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5West Germany Steffi Graf1988–89, 93, 95–96
3Australia Margaret Court1969–70, 73
2United States Martina Navratilova1983–84
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles1991–92
United States Serena Williams2002, 15
1United States Billie Jean King1972
Switzerland Martina Hingis1997
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7United States Serena Williams2002–03, 09–10, 12–13, 15
6United States Martina Navratilova1982–87
5United States Chris Evert1974–76, 80, 82
West Germany Steffi Graf1988–89, 93, 95–96
3Australia Margaret Court1969–70, 73
2Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles1991–92
United States Venus Williams2000–01
Belgium Justine Henin2003, 07
1Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley1971
United States Billie Jean King1972
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario1994
Switzerland Martina Hingis1997
United States Jennifer Capriati2001
France Amélie Mauresmo2006
Germany Angelique Kerber2016
Poland Iga Świątek2022
Aryna Sabalenka2024
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3United States Martina Navratilova1985, 86*, 87
West Germany Steffi Graf1988–89, 93
1Australia Margaret Court1970
United States Chris Evert1984
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles1992
Switzerland Martina Hingis1997
Belgium Justine Henin2006
*Australian Open not played in 1986

Made all 3 available finals

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6United States Chris Evert1974, 81–82, 84–85, 86*
4United States Martina Navratilova1984–85, 86*, 87
West Germany Steffi Graf1988–90, 93
3Australia Margaret Court1969–70, 73
2Switzerland Martina Hingis1997–98
United States Serena Williams2015–16
Belgium Justine Henin2003, 06
Aryna Sabalenka2023, 25
1Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley1973
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles1992
Spain Conchita Martínez1995
United States Jennifer Capriati2001
Belgium Kim Clijsters2003
*Australian Open not played in 1986

Made all 3 available semifinals

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#All 4 quarterfinalsYear
6United States Chris Evert1974, 81–82, 84–85, 86*
5West Germany Steffi Graf1988–91, 93
United States Serena Williams2001, 07, 09, 15–16
4United States Martina Navratilova1984–85, 86*, 87
3Australia Margaret Court1969–70, 73
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini1991–93
Switzerland Martina Hingis1997–98, 00
United States Lindsay Davenport1998–99, 05
2Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario1991, 1998
United States Venus Williams1998, 02
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/United States Monica Seles1992, 02
United States Jennifer Capriati2001–02
Belgium Justine Henin2003, 06
Aryna Sabalenka2023, 25
1United States Billie Jean King1969
United States Rosemary Casals1969
United Kingdom Virginia Wade1972
Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley1973
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková1981
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková1986*
Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch1987
Spain Conchita Martínez1995
Belgium Kim Clijsters2003
France Amélie Mauresmo2004
Russia Maria Sharapova2005
Poland Iga Świątek2025
*Australian Open not played in 1986

Made all 3 available quarterfinals

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Achievements at all 4 majors by year

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Achievements at 3 out of 4 majors by year

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Consecutive

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6Australia Margaret Court1969–71
United States Martina Navratilova1983–84
5West Germany Steffi Graf1988–89
4West Germany Steffi Graf (2)1993–94
United States Serena Williams2002–03
United States Serena Williams (2)2014–15
3United States Billie Jean King1972
United States Martina Navratilova (2)1981–82
United States Chris Evert1982–83
West Germany Steffi Graf (3)1989–90
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles1991–92
West Germany Steffi Graf (4)1995
West Germany Steffi Graf (5)1996
Switzerland Martina Hingis1997–98
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13West Germany Steffi Graf[7]1987–90
11United States Martina Navratilova1985–87
6Australia Margaret Court1969–71
United States Martina Navratilova (2)1983–84
United States Chris Evert1984–85
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles1991–93
5West Germany Steffi Graf (2)1993–94
Switzerland Martina Hingis1997–98
4United States Chris Evert (2)1982–83
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario1994–95
United States Serena Williams2002–03
United States Venus Williams2002–03
Belgium Justine Henin2006
United States Serena Williams (2)2014–15
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19United States Martina Navratilova
15West Germany Steffi Graf
11United States Chris Evert
Switzerland Martina Hingis
10United States Serena Williams
9Australia Margaret Court
United States Chris Evert (2)
7United States Chris Evert (3)
6West Germany Steffi Graf (2)
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/United States Monica Seles
United States Jennifer Capriati
United States Serena Williams (2)
Belarus Aryna Sabalenka
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19United States Martina Navratilova
West Germany Steffi Graf
15Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
11United States Chris Evert
Switzerland Martina Hingis
10United States Lindsay Davenport
United States Serena Williams
9United States Chris Evert (2)
West Germany Steffi Graf (2)
United States Serena Williams (2)
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#Match wins
45United States Martina Navratilova
40West Germany Steffi Graf
35Australia Margaret Court
33United States Serena Williams
United States Serena Williams (2)
32West Germany Steffi Graf (2)
27West Germany Steffi Graf (3)
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/United States Monica Seles
26West Germany Steffi Graf (4)
Switzerland Martina Hingis
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Per Grand Slam tournament

Titles per tournament

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Finals per tournament

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Match wins per tournament

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Match record per tournament

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%W–LAustralian Open
95.521–1Australia Margaret Court
91.543–4Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/United States Monica Seles
88.747–6West Germany Steffi Graf
88.230–4United States Chris Evert
88.152–7Switzerland Martina Hingis
87.692–13United States Serena Williams
86.545–7Czechoslovakia/United States Martina Navratilova
82.934–7Belarus Aryna Sabalenka
82.743–9Belgium Kim Clijsters
82.638–8Belgium Justine Henin
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%W–LFrench Open
95.220–1Australia Margaret Court
92.372–6United States Chris Evert
91.543–4Poland Iga Świątek
89.484–10West Germany Steffi Graf
88.438–5Belgium Justine Henin
87.154–8Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/United States Monica Seles
84.772–13Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
83.169–14United States Serena Williams
82.929–6United States Coco Gauff
82.456–12Russia Maria Sharapova
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%W–LWimbledon
91.474–7West Germany Steffi Graf
89.6120–14Czech Republic/United States M. Navratilova
86.7398–15United States Serena Williams
86.6765–10United States Billie Jean King
86.596–15United States Chris Evert
84.549–9Australia E. Goolagong Cawley
84.427–5Australia Margaret Court
84.021–4Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina
82.690–19United States Venus Williams
80.349–12United States Lindsay Davenport
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%W–LUS Open
90.629–3Australia Margaret Court
89.4101–12United States Chris Evert
89.073–9West Germany Steffi Graf
88.631–4United States Tracy Austin
87.8108–15United States Serena Williams
85.736–6United States Billie Jean King
85.034–6Belarus Aryna Sabalenka
84.438–7Belgium Kim Clijsters
84.391–17Czech Republic/United States Martina Navratilova
84.153–10Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/United States Monica Seles
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Grand Slam tournament miscellaneous

Grand Slam tournament season streaks

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Grand Slam tournaments won without losing a set

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6United States Martina Navratilova1983 WM, 1983 US, 1984 WM, 1986 WM, 1987 US, 1990 WM
United States Serena Williams2002 WM, 2002 US, 2008 US, 2010 WM, 2014 US, 2017 AU
5United States Chris Evert1974 FR, 1976 US, 1977 US, 1978 US, 1981 WM
West Germany Steffi Graf1988 AU, 1988 FR, 1989 AU, 1994 AU, 1996 US
4Australia Evonne Goolagong1971 FR, 1975 AU, 1976 AU, 1977 AU (Dec)
3Australia Margaret Court1969 US, 1970 AU, 1973 AU
United States Billie Jean King1971 US, 1972 FR, 1972 US
United States Lindsay Davenport1998 US, 1999 WM, 2000 AU
Belgium Justine Henin2006 FR, 2007 FR, 2007 US
2 Switzerland Martina Hingis1997 AU, 1997 US
United States Venus Williams2001 US, 2008 WM
1 Australia Chris O'Neil1978 AU
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles1992 US
Russia Maria Sharapova2008 AU
France Marion Bartoli2013 WM
Poland Iga Świątek2020 FR
United Kingdom Emma Raducanu2021 US
Australia Ashleigh Barty2022 AU
Belarus Aryna Sabalenka2024 AU
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Youngest and oldest at the majors

Winning first and last titles

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Winning a title

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Reaching a final

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Grand Slam tournament titles by decade

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All tournaments

Titles and finals

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239Czech Republic/United States Martina Navratilova167–72
230United States Chris Evert157–73
138West Germany Steffi Graf107–31
122United States Billie Jean King67–55
121Australia Margaret Court92–29
119Australia Evonne Goolagong68–51
98United States Serena Williams73–25
93United States Lindsay Davenport55–38
85Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/United States Monica Seles53–32
83United States Venus Williams49–34
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Matches

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74United States Martina Navratilova1984
66West Germany Steffi Graf1989–90
58United States Martina Navratilova1986–87
57Australia Margaret Court1972–73
56United States Chris Evert1974
54United States Martina Navratilova1983–84
46West Germany Steffi Graf1988
45West Germany Steffi Graf1987
42United States Chris Evert1975–76
41United States Martina Navratilova1982
39United States Martina Navratilova1982–83
37Poland Iga Świątek2022
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Most titles / finals at a single tournament

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12 United States Martina NavratilovaChicago1978–83, 86–88, 90–92[11]
11 United States Martina Navratilova (2)Eastbourne1978, 82–86, 88–91, 93
9 Czech Republic/United States Martina Navratilova (3)Washington1975, 77–78, 82–83, 85–86, 88, 90
United States Martina Navratilova (4)Wimbledon1978–79, 82–87, 90
United States Martina Navratilova (5)Dallas1979–83, 85–87, 90
Germany Steffi GrafGerman Open1986–89, 91–94, 96
8 United States Chris EvertFamily Circle1974–78, 81, 84–85
United States Martina Navratilova (6)WTA Tour Finals1978–79, 81, 83–86 (Mar), 86 (Nov)
United States Martina Navratilova (7)Los Angeles1978, 80–81, 83, 86, 89, 92–93
United States Serena WilliamsMiami Open2002–04, 07–08, 13–15
7 Czech Republic/United States Martina Navratilova (8)Orlando1974, 80–85
United States Chris Evert (2)French Open1974–75, 79–80, 83, 85–86
Germany Steffi Graf (2)Wimbledon1988–89, 91–93, 95–96
United States Serena Williams (2)Wimbledon2002–03, 09–10, 12, 15–16
United States Serena Williams (3)Australian Open2003, 05, 07, 09–10, 15, 17
6 United States Chris Evert (3)U.S. Clay Court Championships 1972–75, 79–80
United States Chris Evert (4)US Open 1975–78, 80, 82
United States Martina Navratilova (9)Houston 1976–79, 83, 85
United States Chris Evert (5)Eckerd Open, Tampa Bay Area 1971, 73–74, 82, 87–88
Germany Steffi Graf (3)Hamburg 1987–92
United States Martina Navratilova (10)Filderstadt & Stuttgart 1982–83, 86–88, 92
Germany Steffi Graf (4)Zurich 1986–87, 89–92
Germany Steffi Graf (5)Brighton 1986, 88–92
Germany Steffi Graf (6)Virginia Slims of Florida 1987, 89, 92–95
Germany Steffi Graf (7)French Open 1987–88, 93, 95–96, 99
United States Serena Williams (4)US Open 1999, 2002, 08, 12–14
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Spanish Open 1989–90, 93–95, 2001[12]


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14 Czech Republic/United States Martina NavratilovaWTA Tour Finals1975, 78–86 (Mar), 86 (Nov), 89, 91–92
Czech Republic/United States Martina NavratilovaChicago1975, 78–83, 86–88, 90–93
13 United States Martina NavratilovaEastbourne1978–79, 82–87, 88–91, 93
12 United States Martina NavratilovaWimbledon1978–79, 82–90, 94
11 Czech Republic/United States Martina NavratilovaNot WASHINGTON ANYMORE1975, 77–80, 82–83, 85–86, 88, 90
Czech Republic/United States Martina NavratilovaDallas1975–76, 79–83, 85–87, 90
United States Martina NavratilovaLos Angeles1977–81, 83, 86, 89–90, 92–93
Germany Steffi GrafGerman Open1985–89, 90–94, 96
United States Serena WilliamsWimbledon2002–04, 08–10, 12, 15–16, 18–19
10 United States Chris EvertWimbledon1973–74, 76, 78–82, 84–85
United States Serena WilliamsMiami Open1999, 2002–04, 07–09, 13–15
United States Serena WilliamsUS Open1999, 2001–02, 08, 11–14, 18–19
9 United States Chris EvertUS Open1975–80, 82–84
United States Chris EvertFamily Circle1974–78, 81, 84–86
United States Chris EvertFrench Open1973–75, 79–80, 83–86
United States Martina NavratilovaHouston1976–80, 83, 85, 87–88
United States Martina NavratilovaStuttgart1979, 81–83, 86–88, 91–92
United States Martina NavratilovaWest Classic1979–80, 84, 88, 90–94
Germany Steffi GrafFlorida1986–89, 91–95
Germany Steffi GrafFrench Open1987–90, 92–93, 95–96, 99
Germany Steffi GrafWimbledon1987–89, 91–93, 95–96, 99
United States Venus WilliamsWimbledon2000–03, 05, 07–09, 17
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Career match streaks

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Titles by court type

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122United States Chris Evert
83Australia Margaret Court
79Czech Republic/United States Martina Navratilova
77West Germany Steffi Graf
71Australia Evonne Goolagong
64United States Serena Williams
47United States Bille Jean King
43United States Lindsay Davenport
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/United States Monica Seles
39United States Venus Williams
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88Czech Republic/United States Martina Navratilova
36United States Billie Jean King
35United States Chris Evert
30Germany Steffi Graf
28United Kingdom Virginia Wade
19Australia Margaret Court
16Switzerland Martina Hingis
15Australia Evonne Goolagong
14United States Tracy Austin
13United States Lindsay Davenport
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Match wins by court type

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309Czech Republic/United States Martina Navratilova
285Australia Evonne Goolagong
264Australia Margaret Court
212United Kingdom Virginia Wade
208United States Chris Evert
190United States Billie Jean King
189United States Pam Shriver
169Australia Wendy Turnbull
134United States Rosemary Casals
125 Czech Republic Helena Suková
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#Carpet[a]
600Czech Republic/United States Martina Navratilova
314United States Chris Evert
251United Kingdom Virginia Wade
221United States Pam Shriver
235United States Rosemary Casals
209Australia Wendy Turnbull
190United States Billie Jean King
Germany Steffi Graf
182Czech Republic Helena Suková
175United States Zina Garrison
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900United States Chris Evert
796Czech Republic/United States Martina Navratilova
782United States Serena Williams
709United States Venus Williams
693Germany Steffi Graf
687Spain Arantxa Sánchez
614Spain Conchita Martínez
608United States Lindsay Davenport
559Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
527Australia Evonne Goolagong
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624Czech Republic/United States Martina Navratilova
329United States Chris Evert
294United Kingdom Virginia Wade
258United States Billie Jean King
235United States Rosemary Casals
229United States Pam Shriver
217Australia Wendy Turnbull
201Germany Steffi Graf
195United States Zina Garrison
187Czech Republic Helena Suková
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Match record by court type

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Career season streaks

Single season records

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Year-end Championships

  • (1972 – present)
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WTA Premier/Tier One (since inception in 1988)

  • Overall totals include premier mandatory, premier five and tier one tournaments only.
  • Tier one tournaments were played on 3 surfaces (carpet ceased as a surface in 1995).
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Titles by court type

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Olympic tournaments

Tennis was reinstated as an official Olympic sport in 1988. There have been nine tournaments in the Open Era.

WTA rankings achievements

WTA rankings began in 1975. These weekly rankings determine tournament eligibility and seedings. At the end of each year they also become the official WTA season rankings.

Correct as of 27 July 2026 with (▲) indicating active streaks.[17].

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Year-end rankings total through 2025

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Prize money

See WTA Prize money. As prize money has increased dramatically in recent decades, the lists of prize money leaders for the Open Era (since 1968) and for the WTA Tour period (since 1973) are the same.

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