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 in men's tennis since the dawn of the sport in the 19th century. The first "open" tournament was held in Bournemouth, England, followed by the inaugural open Grand Slam tournament a month later. 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 Active streaks and active players are in boldface.
Career totals
#Titles23 Serena Williams22 Steffi Graf18 Chris Evert/ Martina Navratilova11 Margaret Court9/ Monica Seles8 Billie Jean King7 Evonne Goolagong Justine Henin Venus Williams #FinalsW–L34 Chris Evert18–1633 Serena Williams23–1032/ Martina Navratilova18–1431 Steffi Graf22–918 Evonne Goolagong7–1116 Venus Williams7–913/ Monica Seles9–412 Margaret Court11–1 Billie Jean King8–4 Justine Henin7–5 Martina Hingis5–7 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario4–8 #SemifinalsW–L52 Chris Evert34–1744/ Martina Navratilova32–1240 Serena Williams33–737 Steffi Graf30–623 Venus Williams16–722 Evonne GoolagongPlayer profileitftennis.com 18–4 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario12–1020 Maria Sharapova 10–1019 Martina Hingis 12–718/ Monica Seles13–5 Lindsay Davenport7–11 Gabriela Sabatini3–15 #QuarterfinalsW–L54 Chris Evert52–2 Serena Williams40–1453/ Martina Navratilova44–942 Steffi Graf37–539 Venus Williams23–1635 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 22–1331/ Monica Seles18–13 Lindsay Davenport28 Gabriela Sabatini18–10 Billie Jean King17–11 #Appearances95 Venus Williams82 Serena Williams72 Alizé Cornet71 Amy Frazier Svetlana Kuznetsova70 Francesca Schiavone69 Sam Stosur Victoria Azarenka Sorana Cirstea67/ Martina Navratilova Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Matches
#Matches played423 Serena Williams357 Venus Williams355/ Martina Navratilova336 Chris Evert310 Steffi Graf264 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario250 Maria Sharapova249 Lindsay Davenport237 Conchita Martínez232 Victoria Azarenkaminimum 200 matches #Matches won367 Serena Williams306/ Martina Navratilova299 Chris Evert278 Steffi Graf271 Venus Williams210 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario198 Lindsay Davenport197 Maria Sharapova180/ Monica Seles174 Conchita Martínezminimum 150 wins
Match record%W–L Margaret Court Steffi Graf Chris Evert Serena Williams/ Martina Navratilova/ Monica Seles Billie Jean King Justine Henin Evonne Goolagong Martina Hingis Iga Świątekminimum 90 wins
Finals record%W–L Iga Świątek Naomi Osaka4–0 Virginia Wade3–0 Jennifer Capriati3–0 Ashleigh Barty3–0 Margaret Court Angelique Kerber Elena Rybakina3–1 Steffi Graf Serena Williams/ Monica Seles Billie Jean Kingminimum 3 titles
Grand Slam tournament achievements Grand Slam Grand SlamPlayerFirst–last tournaments Margaret Court 1970 Australian Open—1970 US Open Steffi Graf 1988 Australian Open—1988 US Openall four major titles consecutively (in a calendar year)
Non-Calendar Year Grand Slam NCYGSPlayerFirst–last tournaments Margaret Court 1969 US Open—1970 Wimbledon Martina Navratilova 1983 Wimbledon—1984 US Open (6 majors) Steffi Graf 1993 French Open—1994 Australian Open Serena Williams 2002 French Open—2003 Australian Open Serena Williams(2) 2014 US Open—2015 Wimbledonall four major titles consecutively (not in a calendar year)
Career Grand Slam CGSPlayerEvent of completionAge Margaret Court 1970 US Open 27 Chris Evert 1982 Australian Open 27 Martina Navratilova 1983 US Open 26 Steffi Graf 1988 US Open 19 Serena Williams 2003 Australian Open 21 Maria Sharapova 2012 French Open 25each Grand Slam title at least once
Career Golden Slam*Event of completionAge Steffi Graf 1988 Summer Olympics 19 Serena Williams 2012 Summer Olympics 30Career Grand Slam + Olympic Gold (since 1988) Career Super SlamEvent of completionAge Steffi Graf 1988 Summer Olympics 19 Serena Williams 2012 Summer Olympics 30Career Golden Slam + Year-End Championship
Finals Event of completionAgePlayer1970 Wimbledon27 Margaret Court1972 French Open28 Billie Jean King1973 US Open22 Evonne Goolagong Cawley1975 US Open20 Chris Evert1981 Wimbledon19 Hana Mandlíková1981 US Open24/ Martina Navratilova1988 Australian Open18 Steffi Graf1992 Wimbledon18 Monica Seles1995 Wimbledon23 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario1997 US Open16 Martina Hingis2003 Australian Open22 Venus Williams2003 Australian Open21 Serena Williams2004 Australian Open21 Justine Henin2012 French Open25 Maria Sharapova* Reached the final of each Grand Slam tournament at least once during career
Minimum at each Grand Slam tournament totals # Titles (1+) 4 Steffi Graf 3 Serena Williams 2 Chris Evert Martina Navratilova 1 Margaret Court Maria Sharapova # Finals (2+) 6 Chris Evert Martina Navratilova 5 Steffi Graf 4 Serena Williams 2 Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong Cawley Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Justine Henin # Semifinals (4+) 6 Martina Navratilova Chris Evert5 Steffi Graf Serena Williams 4 Gabriela Sabatini # Quarterfinals (5+) 10 Serena Williams 9 Martina Navratilova 7 Steffi Graf 6 Chris Evert Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 5 Gabriela Sabatini Monica Seles Jennifer Capriati Venus Williams # Match wins (Top 10) 69 Serena Williams 48 Venus Williams 47 Steffi Graf 46 Martina Navratilova 41 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 38 Maria Sharapova 31 Lindsay Davenport 30 Chris Evert Monica Seles Justine Henin Victoria Azarenka
Season totals
Match record minimum 20 wins
%W–LPlayerYear Steffi Graf1988 Margaret Court1970 Monica Seles1991 Steffi Graf1995 Steffi Graf1996 Serena Williams2002 Steffi Graf1989 Monica Seles1992 Steffi Graf1993 Martina Hingis1997
The Golden Slam and the Grand Slam
#All 4 titles + Olympic gold medal*Year1 Steffi Graf1988*called the Golden Slam
#All 4 titles*Year1 Margaret Court1970 Steffi Graf 1988*called the Grand Slam
Other achievements
# 3+ titles Year5 Steffi Graf1988–89, 93, 95–963 Margaret Court1969–70, 732 Martina Navratilova1983–84 Monica Seles1991–92 Serena Williams2002, 151 Billie Jean King1972 Martina Hingis1997
# 2+ titles Year7 Serena Williams2002–03, 09–10, 12–13, 156 Martina Navratilova1982–875 Chris Evert1974–76, 80, 82 Steffi Graf1988–89, 93, 95–963 Margaret Court1969–70, 732 Monica Seles1991–92 Venus Williams2000–01 Justine Henin2003, 071 Evonne Goolagong Cawley1971 Billie Jean King1972 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario1994 Martina Hingis1997 Jennifer Capriati2001 Amélie Mauresmo2006 Angelique Kerber2016 Iga Świątek2022 Aryna Sabalenka2024 Elena Rybakina2026
# All 4 finals Year3 Martina Navratilova1985, 86*, 87 Steffi Graf1988–89, 931 Margaret Court1970 Chris Evert1984 Monica Seles1992 Martina Hingis1997 Justine Henin2006*Australian Open not played in 1986 Made all 3 available finals
# All 4 semifinals Year6 Chris Evert1974, 81–82, 84–85, 86*4 Martina Navratilova1984–85, 86*, 87 Steffi Graf1988–90, 933 Margaret Court1969–70, 732 Martina Hingis1997–98 Serena Williams2015–16 Justine Henin2003, 06 Aryna Sabalenka2023, 251 Evonne Goolagong Cawley1973 Monica Seles1992 Conchita Martínez1995 Jennifer Capriati2001 Kim Clijsters2003*Australian Open not played in 1986 Made all 3 available semifinals
# All 4 quarterfinals Year6 Chris Evert1974, 81–82, 84–85, 86*5 Steffi Graf1988–91, 93 Serena Williams2001, 07, 09, 15–164 Martina Navratilova1984–85, 86*, 873 Margaret Court1969–70, 73 Gabriela Sabatini1991–93 Martina Hingis1997–98, 00 Lindsay Davenport1998–99, 052 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario1991, 1998 Venus Williams1998, 02/ Monica Seles1992, 02 Jennifer Capriati2001–02 Justine Henin2003, 06 Aryna Sabalenka2023, 251 Billie Jean King1969 Rosemary Casals1969 Virginia Wade1972 Evonne Goolagong Cawley1973 Hana Mandlíková1981 Helena Suková1986* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch1987 Conchita Martínez1995 Kim Clijsters2003 Amélie Mauresmo2004 Maria Sharapova2005 Iga Świątek2025*Australian Open not played in 1986 Made all 3 available quarterfinals
Achievements at all 4 majors by year
4 Slam wins *Year Margaret Court 1970 Steffi Graf 1988* called The Grand Slam
3 Slam wins & 1 finalYear Steffi Graf 1989 Monica Seles 1992 Steffi Graf (2) 1993 Martina Hingis 1997
2 Slam wins & 2 finalsYear Martina Navratilova 1987
1 Slam win & 3 finalsYear Chris Evert 1984 Justine Henin 2006
Achievements at 3 out of 4 majors by year
3 Slam wins Year Margaret Court 1969 Billie Jean King 1972 Margaret Court (2) 1973 Martina Navratilova 1983 Martina Navratilova (2) 1984 Steffi Graf 1989 Monica Seles 1991 Monica Seles (2) 1992 Steffi Graf (2) 1993 Steffi Graf (3) 1995 Steffi Graf (4) 1996 Martina Hingis 1997 Serena Williams 2002 Serena Williams (2) 2015
2 Slam wins & 1 finalYear Evonne Goolagong 1971 Chris Evert 1974 Chris Evert (2) 1980 Chris Evert (3) 1982 Martina Navratilova 1982 Martina Navratilova (2) 1986 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1994 Angelique Kerber 2016
1 Slam win & 2 finalsYear Evonne Goolagong 1975 Evonne Goolagong (2) 1976 Chris Evert (2) 1979 Chris Evert (3) 1985 Steffi Graf 1987 Steffi Graf (2) 1990 Martina Hingis 1999 Lindsay Davenport 2000 Serena Williams 2016 Aryna Sabalenka 2025
3 Slam finals (all losses)Year Evonne Goolagong 1972 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1995 Venus Williams 2002
Consecutive spanning consecutive tournaments #TitlesYears6 Margaret Court1969–71 Martina Navratilova1983–845 Steffi Graf1988–894 Steffi Graf (2)1993–94 Serena Williams2002–03 Serena Williams (2)2014–153 Billie Jean King1972 Martina Navratilova (2)1981–82 Chris Evert1982–83 Steffi Graf (3)1989–90 Monica Seles1991–92 Steffi Graf (4)1995 Steffi Graf (5)1996 Martina Hingis1997–98 #FinalsYears13 Steffi Graf1987–9011 Martina Navratilova1985–876 Margaret Court1969–71 Martina Navratilova (2)1983–84 Chris Evert1984–85 Monica Seles1991–935 Steffi Graf (2)1993–94 Martina Hingis1997–984 Chris Evert (2)1982–83 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario1994–95 Serena Williams2002–03 Venus Williams2002–03 Justine Henin2006 Serena Williams (2)2014–15 #Semifinals19 Martina Navratilova15 Steffi Graf11 Chris Evert Martina Hingis10 Serena Williams9 Margaret Court Chris Evert (2)7 Chris Evert (3)6 Steffi Graf (2)/ Monica Seles Jennifer Capriati Serena Williams (2) Aryna Sabalenka #Quarterfinals19 Martina Navratilova Steffi Graf15 Gabriela Sabatini11 Chris Evert Martina Hingis10 Lindsay Davenport Serena Williams9 Chris Evert (2) Steffi Graf (2) Serena Williams (2) #Match wins45 Martina Navratilova40 Steffi Graf35 Margaret Court33 Serena Williams Serena Williams (2)32 Steffi Graf (2)27 Steffi Graf (3)/ Monica Seles26 Steffi Graf (4) Martina Hingis #Appearances69 Alizé Cornet62 Ai Sugiyama61 Francesca Schiavone56 Jelena Janković54 Nathalie Dechy Elena Likhovtseva52 Patty Schnyder51 Angelique Kerber48 Ana Ivanovic Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Per Grand Slam tournament
Titles per tournament
#Australian Open7 Serena Williams4 Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong Steffi Graf/ Monica Seles3 Martina Navratilova Martina Hingis2 Chris Evert Hana Mandlíková Jennifer Capriati Victoria Azarenka Naomi Osaka Aryna Sabalenka
#French Open7 Chris Evert6 Steffi Graf4 Justine Henin Iga Świątek3 Margaret Court Monica Seles Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Serena Williams2 Martina Navratilova Maria Sharapova
#Wimbledon9 Martina Navratilova7 Steffi Graf Serena Williams5 Venus Williams4 Billie Jean King3 Chris Evert2 Evonne Goolagong Petra Kvitová
#US Open6 Chris Evert Serena Williams5 Steffi Graf4 Martina Navratilova3 Margaret Court Billie Jean King Kim Clijsters2 Tracy Austin Monica Seles Venus Williams Justine Henin Naomi Osaka Aryna Sabalenka
Finals per tournament
#Australian OpenW–L8 Serena Williams7–17 Evonne Goolagong4–36 Chris Evert2–4/ Martina Navratilova3–3 Martina Hingis3–35 Margaret Court4–1 Steffi Graf4–14/ Monica Seles4–0Aryna Sabalenka2–2 Maria Sharapova1–33 Justine Henin1–2 Li Na1–2
#French OpenW–L9 Chris Evert7–2 Steffi Graf6–36 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario3–3/ Martina Navratilova2–44/ Monica Seles3–1 Justine Henin4–0 Serena Williams3–1 Iga Świątek4–03 Mary Pierce1–2 Margaret Court3–0 Maria Sharapova2–1 Simona Halep1–2