List of Grand Slam women's singles champions
List of Women's singles Grand Slam tournaments tennis champions. Note that some major changes have taken place over the years that have affected how many titles have been won by various players. Most notable included the elimination of the challenge round in 1922, the opening of the French national championships to international competition in 1925, and the admission of professional players in 1968 (the start of the "Open" era). Since then, 55 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.
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 third most with Martina Navratilova in the Open Era.
Martina Navratilova has won 18 Major titles, tied for the third most with Chris Evert in the Open Era.
Champions by yearEdit
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| Year | Australian Open | French Open | Wimbledon | US Open |
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| 1884 | started in 1922 | started in 1897 |  Maud Watson (1/2) |
started in 1887 |
| 1885 | tournament not created | tournament not created | Maud Watson (2/2) |
tournament not created |
| 1886 | tournament not created | tournament not created | Blanche Bingley Hillyard (1/6) |
tournament not created |
| 1887 | tournament not created | tournament not created | Lottie Dod (1/5) |
 Ellen Hansell
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| 1888 | tournament not created | tournament not created | Lottie Dod (2/5) |
Bertha Townsend (1/2)
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| 1889 | tournament not created | tournament not created | Blanche Bingley Hillyard (2/6) |
Bertha Townsend (2/2)
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| 1890 | tournament not created | tournament not created | Helen Rice |
 Ellen Roosevelt
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| 1891 | tournament not created | tournament not created | Lottie Dod (3/5) |
Mabel Cahill (1/2)
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| 1892 | tournament not created | tournament not created | Lottie Dod (4/5) |
Mabel Cahill (2/2)
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| 1893 | tournament not created | tournament not created | Lottie Dod (5/5) |
 Aline Terry
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| 1894 | tournament not created | tournament not created | Blanche Bingley Hillyard (3/6) |
Helen Hellwig
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| 1895 | tournament not created | tournament not created | Charlotte Cooper Sterry (1/5) |
Juliette Atkinson (1/3)
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| 1896 | tournament not created | tournament not created | Charlotte Cooper Sterry (2/5) |
 Elisabeth Moore (1/4)
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| 1897 | tournament not created |  Adine Masson * |
Blanche Bingley Hillyard (4/6) |
Juliette Atkinson (2/3)
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| 1898 | tournament not created | Adine Masson * |
Charlotte Cooper Sterry (3/5) |
Juliette Atkinson (3/3)
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| 1899 | tournament not created | Adine Masson * |
Blanche Bingley Hillyard (5/6) |
Marion Jones (1/2)
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| 1900 | tournament not created | Yvonne Prévost * |
Blanche Bingley Hillyard (6/6) |
Myrtle McAteer
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| 1901 | tournament not created | Suzanne Girod * |
Charlotte Cooper Sterry (4/5) |
Elisabeth Moore (2/4)
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| 1902 | tournament not created | Adine Masson * |
Muriel Robb |
Marion Jones (2/2)
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| 1903 | tournament not created | Adine Masson * |
Dorothea Lambert Chambers (1/7) |
Elisabeth Moore (3/4)
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| 1904 | tournament not created | Kate Gillou * |
Dorothea Lambert Chambers (2/7) |
May Sutton (1/3)
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| 1905 | tournament not created | Kate Gillou * |
May Sutton (2/3) |
Elisabeth Moore (4/4)
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| 1906 | tournament not created | Kate Gillou-Fenwick * |
Dorothea Lambert Chambers (3/7) |
Helen Homans
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| 1907 | tournament not created | Comtesse de Kermel * |
May Sutton (3/3) |
Evelyn Sears
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| 1908 | tournament not created | Kate Gillou-Fenwick * |
Charlotte Cooper Sterry (5/5) |
 Maud Barger-Wallach
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| 1909 | tournament not created | Jeanne Matthey * |
Dora Boothby |
Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman (1/4)
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| 1910 | tournament not created | Jeanne Matthey * |
Dorothea Lambert Chambers (4/7) |
Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman (2/4)
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| 1911 | tournament not created | Jeanne Matthey * |
Dorothea Lambert Chambers (5/7) |
Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman (3/4)
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| 1912 | tournament not created | Jeanne Matthey * |
Ethel Thomson Larcombe |
 Mary Browne (1/3)
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| 1913 | tournament not created | Marguerite Broquedis * |
Dorothea Lambert Chambers (6/7) |
Mary Browne (2/3)
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| 1914 | tournament not created | Marguerite Broquedis * |
Dorothea Lambert Chambers (7/7) |
Mary Browne (3/3)
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| 1915 | tournament not created | World War I | World War I |  Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (1/8)
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| 1916 | tournament not created | Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (2/8)
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| 1917 | tournament not created | Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (3/8)
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| 1918 | tournament not created | Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (4/8)
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| 1919 | tournament not created | Suzanne Lenglen (1/8) |
Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman (4/4)
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| 1920 | tournament not created | Suzanne Lenglen * |
Suzanne Lenglen (2/8) |
Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (5/8)
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| 1921 | tournament not created | Suzanne Lenglen * |
Suzanne Lenglen (3/8) |
Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (6/8)
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| 1922 |  Margaret Molesworth (1/2) |
Suzanne Lenglen * |
Suzanne Lenglen (4/8) |
Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (7/8)
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| 1923 | Margaret Molesworth (2/2) |
Suzanne Lenglen * |
Suzanne Lenglen (5/8) |
Helen Wills Moody (1/19)
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| 1924 | Sylvia Lance Harper |
Julie Vlasto * |
Kathleen McKane Godfree (1/2) |
Helen Wills Moody (2/19)
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| 1925 | Daphne Akhurst (1/5) |
Suzanne Lenglen (6/8) |
Suzanne Lenglen (7/8) |
Helen Wills Moody (3/19)
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| 1926 | Daphne Akhurst (2/5) |
Suzanne Lenglen (8/8) |
Kathleen McKane Godfree (2/2) |
Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (8/8)
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| 1927 | Esna Boyd Robertson |
 Kornelia Bouman |
Helen Wills Moody (4/19) |
Helen Wills Moody (5/19)
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| 1928 | Daphne Akhurst (3/5) |
Helen Wills Moody (6/19) |
Helen Wills Moody (7/19) |
Helen Wills Moody (8/19)
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| 1929 | Daphne Akhurst (4/5) |
Helen Wills Moody (9/19) |
Helen Wills Moody (10/19) |
Helen Wills Moody (11/19)
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| 1930 | Daphne Akhurst (5/5) |
Helen Wills Moody (12/19) |
Helen Wills Moody (13/19) |
Betty Nuthall
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| 1931 | Coral McInnes Buttsworth (1/2) |
 Cilly Aussem (1/2) |
Cilly Aussem (2/2) |
Helen Wills Moody (14/19)
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| 1932 | Coral McInnes Buttsworth (2/2) |
Helen Wills Moody (15/19) |
Helen Wills Moody (16/19) |
Helen Jacobs (1/5)
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| 1933 | Joan Hartigan (1/3) |
Margaret Scriven (1/2) |
Helen Wills Moody (17/19) |
Helen Jacobs (2/5)
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| 1934 | Joan Hartigan (2/3) |
Margaret Scriven (2/2) |
Dorothy Round (1/3) |
Helen Jacobs (3/5)
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| 1935 | Dorothy Round (2/3) |
 Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling (1/3) |
Helen Wills Moody (18/19) |
Helen Jacobs (4/5)
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| 1936 | Joan Hartigan (3/3) |
 Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling (2/3) |
Helen Jacobs (5/5) |
Alice Marble (1/5)
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| 1937 | Nancye Wynne (1/6) |
Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling (3/3) |
Dorothy Round (3/3) |
 Anita Lizana
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| 1938 | Dorothy Cheney |
Simonne Mathieu (1/2) |
Helen Wills Moody (19/19) |
Alice Marble (2/5)
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| 1939 | Emily Hood Westacott |
Simonne Mathieu (2/2) |
Alice Marble (3/5) |
Alice Marble (4/5)
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| 1940 | Nancye Wynne Bolton (2/6) |
Tournament cancelled | World War II | Alice Marble (5/5)
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| 1941 | World War II |  Alice Weiwers † |
Sarah Palfrey Cooke (1/2)
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| 1942 | Alice Weiwers † |
Pauline Betz (1/5)
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| 1943 | Simone Iribarne Lafargue † |
Pauline Betz (2/5)
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| 1944 | Raymonde Veber Jones † |
Pauline Betz (3/5)
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| 1945 |  Lolette Payot † |
Sarah Palfrey Cooke (2/2)
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| 1946 | Nancye Wynne Bolton (3/6) |
Margaret Osborne (1/6) |
Pauline Betz (4/5) |
Pauline Betz (5/5)
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| 1947 | Nancye Wynne Bolton (4/6) |
Patricia Canning Todd |
Margaret Osborne (2/6) |
Louise Brough (1/6)
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| 1948 | Nancye Wynne Bolton (5/6) |
Nelly Landry |
Louise Brough (2/6) |
Margaret Osborne (3/6)
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| 1949 | Doris Hart (1/6) |
Margaret Osborne (4/6) |
Louise Brough (3/6) |
Margaret Osborne (5/6)
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| 1950 | Louise Brough (4/6) |
Doris Hart (2/6) |
Louise Brough (5/6) |
Margaret Osborne (6/6)
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| 1951 | Nancye Wynne Bolton (6/6) |
Shirley Fry (1/4) |
Doris Hart (3/6) |
Maureen Connolly (1/9)
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| 1952 | Thelma Coyne Long (1/2) |
Doris Hart (4/6) |
Maureen Connolly (2/9) |
Maureen Connolly (3/9)
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| 1953 | Maureen Connolly (4/9) |
Maureen Connolly (5/9) |
Maureen Connolly (6/9) |
Maureen Connolly (7/9)
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| 1954 | Thelma Coyne Long (2/2) |
Maureen Connolly (8/9) |
Maureen Connolly (9/9) |
Doris Hart (5/6)
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| 1955 | Beryl Penrose |
Angela Mortimer (1/3) |
Louise Brough (6/6) |
Doris Hart (6/6)
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| 1956 | Mary Carter Reitano (1/2) |
Althea Gibson (1/5) |
Shirley Fry (2/4) |
Shirley Fry (3/4)
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| 1957 | Shirley Fry (4/4) |
Shirley Bloomer |
Althea Gibson (2/5) |
Althea Gibson (3/5)
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| 1958 | Angela Mortimer (2/3) |
 Zsuzsa Körmöczy |
Althea Gibson (4/5) |
Althea Gibson (5/5)
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| 1959 | Mary Carter Reitano (2/2) |
Christine Truman |
 Maria Bueno (1/7) |
Maria Bueno (2/7)
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| 1960 | Margaret Court (1/24) |
 Darlene Hard (1/3) |
 Maria Bueno (3/7) |
Darlene Hard (2/3)
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| 1961 | Margaret Court (2/24) |
Ann Haydon-Jones (1/3) |
Angela Mortimer (3/3) |
Darlene Hard (3/3)
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| 1962 | Margaret Court (3/24) |
Margaret Court (4/24) |
Karen Hantze Susman |
Margaret Court (5/24)
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| 1963 | Margaret Court (6/24) |
Lesley Turner (1/2) |
Margaret Court (7/24) |
Maria Bueno (4/7)
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| 1964 | Margaret Court (8/24) |
Margaret Court (9/24) |
Maria Bueno (5/7) |
Maria Bueno (6/7)
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| 1965 | Margaret Court (10/24) |
Lesley Turner (2/2) |
Margaret Court (11/24) |
Margaret Court (12/24)
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| 1966 | Margaret Court (13/24) |
Ann Haydon-Jones (2/3) |
Billie Jean King (1/12) |
Maria Bueno (7/7)
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| 1967 | Nancy Richey (1/2) |
 Françoise Dürr |
Billie Jean King (2/12) |
Billie Jean King (3/12)
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| 1968 | Billie Jean King (4/12) |
Nancy Richey (2/2) |
Billie Jean King (5/12) |
Virginia Wade (1/3)
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| 1969 | Margaret Court (14/24) |
Margaret Court (15/24) |
Ann Haydon-Jones (3/3) |
Margaret Court (16/24)
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| 1970 | Margaret Court (17/24) |
Margaret Court (18/24) |
Margaret Court (19/24) |
Margaret Court (20/24)
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| 1971 | Margaret Court (21/24) |
Evonne Goolagong (1/7) |
Evonne Goolagong (2/7) |
Billie Jean King (6/12)
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| 1972 | Virginia Wade (2/3) |
Billie Jean King (7/12) |
Billie Jean King (8/12) |
Billie Jean King (9/12)
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| 1973 | Margaret Court (22/24) |
Margaret Court (23/24) |
Billie Jean King (10/12) |
Margaret Court (24/24)
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| 1974 | Evonne Goolagong (3/7) |
Chris Evert (1/18) |
Chris Evert (2/18) |
Billie Jean King (11/12)
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| 1975 | Evonne Goolagong (4/7) |
Chris Evert (3/18) |
Billie Jean King (12/12) |
Chris Evert (4/18)
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| 1976 | Evonne Goolagong (5/7) |
Sue Barker |
Chris Evert (5/18) |
Chris Evert (6/18)
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| 1977 | Kerry Melville Reid (Jan) |
 Mima Jaušovec |
Virginia Wade (3/3) |
Chris Evert (7/18)
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| Evonne Goolagong (6/7) (Dec) | ||||
| 1978 | Chris O'Neil ‡ |
 Virginia Ruzici |
Martina Navratilova (1/18) |
Chris Evert (8/18)
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| 1979 | Barbara Jordan ‡ |
Chris Evert (9/18) |
Martina Navratilova (2/18) |
Tracy Austin (1/2)
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| 1980 |  Hana Mandlíková (1/4) ‡ |
Chris Evert (10/18) |
Evonne Goolagong (7/7) |
Chris Evert (11/18)
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| 1981 | Martina Navratilova (3/18) ‡ |
Hana Mandlíková (2/4) |
Chris Evert (12/18) |
Tracy Austin (2/2)
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| 1982 | Chris Evert (14/18) ‡ |
Martina Navratilova (4/18) |
Martina Navratilova (5/18) |
Chris Evert (13/18)
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| 1983 | Martina Navratilova (8/18) ‡ |
Chris Evert (15/18) |
Martina Navratilova (6/18) |
Martina Navratilova (7/18)
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| 1984 | Chris Evert (16/18) ‡ |
Martina Navratilova (9/18) |
Martina Navratilova (10/18) |
Martina Navratilova (11/18)
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| 1985 | Martina Navratilova (13/18) ‡ |
Chris Evert (17/18) |
Martina Navratilova (12/18) |
Hana Mandlíková (3/4)
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| 1986 | Tournament date changed | Chris Evert (18/18) |
Martina Navratilova (14/18) |
Martina Navratilova (15/18)
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| 1987 | Hana Mandlíková (4/4) |
 Steffi Graf (1/22) |
Martina Navratilova (16/18) |
Martina Navratilova (17/18)
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| 1988 | Steffi Graf (2/22) |
Steffi Graf (3/22) |
Steffi Graf (4/22) |
Steffi Graf (5/22)
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| 1989 | Steffi Graf (6/22) |
 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (1/4) |
Steffi Graf (7/22) |
Steffi Graf (8/22)
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| 1990 | Steffi Graf (9/22) |
Monica Seles (1/9) |
Martina Navratilova (18/18) |
 Gabriela Sabatini
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| 1991 | Monica Seles (2/9) |
Monica Seles (3/9) |
Steffi Graf (10/22) |
Monica Seles (4/9)
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| 1992 | Monica Seles (5/9) |
 Monica Seles (6/9) |
Steffi Graf (11/22) |
Monica Seles (7/9)
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| 1993 | Monica Seles (8/9) |
Steffi Graf (12/22) |
Steffi Graf (13/22) |
Steffi Graf (14/22)
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| 1994 | Steffi Graf (15/22) |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2/4) |
Conchita Martínez |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (3/4)
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| 1995 | Mary Pierce (1/2) |
Steffi Graf (16/22) |
Steffi Graf (17/22) |
Steffi Graf (18/22)
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| 1996 | Monica Seles (9/9) |
Steffi Graf (19/22) |
Steffi Graf (20/22) |
Steffi Graf (21/22)
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| 1997 | Martina Hingis (1/5) |
 Iva Majoli |
Martina Hingis (2/5) |
Martina Hingis (3/5)
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| 1998 | Martina Hingis (4/5) |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (4/4) |
Jana Novotná |
Lindsay Davenport (1/3)
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| 1999 | Martina Hingis (5/5) |
Steffi Graf (22/22) |
Lindsay Davenport (2/3) |
Serena Williams (1/23)
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| 2000 | Lindsay Davenport (3/3) |
Mary Pierce (2/2) |
Venus Williams (1/7) |
Venus Williams (2/7)
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| 2001 | Jennifer Capriati (1/3) |
Jennifer Capriati (2/3) |
Venus Williams (3/7) |
Venus Williams (4/7)
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| 2002 | Jennifer Capriati (3/3) |
Serena Williams (2/23) |
Serena Williams (3/23) |
Serena Williams (4/23)
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| 2003 | Serena Williams (5/23) |
 Justine Henin (1/7) |
Serena Williams (6/23) |
Justine Henin (2/7)
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| 2004 | Justine Henin (3/7) |
 Anastasia Myskina |
Maria Sharapova (1/5) |
Svetlana Kuznetsova (1/2)
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| 2005 | Serena Williams (7/23) |
Justine Henin (4/7) |
Venus Williams (5/7) |
Kim Clijsters (1/4)
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| 2006 | Amélie Mauresmo (1/2) |
Justine Henin (5/7) |
Amélie Mauresmo (2/2) |
Maria Sharapova (2/5)
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| 2007 | Serena Williams (8/23) |
Justine Henin (6/7) |
Venus Williams (6/7) |
Justine Henin (7/7)
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| 2008 | Maria Sharapova (3/5) |
 Ana Ivanovic |
Venus Williams (7/7) |
Serena Williams (9/23)
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| 2009 | Serena Williams (10/23) |
Svetlana Kuznetsova (2/2) |
Serena Williams (11/23) |
Kim Clijsters (2/4)
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| 2010 | Serena Williams (12/23) |
 Francesca Schiavone |
Serena Williams (13/23) |
Kim Clijsters (3/4)
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| 2011 | Kim Clijsters (4/4) |
 Li Na (1/2) |
Petra Kvitová (1/2) |
Samantha Stosur
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| 2012 |  Victoria Azarenka (1/2) |
Maria Sharapova (4/5) |
Serena Williams (14/23) |
Serena Williams (15/23)
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| 2013 |  Victoria Azarenka (2/2) |
Serena Williams (16/23) |
Marion Bartoli |
Serena Williams (17/23)
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| 2014 | Li Na (2/2) |
Maria Sharapova (5/5) |
Petra Kvitová (2/2) |
Serena Williams (18/23)
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| 2015 | Serena Williams (19/23) |
Serena Williams (20/23) |
Serena Williams (21/23) |
Flavia Pennetta
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| 2016 | Angelique Kerber (1/3) |
Garbiñe Muguruza (1/2) |
Serena Williams (22/23) |
Angelique Kerber (2/3)
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| 2017 | Serena Williams (23/23) |
 Jeļena Ostapenko |
Garbiñe Muguruza (2/2) |
Sloane Stephens
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| 2018 |  Caroline Wozniacki |
 Simona Halep (1/2) |
Angelique Kerber (3/3) |
 Naomi Osaka (1/4)
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| 2019 | Naomi Osaka (2/4) |
Ashleigh Barty |
Simona Halep (2/2) |
 Bianca Andreescu
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| 2020 | Sofia Kenin |
 Iga Świątekн |
Tournament cancelled | Naomi Osaka (3/4)
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| 2021 | Naomi Osaka (4/4) |
to be held 23 May–6 Jun | to be held 28 Jun–11 Jul | to be held 30 Aug–12 Sep |
| Legend |
|---|
| Player won all 4 Grand Slam tournaments in the same year |
| Player won 3 Grand Slam tournaments in the same year |
| Player won 2 Grand Slam tournaments in the same year |
| * French club members or citizens only event, thus considered a "non-slam" by a majority of authorities (the French Championships opened itself to international competitors in 1925 when it merged with the World Hard Court Championships) |
| † Tournaments held during German occupation not recognized by Fédération Française de Tennis[9] |
| ‡ Australian Open was held in December from 1977 through 1985 |
| н French Open was held in September 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
StatisticsEdit
Winners by decadeEdit
Most Grand Slam tournament singles titles (5 or more)Edit
All timeEdit
| Rank | Player | Total | Australian Open | French Open | Wimbledon | US Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Margaret Court |
24 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | Serena Williams |
23 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | Steffi Graf |
22 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| 4 | Helen Wills Moody |
19 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
| 5 | Chris Evert |
18 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| = | / Martina Navratilova |
18 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 |
| 7 | Billie Jean King |
12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 8 | Maureen Connolly |
9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| = | / / Monica Seles |
9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Suzanne Lenglen |
8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| = | / Molla Bjurstedt Mallory |
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 12 | Dorothea Lambert Chambers |
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| = |  Maria Bueno |
7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| = | Evonne Goolagong |
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| = | Justine Henin |
7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| = | Venus Williams |
7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 17 | Blanche Bingley Hillyard |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| = | Margaret Osborne |
6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| = | Nancye Wynne Bolton |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| = | Louise Brough |
6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| = | Doris Hart |
6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Lottie Dod |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| = | Charlotte Cooper Sterry |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| = | Daphne Akhurst |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| = | Helen Jacobs |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| = | Alice Marble |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| = | Pauline Betz |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| = | Althea Gibson |
5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| = | Martina Hingis |
5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | Maria Sharapova |
5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Open EraEdit
| Rank | Player | Total | Australian Open | French Open | Wimbledon | US Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serena Williams |
23 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Steffi Graf |
22 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| 3 | Chris Evert |
18 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| = | / Martina Navratilova |
18 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 |
| 5 | Margaret Court |
11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | / / Monica Seles |
9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Billie Jean King |
8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | Evonne Goolagong |
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| = | Justine Henin |
7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| = | Venus Williams |
7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 11 | Martina Hingis |
5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | Maria Sharapova |
5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Most singles titles by Grand Slam tournamentEdit
| Grand Slam | Wins # | Player(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | 11 | Margaret Court
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| French Open | 7 | Chris Evert
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| Wimbledon | 9 | / Martina Navratilova
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| US Open | 8 | / Molla Mallory
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| Grand Slam | Wins # | Player(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | 7 | Serena Williams
|
| French Open | 7 | Chris Evert
|
| Wimbledon | 9 | / Martina Navratilova
|
| US Open | 6 | Chris Evert, Serena Williams
|
Total winners by countryEdit
| Rank | Country | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
203 |
| 2 | Australia |
63 |
| 3 | Great Britain |
51 |
| 4 | Germany (21) West Germany (9) |
30 |
| 5 | France |
17 |
| 6 | Belgium |
11 |
| 7 | Yugoslavia (6) FR Yugoslavia (3) Serbia (1) |
10 |
| 8 | Russia |
8 |
| 9 | Brazil |
7 |
| = | Czechoslovakia (4) Czech Republic (3) |
7 |
| = | Spain |
7 |
| 12 | Switzerland |
5 |
| 13 | Japan |
4 |
| = | Norway |
4 |
| 15 | Romania |
3 |
| 16 | Belarus |
2 |
| = | China |
2 |
| = | Italy |
2 |
| 19 | Argentina |
1 |
| = | Canada |
1 |
| = | Chile |
1 |
| = | Croatia |
1 |
| = | Denmark |
1 |
| = | Hungary |
1 |
| = | Latvia |
1 |
| = | Netherlands |
1 |
| = | Poland |
1 |
| Rank | Country | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
87 |
| 2 | West Germany (9) Germany (16) |
25 |
| 3 | Australia |
22 |
| 4 | Belgium |
11 |
| 5 | Yugoslavia (6) FR Yugoslavia (3) Serbia (1) |
10 |
| 6 | Russia |
8 |
| 7 | Czechoslovakia (4) Czech Republic (3) |
7 |
| = | Spain |
7 |
| 9 | France |
5 |
| = | Great Britain |
5 |
| = | Switzerland |
5 |
| 12 | Japan |
4 |
| 13 | Romania |
3 |
| 14 | Belarus |
2 |
| = | China |
2 |
| = | Italy |
2 |
| 17 | Argentina |
1 |
| = | Canada |
1 |
| = | Croatia |
1 |
| = | Denmark |
1 |
| = | Latvia |
1 |
| = | Poland |
1 |
Unique winners by country (Open Era)Edit
In the last 53 years, 55* women have won one or more major singles title. * Monica Seles is listed under United States, FR Yugoslavia & SFR Yugoslavia.
| Country | Players | Names |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 1 | Gabriela Sabatini |
| Australia | 6 | Margaret Court, Evonne Goolagong, Chris O'Neil, Kerry Melville Reid, Samantha Stosur, Ashleigh Barty |
| Belarus | 1 | Victoria Azarenka |
| Belgium | 2 | Kim Clijsters, Justine Henin |
| Canada | 1 | Bianca Andreescu |
| China | 1 | Li Na |
| Croatia | 1 | Iva Majoli |
| Czechoslovakia | 2 | Hana Mandlíková, Martina Navratilova |
| Czech Republic | 2 | Petra Kvitová, Jana Novotná |
| Denmark | 1 | Caroline Wozniacki |
| France | 3 | Marion Bartoli, Amélie Mauresmo, Mary Pierce |
| Germany | 2 | Steffi Graf, Angelique Kerber |
| Italy | 2 | Flavia Pennetta, Francesca Schiavone |
| Japan | 1 | Naomi Osaka |
| Latvia | 1 | Jeļena Ostapenko |
| Poland | 1 | Iga Świątek |
| Romania | 2 | Simona Halep, Virginia Ruzici |
| Russia | 3 | Svetlana Kuznetsova, Anastasia Myskina, Maria Sharapova |
| Serbia | 1 | Ana Ivanovic |
| Spain | 3 | Conchita Martínez, Garbiñe Muguruza, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
| Switzerland | 1 | Martina Hingis |
| United Kingdom | 3 | Sue Barker, Ann Haydon-Jones, Virginia Wade |
| United States | 13 | Tracy Austin, Jennifer Capriati, Lindsay Davenport, Chris Evert, Barbara Jordan, Sofia Kenin, Billie Jean King, Martina Navratilova, Nancy Richey, Monica Seles, Sloane Stephens, Serena Williams, Venus Williams |
| SFR Yugoslavia | 2 | Mima Jaušovec, Monica Seles |
| FR Yugoslavia | 1 | Monica Seles |
Most consecutive Grand Slam singles titlesEdit
| Titles | Player | Years | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Maureen Connolly |
1952–53 | 1952 Wimbledon | 1953 U.S Championships |
| Margaret Court |
1969–71 | 1969 US Open | 1971 Australian Open | |
| Martina Navratilova ‡ |
1983–84 | 1983 Wimbledon | 1984 US Open | |
| 5 | Steffi Graf |
1988–89 | 1988 Australian Open | 1989 Australian Open |
| 4 | Steffi Graf |
1993–94 | 1993 French Open | 1994 Australian Open |
| Serena Williams |
2002–03 | 2002 French Open | 2003 Australian Open | |
| 2014–15 | 2014 US Open | 2015 Wimbledon | ||
| 3 | Helen Wills Moody |
1928 | 1928 French Championships | 1928 U.S Championships |
| 1929 | 1929 French Championships | 1929 U.S Championships | ||
| Margaret Court |
1965–66 | 1965 Wimbledon | 1966 Australian Championships | |
| Billie Jean King |
1967–68 | 1967 Wimbledon | 1968 Australian Championships | |
| 1972 | 1972 French Open | 1972 US Open | ||
| Chris Evert ‡ |
1982–83 | 1982 US Open | 1983 French Open | |
| Steffi Graf |
1989–90 | 1989 Wimbledon | 1990 Australian Open | |
| / Monica Seles |
1991–92 | 1991 US Open | 1992 French Open | |
| Steffi Graf |
1995 | 1995 French Open | 1995 US Open | |
| 1996 | 1996 French Open | 1996 US Open | ||
| Martina Hingis |
1997–98 | 1997 Wimbledon | 1998 Australian Open |
‡ Australian Open was held in December from 1977 through 1985
Most consecutive years with at least one Grand Slam titleEdit
| Year # | Span | Player(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1974–1986 | Chris Evert
|
| 10 | 1987–1996 | Steffi Graf
|
| 7 | 1927–1933 | Helen Wills
|
| 1960–1966 | Margaret Court
| |
| 1981–1987 | Martina Navratilova
|
Completed the Grand SlamEdit
Only three players have been able to win all four Majors in a single year.
| Player | Year |
|---|---|
| Maureen Connolly |
1953 |
| Margaret Court |
1970 |
| Steffi Graf |
1988(*) |
(*) Golden Slam (Steffi Graf also won the Olympic gold medal in this year) [10]
Winners of the Career Grand SlamEdit
These players won all four majors. The year listed is the year the player first won each tournament; the last one is marked in bold. The age listed is the age at the end of that last tournament, i.e., the age at which the player completed her Career Grand Slam.
| Player | Age | Australian Open | French Open | Wimbledon | US Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maureen Connolly |
18 | 1953 | 1953 | 1952 | 1951 |
| Doris Hart |
28 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1954 |
| Shirley Fry |
29 | 1957 | 1951 | 1956 | 1956 |
| Margaret Court |
20 | 1960 | 1962 | 1963 | 1962 |
| Billie Jean King |
28 | 1968 | 1972 | 1966 | 1967 |
| Chris Evert |
27 | 1982 | 1974 | 1974 | 1975 |
| / Martina Navratilova |
26 | 1981 | 1982 | 1978 | 1983 |
| Steffi Graf |
19 | 1988 | 1987 | 1988 | 1988 |
| Serena Williams |
21 | 2003 | 2002 | 2002 | 1999 |
| Maria Sharapova |
25 | 2008 | 2012 | 2004 | 2006 |
Winners of three Grand Slam tournaments in the same calendar yearEdit
Note: players with four titles are not included here. They are included above.
| Australian—French—Wimbledon | |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Serena Williams
|
| Australian – French – U.S. | |
|---|---|
| 1962 | Margaret Court
|
| 1969 | |
| 1973 | |
| 1991 | / Monica Seles
|
| 1992 | |
| Australian – Wimbledon – U.S. | |
|---|---|
| 1965 | Margaret Court
|
| 1983 | Martina Navratilova
|
| 1989 | Steffi Graf
|
| 1997 | Martina Hingis
|
| French – Wimbledon – U.S. | |
|---|---|
| 1928 | Helen Wills Moody
|
| 1929 | |
| 1972 | Billie Jean King
|
| 1984 | Martina Navratilova
|
| 1993 | Steffi Graf
|
| 1995 | |
| 1996 | |
| 2002 | Serena Williams
|
Winners of two Grand Slam tournaments in the same calendar yearEdit
Note: players with more than two titles are not included here.
| Australian—French | |
|---|---|
| 1964 | Margaret Court
|
| 2001 | Jennifer Capriati
|
| Australian – Wimbledon | |
|---|---|
| 1950 | Louise Brough
|
| 1963 | Margaret Court
|
| 1968 | Billie Jean King
|
| 1985 | Martina Navratilova
|
| 2003 | Serena Williams
|
| 2006 | Amélie Mauresmo
|
| 2009 | Serena Williams
|
| 2010 | |
| Australian – U.S. | |
|---|---|
| 1982 | Chris Evert
|
| 2016 | Angelique Kerber
|
| French – Wimbledon | |
|---|---|
| 1925 | Suzanne Lenglen
|
| 1930 | Helen Wills Moody
|
| 1932 | |
| 1954 | Maureen Connolly
|
| 1971 | Evonne Goolagong
|
| 1974 | Chris Evert
|
| 1982 | Martina Navratilova
|
| French – U.S. | |
|---|---|
| 1949 | Margaret Osborne
|
| 1960 |  Darlene Hard
|
| 1975 | Chris Evert
|
| 1980 | |
| 1994 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
|
| 2003 | Justine Henin
|
| 2007 | |
| 2013 | Serena Williams
|
| Wimbledon – U.S. | |
|---|---|
| 1939 | Alice Marble
|
| 1946 | Pauline Betz
|
| 1952 | Maureen Connolly
|
| 1956 | Shirley Fry
|
| 1957 | Althea Gibson
|
| 1958 | |
| 1959 | Maria Bueno
|
| 1964 | |
| 1967 | Billie Jean King
|
| 1976 | Chris Evert
|
| 1986 | Martina Navratilova
|
| 1987 | |
| 2000 | Venus Williams
|
| 2001 | |
| 2012 | Serena Williams
|
Winning a Grand Slam singles tournament without losing a set (Open Era)Edit
Chronological timeline (by player)Edit
| * Achieved the most number of times |
| # Achieved at three different Grand slam tournaments |
^ Years are italicized where a player won more than once in a calendar year
| Country | Player | Times | Grand Slam Tournaments | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | French Open | Wimbledon | US Open | |||
| Australia |
Margaret Court | 3 | 1970, 1973 | — | — | 1969 |
| Australia |
Evonne Goolagong | 4 | 1975, 1976, 1977 (Dec) * | 1971 | — | — |
| United States |
Billie Jean King | 3 | — | 1972^ | — | 1971, 1972^ |
| United States |
Chris Evert # | 5 | — | 1974 | 1981 | 1976, 1977, 1978 * |
| Australia |
Chris O'Neil | 1 | 1978 | — | — | — |
| United States |
Martina Navratilova | 6* | — | — | 1983^, 1984, 1986, 1990 * | 1983^, 1987 |
| Germany |
Steffi Graf # | 5 | 1988^, 1989, 1994 * | 1988^ | — | 1996 |
| Serbia and Montenegro |
Monica Seles | 1 | — | — | — | 1992 |
| Spain |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 1 | — | 1994 | — | — |
| France |
Mary Pierce | 1 | 1995 | — | — | — |
| Switzerland |
Martina Hingis | 2 | 1997^ | — | — | 1997^ |
| United States |
Lindsay Davenport # | 3 | 2000 | — | 1999 | 1998 |
| United States |
Venus Williams | 2 | — | — | 2008 | 2001 |
| United States |
Serena Williams # | 6* | 2017 | — | 2002^, 2010 | 2002^, 2008, 2014 * |
| Belgium |
Justine Henin | 3 | — | 2006, 2007^ * | — | 2007^ |
| Russia |
Maria Sharapova | 1 | 2008 | — | — | — |
| France |
Marion Bartoli | 1 | — | — | 2013 | — |
| Poland |
Iga Świątek | 1 | — | 2020 | — | — |
| Total per Grand Slam tournaments: | 14 | 8 | 10 | 17 | ||
Decade breakdownEdit
| Decades | Times | Player(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 | Margaret Court
|
| 1970s | 14 | Chris Evert (4), Evonne Goolagong (4), Billie Jean King (3), Margaret Court (2), Chris O’Neil
|
| 1980s | 9 | Martina Navratilova (5), Steffi Graf (3), Chris Evert
|
| 1990s | 10 | Lindsay Davenport (2), Steffi Graf (2), Martina Hingis (2), Martina Navratilova, Mary Pierce, / Monica Seles, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
|
| 2000s | 10 | Justine Henin (3), Serena Williams (3), Venus Williams (2), Lindsay Davenport, Maria Sharapova
|
| 2010s | 4 | Serena Williams (3), Marion Bartoli
|
| 2020s | 1 | Iga Świątek
|
All countrywomen in final (Open Era)Edit
Only five countries (Australia, the United States, Belgium, Russia, and Italy) have had two countrywomen play in a Grand Slam final that took place after 1968.
| Tournament | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 Australian Open | Margaret Court
|
Kerry Melville
|
| 1971 Australian Open | Evonne Goolagong
| |
| 1971 French Open | Evonne Goolagong
|
Helen Gourlay
|
| 1971 Wimbledon | Margaret Court
| |
| 1971 US Open | Billie Jean King
|
Rosemary Casals
|
| 1973 Australian Open | Margaret Court
|
Evonne Goolagong
|
| 1973 Wimbledon | Billie Jean King
|
Chris Evert
|
| 1973 US Open | Margaret Court
|
Evonne Goolagong
|
| 1977 Australian Open (January) | Kerry Melville Reid
|
Dianne Fromholtz
|
| 1977 Australian Open (December) | Evonne Goolagong
|
Helen Gourlay
|
| 1978 Wimbledon | Martina Navratilova
|
Chris Evert
|
| 1978 US Open | Chris Evert
|
Pam Shriver
|
| 1979 Wimbledon | Martina Navratilova
|
Chris Evert
|
| 1979 US Open | Tracy Austin
| |
| 1979 Australian Open | Barbara Jordan
|
Sharon Walsh
|
| 1981 US Open | Tracy Austin
|
Martina Navratilova
|
| 1983 US Open | Martina Navratilova
|
Chris Evert
|
| 1984 US Open | ||
| 1981 Australian Open | ||
| 1982 Australian Open | Chris Evert
|
Martina Navratilova
|
| 1982 French Open | Martina Navratilova
|
Andrea Jaeger
|
| 1982 Wimbledon | Chris Evert
| |
| 1983 Australian Open | Kathy Jordan
| |
| 1983 Wimbledon | Andrea Jaeger
| |
| 1984 French Open | Chris Evert
| |
| 1984 Wimbledon | ||
| 1985 Australian Open | ||
| 1985 French Open | Chris Evert
|
Martina Navratilova
|
| 1985 Wimbledon | Martina Navratilova
|
Chris Evert
|
| 1986 French Open | Chris Evert
|
Martina Navratilova
|
| 1990 Wimbledon | Martina Navratilova
|
Zina Garrison
|
| 2000 Wimbledon | Venus Williams
|
Lindsay Davenport
|
| 2000 US Open | ||
| 2001 US Open | Serena Williams
| |
| 2002 French Open | Serena Williams
|
Venus Williams
|
| 2002 Wimbledon | ||
| 2002 US Open | ||
| 2003 Australian Open | ||
| 2003 French Open | Justine Henin
|
Kim Clijsters
|
| 2003 Wimbledon | Serena Williams
|
Venus Williams
|
| 2003 US Open | Justine Henin
|
Kim Clijsters
|
| 2004 Australian Open | ||
| 2004 French Open | Anastasia Myskina
|
Elena Dementieva
|
| 2004 US Open | Svetlana Kuznetsova
| |
| 2005 Australian Open | Serena Williams
|
Lindsay Davenport
|
| 2005 Wimbledon | Venus Williams
| |
| 2008 Wimbledon | Serena Williams
| |
| 2009 French Open | Svetlana Kuznetsova
|
Dinara Safina
|
| 2009 Wimbledon | Serena Williams
|
Venus Williams
|
| 2015 US Open | Flavia Pennetta
|
Roberta Vinci
|
| 2017 Australian Open | Serena Williams
|
Venus Williams
|
| 2017 US Open | Sloane Stephens
|
Madison Keys
|
See alsoEdit
- Chronological list of women's Grand Slam tennis champions
- List of Grand Slam women's doubles champions
- List of Grand Slam men's singles champions
- List of Grand Slam men's doubles champions
- List of Grand Slam mixed doubles champions
- List of Grand Slam boys' singles champions
- List of Grand Slam girls' singles champions
- List of Grand Slam boys' doubles champions
- List of Grand Slam girls' doubles champions
- List of Grand Slam and WTA Tour Tier 1 women's singles champions
- Tennis statistics
- World number one women tennis players
NotesEdit
- ^ ESPN Sports Almanac 2006, page 814
- ^ World Book Encyclopedia 2008 T p166a
- ^ Compton Encyclopedia 1975 ST p301
- ^ Concord Encyclopedia
- ^ CBS Sports "[1] Archived 2009-02-04 at the Wayback Machine"
- ^ Top End Sports "[2] Archived 2009-07-10 at the Wayback Machine"
- ^ [3] Archived 2011-01-22 at the Wayback Machine"
- ^ Tennis 28 Slams "[4] Archived 2009-07-22 at the Wayback Machine"
- ^ Robertson, Max (1974). The Encyclopedia Of Tennis. Viking Press. pp. 375–377.
- ^ "Steffi Graf". wtatennis.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-05. Retrieved 2014-06-10.