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] followed by the 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.
Chris Evert[ 4]
34
18–16
2.
Serena Williams
33
23–10
3.
/ Martina Navratilova
32
18–14
4.
Steffi Graf
31
22–9
5.
Evonne Goolagong
18
7–11
6.
Venus Williams
16
7–9
7.
/ Monica Seles
13
9–4
8.
Margaret Court
12
11–1
Billie Jean King
8–4
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
4–8
Martina Hingis
5–7
Justine Henin
7–5
Semifinals
#
Record
1.
Chris Evert[ 5]
52
34–18
2.
/ Martina Navratilova
44
32–12
3.
Serena Williams
38
33–5
4.
Steffi Graf
37
32–5
5.
Venus Williams
23
16–7
6.
Evonne Goolagong[ 6]
22
18–4
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
12–10
8.
Maria Sharapova
20
10–10
9.
Martina Hingis
19
12–7
10.
Gabriela Sabatini
18
3–15
/ Monica Seles
13–5
Lindsay Davenport
7–11
Quarterfinals
#
Record
1.
Chris Evert
54
52–2
2.
/ Martina Navratilova
53
44–9
3.
Serena Williams
52
38–14
4.
Steffi Graf
42
37–5
5.
Venus Williams
39
23–16
6.
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
35
22–13
7.
/ Monica Seles
31
18–13
Lindsay Davenport
18–13
9.
Billie Jean King
28
17–11
Gabriela Sabatini
18–10
Match wins
#
1.
Serena Williams
351
2.
/ Martina Navratilova
306
3.
Chris Evert
299
4.
Steffi Graf
278
5.
Venus Williams
269
6.
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
210
7.
Lindsay Davenport
198
8.
Maria Sharapova
197
9.
/ Monica Seles
180
10.
Conchita Martínez
174
Grand Slam streaks
Spanning consecutive events
Finals
#
Years
1.
Steffi Graf[ 7]
13
1987–1990
2.
Martina Navratilova
11
1985–1987
3.
Margaret Court
6
1969–1971
Chris Evert
1984–1985
/ Monica Seles
1991–1993
6.
Steffi Graf (2)
5
1993–1994
Martina Hingis
1997–1998
8.
Chris Evert (2)
4
1982–1983
Martina Navratilova (2)
1983–1984
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
1994–1995
Serena Williams
2002–2003
Venus Williams
2002–2003
Justine Henin
2006
Serena Williams (2)
2014–2015
Semifinals
#
1.
Martina Navratilova
18
2.
Steffi Graf
15
3.
Chris Evert
11
Martina Hingis
5.
Serena Williams
10
6.
Margaret Court
9
Chris Evert (2)
8.
Chris Evert (3)
7
9.
Steffi Graf (2)
6
/ Monica Seles
Jennifer Capriati
Serena Williams (2)
Quarterfinals
#
1.
Steffi Graf
19
Martina Navratilova
3.
Gabriela Sabatini
15
4.
Chris Evert
11
Martina Hingis
6.
Lindsay Davenport
10
Serena Williams
8.
Chris Evert (2)
9
Steffi Graf (2)
Serena Williams (2)
Match wins
#
1.
Martina Navratilova
45
Steffi Graf
3.
Margaret Court
38
4.
Steffi Graf (2)
33
Serena Williams
Serena Williams (2)
7.
Steffi Graf (3)
27
/ Monica Seles
9.
Steffi Graf (4)
26
Martina Hingis
Grand Slam winning percentage
Career records per Grand Slam event
Titles per Grand Slam event
US Open
#
1.
Chris Evert
6
Serena Williams
3.
Steffi Graf
5
4.
Martina Navratilova
4
5.
Billie Jean King
3
Margaret Court
Kim Clijsters
8.
Venus Williams
2
Justine Henin
Monica Seles
Tracy Austin
Finals per Grand Slam event
Australian Open
#
Record
1.
Serena Williams
8
7–1
2.
Evonne Goolagong
7
4–3
3.
Chris Evert
6
2–4
/ Martina Navratilova
3–3
Martina Hingis
3–3
6.
Margaret Court
5
4–1
Steffi Graf
4–1
8.
/ Monica Seles
4
4–0
Maria Sharapova
1–3
10.
Justine Henin
3
1–2
Li Na
1–2
French Open
#
Record
1.
Chris Evert
9
7–2
Steffi Graf
6–3
3.
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6
3–3
/ Martina Navratilova
2–4
5.
/ Monica Seles
4
3–1
Justine Henin
4–0
Serena Williams
3–1
8.
Mary Pierce
3
1–2
Margaret Court
3–0
Maria Sharapova
2–1
Simona Halep
1–2
Wimbledon
#
Record
1.
Martina Navratilova
12
9–3
2.
Serena Williams
11
7–4
3.
Chris Evert
10
3–7
4.
Steffi Graf
9
7–2
Venus Williams
5–4
6.
Billie Jean King
6
4–2
7.
Evonne Goolagong
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.
Chris Evert
9
6–3
3.
Martina Navratilova
8
4–4
Steffi Graf
5–3
5.
Billie Jean King
4
3–1
Evonne Goolagong
0–4
Kim Clijsters
3–1
Venus Williams
2–2
/ Monica Seles
2–2
10.
Justine Henin
3
1–2
Martina Hingis
1–2
Hana Mandlíková
1–2
Runners-up per Grand Slam event
Australian Open
#
1.
Chris Evert
4
2.
/ Martina Navratilova
3
Evonne Goolagong
Martina Hingis
Maria Sharapova
6.
Justine Henin
2
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Venus Williams
Li Na
10.
All other losing finalists
1
Wimbledon
#
1.
Chris Evert
7
2.
Serena Williams
4
Venus Williams
3.
/ Martina Navratilova
3
Evonne Goolagong
6.
Steffi Graf
2
Billie Jean King
Hana Mandlíková
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Justine Henin
10.
All other losing finalists
1
US Open
#
1.
/ Martina Navratilova
4
Evonne Goolagong
Serena Williams
3.
Steffi Graf
3
Chris Evert
6.
Monica Seles
2
Hana Mandlíková
Rosemary Casals
Martina Hingis
Venus Williams
Victoria Azarenka
Caroline Wozniacki
Match wins per Grand Slam event
French Open
#
1.
Steffi Graf
84
2.
Chris Evert
72
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
4.
Serena Williams
65
5.
Conchita Martínez
62
6.
Maria Sharapova
56
7.
/ Monica Seles
54
8.
Svetlana Kuznetsova
52
9.
/ Martina Navratilova
51
10.
Venus Williams
48
US Open
#
1.
Chris Evert
101
Serena Williams
3.
/ Martina Navratilova
89
4.
Venus Williams
79
5.
Steffi Graf
73
6.
Lindsay Davenport
62
7.
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
56
8.
/ Monica Seles
53
9.
Gabriela Sabatini
51
10.
Zina Garrison
47
Match record per Grand Slam event (minimum 20 wins)
French Open
%
W–L
1.
Margaret Court
95.2
20–1
2.
Chris Evert
92.3
72–6
3.
Steffi Graf
89.4
84–10
4.
Justine Henin
88.4
38–5
5.
/ Monica Seles
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.
/ Martina Navratilova
82.3
51–11
10.
Garbiñe Muguruza
81.8
27–6
Wimbledon
%
W–L
1.
Steffi Graf
91.4
74–7
2.
/ Martina Navratilova
89.6
120–14
3.
Serena Williams
89.1
98–12
4.
Billie Jean King
86.7
65–10
5.
Chris Evert
86.5
96–15
6.
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
84.5
49–9
7.
Margaret Court
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.
Margaret Court
90.6
29–3
2.
Chris Evert
89.4
101–12
3.
Steffi Graf
89.0
73–9
4.
Serena Williams
88.60
101–13
5.
Tracy Austin
88.57
31–4
6.
Kim Clijsters
86.4
38–6
7.
Billie Jean King
85.7
36–6
8.
/ Martina Navratilova
84.3
91–17
9.
/ Monica Seles
84.1
53–10
10.
Justine Henin
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
Chris Evert
1974, 1981–1982, 1984–1985, 1986*
5
Steffi Graf
1988–1991, 1993
Serena Williams
2001, 2007, 2009, 2015–2016
4
Martina Navratilova
1984–1985, 1986*, 1987
3
Margaret Court
1969–1970, 1973
Gabriela Sabatini
1991–1993
Martina Hingis
1997–1998, 2000
Lindsay Davenport
1998–1999, 2005
2
Venus Williams
1998, 2002
/ Monica Seles
1992, 2002
Jennifer Capriati
2001–2002
Justine Henin
2003, 2006
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
*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
Margaret Court
1970
Steffi Graf
1988
Three consecutive
Australian/French/Wimbledon
Year
Serena Williams
2015
French/Wimbledon/US Open
Year
Billie Jean King
1972
Martina Navratilova
1984
Steffi Graf
1993
Steffi Graf (2)
1995
Steffi Graf (3)
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.
Steffi Graf
100
27–0
1988
Margaret Court
100
26–0
1970
/ Monica Seles
100
21–0
1991
Steffi Graf
100
21–0
1995
Steffi Graf
100
21–0
1996
Serena Williams
100
21–0
2002
7.
Steffi Graf
96.43
27–1
1989
Monica Seles
96.43
27–1
1992
Steffi Graf
96.43
27–1
1993
Martina Hingis
96.43
27–1
1997
11.
Serena Williams
96.30
26–1
2015
12.
Martina Navratilova
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.
Martina Navratilova
1982–1987
6
2.
Chris Evert
1974–1976
3
3.
Margaret Court
1969–1970
2
Steffi Graf
1988–1989
Monica Seles
1991–1992
Steffi Graf (2)
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.
Chris Evert
1974–1986
13[ 9]
2.
Steffi Graf
1987–1996
10
3.
Martina Navratilova
1981–1987
7
4.
Serena Williams
2012–2017
6
5.
Billie Jean King
1971–1975
5
Justine Henin
2003–2007
7.
Evonne Goolagong
1974–1977
4
Monica Seles
1990–1993
Serena Williams (2)
2007–2010
1+ final per season
Years
#
1.
Chris Evert
1973–1986
14
2.
Serena Williams
2007–2019
13
3.
Martina Navratilova
1981–1991
11
4.
Steffi Graf
1987–1996
10
5.
Evonne Goolagong
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
Most titles / finals at a single tournament
#
Titles
Tournament
Years
12
Martina Navratilova
Chicago
1978–1983, 1986–1988, 1990–1992[ 10]
11
Martina Navratilova (2)
Eastbourne
1978, 1982–1986, 1988–1991, 1993
9
/ Martina Navratilova (3)
Washington
1975, 1977–1978, 1982–1983, 1985–1986, 1988, 1990
Martina Navratilova (4)
Wimbledon
1978–1979, 1982–1987, 1990
Martina Navratilova (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
Martina Navratilova (6)
WTA Tour Finals
1978–1979, 1981, 1983–1985, 1986 (x2)
Martina Navratilova (7)
Los Angeles
1978, 1980–1981, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1992–1993
Serena Williams
Miami Masters
2002–2004, 2007–2008, 2013–2015
7
/ Martina Navratilova (8)
Orlando
1974, 1980–1985
Chris Evert (2)
French Open
1974–1975, 1979–1980, 1983, 1985–1986
Steffi Graf (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
Chris Evert (3)
U.S. Clay Court Championships
1972–1975, 1979–1980
Chris Evert (4)
US Open
1975–1978, 1980, 1982
Martina Navratilova (9)
Houston
1976–1979, 1983, 1985
Chris Evert (5)
Eckerd Open, Tampa Bay Area
1971, 1973–1974, 1982, 1987–1988
Steffi Graf (3)
Hamburg
1987–1992
Martina Navratilova (10)
Filderstadt & Stuttgart
1982–1983, 1986–1988, 1992
Steffi Graf (4)
Zurich
1986–1987, 1989–1992
Steffi Graf (5)
Brighton
1986, 1988–1992
Steffi Graf (6)
Virginia Slims of Florida
1987, 1989, 1992–1995
Steffi Graf (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
/ Martina Navratilova (2)
Chicago
1975, 1978–1983, 1986–1988, 1990–1993
13
Martina Navratilova (3)
Eastbourne
1978–1979, 1982–1987, 1988–1991, 1993
12
Martina Navratilova (4)
Wimbledon
1978–1979, 1982–1990, 1994
11
/ Martina Navratilova (5)
Washington
1975, 1977–1980, 1982–1983, 1985–1986, 1988, 1990
/ Martina Navratilova (6)
Dallas
1975–1976, 1979–1983, 1985–1987, 1990
Martina Navratilova (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
Chris Evert (2)
US Open
1975–1980, 1982–1984
Chris Evert (3)
Family Circle
1974–1978, 1981, 1984–1986
Chris Evert (4)
French Open
1973–1975, 1979–1980, 1983–1986
Martina Navratilova (8)
Houston
1976–1980, 1983, 1985, 1987–1988
Martina Navratilova (9)
Stuttgart
1979, 1981–1983, 1986–1988, 1991–1992
Martina Navratilova (10)
West Classic
1979–1980, 1984, 1988, 1990–1994
Steffi Graf (2)
Florida
1986–1989, 1991–1995
Steffi Graf (3)
French Open
1987–1990, 1992–1993, 1995–1996, 1999
Steffi Graf (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.
Chris Evert
122
2.
Margaret Court
83
3.
/ Martina Navratilova
79
4.
Steffi Graf
77
5.
Evonne Goolagong
71
6.
Serena Williams
64
7.
Bille Jean King
47
8.
Lindsay Davenport
43
Monica Seles
10.
Venus Williams
39
Indoor
#
1.
/ Martina Navratilova
88
2.
Billie Jean King
36
3.
Chris Evert
35
4.
Steffi Graf
30
5.
Virginia Wade
28
6.
Margaret Court
19
7.
Martina Hingis
16
8.
Evonne Goolagong
15
9.
Tracy Austin
14
10.
Lindsay Davenport
13
Matches played & won across all tournaments
Career match streaks across all tournaments
Matches won
Years
#
1.
Martina Navratilova
1984
74
2.
Steffi Graf
1989–90
66
3.
Martina Navratilova (2)
1986–87
58
4.
Chris Evert
1974
56
5.
Martina Navratilova (3)
1983–84
54
6.
Steffi Graf (2)
1988
46
7.
Steffi Graf (3)
1987
45
8.
Chris Evert (2)
1975–76
42
9.
Martina Navratilova (4)
1982
41
10.
Martina Navratilova (5)
1982–83
39
Career match wins per court type
Outdoor
#
1.
Chris Evert
903
2.
/ Martina Navratilova
755
3.
Serena Williams
695
4.
Steffi Graf
693
5.
Arantxa Sánchez
687
6.
Venus Williams
633
7.
Conchita Martínez
614
8.
Lindsay Davenport
585
9.
Margaret Court
501
10.
Gabriela Sabatini
495
Indoor
#
1.
/ Martina Navratilova
605
2.
Chris Evert
406
3.
Steffi Graf
201
4.
Pam Shriver
200
5.
Zina Garrison
191
6.
Helena Suková
187
7.
Jana Novotná
164
8.
Lindsay Davenport
155
9.
Manuela Maleeva
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.
Martina Navratilova (2)
97.50
78–2
1984
4.
Steffi Graf (2)
97.40
75–2
1987
5.
Martina Navratilova (3)
96.77
90–3
1982
Martina Navratilova (4)
96.77
90–3
1986
7.
Steffi Graf (3)
96.00
72–3
1988
8.
Steffi Graf (4)
95.92
47–2
1995
9.
Margaret Court
95.73
112–5
1970
10.
Margaret Court (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.
Martina Navratilova (2)
58
1986–87
4.
Margaret Court
57
1972–73
5.
Chris Evert
56
1974
6.
Martina Navratilova (3)
54
1983–84
7.
Steffi Graf (2)
46
1988
8.
Steffi Graf (3)
45
1987
9.
Martina Navratilova (4)
41
1982
10.
Martina Navratilova (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.
Martina Navratilova
16
2.
Chris Evert
9
Steffi Graf
4.
Gabriela Sabatini
7
Serena Williams
Match Won
#
1.
Martina Navratilova
60
2.
Chris Evert
34
3.
Steffi Graf
31
4.
Serena Williams
29[ 15]
5.
Gabriela Sabatini
21
Win %
% *
W–L
1.
Serena Williams
82.86
29–6[ 16]
2.
Steffi Graf
81.58
31–7
3.
Martina Navratilova
81.08
60–14
4.
Chris Evert
79.07
34–9
5.
Monica Seles
75.00
18–6
* Minimum + 18 Wins
Not losing a set
Years
#
1.
Martina Navratilova
1984, 1985
2
Serena Williams
2001, 2012
3.
Gabriela Sabatini
1988
1
Kim Clijsters
2002
WTA Premier/Tier One (since inception in 1988)
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.
Martina Hingis
27
3.
Steffi Graf
25
Maria Sharapova
5.
Lindsay Davenport
21
6.
Monica Seles
18
7.
Venus Williams
15
8.
Conchita Martínez
14
Justine Henin
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Titles by court type
Hard
#
1.
Serena Williams
16
2.
Victoria Azarenka
9
Maria Sharapova
4.
Steffi Graf
8
5.
Venus Williams
7
6.
Monica Seles
6
Kim Clijsters
Caroline Wozniacki
9.
Martina Hingis
5
Lindsay Davenport
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Match wins and winning %
Match wins
#
1.
Serena Williams
200
2.
Martina Hingis
189
3.
Venus Williams
175
4.
Conchita Martínez
167
5.
Elena Dementieva
157
6.
Lindsay Davenport
152
7.
Steffi Graf
147
Maria Sharapova
9.
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
138
10.
Monica Seles
121
Win %
W–L *
1.
Steffi Graf
89.63
147–17
2.
Serena Williams
84.03
200–38
3.
Venus Williams
83.33
175–35
4.
Martina Hingis
81.12
189–44
5.
Justin Henin
80.88
110–26
6.
Monica Seles
80.13
121–30
7.
Martina Navratilova
78.43
40–11
8.
Lindsay Davenport
78.35
152–42
9.
Kim Clijsters
78.10
82–23
10.
Maria Sharapova
76.96
147–44
* minimum 40 wins
Rankings achievements (since 1968)
Year – end No. 1
#
1.
Steffi Graf
8
2.
Martina Navratilova
7
3.
Chris Evert
5
Serena Williams [ 17]
5.
Billie Jean King
4
Lindsay Davenport
7.
Margaret Court
3
Justine Henin
Martina Hingis
Monica Seles
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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^ Serena Williams WTA profile
^ Serena Clinches Year-End World no. 1