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Grand Slam tournaments
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Titles and finals
Most titles / finals at a single tournament
# |
Titles |
Tournament |
Years |
12 |
/ Martina Navratilova |
Chicago |
1978–83, 1986–88, 1990–92 |
11 |
/ Martina Navratilova |
Eastbourne |
1978, 1982–86, 1988–91, 1993 |
9 |
/ Martina Navratilova |
Washington |
1975, 1977–78, 1982–83, 1985–86, 1988, 1990 |
/ Martina Navratilova |
Wimbledon |
1978–79, 1982–87, 1990 |
/ Martina Navratilova |
Dallas |
1979–83, 1985–87, 1990 |
Steffi Graf |
German Open |
1986–89, 1991–94, 1996 |
8 |
Chris Evert |
Family Circle |
1974–78, 1981, 1984–85 |
/ Martina Navratilova |
WTA Tour Finals |
1978–79, 1981, 1983–86twice in 1986 |
/ Martina Navratilova |
Los Angeles |
1978, 1980–81, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1992–93 |
Serena Williams |
Miami Masters |
2002–04, 2007–08, 2013–15 |
7 |
Chris Evert |
French Open |
1974–75, 1979–80, 1983, 1985–86 |
/ Martina Navratilova |
Orlando |
1974, 1980–85 |
Steffi Graf |
Wimbledon |
1988–89, 1991–93, 1995–96 |
Serena Williams |
Wimbledon |
2002–03, 2009–10, 2012, 2015–16 |
Serena Williams |
Australian Open |
2003, 2005, 2007, 2009–10, 2015, 2017 |
# |
Finals |
Tournament |
Years |
14 |
/ Martina Navratilova |
Chicago |
1975, 1978–83, 1986–88, 1990–93 |
/ Martina Navratilova |
WTA Tour Finals |
1975, 1978–86,twice in 1986 1989, 1991–92 |
13 |
/ Martina Navratilova |
Eastbourne |
1978–79, 1982–87, 1988–91, 1993 |
12 |
/ Martina Navratilova |
Wimbledon |
1978–79, 1982–90, 1994 |
11 |
/ Martina Navratilova |
Washington |
1975, 1977–80, 1982–83, 1985–86, 1988, 1990 |
/ Martina Navratilova |
Dallas |
1975–76, 1979–83, 1985–87, 1990 |
/ Martina Navratilova |
Los Angeles |
1977–81, 1983, 1986, 1989–90, 1992–93 |
Steffi Graf |
German Open |
1985–89, 1990–94, 1996 |
Serena Williams |
Wimbledon |
2002–04, 2008–10, 2012, 2015–16, 2018–19 |
10 |
Chris Evert |
Wimbledon |
1973–74, 1976,1978–82,1984–85 |
Serena Williams |
Miami Masters |
1999, 2002–04, 2007–09, 2013–15 |
Serena Williams |
US Open |
1999, 2001–02, 2008, 2011–14, 2018–19 |
9 |
Steffi Graf |
Wimbledon |
1987–89, 1991–93, 1995–96, 1999 |
Steffi Graf |
French Open |
1987–90, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1999 |
Steffi Graf |
Florida |
1986–89, 1991–95 |
Chris Evert |
French Open |
1973–75, 1979–80, 1983–86 |
Chris Evert |
Family Circle |
1974–78, 1981, 1984–86 |
Chris Evert |
US Open |
1975–80, 1982–84 |
/ Martina Navratilova |
Houston |
1976–80, 1983, 1985, 1987–88 |
/ Martina Navratilova |
Stuttgart |
1979, 1981–83, 1986–88, 1991–92 |
/ Martina Navratilova |
West Classic |
1979–80, 1984, 1988, 1990–94 |
Venus Williams |
Wimbledon |
2000–03, 2005, 2007–09, 2017 |
Most titles won in a season in Open Era
Consecutive records
Sources: Except for the information concerning active players, the source for the all-time table is the '2014 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Official Guide'. Court and Wade began their careers and were winning tournaments long before the Open Era started in 1968; therefore, the statistics shown above do not reflect their entire careers. For example, Billie Jean King career statistics lists 129 career singles titles for King.
Match wins
Matches won on all surfaces
Match wins per court type
Winning percentages
Career winning percentage
- Note that the figures below represent career winning percentages of players that are retired (regular font) as well as current active players (boldface). The latter are subject to change and do not reflect the final figure.
Single season winning percentage
Winning streaks
Year-end Championships
|
Titles |
# |
Years |
1. |
/ Martina Navratilova |
8 |
1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 (2) |
2. |
Steffi Graf |
5 |
1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996 |
Serena Williams |
2001, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
4. |
Chris Evert |
4 |
1972, 1973, 1975, 1977 |
5. |
/ Monica Seles |
3 |
1990, 1991, 1992 |
Kim Clijsters |
2002, 2003, 2010 |
|
Match Won |
# |
1. |
/ Martina Navratilova |
60 |
2. |
Chris Evert |
34 |
3. |
Steffi Graf |
31 |
4. |
Serena Williams |
29 |
5. |
Gabriela Sabatini |
21 |
Maria Sharapova |
|
|
|
Win % |
|
W–L * |
1. |
Serena Williams |
83.33 |
30–6 |
2. |
Steffi Graf |
81.57 |
31–7 |
3. |
/ Martina Navratilova |
81.08 |
60–14 |
4. |
Chris Evert |
79.07 |
34–9 |
5. |
/ Monica Seles |
75.00 |
18–6 |
* Minimum 18 wins |
|
|
Not losing a set |
Year |
/ Martina Navratilova |
1984, 1985 (2) |
Serena Williams |
2001, 2012 (2) |
Gabriela Sabatini |
1988 |
Kim Clijsters |
2002 |
|
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 level records (since inception as "Tier One" in 1988)
- Only tournaments of Premier mandatory and Premier 5 and their predecessor (Tier 1) level tournament records are included.
- Tier one tournaments were played on 3 surfaces, one of which (carpet) ceased to be used from around 1995.
Titles by court type
WTA rankings (since 3 November 1975)
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- As of February 21, 2022[update]
- Bold font denotes active players or currently active consecutive streaks
Youngest WTA No. 1[3]
Name |
Age |
Date of Birth |
Date of Achievement |
Martina Hingis |
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9 September 1980 |
1 March 1997 |
Oldest WTA No. 1[4]
Name |
Age |
Date of Birth |
Date of Achievement |
Serena Williams |
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26 September 1981 |
8 May 2017 |
Most career singles wins over world No. 1
This table lists the players with the most career singles wins over the world No. 1 ranked player since the Women's Tennis Association began computerized rankings on November 3, 1975.
Source: 2012 WTA Media Guide, compiled by the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, page 178. Updated: Nov. 30, 2020
Lowest-ranked players to defeat world No. 1
This table lists the lowest-ranked players to defeat world No. 1 ranked player since the Women's Tennis Association began computerized rankings on November 3, 1975. (Not including matches in which No.1-ranked player retired.)
Lowest-ranked players to win a singles title
The following table lists players ranked 200 and lower, that have won a WTA title.
WTA Tour doubles career records
Most doubles titles won
Other selected achievements
Youngest winners of a singles title
In the following table,[6] only the first tournament won by each player is listed.
- Tracy Austin: 14 years, 0 months, 28 days (1977 Portland)
- Kathy Rinaldi: 14 years, 6 months, 24 days (1981 Kyoto)
- Jennifer Capriati: 14 years, 6 months, 29 days (1990 Puerto Rico)
- Andrea Jaeger: 14 years, 7 months, 14 days (1980 Las Vegas)
- Mirjana Lučić-Baroni: 15 years, 1 month, 25 days (1997 Bol)
- Nicole Vaidišová: 15 years, 3 months, 23 days (2004 Vancouver)
- Monica Seles: 15 years, 4 months, 29 days (1989 Houston)
- Gabriela Sabatini: 15 years, 5 months, 2 days (1985 Japan)
- Coco Gauff: 15 years, 7 months (2019 Linz)
- Anke Huber: 15 years, 8 months, 22 days (1990 Schenectady)
Oldest winners of a singles title
In the following table, only the last tournament won by each player is listed.
- Billie Jean King: 39 years, 7 months, 23 days (1983 Edgbaston Cup)
- Kimiko Date-Krumm: 38 years, 11 months, 30 days (2009 Hansol Korea Open)
- Serena Williams: 38 years, 3 months, 17 days (2020 ASB Classic)
- Martina Navratilova: 37 years, 4 months, 2 days (1994 Open Gaz de France)
- Francesca Schiavone: 36 years, 9 months, 23 days (2017 Copa Colsanitas)
- Venus Williams: 35 years, 7 months, 28 days (2016 Taiwan Open)
- Marie Pinterova: 35 years, 2 months, 3 days (1981 Japan Open)
- Maria Bueno: 34 years, 11 months, 26 days (1974 Japan Open)
- Tatjana Maria: 34 years, 8 months, 2 days (2022 Copa Colsanitas)
- Helga Niessen Masthoff: 34 years, 6 months, 5 days (1976 British Hard Court Championships)
Longest gap between titles
WTA career prize money leaders
All time
|
Player |
Prize money |
1 |
Serena Williams |
$94,518,971 |
2 |
Venus Williams |
$42,280,540 |
3 |
Simona Halep |
$38,973,074 |
4 |
Maria Sharapova |
$38,777,962 |
5 |
Caroline Wozniacki |
$35,233,415 |
6 |
Victoria Azarenka |
$34,449,618 |
7 |
Petra Kvitová |
$34,038,675 |
8 |
Angelique Kerber |
$31,731,652 |
9 |
Agnieszka Radwańska |
$27,683,807 |
10 |
Svetlana Kuznetsova |
$25,816,890 |
11 |
Martina Hingis |
$24,749,074 |
12 |
Kim Clijsters |
$24,545,194 |
13 |
Garbiñe Muguruza |
$24,394,049 |
14 |
Ashleigh Barty |
$23,829,070 |
15 |
Karolína Plíšková |
$23,543,689 |
|
Active players
|
Player |
Prize money |
1 |
Serena Williams |
$94,518,971 |
2 |
Venus Williams |
$42,280,540 |
3 |
Simona Halep |
$38,973,074 |
4 |
Victoria Azarenka |
$34,449,618 |
5 |
Petra Kvitová |
$34,038,675 |
6 |
Angelique Kerber |
$31,731,652 |
7 |
Svetlana Kuznetsova |
$25,816,890 |
8 |
Garbiñe Muguruza |
$24,394,049 |
9 |
Karolína Plíšková |
$23,543,689 |
10 |
Elina Svitolina |
$21,418,949 |
11 |
Naomi Osaka |
$21,050,567 |
12 |
Samantha Stosur |
$19,976,373 |
13 |
Sloane Stephens |
$16,923,458 |
14 |
Vera Zvonareva |
$15,567,264 |
15 |
Madison Keys |
$14,537,182 |
|
Single season
|
Player |
Year |
Prize money |
1 |
Serena Williams |
2013 |
$12,385,572 |
2 |
Ashleigh Barty |
2019 |
$11,307,587 |
3 |
Serena Williams (2) |
2015 |
$10,582,642 |
4 |
Angelique Kerber |
2016 |
$10,136,615 |
5 |
Serena Williams (3) |
2014 |
$9,317,298 |
6 |
Victoria Azarenka |
2012 |
$7,923,920 |
7 |
Serena Williams (4) |
2016 |
$7,675,030 |
8 |
Simona Halep |
2018 |
$7,409,564 |
9 |
Serena Williams (5) |
2012 |
$7,045,975 |
10 |
Simona Halep (2) |
2019 |
$6,962,442 |
11 |
Naomi Osaka |
2019 |
$6,788,282 |
12 |
Caroline Wozniacki |
2018 |
$6,657,719 |
13 |
Serena Williams (6) |
2009 |
$6,545,586 |
14 |
Maria Sharapova |
2012 |
$6,508,296 |
15 |
Bianca Andreescu |
2019 |
$6,504,150 |
|
- As of June 27, 2022[update]
Since September 1970:
- 464 players have earned at least US$1 million.
- 269 players have earned at least US$2 million.
- 127 players have earned at least US$5 million.
- 61 players have earned at least US$10 million.
- 29 players have earned at least US$15 million.
- 21 players have earned at least US$20 million.
- 10 players have earned at least US$25 million.
- 8 players have earned at least US$30 million.
- 2 players have earned at least US$40 million.
- 1 player has earned at least US$50 million.
See also
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References
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Sources