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This is a list of Women's Tennis Association (WTA) records since its inception in 1973. Some tournaments from the predecessor tour, the Virginia Slims Circuit, are also included for completeness. The Virginia Tour Circuit started in September 1970 and was replaced in 1973 by the WTA. For a list of Open Era records (1968–present) see the article List of open era tennis records.

These tables include only official WTA tour and Virginia Slims Circuit events.

Grand Slam Singles Career Records (1973–present)

Player Totals

active players in boldface

	Titles	#
1.	Steffi Graf	22
2.	Chris Evert	18
2.	/ Martina Navratilova	18
4.	Serena Williams	15
5.	/ Monica Seles	9
6.	Justine Henin	7
6.	Venus Williams	7
8.	Martina Hingis	5
8.	Evonne Goolagong	5
10.	Kim Clijsters	4
	Hana Mandlikova	4
	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	4
	Maria Sharapova	4

	Finals	#
1.	Chris Evert	34
2.	/ Martina Navratilova	32
3.	Steffi Graf	31
4.	Serena Williams	19
5.	Venus Williams	14
6.	/ Monica Seles	13
7.	Justine Henin	12
	Martina Hingis	12
	Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario	12
	Evonne Goolagong	12

	Semifinals	#
1.	Chris Evert	52
2.	/ Martina Navratilova	44
3.	Steffi Graf	37
4.	Serena Williams	22
5.	Aranxta Sanchez-Vicario	21
6.	Martina Hingis	20
7.	Venus Williams	19
7.	Evonne Goolagong	19
9.	/ Monica Seles	18
9.	Lindsay Davenport	18

	Quarterfinals	#
1.	Chris Evert	54
2.	Martina Navratilova	53
3.	Steffi Graf	42
4.	Serena Williams	35
5.	Aranxta Sanchez-Vicario	34
6.	Venus Williams	33
7	/ Monica Seles	31
7	Lindsay Davenport	31
8.	Martina Hingis	25
9.	Conchita Martínez	23
9.	Hana Mandlikova	23

	Match Wins	#
1.	Chris Evert	305
2.	/ Martina Navratilova	300
3.	Steffi Graf	278
4.	Serena Williams	229
5.	Venus Williams	215
6.	Aranxta Sanchez-Vicario	212
7.	Lindsay Davenport	198
8.	/ Monica Seles	181
9.	Conchita Martínez	174
10.	Gabriella Sabatini	164

Consecutive Streaks

active streaks in boldface

	Titles	#
1.	/ Martina Navratilova	6
2.	Steffi Graf	5
3.	Steffi Graf	4
3.	Serena Williams	4
5.	Chris Evert	3
	Steffi Graf	3
	Steffi Graf	3
	Steffi Graf	3
	/ Monica Seles	3
	Martina Hingis	3

	Finals	#
1.	Steffi Graf	13
2.	/ Martina Navratilova	11
3.	Chris Evert	6
3.	/ Monica Seles	6
5.	Steffi Graf	5
5.	Martina Hingis	5
7.	/ Martina Navratilova	4
	Chris Evert	4
	Arantxa Sanchez Vicario	4
	Serena Williams	4
	Venus Williams	4
	Justine Henin	4

	Semifinals	#
1.	/ Martina Navratilova	19
2.	Steffi Graf	15
3.	Chris Evert	11
3.	Martina Hingis	11
5.	Chris Evert	9
6.	Chris Evert	7
7.	Steffi Graf	6
	Serena Williams	6
	/ Monica Seles	6
10.	/ Martina Navratilova	5
	Kim Clijsters	5
	Justine Henin	5
	Evonne Goolagong	5

	Quarterfinals	#
1.	Steffi Graf	19
2.	/ Martina Navratilova	18
3.	Gabriella Sabatini	15
4.	Chris Evert	11
4.	Martina Hingis	11
6.	Lindsay Davenport	10
7.	/ Martina Navratilova	9
	Chris Evert	9
	Steffi Graf	9
	Serena Williams	9

	Match Wins	#
1.	/ Martina Navratilova	45
2.	Steffi Graf	41
3.	Steffi Graf	33
3.	Serena Williams	33
5.	Steffi Graf	27
5.	/ Monica Seles	27
7.	Martina Hingis	26
8.	Steffi Graf	26
8.	Steffi Graf	21
10.	/ Martina Navratilova	20

Match wins per Grand Slam tournament

	Australian Open	#
1.	Serena Williams	58
2.	Lindsay Davenport	56
3.	Martina Hingis	52
4.	/ Martina Navratilova	49
5.	Steffi Graf	47
6.	/ Monica Seles	43
=	Kim Clijsters	43
8.	Aranxta Sanchez-Vicario	42
9.	Venus Williams	41
10.	Maria Sharapova	39

	French Open	#
1.	Steffi Graf	84
2.	Chris Evert	72
=.	Aranxta Sanchez-Vicario	72
4.	Conchita Martinez	62
5.	/ Monica Seles	54
6.	/ Martina Navratilova	53
7.	Gabriella Sabatini	42
8.	Venus Williams	41
9.	Jennifer Capriati	39
=	Serena Williams	39

	Wimbledon	#
1.	/ Martina Navratilova	121
2.	Chris Evert	98
3.	Steffi Graf	75
4.	Venus Williams	71
5.	Serena Williams	67
6.	Jana Novotná	50
7.	Lindsay Davenport	49
8.	Gabriella Sabatini	42
=	Virginia Wade	42
10.	Aranxta Sanchez-Vicario	41

	US Open	#
1.	Chris Evert	101
2.	/ Martina Navratilova	89
3.	Steffi Graf	73
4.	Serena Williams	65
5.	Lindsay Davenport	62
=	Venus Williams	62
7.	Aranxta Sanchez-Vicario	56
8.	/ Monica Seles	54
9.	Gabriela Sabatini	51
10.	Zina Garrison	47

Winning percentages

All Grand Slam tournaments

No	Matches	%*	W–L
1.	Steffi Graf	89.24	282–34
2.	Chris Evert	88.92	305–38
3.	Serena Williams	86.74	229–35
4.	/ Martina Navratilova	86.50	314–49
5.	/ Monica Seles	85.37	181–31
6.	Justine Henin	83.43	141–28
7.	Billie Jean King	82.60	95–22
8	Martina Hingis	82.41	150–32
9.	Kim Clijsters	81.09	133–31
10.	Venus Williams	80.83	215–51
* Minimum 100 played

	Finals	%*	W–L
1.	Serena Williams	78.95	15–4
2.	Steffi Graf	70.97	22–9
3.	/ Monica Seles	69.23	9–4
4.	Justine Henin	58.33	7–5
5.	/ Martina Navratilova	56.25	18–14
6.	Chris Evert	52.94	18–16
=	Venus Williams	50.00	7–7
9.	Evonne Goolagong	41.67	5–7
=	Martina Hingis	41.67	5–7
* Minimum 5 titles.

Individual Grand Slam tournaments

	Australian Open	% *	W–L
1.	/ Monica Seles	91.49	43–4
2.	Steffi Graf	88.67	47–6
3.	Chris Evert	88.23	30–4
4.	Martina Hingis	88.13	52–7
5.	Serena Williams	87.88	58–8
6.	/ Martina Navratilova	86.35	45–7
7.	Kim Clijsters	82.69	43–9
8.	Justine Henin	82.60	38–8
9.	Jennifer Capriati	82.35	28–6
=	Victoria Azarenka	82.35	28–6
* = minimum 20 wins

	French Open	% *	W–L
1.	Chris Evert	92.31	72–6
2.	Steffi Graf	89.69	87–10
3.	Justine Henin	88.37	38–5
4.	/ Monica Seles	87.10	54–8
5.	Aranxta Sanchez-Vicario	84.70	72–13
6.	/ Martina Navratilova	82.25	51–11
7.	Maria Sharapova	80.43	37–9
=	Svetlana Kuznetsova	80.43	37–9
9.	Jennifer Capriati	79.59	39–10
=	Serena Williams	79.59	39–10
* = minimum 20 wins

	Wimbledon	% *	W–L
1.	Steffi Graf	90.36	75–8
2.	/ Martina Navratilova	89.55	120–14
3.	Serena Williams	89.33	67–8
4.	Venus Williams	86.59	71–11
5.	Chris Evert	86.23	94–15
6.	Evonne Goolagong	83.33	40–8
=	Billie Jean King	83.33	30–6
8.	Maria Sharapova	80.43	37–9
9.	Lindsay Davenport	80.32	49–12
10.	Jana Novotná	79.36	50–13
* = minimum 20 wins

	US Open	% *	W–L
1.	Chris Evert	89.38	101–12
2.	Tracy Austin	88.57	31–4
3.	Steffi Graf	87.95	73–10
4.	Serena Williams	87.84	65–9
5.	Kim Clijsters	86.36	38–6
6.	/ Monica Seles	84.12	53–10
7.	/ Martina Navratilova	83.96	89–17
8.	Venus Williams	83.78	62–12
9.	Billie Jean King	83.33	30–6
=	Justine Henin	83.33	35–7
* = minimum 20 wins

Note: Active players in bold.

Source: WTA player career statistics: and WTA Tour Archive 2012:Accessed 01/23/2012

Note: Players Billie Jean King and Evonne Goolagong Cawley careers began before the WTA was formed and continued after. Their full Grand Slam tournament statistics are higher than other players listed here.
Note These statistics were compiled from each players individual Grand Slam tournament performances past and present.

WTA Tour Singles Career Records (1973–present)

WTA Singles Titles and Finals

	Titles	#
1.	/ Martina Navratilova	167
2.	Chris Evert	157
3.	Steffi Graf	107
4.	Lindsay Davenport	55
5.	/ Monica Seles	53
6.	Serena Williams	47
7.	Venus Williams	44
8.	Martina Hingis	43
8.	Justine Henin	43
10.	Evonne Goolagong	42

	Titles (Active)	#
1.	Serena Williams	47
2.	Venus Williams	44
3.	Maria Sharapova	27
4.	Caroline Wozniacki	20
5.	Victoria Azarenka	15
6.	Svetlana Kuznetsova	13
6.	Nadia Petrova	13
8.	Agnieszka Radwanska	12
	Jelena Janković	12
	Vera Zvonareva	12

	Finals	#
1.	/ Martina Navratilova	239
2.	Chris Evert	208
3.	Steffi Graf	138
4.	Lindsay Davenport	93
5.	/ Monica Seles	85
6.	Martina Hingis	78
7.	Arantxa Sanchez Vicario	77
8.	Venus Williams	71
9.	Serena Williams	62
10.	Justine Henin	61

	Finals (Active)	#
1.	Venus Williams	71
2.	Serena Williams	62
3.	Maria Sharapova	46
4.	Svetlana Kuznetsova	32
4.	Caroline Wozniacki	32
6.	Vera Zvonareva	30
7.	Jelena Janković	28
8.	Victoria Azarenka	26
9.	Nadia Petrova	24
10.	Flavia Pennetta	22

Record of titles won in one year

	Winner	Year^[1]	#
1.	Margaret Court	1973	18
2.	Chris Evert	1974	16
	Chris Evert	1975	16
	Martina Navratilova	1983	16
6.	Martina Navratilova	1982	15
7.	Steffi Graf	1989	14
7.	Martina Navratilova	1986	14
9.	Martina Navratilova	1984	13
10.	Chris Evert	1976	12
10.	Martina Navratilova	1985	12

Consecutive Titles

Active players in bold

	Winning in a row	Years	#
1.	Martina Navratilova	1984	13
2.	Margaret Court	1972–73	12
3.	Steffi Graf	1989–90	11
4.	Chris Evert	1974	10
5.	Martina Navratilova	1986	9
=.	Margaret Court	1970	9
7.	Steffi Graf	1988	8
=.	Martina Navratilova	1983	8

	Winning at least one a year	Years	#
1.	/ Martina Navratilova	1974–94	21
2.	Chris Evert	1971–88	18
3.	Steffi Graf	1986–99	14
4.	Evonne Goolagong	1970–80	11
=	Virginia Wade	1968–78	11
6.	Maria Sharapova	2003–12	10
7.	Sandra Cecchini	1984–92	9
=	Margaret Court	1968–76	9
=	Lindsay Davenport	1993–01	9
=	Conchita Martínez	1988–96	9
=	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	1988–96	9

Sources: Except for the information concerning active players, the source for the all-time table is the '2012 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Official Guide'. Court and Wade began their careers and were winning events long before the open era started in 1968; therefore, the statistics shown above do not reflect their entire careers. For example, the Billie Jean King career statistics Wikipedia article lists 129 career singles titles for King. And an external website claims that Court won 197 and Wade won 68 career singles titles and 2010 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Official Guide, compiled by the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, page 163.

Winning percentages

All-surface singles career winning percentage

Minimum of 25 tournaments played.

No	Player	W-L	%
1.	Margaret Court	593–56	91.17
2.	Chris Evert	1,309–144	90.05
3.	Steffi Graf	900–115	88.66
4.	/ Martina Navratilova	1,442–219	86.82
5.	Serena Williams	562–109	83.76
6.	/ Monica Seles	595–122	82.98
7.	Justine Henin	525–115	82.03
8.	Billie Jean King	695–155	81.76
9.	Evonne Goolagong	704–165	81.01
10.	Kim Clijsters	523–127	80.47
=	Martina Hingis	548–133	80.47
12.	Maria Sharapova	477–116	80.44
13.	Venus Williams	624–157	79.90
14.	Lindsay Davenport	753–194	79.51
15.	Gabriela Sabatini	632–189	76.98

Sources: Except for active players, the source for this table is the 2012 Official Guide to Professional Tennis, compiled by the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. Court and King began their careers and were winning and losing matches long before the open era started in 1968; therefore, the statistics shown above do not reflect their entire careers. For example, an external website claims that Court's career win-loss record in singles was 1,180–107 (91.68%).

Surface Type

Note that the figures below represent career winning percentages of players that are retired (regular font) as well as current active players (boldface). The latter are subject to change and do not reflect the final figure.

	Clay	% *	W–L
1.	Chris Evert	93.94	310–20
2.	Steffi Graf	90.10	273–30
3.	Justine Henin	85.83	130–22
4.	/ Monica Seles	85.03	142–25
5.	/ Martina Navratilova	81.38	201–44
6.	Martina Hingis	81.34	109–25
7.	Gabriella Sabatini	80.00	196–49
8.	Maria Sharapova	79.80	79–20
9.	Serena Williams	78.20	104–29
10.	Venus Williams	78.14	143–40
* = minimum 50 wins

	Hard	% *	W–L
1.	Steffi Graf	90.30	335–36
2.	Chris Evert	89.15	304–37
3.	/ Martina Navratilova	87.63	340–48
4.	Serena Williams	84.88	348–62
5.	/ Monica Seles	83.87	312–60
6.	Kim Clijsters	82.40	323–69
7.	Justine Henin	81.76	251–56
8.	Venus Williams	80.62	337–81
9.	Lindsay Davenport	80.17	469–116
10.	Maria Sharapova	80.06	269–67
* = minimum 100 wins

	Grass	% *	W–L
1.	/ Martina Navratilova	88.66	305–39
2.	Chris Evert	88.04	184–25
3.	Serena Williams	86.30	63–10
4.	Venus Williams	85.39	74–11
5.	Steffi Graf	85.00	85–15
6.	Maria Sharapova	83.33	65–13
7.	Justine Henin	82.81	53–11
8.	Jana Novotná	79.00	79–21
9.	Tracy Austin	78.18	43–12
10.	Kim Clijsters	77.78	56–16
* = minimum 40 wins

	Carpet	% *	W–L
1.	/ Martina Navratilova	89.90	516–58
2.	Steffi Graf	89.30	189–23
3.	Chris Evert	84.30	209–39
4.	Serena Williams	82.93	34–7
5.	Martina Hingis	80.83	97–23
6.	Kim Clijsters	79.37	50–13
7.	/ Monica Seles	79.03	98–26
8.	Lindsay Davenport	77.50	93–27
9.	Tracy Austin	77.27	85–25
10.	Venus Williams	74.63	50–17
* = minimum 40 wins

Single Season winning percentage

Minimum of 45 wins.

No	Player	Year	W-L	%
1.	Martina Navratilova	1983	86–1	98.85
2.	Steffi Graf	1989	86–2	97.73
3.	Martina Navratilova	1984	78–2	97.50
4.	Steffi Graf	1987	75–2	97.40
5.	Martina Navratilova	1982	90–3	96.77
6.	Martina Navratilova	1986	89–3	96.73
7.	Steffi Graf	1988	72–3	96.00
8.	Steffi Graf	1995	47–2	95.91
9.	Margaret Court	1973	102–5	95.32
10.	Chris Evert	1978	56–3	94.92
11.	Chris Evert	1977	70–4	94.59
12.	Martina Navratilova	1985	84–5	94.38
13	Justine Henin	2007	63–4	94.03

Winning streaks

	Player	Wins
1.	Martina Navratilova	74 (1984)
2.	Steffi Graf	66 (1989–90)
3.	Martina Navratilova	58 (1986–87)
4.	Chris Evert	55 (1974)
5.	Martina Navratilova	54 (1983–84)
6.	Steffi Graf	46 (1988)
7.	Steffi Graf	45 (1987)
8.	Martina Navratilova	41 (1982)
9.	Martina Navratilova	39 (1982–83)
10.	Martina Navratilova	38 (1977–78)
11.	Martina Hingis	37 (1997)
12.	Monica Seles	36 (1990)
12.	Steffi Graf	36 (1993–94)
14.	Venus Williams	35 (2000)
15.	Chris Evert	34 (1981)
	Martina Navratilova	34 (1985–86)
	Monica Seles	34 (1992–93)
18.	Chris Evert	33 (1975–76)
19.	Steffi Graf	32 (1995)
19.	Justine Henin	32 (2007–08)

Tour Year End Championships

	Titles	#	Years
1.	Martina Navratilova	8	1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 (2)
2.	Steffi Graf	5	1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996
3.	Chris Evert	4	1972, 1973, 1975, 1977
4.	Monica Seles	3	1990, 1991, 1992
=	Kim Clijsters	3	2002, 2003, 2010
=	Serena Williams	3	2001, 2009, 2012

	Finals	#
1.	Martina Navratilova	14
2.	Chris Evert	8
3.	Steffi Graf	6
4.	Serena Williams	5
5.	Monica Seles	4
=	Gabriela Sabatini	4
=	Martina Hingis	4
=	Lindsay Davenport	4

	Semifinals	#
1.	Martina Navratilova	16
2.	Chris Evert	9
3.	Steffi Graf	9
4.	Gabriela Sabatini	7
5.	Kim Clijsters	5
=	Evonne Goolagong	5
=	Lindsay Davenport	5
=	Serena Williams	5
=	Maria Sharapova	5

	Appearances	#
1.	Martina Navratilova	21
2.	Chris Evert	13
=	Steffi Graf	13
=	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	13
5.	Zina Garrison	12

YEC Wins & Percentage

	Match Won	#
1.	Martina Navratilova	60
2.	Chris Evert	34
3.	Steffi Graf	31
4.	Gabriela Sabatini	21
5.	Serena Williams	20

	Win %		W–L *
1.	Steffi Graf	81.57	31–7
2.	Martina Navratilova	81.08	60–14
3.	Serena Williams	80.00	20–5
4.	Chris Evert	79.07	34–9
5.	Monica Seles	75.00	18–6
* = minimum 10 matches

Won without losing a set

Player	Year
Martina Navratilova	1984, 1985
Gabriela Sabatini	1988
Serena Williams	2001, 2012
Kim Clijsters	2002

WTA Rankings (since 1973)

	Weeks No. 1	#
1	Steffi Graf	377
2	/ Martina Navrátilová	332
3	Chris Evert	262
4	Martina Hingis	209
5	/ Monica Seles	178
6	Serena Williams	123
7	Justine Henin	117
8	Lindsay Davenport	98
9	Caroline Wozniacki	67
10	Victoria Azarenka	48

	Consecutive	#
1	Steffi Graf	186
2	/ Martina Navrátilová	156
3	Chris Evert	113
4	Steffi Graf	94
5	/ Monica Seleš	91
6	/ Martina Navrátilová	90
7	Steffi Graf	87
8	Martina Hingis	80
9	Chris Evert	76
10	Martina Hingis	73

	WTA Year-end No. 1	#
1.	Steffi Graf	8
2.	/ Martina Navrátilová	7
3.	Chris Evert	5
4.	Lindsay Davenport	4
5.	Justine Henin	3
=	Martina Hingis	3
=	/ Monica Seles	3
8.	Serena Williams	2
=	Caroline Wozniacki	2
10.	Victoria Azarenka	1
=	Jelena Janković	1

Most career singles wins over World No. 1

This table lists the players with the most career singles wins over the World No. 1 ranked player since the Women's Tennis Association began computerized rankings on November 3, 1975.

	Player	#
1	/ Martina Navratilova	18
2	Serena Williams	16
3.	Lindsay Davenport	15
4	Venus Williams	13
5	Steffi Graf	11
6	Gabriela Sabatini	10
7	Tracy Austin	9
=	Chris Evert	9

Source: 2012 WTA Media Guide, compiled by the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, page 178.

Lowest-Ranked players to defeat World No. 1

This table lists the lowest-ranked players to defeat World No. 1 ranked player since the Women's Tennis Association began computerized rankings on November 3, 1975. (Not including matches in which No.1-ranked player retired.)

Rank	Player	World No. 1 Player Defeated	Event
226	Zhang Shuai	Dinara Safina	2009 Beijing (2R)
188	Julie Coin	Ana Ivanović	2008 US Open (2R)
133	Zheng Jie	Ana Ivanović	2008 Wimbledon (3R)
133	Kim Clijsters	Lindsay Davenport	2005 Indian Wells (F)
132	Chang Kai-chen	Dinara Safina	2009 Tokyo (2R)

WTA Tour Doubles Career Records (1973–present)

Most doubles titles won

All-time

No	Player	Titles
1	/ Martina Navratilova	177
2	Rosemary Casals	112
3	Pam Shriver	106
4	Billie Jean King	101
5	/ Natasha Zvereva	80
6	Lisa Raymond	79
7	Jana Novotná	76
8	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	69
9	Gigi Fernández	68
=	Helena Suková	68
11	Larisa Savchenko Neiland	66
12	Rennae Stubbs	60
13	Wendy Turnbull	55
=	Cara Black	55
15	Liezel Huber	53

Active

Pos	Player	Titles
1	Lisa Raymond	79
2	Cara Black	55
3	Liezel Huber	53
4	Paola Suárez	44
5	Katarina Srebotnik	31
6	Květa Peschke	24
7	Samantha Stosur	23
8	Serena Williams	22
=	Nadia Petrova	22
10	Venus Williams	21
11	Chia-Jung Chuang	19
12	Anabel Medina Garrigues	18
13	Barbora Zahlavova Strycova	17
14	Nuria Llagostera Vives	16
=	María José Martínez Sánchez	16
=	Roberta Vinci	16
=	Sara Errani	16
18	Sania Mirza	15
=	Lucie Hradecká	15

Other selected achievements

Youngest winners of a singles title

In the following table,^[1] only the first tournament won by each player is listed. For example, Capriati won two additional tournaments before reaching the age of Seles listed below.

Tracy Austin: 14 years, 0 months, 28 days (1977 Portland)
Kathy Rinaldi: 14 years, 6 months, 24 days (1981 Kyoto)
Jennifer Capriati: 14 years, 6 months, 29 days (1990 Puerto Rico)
Andrea Jaeger: 14 years, 7 months, 14 days (1980 Las Vegas)
Mirjana Lučić: 15 years, 1 month, 25 days (1997 Bol)
Nicole Vaidišová: 15 years, 3 months, 23 days (2004 Vancouver)
Monica Seles: 15 years, 4 months, 29 days (1989 Houston)

Oldest winners of a singles title

In the following table,^[1] only the last tournament won by each player is listed. For example, Navratilova won many other tournaments between the ages of 33 and 37.

Billie Jean King: 39 yrs, 7 months, 23 days (1983 Birmingham)
Kimiko Date-Krumm: 38 yrs, 11 months, 30 days (2009 Seoul)
Martina Navratilova: 37 yrs, 4 months, 2 days (1994 Paris Indoors)
Margaret Court: 34 yrs, 4 months, 26 days (1976 Melbourne)
Chris Evert: 33 years, 9 months, 18 days (1988 New Orleans)
Nathalie Tauziat: 33 years, 8 months (2001 Birmingham)
Tamarine Tanasugarn: 33 years, 4 months, 23 days (2010 Osaka)
Virginia Wade: 33 years, 2 months, 2 days (1978 Tampa)
Nancy Richey: 33 years, 1 month, 22 days (1975 Phoenix)
Amy Frazier: 33 years, 1 month 18 days (2005 Quebec City)

WTA Prize money leaders

Top 15 Career money leaders as of January 7, 2013:

No.	All-time	Prize Money
1	Serena Williams	$41,960,896
2	Venus Williams	$28,497,747
3	Kim Clijsters	$24,442,340
4	Maria Sharapova	$23,151,623
5	Lindsay Davenport	$22,166,338
6	Steffi Graf	$21,895,277
7	/ Martina Navratilova	$21,626,089
8	Justine Henin	$20,863,335
9	Martina Hingis	$20,130,657
10	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	$16,942,640
11	Victoria Azarenka	$16,892,922
12	Svetlana Kuznetsova	$16,544,026
13	Amélie Mauresmo	$15,022,476
14	// Monica Seles	$14,891,762
15	Elena Dementieva	$14,867,437

No.	Active	Prize Money
1	Serena Williams	$41,960,896
2	Venus Williams	$28,497,747
3	Maria Sharapova	$23,151,623
4	Victoria Azarenka	$16,892,992
5	Svetlana Kuznetsova	$16,544,026
6	Caroline Wozniacki	$14,187,736
7	Jelena Janković	$13,307,066
8	Vera Zvonareva	$13,225,072
9	Samantha Stosur	$11,830,486
10	Nadia Petrova	$11,608,848
11	Agnieszka Radwańska	$11,208,677
12	Dinara Safina	$10,585,640
13	Ana Ivanović	$9,722,224
14	Lisa Raymond	$9,573,113
15	Li Na	$9,461,614

No.	Single-season	Prize Money	Year
1	Victoria Azarenka	$7,923,920	2012
2	Serena Williams	$7,045,975	2012
3	Serena Williams (2)	$6,545,586	2009
4	Maria Sharapova	$6,508,296	2012
5	Justine Henin	$5,429,586	2007
6	Petra Kvitová	$5,145,943	2011
7	Kim Clijsters	$5,035,060	2010
8	Kim Clijsters (2)	$4,466,345	2003
9	Caroline Wozniacki	$4,446,488	2010
10	Dinara Safina	$4,310,218	2009
11	Serena Williams (3)	$4,266,011	2010
12	Justine Henin (2)	$4,204,810	2006
13	Agnieszka Radwańska	$4,101,542	2012
14	Caroline Wozniacki (2)	$4,065,581	2011
15	Kim Clijsters (3)	$3,983,654	2005

as of November 5, 2012:
- 275 players have earned at least US $1 million since September 1970.
- 133 players have earned at least US $2 million since September 1970.
- 89 players have earned at least US $3 million since September 1970.
- 69 players have earned at least US $4 million since September 1970.
- 53 players have earned at least US $5 million since September 1970.
- 44 players have earned at least US $6 million since September 1970.
- 38 players have earned at least US $7 million since September 1970.
- 37 players have earned at least US $8 million since September 1970.
- 31 players have earned at least US $9 million since September 1970.
- 25 players have earned at least US $10 million since September 1970.
- 23 players have earned at least US $11 million since September 1970.
- 18 players have earned at least US $12 million since September 1970.
- 18 players have earned at least US $13 million since September 1970.
- 16 players have earned at least US $14 million since September 1970.
- 13 players have earned at least US $15 million since September 1970.
- 9 players have earned at least US $20 million since September 1970.
- 2 players have earned at least US $25 million since September 1970.
- 1 player has earned at least US $30 million since September 1970.
- 1 player has earned at least US $35 million since September 1970.
- 1 player has earned at least US $40 million since September 1970.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c 2012 Official Guide to Professional Tennis, compiled by the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, page 253

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