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 since the dawn of the sport in the 19th century. The first "open" event was held in Bournemouth, England ,[ 1] inaugural open Grand Slam event 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
Finals
#
Record
1.
[ 4] 34
18–16
2.
Serena Williams 33
23–10
3.
32
18–14
4.
31
22–9
5.
18
7–11
6.
Venus Williams 16
7–9
7.
13
9–4
8.
12
11–1
8–4
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4–8
Martina Hingis 5–7
7–5
Semifinals
#
Record
1.
[ 5] 52
34–18
2.
44
32–12
3.
Serena Williams 38
33–5
4.
37
32–5
5.
Venus Williams 23
16–7
6.
[ 6] 22
18–4
12–10
8.
Maria Sharapova 20
10–10
9.
19
12–7
10.
Gabriela Sabatini 18
3–15
13–5
Lindsay Davenport 7–11
Quarterfinals
#
Record
1.
54
52–2
2.
53
44–9
3.
Serena Williams 52
38–14
4.
42
37–5
5.
Venus Williams 39
23–16
6.
35
22–13
7.
31
18–13
18–13
9.
28
17–11
18–10
Match wins
#
1.
Serena Williams 351
2.
306
3.
299
4.
278
5.
Venus Williams 269
6.
210
7.
198
8.
197
9.
180
10.
Conchita Martínez 174
Grand Slam streaks
Spanning consecutive events
Finals
#
Years
1.
[ 7] 13
1987–1990
2.
11
1985–1987
3.
6
1969–1971
1984–1985
1991–1993
6.
(2) 5
1993–1994
1997–1998
8.
(2) 4
1982–1983
(2) 1983–1984
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1994–1995
2002–2003
Venus Williams 2002–2003
Justine Henin 2006
(2) 2014–2015
Semifinals
#
1.
18
2.
15
3.
11
5.
10
6.
9
(2)
8.
(3) 7
9.
(2) 6
Jennifer Capriati
(2)
Quarterfinals
#
1.
19
3.
Gabriela Sabatini 15
4.
11
6.
Lindsay Davenport 10
8.
(2) 9
(2)
(2)
Match wins
#
1.
45
3.
38
4.
(2) 33
(2)
7.
(3) 27
9.
(4) 26
Grand Slam winning percentage
Career records per Grand Slam event
Titles per Grand Slam event
US Open
#
1.
6
Serena Williams
3.
5
4.
4
5.
3
Kim Clijsters
8.
Venus Williams 2
Tracy Austin
Finals per Grand Slam event
Australian Open
#
Record
1.
Serena Williams 8
7–1
2.
7
4–3
3.
6
2–4
3–3
3–3
6.
5
4–1
4–1
8.
4
4–0
1–3
10.
3
1–2
Li Na 1–2
French Open
#
Record
1.
9
7–2
6–3
3.
6
3–3
2–4
5.
4
3–1
4–0
Serena Williams 3–1
8.
Mary Pierce 3
1–2
3–0
2–1
Simona Halep 1–2
Wimbledon
#
Record
1.
12
9–3
2.
Serena Williams 11
7–4
3.
10
3–7
4.
9
7–2
Venus Williams 5–4
6.
6
4–2
7.
5
2–3
8.
Jana Novotná 3
1–2
Lindsay Davenport 1–2
10.
9 Players Tied
2
n/a
US Open
#
Record
1.
Serena Williams 10
6–4
2.
9
6–3
3.
8
4–4
5–3
5.
4
3–1
0–4
3–1
Venus Williams 2–2
2–2
10.
3
1–2
1–2
1–2
Runners-up per Grand Slam event
Australian Open
#
1.
4
2.
3
6.
2
Venus Williams
10.
All other losing finalists 1
Wimbledon
#
1.
7
2.
Serena Williams 4
Venus Williams
3.
3
6.
2
10.
All other losing finalists 1
US Open
#
1.
4
Serena Williams
3.
3
6.
2
Rosemary Casals
Venus Williams
Victoria Azarenka
Caroline Wozniacki
Match wins per Grand Slam event
French Open
#
1.
84
2.
Chris Evert 72
4.
Serena Williams 65
5.
Conchita Martínez 62
6.
56
7.
54
8.
Svetlana Kuznetsova 52
9.
51
10.
Venus Williams 48
US Open
#
1.
101
Serena Williams
3.
89
4.
Venus Williams 79
5.
73
6.
62
7.
56
8.
53
9.
Gabriela Sabatini 51
10.
Zina Garrison 47
(minimum 20 wins)
French Open
%
W–L
1.
95.2
20–1
2.
92.3
72–6
3.
89.4
84–10
4.
88.4
38–5
5.
87.1
54–8
6.
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 84.7
72–13
7.
Serena Williams 83.3
65–13
8.
Maria Sharapova 82.4
56–12
9.
82.3
51–11
10.
Garbiñe Muguruza 81.8
27–6
Wimbledon
%
W–L
1.
91.4
74–7
2.
89.6
120–14
3.
Serena Williams 89.1
98–12
4.
Billie Jean King 86.7
65–10
5.
86.5
96–15
6.
84.5
49–9
7.
84.4
27–5
8.
Venus Williams 84.0
89–17
9.
Lindsay Davenport 80.3
49–12
10.
Gabriela Sabatini 79.6
43–11
US Open
%
W–L
1.
90.6
29–3
2.
89.4
101–12
3.
89.0
73–9
4.
Serena Williams 88.60
101–13
5.
Tracy Austin 88.57
31–4
6.
86.4
38–6
7.
85.7
36–6
8.
84.3
91–17
9.
84.1
53–10
10.
83.3
35–7
Career Grand Slam achievements
Winning a Grand Slam tournament 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
Venus Williams 2001 US, 2008 WM
Martina Hingis 1997 AU, 1997 US
Reached the finals in all four Grand Slam tournaments in career in Open era
Calendar year Grand Slam achievements
Total number of times achieved
#
All 4 quarterfinals
Year
6
1974, 1981–1982, 1984–1985, 1986*
5
1988–1991, 1993
Serena Williams 2001, 2007, 2009, 2015–2016
4
1984–1985, 1986*, 1987
3
1969–1970, 1973
Gabriela Sabatini 1991–1993
1997–1998, 2000
Lindsay Davenport 1998–1999, 2005
2
Venus Williams 1998, 2002
1992, 2002
2001–2002
2003, 2006
1
1969
Rosemary Casals 1969
Virginia Wade 1972
1973
Hana Mandlíková 1981
Helena Suková 1986*
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 1987
1991
1995
2003
2004
Maria Sharapova 2005
*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
Consecutive Majors in a calendar year
Four consecutive
Australian/French/Wimbledon/US Open
Year
1970
1988
Three consecutive
Australian/French/Wimbledon
Year
Serena Williams 2015
French/Wimbledon/US Open
Year
1972
1984
1993
1995
1996
Serena Williams 2002
Non-consecutive Majors in a calendar year
Three non-consecutive in a year
Grand Slam single season match winning
Match winning
%*
W–L
Year
1.
100
27–0
1988
100
26–0
1970
100
21–0
1991
100
21–0
1995
100
21–0
1996
Serena Williams 100
21–0
2002
7.
96.43
27–1
1989
96.43
27–1
1992
96.43
27–1
1993
96.43
27–1
1997
11.
Serena Williams 96.30
26–1
2015
12.
96.15
25–1
1984
13.
Angelique Kerber 90.91
20–2
2016
* minimum 20 wins
Grand Slam season streaks
2+ titles per season
Years
#
1.
1982–1987
6
2.
Chris Evert 1974–1976
3
3.
1969–1970
2
1988–1989
Monica Seles 1991–1992
1995–1996
Venus Williams 2000–2001
Serena Williams 2002–2003
Serena Williams (2) 2009–2010
Serena Williams (3) 2012–2013
1+ title per season
Years
#
1.
1974–1986
13[ 9]
2.
1987–1996
10
3.
1981–1987
7
4.
Serena Williams 2012–2017
6
5.
Billie Jean King 1971–1975
5
Justine Henin 2003–2007
7.
1974–1977
4
1990–1993
Serena Williams (2) 2007–2010
1+ final per season
Years
#
1.
1973–1986
14
2.
Serena Williams 2007–2019
13
3.
1981–1991
11
4.
1987–1996
10
5.
1971–1977
7
Winners by decade from Open Era
minimum 2 titles
Margaret Court claimed both US National titles played in 1968 & 1969 alongside the US Open, but these tournaments have subsequently been downgraded and are no longer recognized as Grand Slam events.
Totals across all tournaments
#
Titles
Tournament
Years
12
Martina Navratilova Chicago 1978–1983, 1986–1988, 1990–1992[ 10]
11
(2) Eastbourne 1978, 1982–1986, 1988–1991, 1993
9
(3) Washington 1975, 1977–1978, 1982–1983, 1985–1986, 1988, 1990
(4) Wimbledon 1978–1979, 1982–1987, 1990
(5) Dallas 1979–1983, 1985–1987, 1990
Steffi Graf German Open 1986–1989, 1991–1994, 1996
8
Chris Evert Family Circle 1974–1978, 1981, 1984–1985
(6) WTA Tour Finals 1978–1979, 1981, 1983–1985, 1986 (x2)
(7) Los Angeles 1978, 1980–1981, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1992–1993
Serena Williams Miami Masters 2002–2004, 2007–2008, 2013–2015
7
(8) Orlando 1974, 1980–1985
(2) French Open 1974–1975, 1979–1980, 1983, 1985–1986
(2) Wimbledon 1988–1989, 1991–1993, 1995–1996
Serena Williams (2) Wimbledon 2002–2003, 2009–2010, 2012, 2015–2016
Serena Williams (3) Australian Open 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009–2010, 2015, 2017
6
(3) U.S. Clay Court Championships
1972–1975, 1979–1980
(4) US Open 1975–1978, 1980, 1982
(9) Houston
1976–1979, 1983, 1985
(5) Eckerd Open, Tampa Bay Area
1971, 1973–1974, 1982, 1987–1988
(3) Hamburg
1987–1992
(10) Filderstadt & Stuttgart
1982–1983, 1986–1988, 1992
(4) Zurich
1986–1987, 1989–1992
(5) Brighton
1986, 1988–1992
(6) Virginia Slims of Florida
1987, 1989, 1992–1995
(7) French Open
1987–1988, 1993, 1995–1996, 1999
Serena Williams (4) US Open
1999, 2002, 2008, 2012–2014
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Spanish Open
1989–1990, 1993–1995, 2001[ 11]
#
Finals
Tournament
Years
14
Martina Navratilova WTA Tour Finals
1975, 1978–1985, 1986 (x2), 1989, 1991–1992
(2) Chicago
1975, 1978–1983, 1986–1988, 1990–1993
13
(3) Eastbourne
1978–1979, 1982–1987, 1988–1991, 1993
12
(4) Wimbledon 1978–1979, 1982–1990, 1994
11
(5) Washington
1975, 1977–1980, 1982–1983, 1985–1986, 1988, 1990
(6) Dallas
1975–1976, 1979–1983, 1985–1987, 1990
(7) Los Angeles
1977–1981, 1983, 1986, 1989–1990, 1992–1993
Steffi Graf German Open
1985–1989, 1990–1994, 1996
Serena Williams Wimbledon 2002–2004, 2008–2010, 2012, 2015–2016, 2018–2019
10
Chris Evert Wimbledon 1973–1974, 1976, 1978–1982, 1984–1985
Serena Williams (2) Miami Masters 1999, 2002–2004, 2007–2009, 2013–2015
Serena Williams (3) US Open 1999, 2001–2002, 2008, 2011–2014, 2018–2019
9
(2) US Open 1975–1980, 1982–1984
(3) Family Circle
1974–1978, 1981, 1984–1986
(4) French Open 1973–1975, 1979–1980, 1983–1986
(8) Houston 1976–1980, 1983, 1985, 1987–1988
(9) Stuttgart 1979, 1981–1983, 1986–1988, 1991–1992
(10) West Classic 1979–1980, 1984, 1988, 1990–1994
(2) Florida 1986–1989, 1991–1995
(3) French Open 1987–1990, 1992–1993, 1995–1996, 1999
(4) Wimbledon 1987–1989, 1991–1993, 1995–1996, 1999
Venus Williams Wimbledon 2000–2003, 2005, 2007–2009, 2017
Titles per court type across all tournaments
Outdoor
#
1.
122
2.
83
3.
79
4.
77
5.
71
6.
Serena Williams 64
7.
47
8.
43
10.
Venus Williams 39
Indoor
#
1.
88
2.
36
3.
35
4.
30
5.
28
6.
19
7.
16
8.
15
9.
14
10.
13
Career match streaks across all tournaments
Matches won
Years
#
1.
Martina Navratilova 1984
74
2.
Steffi Graf 1989–90
66
3.
(2) 1986–87
58
4.
Chris Evert 1974
56
5.
(3) 1983–84
54
6.
(2) 1988
46
7.
(3) 1987
45
8.
(2) 1975–76
42
9.
(4) 1982
41
10.
(5) 1982–83
39
Career match wins per court type
Outdoor
#
1.
903
2.
755
3.
Serena Williams 695
4.
693
5.
687
6.
Venus Williams 633
7.
614
8.
585
9.
501
10.
495
Indoor
#
1.
605
2.
406
3.
201
4.
200
5.
191
6.
187
7.
164
8.
155
9.
149
10.
Elena Dementieva 145
Winning percentage
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.
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Single season records
Match winning
%*
W–L
Year
1.
Martina Navratilova 98.85
86–1
1983
2.
Steffi Graf 97.73
86–2
1989
3.
(2) 97.50
78–2
1984
4.
(2) 97.40
75–2
1987
5.
(3) 96.77
90–3
1982
(4) 96.77
90–3
1986
7.
(3) 96.00
72–3
1988
8.
(4) 95.92
47–2
1995
9.
Margaret Court 95.73
112–5
1970
10.
(2) 95.15
98–5
1969
* minimum 40 wins
Match wins (consecutive)
#
Year
1.
Martina Navratilova 74
1984[ 14]
2.
Steffi Graf 66
1989–90
3.
(2) 58
1986–87
4.
Margaret Court 57
1972–73
5.
Chris Evert 56
1974
6.
(3) 54
1983–84
7.
(2) 46
1988
8.
(3) 45
1987
9.
(4) 41
1982
10.
(5) 39
1982–83
Year-End Championships
Titles
#
Years
1.
Martina Navratilova 8
1978 , 1979 , 1981 , 1983 , 1984 , 1985 , 1986 (x2)
2.
Steffi Graf 5
1987 , 1989 , 1993 , 1995 , 1996
Serena Williams 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
4.
7
Serena Williams
Match Won
#
1.
60
2.
34
3.
31
4.
Serena Williams 29[ 15]
5.
21
Win %
% *
W–L
1.
Serena Williams 82.86
29–6[ 16]
2.
81.58
31–7
3.
81.08
60–14
4.
79.07
34–9
5.
75.00
18–6
* Minimum + 18 Wins
Not losing a set
Years
#
1.
1984, 1985
2
Serena Williams 2001, 2012
3.
1988
1
2002
Overall totals include premier mandatory, premier five and tier one tournaments only.
Tier one events were played on 3 surfaces (carpet ceased as a surface in 1995).
Finals
#
1.
Serena Williams 32
2.
27
3.
25
5.
21
6.
18
7.
Venus Williams 15
8.
14
Titles by court type
Hard
#
1.
Serena Williams 16
2.
Victoria Azarenka 9
4.
8
5.
Venus Williams 7
6.
6
Caroline Wozniacki
9.
5
Match wins
#
1.
Serena Williams 200
2.
189
3.
Venus Williams 175
4.
167
5.
157
6.
152
7.
147
9.
138
10.
121
Win %
W–L *
1.
89.63
147–17
2.
Serena Williams 84.03
200–38
3.
Venus Williams 83.33
175–35
4.
81.12
189–44
5.
80.88
110–26
6.
80.13
121–30
7.
78.43
40–11
8.
78.35
152–42
9.
78.10
82–23
10.
76.96
147–44
* minimum 40 wins
Year – end No. 1
#
1.
8
2.
7
3.
5
Serena Williams [ 17]
5.
4
7.
3
Prize money
See WTA Tour records#WTA career prize money leaders . 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
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