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This is a list of the women's singles tennis champions at the Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA championships, the Olympic Games, and the WTA Tier I / Premier (Premier Mandatory and Premier Five)/ 1000 tournaments since 1990.
Serena Williams is the winner of 23 major singles titles, most in the Open Era. 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 ...
Kathleen McKane Godfree (one gold, two silvers, and two bronzes) and Venus Williams (four gold, one silver) are tied as the record holders for the most Olympic medals in tennis. Serena Williams and Venus Williams won a record four gold medals. Reginald Doherty is the record holder for most medals in men's tennis (three gold and one bronze).
List of Grand Slam women's singles finals. Appearance. This is a list of all the Grand Slam women's singles finals in tennis. [1] From the 1884 Wimbledon Championships up to and including the 2022 Australian Open, there have been 449 finals contested between 221 different women, with 126 champions emerging.
WTA Tour records. This is a list of Women's Tennis Association (WTA) records since its inception in June 1973. Some records additionally extend back a few more years in order to include the immediately preceding Virginia Slims Circuit era for completeness. The Virginia Slims Circuit started in September 1970 and was replaced in 1973 by the WTA.
Contents. All-time tennis records – Women's singles. This article covers the period 1884 to present. Before the beginning of the Open era in April 1968, only amateurs were allowed to compete in established tennis tournaments, including the four Grand Slams. Wimbledon, the oldest of the majors, was founded in 1877, followed by the US Open in ...
Champion Year First major Majors Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open; 1: Maud Watson: 1884: Wimbledon: 2: 1884, 1885: 2: Blanche Bingley Hillyard: 1886: Wimbledon
The WTA Finals (formerly known as the WTA Tour Championships or WTA Championships) is the season-ending championship of the WTA Tour. It is the most significant tennis event in the women's annual calendar after the four majors , as it features the top eight singles players and top eight doubles teams based on their results throughout the season.