Open_Era_tennis_records_–_Women's_singles

Open Era tennis records – Women's singles

WTA Tour – Open era records

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.

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#	Titles	Years
6	Margaret Court	1969–71
6	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
5	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
11	Martina Hingis
10	Serena Williams
9	Margaret Court
9	Chris Evert (2)
7	Chris Evert (3)
6	Steffi Graf (2)
	/ Monica Seles
	Jennifer Capriati
	Serena Williams (2)
	Aryna Sabalenka

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

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

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

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

%	W–L	Player	Year
100	27–0	Steffi Graf	1988
100	26–0	Margaret Court	1970
100	21–0	Monica Seles	1991
100	21–0	Steffi Graf	1995
100	21–0	Steffi Graf	1996
100	21–0	Serena Williams	2002
96.4	27–1	Steffi Graf	1989
96.4	27–1	Monica Seles	1992
96.4	27–1	Steffi Graf	1993
96.4	27–1	Martina Hingis	1997

#	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
1	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
5	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
3	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
4	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

#	Player	Majors
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	Chris Evert	1974 FR, 1976 US, 1977 US, 1978 US, 1981 WM
5	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
2	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

#	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

#	Played
1661	/ Martina Navratilova^[10]
1455	Chris Evert^[11]
1169	Sara Errani
1168	Virginia Wade^[12]
1158	Tatjana Maria
1107	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
679	Evonne Goolagong

#	Played (active)
1169	Sara Errani
1158	Tatjana Maria
1107	Varvara Lepchenko
1096	Venus Williams
1049	Angelique Kerber
997	Karolína Plíšková
993	Alizé Cornet
966	Zhang Shuai

Open_Era_tennis_records_–_Women's_singles

Grand Slam totals

Open era Career totals

Career matches

Consecutive titles

Grand Slam tournament totals

Titles per tournament

Finals per tournament

Match wins per tournament

Match record per tournament

Grand Slam career achievements

Titles

Finals

Grand Slam calendar-year achievements

Match record

The Golden Slam and the Grand Slam

Other achievements

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

Youngest and oldest at Grand Slams

Winning first and last titles

Winning a title

Reaching a final

Grand Slam titles by decade

All tournaments

Titles and finals

Matches

Most titles / finals at a single tournament

Career match streaks

Titles by court type

Match wins by court type

Match record by court type

Career season streaks

Single season records

Year-end Championships

WTA Premier/Tier One (since inception in 1988)

Titles by court type

WTA rankings achievements

Prize money

See also

References

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