WTA Tour – Open era records
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[edit]
Active streaks and active players are in boldface.
Open era Career totals[edit]
Career matches[edit]
Consecutive titles[edit]
- spanning consecutive tournaments
# | Finals | Years |
13 | Steffi Graf[7] | 1987–90 |
11 | Martina Navratilova | 1985–87 |
6 | Margaret Court | 1969–71 |
Martina Navratilova (2) | 1983–84 |
Chris Evert | 1984–85 |
Monica Seles | 1991–93 |
5 | Steffi Graf (2) | 1993–94 |
Martina Hingis | 1997–98 |
4 | Chris Evert (2) | 1982–83 |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 1994–95 |
Serena Williams | 2002–03 |
Venus Williams | 2002–03 |
Justine Henin | 2006 |
Serena Williams (2) | 2014–15 |
# | Semifinals |
19 | Martina Navratilova |
15 | Steffi Graf |
11 | Chris Evert |
Martina Hingis |
10 | Serena Williams |
9 | Margaret Court |
Chris Evert (2) |
7 | Chris Evert (3) |
6 | Steffi Graf (2) |
/ Monica Seles |
Jennifer Capriati |
Serena Williams (2) |
Aryna Sabalenka |
# | Quarterfinals |
19 | Martina Navratilova |
Steffi Graf |
15 | Gabriela Sabatini |
11 | Chris Evert |
Martina Hingis |
10 | Lindsay Davenport |
Serena Williams |
9 | Chris Evert (2) |
Steffi Graf (2) |
Serena Williams (2) |
# | Match wins |
45 | Martina Navratilova |
40 | Steffi Graf |
35 | Margaret Court |
33 | Serena Williams |
Serena Williams (2) |
32 | Steffi Graf (2) |
27 | Steffi Graf (3) |
/ Monica Seles |
26 | Steffi Graf (4) |
Martina Hingis |
Grand Slam tournament totals[edit]
Titles per tournament[edit]
Finals per tournament[edit]
Match wins per tournament[edit]
Match record per tournament[edit]
- minimum 20 wins and over 80% (correct as of 2024 Australian Open)
Grand Slam career achievements[edit]
- Reached the final of each Grand Slam tournament at least once during career
Grand Slam calendar-year achievements[edit]
Match record[edit]
% | W–L | Player | Year |
100 | 27–0 | Steffi Graf | 1988 |
100 | 26–0 | Margaret Court | 1970 |
100 | 21–0 | Monica Seles | 1991 |
100 | 21–0 | Steffi Graf | 1995 |
100 | 21–0 | Steffi Graf | 1996 |
100 | 21–0 | Serena Williams | 2002 |
96.4 | 27–1 | Steffi Graf | 1989 |
96.4 | 27–1 | Monica Seles | 1992 |
96.4 | 27–1 | Steffi Graf | 1993 |
96.4 | 27–1 | Martina Hingis | 1997 |
The Golden Slam and the Grand Slam[edit]
Other achievements[edit]
# | All 4 quarterfinals | Year |
6 | Chris Evert | 1974, 81–82, 84–85, 86* |
5 | Steffi Graf | 1988–91, 93 |
Serena Williams | 2001, 07, 09, 15–16 |
4 | Martina Navratilova | 1984–85, 86*, 87 |
3 | Margaret Court | 1969–70, 73 |
Gabriela Sabatini | 1991–93 |
Martina Hingis | 1997–98, 00 |
Lindsay Davenport | 1998–99, 05 |
2 | Venus Williams | 1998, 02 |
/ Monica Seles | 1992, 02 |
Jennifer Capriati | 2001–02 |
Justine Henin | 2003, 06 |
1 | Billie Jean King | 1969 |
Rosemary Casals | 1969 |
Virginia Wade | 1972 |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley | 1973 |
Hana Mandlíková | 1981 |
Helena Suková | 1986* |
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 1987 |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 1991 |
Conchita Martínez | 1995 |
Kim Clijsters | 2003 |
Amélie Mauresmo | 2004 |
Maria Sharapova | 2005 |
Aryna Sabalenka | 2023 |
*Australian Open not played in 1986 Made all 3 available quarterfinals |
Achievements at all 4 majors by year[edit]
Achievements at 3 out of 4 majors by year[edit]
Grand Slam miscellaneous[edit]
Grand Slam season streaks[edit]
Grand Slams won without losing a set[edit]
# | Player | Majors |
6 | Martina Navratilova | 1983 WM, 1983 US, 1984 WM, 1986 WM, 1987 US, 1990 WM |
Serena Williams | 2002 WM, 2002 US, 2008 US, 2010 WM, 2014 US, 2017 AU |
5 | Chris Evert | 1974 FR, 1976 US, 1977 US, 1978 US, 1981 WM |
Steffi Graf | 1988 AU, 1988 FR, 1989 AU, 1994 AU, 1996 US |
4 | Evonne Goolagong | 1971 FR, 1975 AU, 1976 AU, 1977 AU (Dec) |
3 | Margaret Court | 1969 US, 1970 AU, 1973 AU |
Billie Jean King | 1971 US, 1972 FR, 1972 US |
Lindsay Davenport | 1998 US, 1999 WM, 2000 AU |
Justine Henin | 2006 FR, 2007 FR, 2007 US |
2 | Martina Hingis | 1997 AU, 1997 US |
Venus Williams | 2001 US, 2008 WM |
1 | Monica Seles | 1992 US |
Maria Sharapova | 2008 AU |
Marion Bartoli | 2013 WM |
Iga Świątek | 2020 FR |
Emma Raducanu | 2021 US |
Ashleigh Barty | 2022 AU |
Aryna Sabalenka | 2024 AU |
Youngest and oldest at Grand Slams[edit]
Winning first and last titles[edit]
Winning a title[edit]
Reaching a final[edit]
Grand Slam titles by decade[edit]
- 1960s
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] - 1970s
- 1980s
- 1990s
| - 2000s
- 2010s
- 2020s
|
All tournaments[edit]
Titles and finals[edit]
# | Finals | Record |
239 | / Martina Navratilova | 167–72 |
230 | Chris Evert | 157–73 |
138 | Steffi Graf | 107–31 |
122 | Billie Jean King | 67–55 |
121 | Margaret Court | 92–29 |
119 | Evonne Goolagong | 68–51 |
98 | Serena Williams | 73–25 |
93 | Lindsay Davenport | 55–38 |
85 | / Monica Seles | 53–32 |
83 | Venus Williams | 49–34 |
Matches[edit]