Open Era tennis records – Women's singles
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,[1] followed by the inaugural open Grand Slam tournament 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
Active streaks and active players are in boldface.
Career totals
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Matches
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Grand Slam tournament achievements
Grand Slam
Grand Slam[broken anchor] | Player | First–last tournaments |
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1970 Australian Open—1970 US Open | |
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1988 Australian Open—1988 US Open | |
all four major titles consecutively (in a calendar year) |
Non-Calendar Year Grand Slam
NCYGS | Player | First–last tournaments |
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1969 US Open—1970 Wimbledon | |
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1983 Wimbledon—1984 French Open | |
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1993 French Open—1994 Australian Open | |
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2002 French Open—2003 Australian Open | |
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2014 US Open—2015 Wimbledon | |
all four major titles consecutively (not in a calendar year) |
Career Grand Slam
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Finals
Event of completion | Age | Player |
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1970 Wimbledon | 27 | ![]() |
1972 French Open | 28 | ![]() |
1973 US Open | 22 | ![]() |
1975 US Open | 20 | ![]() |
1981 Wimbledon | 19 | ![]() |
1981 US Open | 24 | ![]() ![]() |
1988 Australian Open | 18 | ![]() |
1992 Wimbledon | 18 | ![]() |
1995 Wimbledon | 23 | ![]() |
1997 US Open | 16 | ![]() |
2003 Australian Open | 22 | ![]() |
2003 Australian Open | 21 | ![]() |
2004 Australian Open | 21 | ![]() |
2012 French Open | 25 | ![]() |
* Reached the final of each Grand Slam tournament at least once during career |
Minimum at each Grand Slam tournament totals
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3 | ![]() |
2 | ![]() |
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# | Finals (2+) |
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4 | ![]() |
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# | Semifinals (4+) |
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6 | ![]() |
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5 | ![]() |
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4 | ![]() |
# | Quarterfinals (5+) |
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10 | ![]() |
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7 | ![]() |
6 | ![]() |
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5 | ![]() |
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# | Match wins (Top 10) |
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48 | ![]() |
47 | ![]() |
46 | ![]() |
41 | ![]() |
38 | ![]() |
31 | ![]() |
30 | ![]() |
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Season totals
Match record
- minimum 20 wins
The Golden Slam and the Grand Slam
# | All 4 titles + Olympic gold medal* | Year |
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1988 |
*called the Golden Slam |
# | All 4 titles* | Year |
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1970 |
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1988 | |
*called the Grand Slam[broken anchor] |
Other achievements
# | 3+ titles | Year |
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5 | ![]() |
1988–89, 93, 95–96 |
3 | ![]() |
1969–70, 73 |
2 | ![]() |
1983–84 |
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1991–92 | |
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2002, 15 | |
1 | ![]() |
1972 |
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1997 |
# | 2+ titles | Year |
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7 | ![]() |
2002–03, 09–10, 12–13, 15 |
6 | ![]() |
1982–87 |
5 | ![]() |
1974–76, 80, 82 |
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1988–89, 93, 95–96 | |
3 | ![]() |
1969–70, 73 |
2 | ![]() |
1991–92 |
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2000–01 | |
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2003, 07 | |
1 | ![]() |
1971 |
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1972 | |
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1994 | |
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1997 | |
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2001 | |
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2006 | |
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2016 | |
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2022 |
# | All 4 semifinals | Year |
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6 | ![]() |
1974, 81–82, 84–85, 86* |
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1984–85, 86*, 87 |
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1988–90, 93 | |
3 | ![]() |
1969–70, 73 |
2 | ![]() |
1997–98 |
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2015–16 | |
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2003, 06 | |
1 | ![]() |
1973 |
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1992 | |
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1995 | |
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2001 | |
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2003 | |
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2023 | |
*Australian Open not played in 1986
Made all 3 available semifinals |
# | All 4 quarterfinals | Year |
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6 | ![]() |
1974, 81–82, 84–85, 86* |
5 | ![]() |
1988–91, 93 |
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2001, 07, 09, 15–16 | |
4 | ![]() |
1984–85, 86*, 87 |
3 | ![]() |
1969–70, 73 |
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1991–93 | |
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1997–98, 00 | |
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1998–99, 05 | |
2 | ![]() |
1998, 02 |
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1992, 02 | |
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2001–02 | |
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2003, 06 | |
1 | ![]() |
1969 |
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1969 | |
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1972 | |
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1973 | |
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1981 | |
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1986* | |
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1987 | |
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1991 | |
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1995 | |
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2003 | |
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2004 | |
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2005 | |
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2023 | |
*Australian Open not played in 1986
Made all 3 available quarterfinals |
Achievements at all 4 majors by year
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Achievements at 3 out of 4 majors by year
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Consecutive titles
- spanning consecutive tournaments
# | Titles | Years |
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6 | ![]() |
1969–71 |
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1983–84 | |
5 | ![]() |
1988–89 |
4 | ![]() |
1993–94 |
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2002–03 | |
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2014–15 | |
3 | ![]() |
1972 |
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1981–82 | |
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1982–83 | |
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1989–90 | |
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1991–92 | |
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1995 | |
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1996 | |
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1997–98 |
# | Finals | Years |
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13 | ![]() |
1987–90 |
11 | ![]() |
1985–87 |
6 | ![]() |
1969–71 |
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1983–84 | |
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1984–85 | |
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1991–93 | |
5 | ![]() |
1993–94 |
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1997–98 | |
4 | ![]() |
1982–83 |
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1994–95 | |
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2002–03 | |
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2002–03 | |
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2006 | |
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2014–15 |
# | Semifinals |
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19 | ![]() |
15 | ![]() |
11 | ![]() |
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10 | ![]() |
9 | ![]() |
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7 | ![]() |
6 | ![]() |
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# | Quarterfinals |
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19 | ![]() |
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15 | ![]() |
11 | ![]() |
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10 | ![]() |
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9 | ![]() |
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# | Match wins |
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45 | ![]() |
40 | ![]() |
35 | ![]() |
33 | ![]() |
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32 | ![]() |
27 | ![]() |
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26 | ![]() |
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# | Appearances |
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69 | ![]() |
62 | ![]() |
61 | ![]() |
56 | ![]() |
54 | ![]() |
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52 | ![]() |
51 | ![]() |
48 | ![]() |
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Per Grand Slam tournament
Titles per tournament
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Finals per tournament
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Match wins per tournament
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Match record per tournament
- minimum 20 wins and over 80% (correct as of 2024 French Open)
% | W–L | Australian Open |
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95.5 | 21–1 | ![]() |
91.5 | 43–4 | ![]() ![]() |
88.7 | 47–6 | ![]() |
88.2 | 30–4 | ![]() |
88.1 | 52–7 | ![]() |
87.6 | 92–13 | ![]() |
86.5 | 45–7 | ![]() ![]() |
82.7 | 43–9 | ![]() |
82.6 | 38–8 | ![]() |
81.5 | 22–5 | ![]() |
% | W–L | French Open |
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95.2 | 20–1 | ![]() |
94.6 | 35–2 | ![]() |
92.3 | 72–6 | ![]() |
89.4 | 84–10 | ![]() |
88.4 | 38–5 | ![]() |
87.1 | 54–8 | ![]() ![]() |
84.7 | 72–13 | ![]() |
83.1 | 69–14 | ![]() |
82.4 | 56–12 | ![]() |
82.3 | 51–11 | ![]() ![]() |
% | W–L | Wimbledon |
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91.4 | 74–7 | ![]() |
89.6 | 120–14 | ![]() ![]() |
87.5 | 98–14 | ![]() |
86.7 | 65–10 | ![]() |
86.5 | 96–15 | ![]() |
84.5 | 49–9 | ![]() |
84.4 | 27–5 | ![]() |
82.6 | 90–19 | ![]() |
80.3 | 49–12 | ![]() |
% | W–L | US Open |
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90.6 | 29–3 | ![]() |
89.4 | 101–12 | ![]() |
89.0 | 73–9 | ![]() |
88.6 | 31–4 | ![]() |
87.8 | 108–15 | ![]() |
85.7 | 36–6 | ![]() |
84.4 | 38–7 | ![]() |
84.3 | 91–17 | ![]() ![]() |
84.1 | 53–10 | ![]() ![]() |
83.3 | 35–7 | ![]() |
Grand Slam miscellaneous
Grand Slam season streaks
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Grand Slams won without losing a set
# | Player | Majors |
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6 | ![]() |
1983 WM, 1983 US, 1984 WM, 1986 WM, 1987 US, 1990 WM |
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2002 WM, 2002 US, 2008 US, 2010 WM, 2014 US, 2017 AU | |
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1974 FR, 1976 US, 1977 US, 1978 US, 1981 WM |
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1988 AU, 1988 FR, 1989 AU, 1994 AU, 1996 US | |
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1971 FR, 1975 AU, 1976 AU, 1977 AU (Dec) |
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1969 US, 1970 AU, 1973 AU |
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1971 US, 1972 FR, 1972 US | |
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1998 US, 1999 WM, 2000 AU | |
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2006 FR, 2007 FR, 2007 US | |
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1997 AU, 1997 US |
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2001 US, 2008 WM | |
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1992 US |
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2008 AU | |
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2013 WM | |
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2020 FR | |
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2021 US | |
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2022 AU | |
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2024 AU |
Youngest and oldest at Grand Slams
Winning first and last titles
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Winning a title
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Reaching a final
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Grand Slam titles by decade
- minimum 2 titles
Court claimed both US National titles played in 1968 & 1969 alongside the US Open, but these tournaments were subsequently downgraded to non-Grand Slam status.[citation needed]
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All tournaments
Titles and finals
# | Titles |
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167 | ![]() ![]() |
157 | ![]() |
107 | ![]() |
92 | ![]() |
73 | ![]() |
68 | ![]() |
67 | ![]() |
55 | ![]() |
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53 | ![]() ![]() |
# | Finals | Record |
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239 | ![]() ![]() |
167–72 |
230 | ![]() |
157–73 |
138 | ![]() |
107–31 |
122 | ![]() |
67–55 |
121 | ![]() |
92–29 |
119 | ![]() |
68–51 |
98 | ![]() |
73–25 |
93 | ![]() |
55–38 |
85 | ![]() ![]() |
53–32 |
83 | ![]() |
49–34 |
Matches
# | Played |
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1661 | ![]() ![]() |
1455 | ![]() |
1184 | ![]() |
1175 | ![]() |
1168 | ![]() |
1133 | ![]() |
1099 | ![]() |
1096 | ![]() |
1093 | ![]() |
1064 | ![]() |
# | Won |
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1442 | ![]() ![]() |
1309 | ![]() |
900 | ![]() |
858 | ![]() |
839 | ![]() |
818 | ![]() |
765 | ![]() |
733 | ![]() |
719 | ![]() |
704 | ![]() |
# | Played (active) |
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1175 | ![]() |
1133 | ![]() |
1096 | ![]() |
1062 | ![]() |
1006 | ![]() |
1002 | ![]() |
968 | ![]() |
# | Won (active) |
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818 | ![]() |
684 | ![]() |
682 | ![]() |
656 | ![]() |
651 | ![]() |
648 | ![]() |
638 | ![]() |
634 | ![]() |
623 | ![]() |
597 | ![]() |
# | Consecutive match wins | Years |
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74 | ![]() |
1984 |
66 | ![]() |
1989–90 |
58 | ![]() |
1986–87 |
57 | ![]() |
1972–73 |
56 | ![]() |
1974 |
54 | ![]() |
1983–84 |
46 | ![]() |
1988 |
45 | ![]() |
1987 |
42 | ![]() |
1975–76 |
41 | ![]() |
1982 |
39 | ![]() |
1982–83 |
37 | ![]() |
2022 |
36 | ![]() |
1990 |
Most titles / finals at a single tournament
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Career match streaks
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Titles by court type
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Match wins by court type
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Match record by court type
- active players are denoted in boldface
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Career season streaks
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Single season records
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Year-end Championships
- (1972 – present)
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WTA Premier/Tier One (since inception in 1988)
- Overall totals include premier mandatory, premier five and tier one tournaments only.
- Tier one tournaments were played on 3 surfaces (carpet ceased as a surface in 1995).
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Titles by court type
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Olympic tournaments
Tennis was reinstated as an official Olympic sport in 1988. There have been nine tournaments in the Open Era.
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WTA rankings achievements
WTA rankings began in 1975. These weekly rankings determine tournament eligibility and seedings. At the end of each year they also become the official WTA season rankings.
Correct as of 12 August 2024[update] with (▲) indicating active streaks.[20].
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Year-end rankings total through 2023
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Prize money
See WTA Prize money. 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
- ^ Henderson, Jon (15 June 2008). "Now I'd choose tennis". The Observer.
'Yes, "open" tennis has come at last and Bournemouth has been entrusted with the task of a world shaking launching,' said the programme notes for the 1968 Hard Court Championships of Great Britain, which brought an end to the sport's segregation of amateur and professional players.
- ^ "Event Guide / History: Roland-Garros, a never-ending story". Roland Garros Official Website. IBM Corporation and Fédération Française de Tennis. Archived from the original on 4 July 2008.
Another significant turning point came in 1968 when the French Internationals became the first Grand Slam tournament to join the "Open" era.
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- ^ Serena Clinches Year-End World no. 1