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Encyclopedia > Female tennis players with most singles major championship wins

Note: Players in bold are active players.


Tennis History

Name Country AUS FRA GBR USA Total
Margaret Smith Court Australia 11 5 3 5 24
Steffi Graf Germany 4 6 7 5 22
Helen Wills Moody United States * 4 8 7 19
Martina Navratilova United States 3 2 9 4 18
Chris Evert United States 2 7 3 6 18
Suzanne Lenglen France * 6(2) 6 12(8)
Billie Jean King United States 1 1 6 4 12
Maureen Connolly United States 1 2 3 3 9
Monica Seles United States 4 3 2 9
Molla Bjurstedt Mallory United States * * 8 8
Serena Williams United States 2 1 2 2 7
Dorothea Douglass Britain * * 7 7
Maria Bueno Brazil 3 4 7
Evonne Goolagong Australia 4 1 2 7

The Australian Open is the first of the worlds four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, held each January at Melbourne Park. ... The French Open, officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament), is a tennis event held over two weeks between mid May and early June in Paris, France, and is the second of the Grand Slam tournaments on the annual tennis calendar. ... Wimbledon logo The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly referred to as simply Wimbledon, is the oldest and arguably most prestigious event in the sport of tennis. ... Margaret Smith Court (nee Margaret Jean Smith) (born July 16, 1942) is a retired Australian professional tennis player, who was one of the most successful players in the history of the sport. ... Stefanie Maria Graf (born June 14, 1969 in Mannheim, West Germany) is a former World No. ... Cover of Time Magazine (July 26, 1926) Helen Wills Moody (October 6, 1905 – January 1, 1999) was one of the greatest womens tennis players of all time, dominating the 1920s and 1930s. ... Martina Navrátilová (born October 18, 1956, in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a former World No. ... Chris Evert on a Wheaties pack Christine Marie Evert (b. ... Suzanne Rachel Flore Lenglen (24 May 1899 – 4 July 1938) was a French tennis player who achieved much success in the French and British womens game from 1919 to 1926, winning 25 Grand Slam titles. ... Billie Jean Moffitt King (born November 22, 1943 in Long Beach, California) is a retired tennis player from the United States. ... Maureen Catherine Connolly (Little Mo) (17 September 1934-21 June 1969) was an American professional tennis player She was born in San Diego, California, United States. ... Monica Seles (born 2 December 1973) is a Yugoslavian-born former World No. ... Anna Margarethe Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (March 6, 1892 - November 22, 1959) was a Norwegian-born American tennis player. ... Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981) is a professional womens tennis player who has won seven Grand Slam singles titles and is a former World No. ... Dorothea Katherine Douglass Lambert Chambers (September 3, 1878 - 1960) was an American female tennis player who was born in Guayamas, Ealing, England. ... Maria Ester Audion Bueno, born October 11, 1939, in São Paulo, Brazil, is a former tennis champion. ... Evonne Fay Goolagong Cawley (born July 31, 1951) Australian tennis player, was one of the worlds leading women players in the 1970s, twice winning the womens singles title at Wimbledon. ... Blanche Bingley Blanche Bingley (November 3, 1863 – August 6, 1946) was an English tennis player. ... Althea Louise Brough Clapp (March 11, 1923) was an American female tennis player who was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. ... Doris Hart (born on June 2, 1925 in St. ... Margaret Evelyn Osborne duPont (born on March 4, 1918, in Joseph, Oregon, United States) is a former American female tennis player. ... Daphne Akhurst (later Daphne Cozens) was an Australian tennis player born in April 22, 1903 in Ashfield. ... Pauline May Betz Addie (August 6, 1919) was an American female tennis player. ... Tennis player Charlotte Reinagle Cooper (September 22, 1871 - October 10, 1967) was born in Ealing, Middlesex, England where, as a young lady, she was a member of the Ealing Lawn Tennis Club. ... Charlotte Lottie Dod (24 September 1871–27 June 1960) was a British athlete best known as a tennis player. ... ... Justine Henin-Hardenne ( ) (born June 1, 1982 in Liège) is a former World No. ... Martina Hingis (born September 30, 1980 in KoÅ¡ice, Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia) is a former World No. ... Alice Marble on the cover of LIFE magazine in 1939 Alice Marble (September 13, 1913–December 13, 1990) was an early American tennis champion. ... Venus Ebone Starr Williams (born June 17, 1980) is a former World No. ... Shirley Fry-Irvin (June 30, 1927) was an American female tennis player who was born in Akron, Ohio, United States. ... Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman (December 20, 1886 - December 5, 1974) is an American female tennis player. ... Hana Mandlíková, a professional tennis player, was born on February 19, 1962, in Prague, Czech Republic. ... Elisabeth Bessie Holmes Moore (born March 5, 1876, Brooklyn, New York) was a female tennis player from the United States. ... Arantxa S nchez Vicario1 (born December 18, 1971) is a former tennis player from Barcelona, Spain. ... Juliette Paxton Atkinson (April 15, 1873 - January 12, 1944) was an American female tennis player. ... Mary Kendall Browne (June 3, 1891 - August 19, 1971) was the first American female professional tennis player. ... Country: United States Residence: Wesley Chapel, Florida, USA Height: 170 cm (57) Weight: 72. ... Lindsay Ann Davenport (born June 8, 1976 in Palos Verdes, California) is an American professional female tennis player. ... Darlene Hard (born January 6, 1936 in LA,CA) is a tennis player known for her volleying ability and strong serves. ... Ann Haydon-Jones, born Adrianne Shirley Haydon on October 7, 1938 in Birmingham, England, is a former table tennis and lawn tennis champion. ... Florence Angela Margaret Mortimer Barrett (April 21, 1932) was a British female tennis player. ... Dorothy Edith Round Little (July 13, 1908 – November 12, 1982 in Kidderminster, England) was a British female tennis player. ... Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling (March 26, 1908) was a German female tennis player. ... May Godfrey Sutton, born September 25, 1886 in Plymouth, England – died October 4, 1975, was a tennis champion and the first American to win the singles title at the Wimbledon Championships. ... Sarah Virginia Wade (born July 10, 1945, in Bournemouth, England) is a former tennis player from the United Kingdom. ... Cilly Aussem (April 5, 1909 in Cologne, March 22, 1963 in Portofino, Italy) was a German female tennis player. ... Tracy Ann Austin Holt (b. ... Mabel Esmonde Cahill (born April 2, 1863, Ballyragget, County Kilkenny, Ireland – died unknown) was a female tennis player from Ireland. ... Simone Mathieu was a female tennis player from France. ... Amélie Simone Mauresmo (born on 5 July 1979) is a French professional tennis player. ... Kathleen Kitty McKane Godfree (May 7, 1896 - June 19, 1992) was a British female tennis player. ... Country: France Residence: Sarasota, Florida, USA Height: 1. ... Nancy Richey (b. ... Maria Yuryevna Sharapova (pronunciation: shah-RAH-puh-vuh, incorrect: shah-rah-POH-vuh, Russian: ; ( ) born April 19, 1987) is a former World No. ... Maud Barger-Wallach (June 15, 1870 - April 2, 1954) was a American female tennis player in the early 1900s. ... Sue Barker, MBE (born April 19, 1956, in Paignton, Devon, England) is a television presenter and former professional tennis player. ... Dora Boothby is a former British female tennis player. ... Kornelia Kea Bouman was a female tennis player from the Netherlands. ... Kim Clijsters IPA , (born 8 June 1983 in Bilzen, Belgium) currently is 4th ranked female tennis player in the world, a former number one player, the 2005 US Open champion and the winner of the 2002 and 2003 WTA Tour Championships. ... Francoise Durr (b. ... Mima Jaušovec (born July 20, 1956) is a Slovene female tennis player. ... Barbara Jordan (born April 2, 1957, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA) was a professional female tennis player from the United States. ... Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova (svit-LAH-nah kooz-nit-SO-vuh; Russian: Светлана Александровна Кузнецова ( ); born June 27, 1985) is a Russian professional tennis player. ... Nelly Adamson-Landry (born in 1916, Bruges, Belgium) was a female tennis player from France (became French citizen after marriage). ... Ethel Larcombe is a former British female tennis player. ... Anita Lizana is a former tennis player from Chile. ... Iva Majoli (born August 12, 1977) is a professional tennis player from Zagreb, Croatia. ... Conchita Mart nez (born April 16, 1972) is a Spanish professional tennis player. ... Anastasia Andreyevna Myskina (Анастасия Мыскина; in Russian pronounced //) (born July 8, 1981, Moscow, Russia) is a professional tennis player from Russia. ... Jana Novotná (b. ... April 18 is the 108th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (109th in leap years). ... Kerry Reid, MBE, (born 1947) is a former professional tennis player from Australia and arguably the best player of the Open Era, male or female, not to be inducted into the International Hall of Fame. ... Muriel Robb is a former British female tennis player. ... Virginia Ruzici (January 31, 1955) is a Romanian professional female tennis player. ... Gabriela Beatriz Sabatini (b. ... Christine Truman Janes, (born on January 16, 1941 in Woodford Green, England), was a female tennis player from Great Britain. ...

Open Era

Name Country AUS FRA GBR USA Total Winning span (years)
Steffi Graf Germany 4 6 7 5 22 1987-1999 (13)
Martina Navratilova United States 3 2 9 4 18 1978-1990 (13)
Chris Evert United States 2 7 3 6 18 1974-1986 (13)
Margaret Smith Court Australia 4 3 1 3 11 1969-1973 (5)
Monica Seles United States 4 3 0 2 9 1990-1996 (7)
Billie Jean King United States 1 4 3 8 1968-1975 (8)
Serena Williams United States 2 1 2 2 7 1999-2005 (7)
Evonne Goolagong Australia 4 1 2 7 1971-1980 (10)

The Australian Open is the first of the worlds four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, held each January at Melbourne Park. ... The French Open, officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament), is a tennis event held over two weeks between mid May and early June in Paris, France, and is the second of the Grand Slam tournaments on the annual tennis calendar. ... Wimbledon logo The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly referred to as simply Wimbledon, is the oldest and arguably most prestigious event in the sport of tennis. ... Stefanie Maria Graf (born June 14, 1969 in Mannheim, West Germany) is a former World No. ... Martina Navrátilová (born October 18, 1956, in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a former World No. ... Chris Evert on a Wheaties pack Christine Marie Evert (b. ... Margaret Smith Court (nee Margaret Jean Smith) (born July 16, 1942) is a retired Australian professional tennis player, who was one of the most successful players in the history of the sport. ... Monica Seles (born 2 December 1973) is a Yugoslavian-born former World No. ... Billie Jean Moffitt King (born November 22, 1943 in Long Beach, California) is a retired tennis player from the United States. ... Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981) is a professional womens tennis player who has won seven Grand Slam singles titles and is a former World No. ... Evonne Fay Goolagong Cawley (born July 31, 1951) Australian tennis player, was one of the worlds leading women players in the 1970s, twice winning the womens singles title at Wimbledon. ... Justine Henin-Hardenne ( ) (born June 1, 1982 in Liège) is a former World No. ... Martina Hingis (born September 30, 1980 in KoÅ¡ice, Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia) is a former World No. ... Venus Ebone Starr Williams (born June 17, 1980) is a former World No. ... Hana Mandlíková, a professional tennis player, was born on February 19, 1962, in Prague, Czech Republic. ... Arantxa S nchez Vicario1 (born December 18, 1971) is a former tennis player from Barcelona, Spain. ... Country: United States Residence: Wesley Chapel, Florida, USA Height: 170 cm (57) Weight: 72. ... Lindsay Ann Davenport (born June 8, 1976 in Palos Verdes, California) is an American professional female tennis player. ... Sarah Virginia Wade (born July 10, 1945, in Bournemouth, England) is a former tennis player from the United Kingdom. ... Tracy Ann Austin Holt (b. ... Amélie Simone Mauresmo (born on 5 July 1979) is a French professional tennis player. ... Country: France Residence: Sarasota, Florida, USA Height: 1. ... Maria Yuryevna Sharapova (pronunciation: shah-RAH-puh-vuh, incorrect: shah-rah-POH-vuh, Russian: ; ( ) born April 19, 1987) is a former World No. ... Sue Barker, MBE (born April 19, 1956, in Paignton, Devon, England) is a television presenter and former professional tennis player. ... Kim Clijsters IPA , (born 8 June 1983 in Bilzen, Belgium) currently is 4th ranked female tennis player in the world, a former number one player, the 2005 US Open champion and the winner of the 2002 and 2003 WTA Tour Championships. ... Ann Haydon-Jones, born Adrianne Shirley Haydon on October 7, 1938 in Birmingham, England, is a former table tennis and lawn tennis champion. ... Mima Jaušovec (born July 20, 1956) is a Slovene female tennis player. ... Barbara Jordan (born April 2, 1957, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA) was a professional female tennis player from the United States. ... Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova (svit-LAH-nah kooz-nit-SO-vuh; Russian: Светлана Александровна Кузнецова ( ); born June 27, 1985) is a Russian professional tennis player. ... Iva Majoli (born August 12, 1977) is a professional tennis player from Zagreb, Croatia. ... Conchita Mart nez (born April 16, 1972) is a Spanish professional tennis player. ... Anastasia Andreyevna Myskina (Анастасия Мыскина; in Russian pronounced //) (born July 8, 1981, Moscow, Russia) is a professional tennis player from Russia. ... Jana Novotná (b. ... April 18 is the 108th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (109th in leap years). ... Kerry Reid, MBE, (born 1947) is a former professional tennis player from Australia and arguably the best player of the Open Era, male or female, not to be inducted into the International Hall of Fame. ... Nancy Richey (b. ... Virginia Ruzici (January 31, 1955) is a Romanian professional female tennis player. ... Gabriela Beatriz Sabatini (b. ...

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