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11. Evonne Goolagong. 1970–80. Caroline Wozniacki. 2008–18. Serena Williams. 2007–17. 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 ...
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 1881, the ...
Iga Świątek, currently ranked No. 1 in women's singles. The WTA rankings are the Women's Tennis Association 's (WTA) merit-based system for determining the rankings in women's tennis. The top-ranked singles player is the player who, over the previous 52 weeks, has garnered the most ranking points on the WTA Tour.
With women’s tennis entering a new, more prosperous era, the WTA Finals returned for a second year. Evert, once again, took the crown. After finding a market and with the ambition of increasing ...
Serena Williams has won a record 23 WTA 1000 singles titles. WTA 1000 is a category of tennis tournaments on the WTA Tour organized by the Women's Tennis Association . The Series was initially called WTA Tier I which began in 1988 and lasted until 2008. Records before 1990 are excluded from this list. [ 1] When the WTA Tour was established in ...
High category tournaments equivalent to Tier 1/Premier/WTA 1000 existed before 1990, and the Grand Slam tournaments, Olympic Games and WTA Finals have been held since 1884, 1900 and 1972, respectively. See the all-time records article for records spanning the sport's history. Totals including titles won before 1990 are in brackets.
Ranking method. The WTA rankings are based on a rolling 52-week, cumulative system. A player's ranking is determined by her results at a maximum of 18 tournaments for singles and 11 for doubles. Points are awarded based on how far a player advances in a tournament. The basis for calculating a player's ranking are those tournaments that yield ...
WTA 1000 tournaments. Serena Williams has won a record 23 WTA 1000 singles titles. Martina Hingis has won a record 26 WTA 1000 titles in doubles. The WTA 1000 tournaments are a category of tennis tournaments on the WTA Tour, governed by the Women's Tennis Association. The old WTA Premier Mandatory and 5 tournaments merged into a single highest ...