Overall tennis records – women's singles covers the period 1884 to present.
Before the beginning of the Open era in April 1968, only amateurs were allowed to compete in established tennis tournaments, including the four Grand Slams . Wimbledon , the oldest of the Majors, was founded in 1877, followed by the US Open in 1881, the French Open in 1891, and the Australian Open in 1905. Beginning in 1905 and continuing to the present day, all four majors have been played yearly, with the exception of the two World Wars and 1986 for the Australian Open . The Australian Open is the 1st Major of the year (January), followed by the French Open (May–June), Wimbledon (June–July), and US Open (August–September). There was no prize money and players were compensated for travel expenses only. A player who wins all four current major tournaments, as a single or as part of a doubles team, in the same calendar year is said to have achieved the "Grand Slam". If the player wins all four consecutively, but not in the same calendar year, it is called a "Non-Calendar Year Grand Slam". Winning all four at some point in a career, even if not consecutively, is referred to as a "Career Grand Slam". Winning the four Majors and a gold medal in tennis at the Summer Olympics has been called a "Golden Slam" since 1988.[ 1] Year-End Championship also having won a Golden Slam is referred to as a "Super Slam".[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] Maureen Connolly , Margaret Court , and Steffi Graf , the latter of whom stands alone in winning the "Golden Slam".
These are some of the important records since the start of women's tennis in 1884.
Most statistics are based on the data at the WTA Tour and International Tennis Federation , the official websites of each respective Grand Slam tournament and published sources though this is not a definitive list due to the time periods involved.
Active streaks and active players are in boldface .
Grand Slam tournament records
Grand Slam singles totals
Grand Slam tournament consecutive streaks
This section is for consecutive streaks across all Grand Slam tournaments. If a player skips a tournament the streak ends.
(3) Denotes multiple streaks within one category
active streaks in boldface
Titles
Start – End
#
1.
1952 WM–1953 US 6
1969 US–1971 AU
1983 WM–1984 US
4.
1988 AU–1989 AU
5
5.
1915 US–1918 US
4
(2) 1993 FR–1994 AU
2002 FR–2003 AU
(2) 2014 US–2015 WM
9.
1928 FR–1928 US
3
(2) 1929 FR–1929 US
Pauline Betz 1942 US–1944 US
Shirley Fry 1956 WM–1957 AU
(2) 1965 WM–1966 AU
1967 WM–1968 AU
(2) 1972 FR–1972 US
(2) 1981 AU–1982 WM
1982 US–1983 FR
(3) 1989 WM–1990 AU
1991 US–1992 FR
(4) 1995 FR–1995 US
(5) 1996 FR–1996 US
1997 WM–1998 AU
Finals
Start – End
#
1.
1987 FR–1990 FR
13[ 8]
2.
1985 FR–1987 US
11
3.
1952 WM–1953 US
6
1969 US–1971 AU
(2) 1983 WM–1984 US
1984 FR–1985 WM
1991 US–1993 AU
8.
1941 US–1945 US
5
(2) 1963 WM–1964 WM
(3) 1965 AU–1966 AU
(2) 1993 AU–1994 AU
1997 AU–1998 AU
Semifinals
Start – End
#
1.
1983 WM–1988 AU
19
2.
1987 FR–1990 US
15
3.
1984 FR–1986 US
11
1996 US–1999 FR
5.
2014 US–2017 AU
10
6.
1969 AU–1971 AU
9
(2) 1981 FR–1983 FR
8.
1964 FR–1965 US
7
(2) 1965 AU–1966 WM
1967 WM–1969 AU
(3) 1973 FR–1974 US
Quarterfinals
Start – End
#
1.
1983 WM–1988 AU
19
3.
Gabriela Sabatini 1990 WM–1994 AU 15
4.
1968 WM–1971 AU
11
1967 FR–1969 US
8.
10
10.
(2) 9
(2)
(2)
(2)
Match wins
Start – End
#
1.
1983 WM–1984 AU 40
1988 AU–1989 FR
3.
1969 US–1971 FR
35
4.
1952 WM–1953 US
33
2002 FR–2003 FR
(2) 2014 US–2015 US
7.
(2) 1993 FR–1994 FR
32
8.
(3) 1989 WM–1990 FR
27
1991 US–1992 WM
Grand Slam match winning percentages
** Not all sources agree with one of Wills' losses. She did not play two matches because of appendicitis, causing her to miss the 1926 Wimbledon Championships. Wimbledon did not assign a loss to her or a win to her opponent. The other tournament gave her a loss instead of a default to her and a walkover to her opponent, neither of which count as a loss or a win. It is unknown why the tournament chose to assign a loss to her. Taking these facts into consideration, her adjusted win percentage would be 125–3 = 97.66%.
Grand Slam career achievements
Winning tournament without losing a set
#
Player
Majors
13
1927 US, 1928 FR, 1928 WM, 1928 US, 1929 FR, 1929 WM, 1929 US, 1930 FR, 1930 WM, 1931 US, 1932 FR, 1932 WM, 1938 WM
6
1983 WM, 1983 US, 1984 WM, 1986 WM, 1987 US, 1990 WM
2002 WM, 2002 US, 2008 US, 2010 WM, 2014 US, 2017 AU
5
1922 WM, 1923 WM, 1925 FR, 1925 WM, 1926 FR
1953 AU, 1953 WM, 1953 US, 1954 FR, 1954 WM
1961 AU, 1962 AU, 1963 AU, 1965 WM, 1966 AU
1967 WM, 1967 US, 1971 US, 1972 FR, 1972 US
1974 FR, 1976 US, 1977 US, 1978 US, 1981 WM
1988 AU, 1988 FR, 1989 AU, 1994 AU, 1996 US
4
Nancye Wynne Bolton 1946 AU, 1947 AU, 1948 AU, 1951 AU
1971 FR, 1975 AU, 1976 AU, 1977 AU
Individual Major tournaments
Titles per event
Consecutive titles per event
The French Open was only a Grand Slam event from 1925 onwards
(3) Denotes multiple times Bold : Active players
Finals per event
Bold : Active players
Match wins per event
Match win streaks per event
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#
French Open
Years
29
1974–81
25
1990–96
24
2006–10
20
1987–89
19
1928–32
1985–87
15
Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling 1935–37
14
Margaret Scriven 1933–35
1969–71
#
Wimbledon
Years
50
[ 18] 1927–38
47
1982–88
23
Billie Jean King 1966–69
22
Louise Brough 1948–51
21
1991–93
20
2000–02
2002–04
2007–09
18
Maureen Connolly 1952–54
Maria Bueno 1959–62
17
2009–11
Winning percentages per event
Australian Open
% *
1.
95.83
23–1
2.
95.23
60–3
3.
91.49
43–4
4.
88.67
47–6
5.
88.23
30–4
6.
88.13
52–7
7.
Serena Williams 87.88
87–12
8.
86.35
45–7
9.
86.27
44–7
10.
82.69
43–9
* Minimum 20 wins
French Open
% *
1.
95.23
20–1
2.
92.31
72–6
3.
89.80
44–5
4.
89.36
84–10
5.
88.37
38–5
6.
87.10
54–8
7.
Doris Hart 84.85
28–5
8.
84.70
72–13
9.
84.62
44–8
Shirley Fry 22–4
* Minimum 20 wins
Wimbledon
% *
1.
98.21
55–1
2.
94.59
35–2**
3.
91.35
74–7
4.
89.55
120–14
5.
Serena Williams 89.09
98–12
6.
Louise Brough 88.89
56–7
7.
86.49
96–15
8.
86.36
95–15
9.
85.00
51–9
10.
84.75
50–9
* Minimum 20 wins
US Open
% *
1.
96.15
50–2
2.
90.27
65–7
3.
89.66
52–6
4.
89.38
101–12
5.
Pauline Betz 89.19
33–4
6.
89.02
73–9
7.
Serena Williams 88.60
101–13
8.
Alice Marble 88.57
31–4
Tracy Austin
10.
87.04
47–7
* Minimum 20 wins
** both losses were actually "default", Suzanne Lenglen's adjusted win percentage would be 100%.
Season streaks
Title leaders by decade
minimum 2 titles
Calendar year achievements
Four Majors
Three Majors
Consecutive Majors
Four
Australian/French/Wimbledon/United States
Year
1953
1970
1988
Three
Two
Best single season
All tournament records
Singles titles and finals
Tournament streaks
Most titles at a single tournament
#
Titles
Tournament
Years
12
Martina Navratilova Chicago 1978–83, 1986–88, 1990–92[ 24]
11
Margaret Court Australian National Championships/Open 1960–66, 1969–71, 1973
Eastbourne 1978, 1982–86, 1988–91, 1993
9
Washington 1975, 1977–78, 1982–83, 1985–86, 1988, 1990
Wimbledon 1978–79, 1982–87, 1990
Dallas 1979–83, 1985–87, 1990
Steffi Graf German Open 1986–89, 1991–94, 1996
8
Molla Mallory U.S. National Championships 1915–18, 1920, 1921–22, 1926
Helen Wills Wimbledon
1927–30, 1932–33, 1935, 1938
Chris Evert Family Circle 1974–78, 1981, 1984–85
WTA Tour Finals 1978–79, 1981, 1983–86twice in 1986
Los Angeles 1978, 1980–81, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1992–93
Serena Williams Miami Masters 2002–04, 2007–08, 2013–15
Most finals at a single tournament
#
Finals
Tournament
Years
14
Martina Navratilova WTA Tour Finals
1975, 1978–86,twice in 1986 1989, 1991–92
Chicago
1975, 1978–83, 1986–88, 1990–93
13
Blanche Bingley Wimbledon
1885–89, 1891–94, 1897, 1899–1901
Joyce Barclay Scottish Championships 1960, 1962–66, 1968, 1970–73, 1975, 1979
Eastbourne
1978–79, 1982–87, 1988–91, 1993
12
Margaret Court Australian National Championships/Open
1960–66, 1969–71, 1973
Wimbledon
1978–79, 1982–90, 1994
11
Charlotte Cooper Wimbledon
1895–1902, 1904, 1908, 1912
Dorothea Douglass Wimbledon
1903–07, 1910–11, 1913–14, 1919–20
Washington
1975, 1977–80, 1982–83, 1985–86, 1988, 1990
Dallas
1975–76, 1979–83, 1985–87, 1990
Los Angeles
1977–81, 1983, 1986, 1989–90, 1992–93
Steffi Graf German Open
1985–89, 1990–94, 1996
Serena Williams Wimbledon
2002–04, 2008–10, 2012, 2015–16, 2018-2019
Titles by court surface type
Note - Incomplete. Many pre-Open Era titles missing.
Note: carpet no longer used since 2009.
Titles by environment
Note - Incomplete. This only contains Open Era data.
Note - Incomplete. This only contains Open Era data.
Consecutive match streaks
Match wins per court type
Note - Incomplete. This only contains Open Era data.
Matches won by environment
Note - Incomplete. This only contains Open Era data.
Winning percentage by surface
Note - Incomplete. This only contains Open Era data. 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.
Best single season
The 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
Serena Williams 5
2001 , 2009 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014
4.
Chris Evert 4
1972 , 1973 , 1975 , 1977
5.
Monica Seles 3
1990 , 1991 , 1992
Kim Clijsters 3
2002 , 2003 , 2010
Semifinals
#
1.
16
2.
9
3.
9
4.
7
Serena Williams
Overall totals include Tier I, Premier Mandatory, and Premier 5 tournaments only.
Tier I events were played on 3 surfaces, (carpet) ceased as a surface after 1995.
Titles by court type
Notes: 1883 –1920 rankings are more variable in nature because of limited sourcing from 1921 onwards more recent rankings are much better sourced are shown here World number 1 women tennis players . Before the open era of tennis arrived in 1968, rankings for amateur players were generally compiled only for a full year of play. Professional players were ranked by journalists, promoters, and players' associations usually at the end of the year. Even for amateurs, however, there was no single official overall ranking that encompassed the entire world. Instead, nation rankings were done by the national tennis association of each country, and world rankings were the preserve of tennis journalists. It was only with the introduction of computerized rankings in the open era that rankings were issued more frequently than once yearly. Even the end-of-year amateur rankings issued by official organizations such as the United States Lawn Tennis Association were based on judgments made by men and women and not on mathematical formulas assigning points for wins or losses.
Notes: Sources that are as authoritative as can be found in the men's article are also quoted in the women's can also be found here: ranking sources.
WTA Prize money leaders
See the Open Era records page since the leaders are all in that era.
See also
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