This article details the list of women's singles Grand Slam tournaments tennis champions. Some major changes have taken place in history and have affected the number of titles that have been won by various players. These have included the opening of the French national championships to international players in 1925, the elimination of the challenge round in 1922, and the admission of professional players in 1968 (the start of the Open Era). Since then, 60 women have won at least one grand slam.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Margaret Court has 24 singles majors, an all-time record. In 1970, Court became the first woman during the Open Era to win the singles Grand Slam.
Steffi Graf – winner of 22 Major singles titles, and the only person to win the Golden Slam (1988).
Helen Wills Moody – winner of 19 Major titles, the first woman to win more than 10 titles.
Chris Evert has won 18 Major titles, tied for the fifth most with Martina Navratilova.
Martina Navratilova has won 18 Major titles, tied for the fifth most with Chris Evert.
All of these tournaments have been listed based on the modern definition of a tennis major, rather than when they were officially recognized by the ILTF. The Australian, French Championships, and U.S. tournaments were officially recognized by the ILTF in 1924, though the French Championships were not played in 1924 because of the Olympics. The United States Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA) had several grievances with the ILTF and refused to join when it was formed in 1913.[9]
From 1913 to 1923 there were three official championships recognized by the ILTF:
♠ Player won the four major tournaments in the same year.
● Player won three major tournaments in the same year.
♦ Player won two major tournaments in the same year.
* French club members or citizens only, thus not yet a Grand Slam tournament (until 1925 when the tournament opened itself to international competitors after merging with the World Hard Court Championships).
† Tournaments held during German occupation not recognized by Fédération Française de Tennis.[10]
‡ Australian Open held in December from 1977 through 1985, then moved back to January (skipped one calendar year in order to arrange that).
◊ 2020 French Open held in September (as the last Grand Slam tournament of the year) due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tournament surface
AU
Hard (1988–Present) Grass (1905–1987)
FR
Clay
WB
Grass
US
Hard (1978–Present) Clay (1975–1977) Grass (1881–1974)
^On 1 March 2022, the WTA announced that players from Belarus will not be allowed to compete under the name or flag of Belarus following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[15]
These are players who achieved some form of a tennis Grand Slam. They include a Grand Slam, non-calendar year Grand Slam, Career Grand Slam, Career Golden Slam, and Career Super Slam. No player has won a single season Super Slam. The tennis Open Era began in 1968, after the Australian Open and before the French Open.
Players who held all four Grand Slam titles simultaneously (not in a calendar year). From 1977 to 1985, the Australian Open was the last major tournament held in a season.
Players who won all four Grand Slam titles over the course of their careers. Until 1977 the 4 Slams were played on 2 different surfaces (grass, clay). After 1978 they were contested on 3.
The event at which the Career Grand Slam was completed indicated in bold.