Top 10 Greatest Women Tennis Players of All Time

Steffi Graf is the only tennis player in history — male or female — to achieve the Golden Slam, winning all four Grand Slams and Olympic gold in a single calendar year (1988). Her 22 Grand Slam singles titles include 7 Wimbledon crowns, and she held the world No.1 ranking for a record 377 weeks across her career.

Martina Navratilova revolutionised women's tennis with her serve-and-volley game, winning 18 Grand Slam singles titles plus a record 31 Grand Slam doubles titles. She won Wimbledon nine times between 1978 and 1990 and was ranked world No.1 for 332 weeks, dominating the sport across two different decades.

Chris Evert won 18 Grand Slam singles titles and boasts a career win rate of 89.97% — the highest in Open Era history for either gender. The queen of clay, she won the French Open seven times and never lost before the quarterfinals at a Grand Slam across her entire career, a record of consistency unmatched in the sport.

Margaret Court holds the all-time record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles, spanning both the amateur era and the Open Era. The Australian legend won the calendar-year Grand Slam in 1970 and is the only player ever to win every Grand Slam title in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles — a feat known as the Boxed Set.

Billie Jean King won 12 Grand Slam singles titles and 16 Grand Slam doubles titles, but her legacy extends far beyond trophies. Her 1973 "Battle of the Sexes" victory over Bobby Riggs before 90 million TV viewers became a defining moment for gender equality in sport, and she was instrumental in founding the Women's Tennis Association.

Monica Seles won 9 Grand Slam singles titles before age 20, making her the youngest French Open champion in history at 16. Her career was brutally interrupted in 1993 when she was stabbed on court in Hamburg by a deranged fan of rival Steffi Graf; she returned two years later and won a 9th Slam, one of sport's greatest comebacks.

Justine Henin won 7 Grand Slam singles titles with arguably the most technically exquisite one-handed backhand in women's tennis history. The Belgian champion dominated clay courts with 4 French Open titles and spent 117 consecutive weeks at world No.1 despite standing just 5'6" and weighing 126 lbs — proving skill over power.

Iga Swiatek is the dominant force of the 2020s women's game, having won 4 French Open titles and a US Open by the age of 23 to bring her Grand Slam tally to 5. The Polish superstar spent over 125 consecutive weeks at world No.1 from 2022 to 2024 and posted a historic 37-match winning streak — the longest in women's tennis in 25 years.

Victoria Azarenka won back-to-back Australian Open titles in 2012 and 2013, reaching world No.1 with one of the most complete games in the sport — elite serve, relentless baseline power, and exceptional court coverage. The Belarusian two-time Grand Slam champion also won Olympic gold in doubles at London 2012 alongside Max Mirnyi.

Steffi Graf is the only tennis player in history — male or female — to achieve the Golden Slam, winning all four Grand Slams and Olympic gold in a single calendar year (1988). Her 22 Grand Slam singles titles include 7 Wimbledon crowns, and she held the world No.1 ranking for a record 377 weeks across her career.

Martina Navratilova revolutionised women's tennis with her serve-and-volley game, winning 18 Grand Slam singles titles plus a record 31 Grand Slam doubles titles. She won Wimbledon nine times between 1978 and 1990 and was ranked world No.1 for 332 weeks, dominating the sport across two different decades.

Chris Evert won 18 Grand Slam singles titles and boasts a career win rate of 89.97% — the highest in Open Era history for either gender. The queen of clay, she won the French Open seven times and never lost before the quarterfinals at a Grand Slam across her entire career, a record of consistency unmatched in the sport.

Margaret Court holds the all-time record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles, spanning both the amateur era and the Open Era. The Australian legend won the calendar-year Grand Slam in 1970 and is the only player ever to win every Grand Slam title in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles — a feat known as the Boxed Set.

Billie Jean King won 12 Grand Slam singles titles and 16 Grand Slam doubles titles, but her legacy extends far beyond trophies. Her 1973 "Battle of the Sexes" victory over Bobby Riggs before 90 million TV viewers became a defining moment for gender equality in sport, and she was instrumental in founding the Women's Tennis Association.

Monica Seles won 9 Grand Slam singles titles before age 20, making her the youngest French Open champion in history at 16. Her career was brutally interrupted in 1993 when she was stabbed on court in Hamburg by a deranged fan of rival Steffi Graf; she returned two years later and won a 9th Slam, one of sport's greatest comebacks.

Justine Henin won 7 Grand Slam singles titles with arguably the most technically exquisite one-handed backhand in women's tennis history. The Belgian champion dominated clay courts with 4 French Open titles and spent 117 consecutive weeks at world No.1 despite standing just 5'6" and weighing 126 lbs — proving skill over power.

Iga Swiatek is the dominant force of the 2020s women's game, having won 4 French Open titles and a US Open by the age of 23 to bring her Grand Slam tally to 5. The Polish superstar spent over 125 consecutive weeks at world No.1 from 2022 to 2024 and posted a historic 37-match winning streak — the longest in women's tennis in 25 years.

Victoria Azarenka won back-to-back Australian Open titles in 2012 and 2013, reaching world No.1 with one of the most complete games in the sport — elite serve, relentless baseline power, and exceptional court coverage. The Belarusian two-time Grand Slam champion also won Olympic gold in doubles at London 2012 alongside Max Mirnyi.