Open Era tennis records – Women's singles

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.

Open era Career totals

Career matches

Consecutive titles

• spanning consecutive tournaments

#	Titles	Years
6	Margaret Court	1969–71
	Martina Navratilova	1983–84
5	Steffi Graf	1988–89
4	Steffi Graf (2)	1993–94
	Serena Williams	2002–03
	Serena Williams (2)	2014–15
3	Billie Jean King	1972
	Martina Navratilova (2)	1981–82
	Chris Evert	1982–83
	Steffi Graf (3)	1989–90
	Monica Seles	1991–92
	Steffi Graf (4)	1995
	Steffi Graf (5)	1996
	Martina Hingis	1997–98

#	Finals	Years
13	Steffi Graf[7]	1987–90
11	Martina Navratilova	1985–87
6	Margaret Court	1969–71
	Martina Navratilova (2)	1983–84
	Chris Evert	1984–85
	Monica Seles	1991–93
5	Steffi Graf (2)	1993–94
	Martina Hingis	1997–98
4	Chris Evert (2)	1982–83
	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	1994–95
	Serena Williams	2002–03
	Venus Williams	2002–03
	Justine Henin	2006
	Serena Williams (2)	2014–15

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

#	Quarterfinals
19	Martina Navratilova
	Steffi Graf
15	Gabriela Sabatini
11	Chris Evert
	Martina Hingis
10	Lindsay Davenport
	Serena Williams
9	Chris Evert (2)
	Steffi Graf (2)
	Serena Williams (2)

#	Match wins
45	Martina Navratilova
40	Steffi Graf
35	Margaret Court
33	Serena Williams
	Serena Williams (2)
32	Steffi Graf (2)
27	Steffi Graf (3)
	/ Monica Seles
26	Steffi Graf (4)
	Martina Hingis

#	Appearances
68	Alizé Cornet
62	Ai Sugiyama[8]
61	Francesca Schiavone
56	Jelena Janković
54	Nathalie Dechy
	Elena Likhovtseva
52	Patty Schnyder
51	Angelique Kerber
48	Ana Ivanovic
	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

Grand Slam tournament totals

Titles per tournament

Finals per tournament

Match wins per tournament

Match record per tournament

• minimum 20 wins and over 80% (correct as of 2024 Australian Open)

Grand Slam career achievements

Titles

Finals

• Reached the final of each Grand Slam tournament at least once during career

Event of completion	Age	Player
1970 Wimbledon	27	Margaret Court
1972 French Open	28	Billie Jean King
1973 US Open	22	Evonne Goolagong Cawley
1975 US Open	20	Chris Evert
1981 Wimbledon	19	Hana Mandlíková
1981 US Open	24	/ Martina Navratilova
1988 Australian Open	18	Steffi Graf
1992 Wimbledon	18	Monica Seles
1995 Wimbledon	23	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
1997 US Open	16	Martina Hingis
2003 Australian Open	22	Venus Williams
2003 Australian Open	21	Serena Williams
2004 Australian Open	21	Justine Henin
2012 French Open	25	Maria Sharapova

Grand Slam calendar-year achievements

Match record

• minimum 20 wins

The Golden Slam and the Grand Slam

Other achievements

#	3+ titles	Year
5	Steffi Graf	1988–89, 93, 95–96
3	Margaret Court	1969–70, 73
2	Martina Navratilova	1983–84
	Monica Seles	1991–92
	Serena Williams	2002, 15
1	Billie Jean King	1972
	Martina Hingis	1997

#	2+ titles	Year
7	Serena Williams	2002–03, 09–10, 12–13, 15
6	Martina Navratilova	1982–87
5	Chris Evert	1974–76, 80, 82
	Steffi Graf	1988–89, 93, 95–96
3	Margaret Court	1969–70, 73
2	Monica Seles	1991–92
	Venus Williams	2000–01
	Justine Henin	2003, 07
1	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	1971
	Billie Jean King	1972
	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	1994
	Martina Hingis	1997
	Jennifer Capriati	2001
	Amélie Mauresmo	2006
	Angelique Kerber	2016
	Iga Świątek	2022

#	All 4 finals	Year
3	Martina Navratilova	1985, 86*, 87
	Steffi Graf	1988–89, 93
1	Margaret Court	1970
	Chris Evert	1984
	Monica Seles	1992
	Martina Hingis	1997
	Justine Henin	2006
*Australian Open not played in 1986 Made all 3 available finals

#	All 4 semifinals	Year
6	Chris Evert	1974, 81–82, 84–85, 86*
4	Martina Navratilova	1984–85, 86*, 87
	Steffi Graf	1988–90, 93
3	Margaret Court	1969–70, 73
2	Martina Hingis	1997–98
	Serena Williams	2015–16
	Justine Henin	2003, 06
1	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	1973
	Monica Seles	1992
	Conchita Martínez	1995
	Jennifer Capriati	2001
	Kim Clijsters	2003
	Aryna Sabalenka	2023
*Australian Open not played in 1986 Made all 3 available semifinals

#	All 4 quarterfinals	Year
6	Chris Evert	1974, 81–82, 84–85, 86*
5	Steffi Graf	1988–91, 93
	Serena Williams	2001, 07, 09, 15–16
4	Martina Navratilova	1984–85, 86*, 87
3	Margaret Court	1969–70, 73
	Gabriela Sabatini	1991–93
	Martina Hingis	1997–98, 00
	Lindsay Davenport	1998–99, 05
2	Venus Williams	1998, 02
	/ Monica Seles	1992, 02
	Jennifer Capriati	2001–02
	Justine Henin	2003, 06
1	Billie Jean King	1969
	Rosemary Casals	1969
	Virginia Wade	1972
	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	1973
	Hana Mandlíková	1981
	Helena Suková	1986*
	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	1987
	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	1991
	Conchita Martínez	1995
	Kim Clijsters	2003
	Amélie Mauresmo	2004
	Maria Sharapova	2005
	Aryna Sabalenka	2023
*Australian Open not played in 1986 Made all 3 available quarterfinals

Achievements at all 4 majors by year

Achievements at 3 out of 4 majors by year

Grand Slam miscellaneous

Grand Slam season streaks

Grand Slams won without losing a set

#	Player	Majors
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	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	Evonne Goolagong	1971 FR, 1975 AU, 1976 AU, 1977 AU (Dec)
3	Margaret Court	1969 US, 1970 AU, 1973 AU
	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	Martina Hingis	1997 AU, 1997 US
	Venus Williams	2001 US, 2008 WM
1	Monica Seles	1992 US
	Maria Sharapova	2008 AU
	Marion Bartoli	2013 WM
	Iga Świątek	2020 FR
	Emma Raducanu	2021 US
	Ashleigh Barty	2022 AU
	Aryna Sabalenka	2024 AU

Youngest and oldest at Grand Slams

Winning first and last titles

Winning a title

Reaching a final

Grand Slam titles by decade

• minimum 2 titles

All tournaments

Titles and finals

#	Titles
167	/ Martina Navratilova
157	Chris Evert
107	Steffi Graf
92	Margaret Court
73	Serena Williams
68	Evonne Goolagong
67	Billie Jean King
55	Virginia Wade
	Lindsay Davenport
53	/ Monica Seles
49	Venus Williams

#	Finals	Record
239	/ Martina Navratilova	167–72
230	Chris Evert	157–73
138	Steffi Graf	107–31
122	Billie Jean King	67–55
121	Margaret Court	92–29
119	Evonne Goolagong	68–51
98	Serena Williams	73–25
93	Lindsay Davenport	55–38
85	/ Monica Seles	53–32
83	Venus Williams	49–34

Matches

#	Played
1661	/ Martina Navratilova[10]
1455	Chris Evert[11]
1172	Sara Errani
1168	Virginia Wade[12]
1162	Tatjana Maria
1112	Varvara Lepchenko
1099	Patty Schnyder
1096	Venus Williams[13]
1093	Francesca Schiavone
1064	Samantha Stosur

#	Won
1442	/ Martina Navratilova
1309	Chris Evert
900	Steffi Graf
858	Serena Williams
839	Virginia Wade
818	Venus Williams
765	Arantxa Sánchez
733	Lindsay Davenport
719	Conchita Martínez
704	Evonne Goolagong

#	Played (active)
1172	Sara Errani
1162	Tatjana Maria
1112	Varvara Lepchenko
1096	Venus Williams
1053	Angelique Kerber
1000	Alizé Cornet
997	Karolína Plíšková
967	Zhang Shuai

#	Won (active)
818	Venus Williams
680	Angelique Kerber
675	Sara Errani
651	Tatjana Maria
646	Caroline Wozniacki
634	Karolína Plíšková
634	Varvara Lepchenko
633	Petra Kvitova
619	Victoria Azarenka
597	Vera Zvonareva

#	Consecutive match wins	Years
74	Martina Navratilova	1984
66	Steffi Graf	1989–90
58	Martina Navratilova	1986–87
57	Margaret Court	1972–73
56	Chris Evert	1974
54	Martina Navratilova	1983–84
46	Steffi Graf	1988
45	Steffi Graf	1987
42	Chris Evert	1975–76
41	Martina Navratilova	1982
39	Martina Navratilova	1982–83
37	Iga Świątek	2022
36	Monica Seles	1990

Most titles / finals at a single tournament

# Player Tournament Years Titles 12 Martina Navratilova Chicago 1978–83, 86–88, 90–92[14] 11 Martina Navratilova Eastbourne 1978, 82–86, 88–91, 93 9 / Martina Navratilova Washington 1975, 77–78, 82–83, 85–86, 88, 90 Martina Navratilova Wimbledon 1978–79, 82–87, 90 Martina Navratilova Dallas 1979–83, 85–87, 90 Steffi Graf German Open 1986–89, 91–94, 96 8 Chris Evert Family Circle 1974–78, 81, 84–85 Martina Navratilova WTA Tour Finals 1978–79, 81, 83–85, 86 (x2) Martina Navratilova Los Angeles 1978, 80–81, 83, 86, 89, 92–93 Serena Williams Miami Masters 2002–04, 07–08, 13–15 7 / Martina Navratilova Orlando 1974, 80–85 Chris Evert French Open 1974–75, 79–80, 83, 85–86 Steffi Graf Wimbledon 1988–89, 91–93, 95–96 Serena Williams Wimbledon 2002–03, 09–10, 12, 15–16 Serena Williams Australian Open 2003, 05, 07, 09–10, 15, 17 6 Chris Evert U.S. Clay Court Championships 1972–75, 79–80 Chris Evert US Open 1975–78, 80, 82 Martina Navratilova Houston 1976–79, 83, 85 Chris Evert Eckerd Open, Tampa Bay Area 1971, 73–74, 82, 87–88 Steffi Graf Hamburg 1987–92 Martina Navratilova Filderstadt & Stuttgart 1982–83, 86–88, 92 Steffi Graf Zurich 1986–87, 89–92 Steffi Graf Brighton 1986, 88–92 Steffi Graf Virginia Slims of Florida 1987, 89, 92–95 Steffi Graf French Open 1987–88, 93, 95–96, 99 Serena Williams US Open 1999, 02, 08, 12–14 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Spanish Open 1989–90, 93–95, 01[15]

# Player Tournament Years Finals 14 / Martina Navratilova WTA Tour Finals 1975, 78–85, 86 (x2), 89, 91–92 / Martina Navratilova Chicago 1975, 78–83, 86–88, 90–93 13 Martina Navratilova Eastbourne 1978–79, 82–87, 88–91, 93 12 Martina Navratilova Wimbledon 1978–79, 82–90, 94 11 / Martina Navratilova Washington 1975, 77–80, 82–83, 85–86, 88, 90 / Martina Navratilova Dallas 1975–76, 79–83, 85–87, 90 Martina Navratilova Los Angeles 1977–81, 83, 86, 89–90, 92–93 Steffi Graf German Open 1985–89, 90–94, 96 Serena Williams Wimbledon 2002–04, 08–10, 12, 15–16, 18–19 10 Chris Evert Wimbledon 1973–74, 76, 78–82, 84–85 Serena Williams Miami Masters 1999, 02–04, 07–09, 13–15 Serena Williams US Open 1999, 01–02, 08, 11–14, 18–19 9 Chris Evert US Open 1975–80, 82–84 Chris Evert Family Circle 1974–78, 81, 84–86 Chris Evert French Open 1973–75, 79–80, 83–86 Martina Navratilova Houston 1976–80, 83, 85, 87–88 Martina Navratilova Stuttgart 1979, 81–83, 86–88, 91–92 Martina Navratilova West Classic 1979–80, 84, 88, 90–94 Steffi Graf Florida 1986–89, 91–95 Steffi Graf French Open 1987–90, 92–93, 95–96, 99 Steffi Graf Wimbledon 1987–89, 91–93, 95–96, 99 Venus Williams Wimbledon 2000–03, 05, 07–09, 17

Career match streaks

Titles by court type

Match wins by court type

Match record by court type

• active players are denoted in boldface

Career season streaks

Single season records

Year-end Championships

• (1972 – present)

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).

Titles by court type

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 3 June 2024^[update] with (▲) indicating active streaks.^[20].

Year-end rankings total through 2023

Prize money

See WTA Prize money. As prize money has increased strongly 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.

See also

References