Tennis performance timeline comparison (women) (1884–1977)

This article presents in a tabular form the career tennis Grand Slam, World Hard Court Championships and Olympic singles results of every woman who has reached the singles final of at least one Grand Slam, World Hard Court Championships or Olympic tournament (OLY) during her career. The Grand Slam tournaments are the Australian Open (AUS), the French Open (FRA), Wimbledon (WIM), and the US Open (USA).

This article is a compilation of the performance timelines that are included in the numerous Wikipedia articles covering individual tennis players, such as Helen Wills Moody, Billie Jean King, Margaret Court, Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova. This article facilitates the comparison of the career Grand Slam, World Hard Court Championships and Olympic singles results of each player, particularly of women who were playing at the same time.

This article is split into two sections, 1884–1977 and 1978–present, for ease of navigation.

Key to table entries

The loser in the bronze medal match receives the normal semifinal entry shown above. The rest of the Olympic entries follow the standard key based on their progression through the tournament.

Refer to the notes below each table for an explanation of more tabular entries that are used infrequently in these tables.

1884–1900

Player 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900WIMWIMWIMWIMUSAWIMUSAWIMUSAWIMUSAWIMUSAWIMUSAWIMUSAWIMUSAWIMUSAWIMUSAWIMUSAWIMUSAWIMUSAWIMUSAOLY Maud WatsonWWFAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Lillian WatsonF1RQFAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Blanche Bingley HillyardSFFWFAFAWASFAFAFAFAWAAAAAWAAAWAWAA Lottie DodAAAWAWAAAAAWAWAWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Ellen HansellAAAAWAFAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Laura KnightAAAAFAAAQFAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Bertha TownsendAAAAAAWAWAFAAAAAAASFAQFAAAAAAAAAAA Helena RiceAAAAAAAFAWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Lida VoorheesAAAAAAAAFASFAQFAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA May JacksAAAAAAASFAFAQFAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Ellen RooseveltAAAAAAQFAQFAWAFAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Mabel CahillAAAAAAAAAAQFAWAWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Elisabeth MooreAAAAAAAAAAAAAAFAQFAAASFAWAFAAAAAAA Aline TerryAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWAFAAAAAAAAAAAAA Augusta SchultzAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQFAFAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Edith AustinAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASFAFAAASFAQFASFAQFAQFAA Helen HellwigAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQFAWAFAAAAAAAAAAA Charlotte Cooper SterryAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQFAQFAWAWAFAWAFAFAG Helen JacksonAAAAAAAAAAAQFAQFAAAAAFAAAAAAAAAAAA Juliette AtkinsonAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQFAWAFAWAWAAAAA Alice Simpson-PickeringAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASFAFASFA1RA1RA1RAA Louisa MartinAAAAAAAAAAAAAQFAAAAAAAAAAAFAAASFAA Marion JonesAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAFAWAAA Maud BanksAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQFAQFAFAQFA Myrtle McAteerAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQFAWA Edith ParkerAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQFAFA Helene PrevostAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQFAS Muriel RobbAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQFAQFAA Dorothea Douglass Lambert ChambersAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQFAA

1901–1912

Player 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912WIMUSAWIMUSAWIMUSAWIMUSAWIMUSAWIMUSAWIMUSAWIMUSAOLYWIMUSAWIMUSAWIMUSAWHCWIMUSAOLY Blanche Bingley HillyardFA2RAAA3RA SFAQFA SFA2RAA2RA3RAAA SFAA Charlotte Cooper SterryWAFAAAFAAAACFAAAWAAAA2RA2RAFAA Myrtle McAteerAFAAAAAAAAAAAAA Elisabeth MooreAWAFAWAFAWAFAAAAAAAA Muriel RobbQFAW A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Marion JonesAACFAWAFAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers2RA SFAWAWAFAWAFAQFAGAAWAWAAAA Ethel Thomson LarcombeAA1RAFA3RAQFA2RAAAAAAAAAAAAWAA May Sutton BundyAAAAAAAWWAFAWAAAAAAAAAAAAA Helen Homans McLeanAAAAFAFAWAAAAAAAA Evelyn SearsAAAAAAAWAFAAAAAA Carrie NeelyAAAAAAAFAAAAAAA Agnes Morton SFACFQFACF SF3R3RF4RFA3RQFA Maud Barger WallachAAAAAAACFAAWAAFAAAA Penelope Dora Harvey BoothbyAAAAAA2RAQFA1RA1RA SFASWAFAFA3RAA Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -AWAWAWAAAA Louise Hammond RaymondAAAAAAAAAAAFAAA Florence SuttonAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAFAAA Marguerite BroquedisAAAAAAAAAAAAWAG Mieken RieckAAAAAAAAAAA2RFA1R Mary BrowneAAAAAAAAAAAAAWA Eleonora SearsAAAAAAAAAAAAAFA Dora KöringAAAAAAAAAAAAAS Elizabeth RyanAAAAAAAAAAAAQFA Molla BjurstedtAAAAAAAAA2RAAAAAAA B

Notes:

ACF = lost in the all comers final (the winner played the defending champion). Through 1923, the French Championships were open only to French nationals. The World Hard Court Championships, actually played on clay in Paris or Brussels, began in 1912 and were open to all nationalities. Though not a slam, many major players participated and the results from that tournament are shown here for 1912. The results from the outdoor version of the tennis competition at the 1908 and 1912 Olympic Games are shown here.

1913–1921

Player 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921WHCWIMUSAWHCWIMUSAWHCWIMUSAWHCWIMUSAWHCWIMUSAWHCWIMUSAWHCWIMUSAWHCWIMOLYUSAWHCWIMUSA Blanche Bingley HillyardA2RAAAANHNHANHNHANHNHANHNHANHAAAAAAAAA Charlotte Cooper SterryAQFAA3RANHNHANHNHANHNHANHNHANH3RAAAAA - - - Dorothea Douglass Lambert ChambersAWAAWANHNHANHNHANHNHANHNHANHFAAFAAAAA Ethel Thomson LarcombeAAAAFANHNHANHNHANHNHANHNHANH2RAAAAAAAA May Sutton BundyAAAAAANHNHANHNHANHNHANHNHANHAAAAAAAA SF Evelyn SearsAAAAAANHNHQFNHNH SFNHNH -NHNH -NH - - - - - - - - - Carrie NeelyAAAAAQFNHNHANHNHANHNH2RNHNHANHAA - - - - - - - Agnes MortonA3RAA3RANHNHANHNHANHNHANHNHANHAA - - - - - - - Maud Barger WallachAAAAAANHNH3RNHNHQFNHNHANHNHANHAAAAA2R - - - Penelope Dora Harvey BoothbyA2RAAAANHNHANHNHANHNHANHNHANHAAA2RAAA3RA Hazel Hotchkiss WightmanAAAAAANHNHFNHNHANHNHANHNHANHAWAAAAAAA Louise Hammond RaymondAAAAA SFNHNHANHNHFNHNHANHNHANHAAAAAAAA3R Marguerite BroquedisFAA SF1RANHNHANHNHANHNHANHNHANHAAQFAAA SFAA Mieken RieckW3RAAAANHNHANHNHANHNHANHNHANHAA - - - - - - - Mary BrowneAAWAAWNHNHANHNHANHNHANHNHANHAAAAAAAAF Winifred McNairAACFAA2RANHNHANHNHANHNHANHNHANH3RAAQF2RAAAA Dorothy GreenAAFAAANHNH1RNHNHANHNHANHNHANHAAAAA4R - - - Suzanne LenglenAAAWAANHNHANHNHANHNHANHNHANHWA1RWGAWW2R Germaine GoldingQFAAFAANHNHANHNHANHNHANHNHANHAA1RAAAQFAA Elizabeth RyanQF1RAQFACFANHNHANHNHANHNHANHNHANH SFAAACFAAAFA Marie WagnerAAAAAFNHNHANHNHANHNHANHNHANHAQFAAAAAA1R / Molla BjurstedtAAAAAANHNHWNHNHWNHNHWNHNHWNHA SFA SFAWFQFW Marion Vanderhoef Morse - - - - - -NHNHQFNHNHANHNHFNHNHANHAA - - - - - - - Eleanor Goss - - - - - -NHNH -NHNH -NHNHANHNHFNHA3RAAA SFAA1R Phyllis SatterthwaiteAQFA2R1RANHNHANHNHANHNHANHNHANHACFA SFQFAAAACFA Marion Zinderstein Jessup - - - - - -NHNHANHNHANHNH3RNHNH3RNHAFAAAFAA1R Dorothy HolmanA SFAA3RANHNHANHNHANHNHANHNHANH3RAWASA2R2RA Francisca Subirana - - -AAANHNHANHNHANHNHANHNHANHAAFA1RAAAA Kitty McKane Godfree - - - - - -NHNHANHNHANHNHANHNHANHQFAA3R BAA2RA Sylvia Lance Harper - - - - - -NHNH -NHNH -NHNH -NHNH -NH - -A2RAAAAA Irene Bowder Peacock - - -AAANHNHANHNHANHNHANHNHANHAAAAAA SF SFA

1922–1928

Player 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928AUSWHCWIMUSAAUSWHCWIMUSAAUSWHCWIMOLYUSAAUSFRAWIMUSAAUSFRAWIMUSAAUSFRAWIMUSAAUSFRAWIMUSA May Sutton BundyAAA SFAAAAANHAAAAAA3RAAAAAAAAAAA3R Hazel Hotchkiss WightmanAAAAAAAAANH3RAAAAAAAAA3RAAA1RAAAQF Mary BrowneAAAAAAAAANHAA SFAAA3RAF1R SF - - - - - - - - Suzanne LenglenAWWAAWWAANH SF2RAAWWAAW3RA - - - - - - - - Elizabeth RyanAFQFAAA SFAANHQFAAAA2RQFAQF3RFAA SFAAA SFA Molla Bjursted MalloryAAFWAAQFFANH2RQFFAAA SFAA SFWAA3RQFA2R1R SF Marion Zinderstein JessupAAAQFAAAAANHQFQFQFAAA3RA2R2RAAAAAAAAA Helen Wills MoodyAAAFAAAWANHFGWAAAWA2R1RAAAWWAWWW Kitty McKane GodfreeA SF2RAAFFQFANHW BAAF SFFAAWAAAQF1RAAAA Julie "Didi" Vlasto Serpieri - - - -AQF4RAANHASAA SFAAA2R SFAAAAAAAAA Joan Fry Lakeman - - - - -_ - - - - - - -AAFQFA SF3RAAA SF3RA3R2RA Lili de Alvarez Valdene - - - - - - - -ANHAQFAA1RAAAAFAAQFFAAAFA Kea Bouman - - - -AA2RAANH1R3RAAA2RAA SFQFAAW4RQFA SF3RA Irene Bowder PeacockA2R SFAAAAAANHAAAAAAAAAAAAFQFAAAAA Betty Nuthall Shoemaker - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -AA2RAAAQFFA2R1RA Eileen Bennett Whittingstall - - - - - - - - - - - - -AA1RAAA2RAA SF3R3RAFQFA Helen Hull Jacobs - - - - - - - - - - - - -AAA2RAAAAAAA SFAA3RF Simonne Mathieu - - - - - - - - - - - - -AQFAAAQF1RAA3R2RAAAAA Phoebe Holcroft Watson - - - -AA1RAANH3RAAAA1RAAA3RAA3RQFAA2RQFA Anna McCune Harper - - - - - - - - - - - - -AA3RAAA1RAAAAAAAA3R Cilly Aussem - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -AQF2RAA3RQFA Dorothy Round Little - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -AA1RA Sarah Palfrey Cooke - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -AAA1R Margaret "Mal" MolesworthWAAAWAAAQFNHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQFAAA Esna Boyd RobertsonFAAAFAAAFNHAAAFAQFAFAAAWAAAF3R4RA Sylvia Lance Harper SFAAA SFAAAWNHAAA SFAAA SFAAAFAAA2RAAA Daphne Akhurst Cozens - - - - - - - - SFNHAAAWAQFAWAAA2RAAAWQF SFA Louise Bickerton - - - - - - - - - - - - -2RAAAAAAA SFAAA SF3R4RA Coral Buttsworth - - - - - - - - - - - - -1RAAAAAAAAAAA2RAAA Marjorie Cox Crawford - - - - - - - - - - - - -QFAAA SFAAAQFAAA2RAAA

Notes:

Through 1923, the French Championships were open only to French nationals. The World Hard Court Championships (WHCC), actually played on clay in Paris or Brussels, began in 1912 and were open to all nationalities. The results from that tournament are shown here for 1922 and 1923. The Olympics replaced the WHCC in 1924, as the Olympics were held in Paris. Beginning in 1925, the French Championships were open to all nationalities, with the results shown here beginning with that year.

1929–1935

Player 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935AUSFRAWIMUSAAUSFRAWIMUSAAUSFRAWIMUSAAUSFRAWIMUSAAUSFRAWIMUSAAUSFRAWIMUSAAUSFRAWIMUSA May Sutton BundyA2RQF3R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Elizabeth RyanAA3RAAQFFAAQFAAA1R1RAA1RAAA1RAQF - - - - Molla Bjursted MalloryAA3R SF - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Helen Wills MoodyAWWWAWWAAAAWAWWAAAWFAAAAAAWA Kitty McKane GodfreeAAAAAAAAAA4RAAA4RAAA2RAAA3RA - - - - Julie "Didi" Vlasto SerpieriAA2RAAA1RAA1RAA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Joan Fry LakemanAA4RAAA3RA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Lilí de Álvarez ValdeneAA4RAA SF1RAA SF3RAA3RAAAAAAAAAAA1R2RA Kea BoumanA1R3RA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Irene Bowder PeacockAAAAAAAAAAAAAA2RA - - - - - - - - - - - - Betty Nuthall ShoemakerAA3RQFAAQFWAFQF SFA SFQFAA SF4R SFA3R1R2RAAAA Eileen Bennett WhittingstallA SF4RAA2R2RAA2R4RFAQFQFAAQF4RAAA2RAAA4RA Helen Hull JacobsAAF SFAFQFAAQF SFQFAQFFWA SF SFWAFFWA SFFW Simonne MathieuAF3RAAQF SFAAQF SFAAF SFAAFQFAA SF SFAAFQFA Phoebe Holcroft WatsonAQF3RFAQF1RA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Anna McCune HarperAAA3RAAAFAA4RQFAA1RQF - - - - - - - - - - - - Cilly AussemA SF4RAA SF SFAAWWAAQF1RAA2RAAA SFQFA - - - - Hilde Krahwinkel SperlingA2RAAA3R2RAA SFFAA SFQFAA2R SFAAA4RAAW SFA Carolin Babcock StarkAAA1RAAA2RAAAAAAAFAAA3RA2R4R SFAAAQF Margaret "Peggy" Scriven-Vivian - - - -AA1RAAAQFAA2R2RAAWQF3RAWQFAA SF3RA Dorothy Round LittleAA2RAAA3RAAAQF3RAAQFAAAF SFAAWAWAQFA Sarah Palfrey CookeAAA3RAA2R3RAAA3RAA4R2RAAAQFA3RQFFAAAF Nancy Lyle Glover A A2R A A A2R A A A2R A A A1R A A A3R A AQF1R AF A3R A Alice Marble - - - - - - - -AAA1RAAA3RAAAQFA2RAAAAAA Jadwiga Jędrzejowska - - - - - - - -A2R1RAAA3RAA1R3RAA3R4RAAAQFA Kay Stammers Bullitt - - - - - - - -AA2RAAA4RAA3R4RAAQF3RQFA1RQF SF Margaret "Mal" MolesworthQFAAAQFAAA1RAAAAAAAQFAAAF3R1RA2RAAA Esna Boyd RobertsonAAAAAA4RAAAAA2RAAAAAAAAA1RA - - - - Sylvia Lance Harper SFAAAFAAA SFAAA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Daphne Akhurst CozensWAAAWAAA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Louise BickertonFAAA SFAAAQFAAAAAAAAAAA SFAAAQFAAA Coral ButtsworthAAAAAAAAWAAAWAAAFAAA - - - - - - - - Marjorie Cox Crawford SFAAAQFAAAFAAAQFA1RA2R2RAA - - - - - - - - Kathleen Le Messurier - - - - - - - - - - - -F A A A A A A A SF A A A1R A A A Joan Hartigan Bathurst - - - - - - - -QFAAAAAAAWAAAW3R SFAAA SFA Nancye Wynne Bolton - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -2RAAA Nell Hall Hopman - - - -1RAAA1RAAAAAAAQFAAAQF1R3RASF2R2RA

1936–1942