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
Active streaks and active players are in boldface.
Open era Career totals
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Career matches
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Consecutive titles
- spanning consecutive tournaments
# | Titles | Years |
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6 | Margaret Court | 1969–71 |
Martina Navratilova | 1983–84 | |
5 | Steffi Graf | 1988–89 |
4 | Steffi Graf (2) | 1993–94 |
Serena Williams | 2002–03 | |
Serena Williams (2) | 2014–15 | |
3 | Billie Jean King | 1972 |
Martina Navratilova (2) | 1981–82 | |
Chris Evert | 1982–83 | |
Steffi Graf (3) | 1989–90 | |
Monica Seles | 1991–92 | |
Steffi Graf (4) | 1995 | |
Steffi Graf (5) | 1996 | |
Martina Hingis | 1997–98 | |
# | Finals | Years |
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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 |
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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) |
# | Quarterfinals |
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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 |
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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 |
# | Appearances |
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67 | Alizé Cornet |
62 | Ai Sugiyama[8] |
61 | Francesca Schiavone |
56 | Jelena Janković |
54 | Nathalie Dechy |
Elena Likhovtseva | |
52 | Patty Schnyder |
51 | Angelique Kerber |
48 | Ana Ivanovic |
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova |
Grand Slam tournament totals
Titles per tournament
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Finals per tournament
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Match wins per tournament
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Match record per tournament
- minimum 20 wins and over 80% (correct as of 2023 US Open)
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Grand Slam career achievements
Titles
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Finals
- Reached the final of each Grand Slam tournament at least once during career
Event of completion | Age | Player |
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1970 Wimbledon | 27 | Margaret Court |
1972 French Open | 28 | Billie Jean King |
1973 US Open | 22 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley |
1975 US Open | 20 | Chris Evert |
1981 Wimbledon | 19 | Hana Mandlíková |
1981 US Open | 24 | / Martina Navratilova |
1988 Australian Open | 18 | Steffi Graf |
1992 Wimbledon | 18 | Monica Seles |
1995 Wimbledon | 23 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
1997 US Open | 16 | Martina Hingis |
2003 Australian Open | 22 | Venus Williams |
2003 Australian Open | 21 | Serena Williams |
2004 Australian Open | 21 | Justine Henin |
2012 French Open | 25 | Maria Sharapova |
Grand Slam calendar-year achievements
Match record
- minimum 20 wins
% | W–L | Player | Year |
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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
# | All 4 titles + Olympic gold medal* | Year |
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1 | Steffi Graf | 1988 |
*called the Golden Slam |
# | All 4 titles* | Year |
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1 | Margaret Court | 1970 |
Steffi Graf | 1988 | |
*called the Grand Slam |
Other achievements
# | 3+ titles | Year |
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5 | Steffi Graf | 1988–89, 93, 95–96 |
3 | Margaret Court | 1969–70, 73 |
2 | Martina Navratilova | 1983–84 |
Monica Seles | 1991–92 | |
Serena Williams | 2002, 15 | |
1 | Billie Jean King | 1972 |
Martina Hingis | 1997 |
# | 2+ titles | Year |
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7 | Serena Williams | 2002–03, 09–10, 12–13, 15 |
6 | Martina Navratilova | 1982–87 |
5 | Chris Evert | 1974–76, 80, 82 |
Steffi Graf | 1988–89, 93, 95–96 | |
3 | Margaret Court | 1969–70, 73 |
2 | Monica Seles | 1991–92 |
Venus Williams | 2000–01 | |
Justine Henin | 2003, 07 | |
1 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | 1971 |
Billie Jean King | 1972 | |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 1994 | |
Martina Hingis | 1997 | |
Jennifer Capriati | 2001 | |
Amélie Mauresmo | 2006 | |
Angelique Kerber | 2016 | |
Iga Świątek | 2022 |
# | All 4 finals | Year |
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3 | Martina Navratilova | 1985, 86*, 87 |
Steffi Graf | 1988–89, 93 | |
1 | Margaret Court | 1970 |
Chris Evert | 1984 | |
Monica Seles | 1992 | |
Martina Hingis | 1997 | |
Justine Henin | 2006 | |
*Australian Open not played in 1986
Made all 3 available finals |
# | All 4 semifinals | Year |
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6 | Chris Evert | 1974, 81–82, 84–85, 86* |
4 | Martina Navratilova | 1984–85, 86*, 87 |
Steffi Graf | 1988–90, 93 | |
3 | Margaret Court | 1969–70, 73 |
2 | Martina Hingis | 1997–98 |
Serena Williams | 2015–16 | |
Justine Henin | 2003, 06 | |
1 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | 1973 |
Monica Seles | 1992 | |
Conchita Martínez | 1995 | |
Jennifer Capriati | 2001 | |
Kim Clijsters | 2003 | |
*Australian Open not played in 1986
Made all 3 available semifinals |
# | All 4 quarterfinals | Year |
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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 | |
*Australian Open not played in 1986
Made all 3 available quarterfinals |
Achievements at all 4 majors by year
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Achievements at 3 out of 4 majors by year
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Grand Slam miscellaneous
Grand Slam season streaks
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Grand Slams won without losing a set
# | Player | Majors |
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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 |
Youngest and oldest at Grand Slams
Winning first and last titles
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Winning a title
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Reaching a final
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Grand Slam titles by decade
- minimum 2 titles
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.
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All tournaments
Titles and finals
# | Titles |
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167 | / Martina Navratilova |
157 | Chris Evert |
107 | Steffi Graf |
92 | Margaret Court |
73 | Serena Williams |
68 | Evonne Goolagong |
67 | Billie Jean King |
55 | Virginia Wade |
Lindsay Davenport | |
53 | / Monica Seles |
49 | Venus Williams |
# | Finals | Record |
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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
# | Played |
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1661 | / Martina Navratilova[10] |
1455 | Chris Evert[11] |
1168 | Virginia Wade[12] |
1144 | Sara Errani |
1137 | Tatjana Maria |
1099 | Patty Schnyder |
1094 | Venus Williams[13] |
1093 | Francesca Schiavone |
1064 | Samantha Stosur |
1057 | Varvara Lepchenko |
# | Won |
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1442 | / Martina Navratilova |
1309 | Chris Evert |
900 | Steffi Graf |
858 | Serena Williams |
839 | Virginia Wade |
818 | Venus Williams |
765 | Arantxa Sánchez |
733 | Lindsay Davenport |
719 | Conchita Martínez |
679 | Evonne Goolagong |
# | Played (active) |
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1144 | Sara Errani |
1137 | Tatjana Maria |
1094 | Venus Williams |
1063 | Varvara Lepchenko |
1036 | Angelique Kerber |
977 | Karolína Plíšková |
973 | Alizé Cornet |
963 | Zhang Shuai |
# | Won (active) |
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818 | Venus Williams |
673 | Angelique Kerber |
658 | Sara Errani |
640 | Tatjana Maria |
639 | Caroline Wozniacki |
621 | Karolína Plíšková |
607 | Varvara Lepchenko |
599 | Victoria Azarenka |
596 | Vera Zvonareva |
# | Consecutive match wins | Years |
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74 | Martina Navratilova | 1984 |
66 | Steffi Graf | 1989–90 |
58 | Martina Navratilova | 1986–87 |
57 | Margaret Court | 1972–73 |
56 | Chris Evert | 1974 |
54 | Martina Navratilova | 1983–84 |
46 | Steffi Graf | 1988 |
45 | Steffi Graf | 1987 |
42 | Chris Evert | 1975–76 |
41 | Martina Navratilova | 1982 |
39 | Martina Navratilova | 1982–83 |
37 | Iga Świątek | 2022 |
36 | Monica Seles | 1990 |
Most titles / finals at a single tournament
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Career match streaks
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Titles by court type
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Match wins by court type
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Match record by court type
- active players are denoted in boldface
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Career season streaks
Single season records
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Year-end Championships
- (1972 – present)
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WTA Premier/Tier One (since inception in 1988)
- Overall totals include premier mandatory, premier five and tier one tournaments only.
- Tier one tournaments were played on 3 surfaces (carpet ceased as a surface in 1995).
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Titles by court type
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WTA rankings achievements
WTA rankings began in 1975. These weekly rankings determine tournament eligibility and seedings. At the end of each year they also become the official WTA season rankings.
Correct as of 13 November 2023 with (▲) indicating active streaks.[20].
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Year-end rankings total through 2021
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Prize money
See WTA Prize money. As prize money has increased strongly in recent decades, the lists of prize money leaders for the Open Era (since 1968) and for the WTA Tour period (since 1973) are the same.
See also
References
- ↑ Henderson, Jon (15 June 2008). "Now I'd choose tennis". The Observer.
'Yes, "open" tennis has come at last and Bournemouth has been entrusted with the task of a world shaking launching,' said the programme notes for the 1968 Hard Court Championships of Great Britain, which brought an end to the sport's segregation of amateur and professional players.
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Another significant turning point came in 1968 when the French Internationals became the first Grand Slam tournament to join the "Open" era.
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- ↑ "STAT OF THE DAY: IGA SWIATEK JOINS RARE OPEN ERA COMPANY WITH 35-MATCH WINNING STREAK". tennis.com. 4 June 2022. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022.
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