Who Are Famous Female Tennis Players Ever

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I have had a lifelong passion for the game of tennis from my days as a competitive youth player to now following the world's top players.
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Selecting the top ten of anything can be a difficult and subjective task. There have been so many great women players over the last 50 years of the Open Era, and this doesn't even take into consideration the great players from the early 20th century. Changes in fitness regimes, nutrition, and racket technology over the years have only served to complicate an already difficult task. As difficult as it was to choose the top ten all-time greatest male tennis players, the women's top ten proved no easier.
After pouring through countless statistical records and my own personal memory banks, I have come up with a list of the best female tennis players during the Open Era of tennis—from 1968 to the present. I have actually included eleven players here, with two greats tied for the tenth position. Here they are.
With 5 Grand Slam singles titles and 209 weeks ranked number one in the world, Martina Hingis makes a strong argument to be ranked in the top 10 all-time. Factor in her 13 Grand Slam Doubles titles, 7 Mixed Doubles titles, and her 2 Tour Finals titles, and it’s hard to exclude the Swiss star. Her singles career was relatively short due to injuries and her first retirement came in 2003 at just 22 years of age. Had she remained healthy, she certainly would have contended for many more Grand Slam singles titles. Martina was able to extend her tennis career by playing mostly doubles and had great success with 3 Grand Slam Doubles titles in 2017, her final year in competitive tennis.
Often overlooked because she played during the Chris Everett and Martina Navratilova era, Goolagong was the epitome of grace and beauty on the court. Despite playing during one of the most competitive periods in women’s tennis, Goolagong was still able to win seven Grand Slam titles. In 1976, she was ranked number one in the world.
She has the distinction of being the only mother since before World War I to have won Wimbledon, having won the title in 1980 after giving birth to her daughter in 1977.
The only Grand Slam title to elude her was the US Open, where she reached the finals in four consecutive years, 1973-1976.
Known for her mental and physical toughness, Justine Henin was one of the most athletic women to ever play the game. Despite her small stature, she packed a powerful punch and played a complete game that included a powerful serve and a forehand shot that she hit with both power and accuracy. Known as one of the best volleyers in the game, Henin was as comfortable at the net as from the baseline.
In 2003, she achieved the number one ranking in the world, having won both the French Open and the US Open. In 2004, Henin won the Gold Medal at the Athens Olympics to go along with her first Australian Open title. She won seven Grand Slam titles in her career but retired abruptly in 2008 citing burnout from over 20 years of competitive tennis. A brief comeback in 2010 was short lived, and she retired for good in early 2011.
If not for having to compete against her sister Serena, Venus Williams may very well have had many more Grand Slam titles to her name. The sisters have gone head-to-head in a Grand Slam final nine times with Serena winning seven of those matches.
While Venus’s career has been fraught with injuries, there is no doubt that in the early 2000s she was the woman to beat on tour. Between 2000 and 2001, Venus captured four of her seven Grand Slam victories. In 2002, she finally attained the number one ranking in the world, a spot she would capture on three separate occasions. Wimbledon has been Venus’ favorite court as she has won five titles there, the last coming in 2008.
Venus is back to playing at a high level after suffering through years of knee and hip problems. She started the 2014 season ranked number 47 in the world, but has climbed back into the top ten, and is currently ranked number 5 in the world following her run to the 2017 Australian Open and Wimbledon final. A win at either of those Grand Slam events would have made for a fitting cap to a long and very successful career.
Who can forget the weird and wacky battle of the sexes between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs in 1973? Not only did King dispose of Mr. Riggs in short order but she also dominated women’s tennis from the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s.
Her hard-charging aggressive style of play was in sharp contrast to the stately ground game of Chris Evert who came along in 1972 to challenge King as the queen of women’s tennis. Nevertheless, King owned Wimbledon from 1966 to 1975, when she won the title six times.
Were it not for the unfortunate on-court attack and stabbing by a deranged fan in 1993, Monica Seles would certainly have gone on to win more Grand Slam titles. Her epic battles with Steffi Graf were classics, and we the fans were deprived of some great matches because of one fan's sick obsession.
While Monica did return to tennis two years after the incident, she was never quite the same. To her credit, she did go on to win the 1996 Australian Open, her only post-attack Grand Slam victory. Monica continued to play until 2003 and officially retired in 2008.
There is no doubt that Monica Seles was the most dominant player from 1990 to 1992. During this time, she won seven of her nine Grand Slam Titles. In 1991, she was the top-ranked woman in the world.
Was there ever a player more graceful on the court than Chris Evert? She was a machine from the baseline, and with that two-handed backhand shot, she dominated women’s tennis from the mid-1970s into the early 1980s. Evert still holds the record for reaching the most Grand Slam singles finals with 34, and she managed to win 18 of them, including every major at least twice. When Martina Navratilova came along in the late 1970s, it provided fans with a great on-court rivalry. Evert was the year-ending number one player in the world for seven years and had a career winning percentage in singles matches of over 90 percent.
There are many experts out there who feel that Margaret Court is the best player of all time. With a record 24 Grand Slam singles titles, it’s hard to argue. Add in her 19 doubles and 19 mixed doubles titles and Court has a record 62 Major titles to her credit.
She was the first woman in the Open Era to win the singles Grand Slam in 1970, and she is one of only two women (Daniela Hantuchova being the other) to have won a Grand Slam in mixed doubles, which she did twice. Undoubtedly the best player in the 1960s to early 1970s, Court was the first woman to incorporate weights and fitness training into her routine. The result was a long and injury-free career.
One of the toughest competitors to ever grace the court, Martina Navratilova dominated women’s tennis from the late 1970s through a good portion of the 1980s. Known for her extreme physical conditioning, Martina brought the big serve and volley back to the women’s game.
She holds the Open Era record for career titles with 167 and has 59 total Grand Slam titles, which includes singles, doubles, and mixed doubles. Martina also holds the record for career Wimbledon titles with an amazing nine championships. She will be remembered as one of the greatest doubles players ever, having won 31 Grand Slam Doubles titles and 10 Grand Slam Mixed Doubles titles.
Able to win on all surfaces, Graff was a model of consistency throughout her 17-year career. Her record 377 weeks ranked as number one in the world is a record for any player, male or female. In 1988, Graff became the first player to achieve what is regarded as the calendar year Golden Slam by winning all four majors plus the Olympic Gold Medal in the same year, a remarkable feat.
From the late 1980s to the mid-1990s, there was no one better than Graf, and when she retired in 1999, she was still ranked number three in the world. Were it not for the long and storied career of Serena Williams, the case would be made for Graf as the greatest of all-time. While many will continue to debate Steffi versus Serena as the greatest female player of all-time, they were both incredible players who dominated their era and advanced women's tennis.
One of the strongest and most powerful women to ever play the game, Serena Williams has certainly left her mark on tennis. Together, Serena and her sister, Venus, have been a dominant force in women’s tennis since the late 1990s. Together, they have won 14 Grand Slam Doubles titles. With 23 Grand Slam Singles titles, including the 2017 Australian Open, Serena now owns the Open Era record for Grand Slam singles titles by a tennis player, male or female.
Serena’s game has certainly withstood the test of time and competition. Her Grand Slam titles have come over an 18-year period starting in 1999, with her latest victory coming at the 2017 Australian Open. Out of competitive tennis for most of 2017 while pregnant, Serena has now reached 4 Grand Slam finals without securing that coveted 24th title. Making it to the 2018 and 2019 Wimbledon and US Open finals was certainly a step in the right direction and everything points to Serena remaining competitive despite turning 39 in 2020.
I believe the case can now be made to elevate Serena to the greatest female tennis player of all-time. Her high level of play over a very long career combined with her 23-10 record in Grand Slam finals certainly makes the case convincing. No disrespect to Steffi, Martina, and Margaret, but Serena now deserves the distinction as greatest of all-time.
Question: Who is the only woman tennis player to win 20 titles before the age of 18?
Answer: I believe that would be Martina Hingis.
Question: Who to date is the youngest grand slam winner?
Answer: The youngest Grand Slam winner to date is Martina Hingis, who was 15 years and nine months old when she won the 1996 Wimbledon Doubles Championship playing with Helena Sukova. She then became the youngest Grand Slam singles champ at 16 years and 117 days old when she won the 1997 Australian Open.
Question: Why isn't Margaret Court number one on your list? She still has the best record with 24 Grand Slams and 194 titles.
Answer: Margaret Court was a great player, dominant in her era, but I don't feel that she is the greatest of all-time. Even though she was one of the first players to incorporate fitness training into her regimen, I just feel that there are a few players who should be ranked higher. It's always difficult to compare players from different eras, and certainly, Court is one of the greatest of all-time, but I think the likes of Serena Williams, Steffi Graf and even Martina Navratilova were just as athletic and skilled. I will say that after reviewing her career, I do plan to bump Court up to the number four position ahead of Chris Evert.
Question: Is Martina Hingis in 11th place?
Answer: I will be updating the list after the U.S. Open and yes, Martina Hingis will be on the list.
Question: Why isn't Kim Clijsters on the list of greatest women's tennis players?
Answer: I think Kim Clijsters is more of a top 20 all-time player. No disrespect to her wonderful tennis career, she was a great player, but the top 10 might be a reach.
Question: Recently, Bianca Andreescu went 17 straight tennis matches without losing. Who holds the female record for this?
Answer: I believe Martina Navratilova holds the record for the longest female winning streak with 74 consecutive singles wins in 1984.
Question: Who is the best women's tennis player of all time?
Answer: For me, it has been either Serena Williams or Steffi Graf for quite awhile now, with an edge to Serena.
Question: Why is Maria Sharapova not in the list of greatest women's tennis players?
Answer: Maria Sharapova has had a great career so far, but with only five Grand Slam titles I don’t think she has cracked the upper echelon of all-time greats. She is 2-19 in head-to-head matches against Serena Williams and has been ranked number 1 in the world for just 21 weeks. Indeed a formidable player, but with so many great players over just the last fifty years, I think Sharapova is more a top 15 all-time player.
Question: Which female tennis players won Grand Slam titles from behind the baseline?
Answer: Most of the women's Grand Slam titles have been won from behind the baseline. The exceptions might be Margaret Court, Billie Jean King, and Martina Navratilova who all had more of an attacking game. Chris Evert to Steffi Graff and even the Williams sisters have all played predominately from behind the baseline. Even Monica Seles, Martina Hingis, Evonne Goolagong, Maria Sharapova, and Justine Henin have all, for the most part, won Grand Slam titles with a ground game from behind the baseline. I think the better question might be who have won Grand Slams with an attacking game as there are certainly fewer of them.
Question: Is Serena Williams really coming back? She’s canceled a number of tournaments.
Answer: At the moment, I believe the plan is still for Serena Williams to return to competitive tennis. She has canceled a few tournaments recently because she has not felt that she is fully ready to compete at the highest level.
Question: So who is currently the best active female tennis player?
Answer: That would be Serena Williams.
Question: Hasn't Serena faced tougher competition than most other women's tennis players?
Answer: Maybe early in her career she faced tougher competition with the likes of sister Venus Williams, Justine Henin, and Martina Hingis, but the last 8 to 10 years the competition has been less than stellar. What is currently missing in women’s tennis is that great rivalry between two top players. I see no other current player who can consistently challenge Serena when she is healthy. That will certainly change with time as Serena gets older, but who is the next great player to replace Serena? No one jumps out in my opinion.
Question: What about Maria Bueno? Does she belong in the top 10 women's tennis players all-time?
Answer: Maria Bueno had a great career that included winning 7 Grand Slam singles titles, 3 Wimbledon and 4 US Open . She is one of two women from South America to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame along with Gabriela Sabatini. With her 63 career titles came a World Number 1 ranking in 1959 and 1960. While a case can certainly be made to include Bueno in the top 10 all-time, I think that she falls into the top 10 to 15 all-time ranking. She was certainly a great player who dominated women's tennis during the late 1950s to mid 1960s.
Question: Margaret Court has 24 grand slams to Serena William’s 23, but above it states Serena has the most?
Answer: Serena Williams has the most in the Open Era while Margaret Court has the most all-time.
Question: Why is Simona Halep not on the list? She may not have won many grand slams, but she will be the player with the longest ever run in top 10?
Answer: Simona needs a few more big time wins in Grand Slam events. I love her game, but she is not quite to the top 10 all-time yet. At 28 years of age she still has time to leave her mark on the game. I hope she gets there.
Question: How long has Serena Williams played tennis professionally?
Answer: Serena Williams turned professional in October of 1995 at the age of 14. Her first professional event was at the Bell Challenge in Quebec, Canada where she lost in the first round.
Pierre dear you are right. Hingis was too young to understand that at the time. Sometimes success makes you think invincible. But i consider her to be one of the Greatest. She had her own style her own charizma. Hingis was a delight while manoeuvring in court.
The French crowd at Roland Garros do not condone unacceptable on court behaviour. Every top professional tennis player gets bad line calls. Technology has improved nowadays but the French Open has remained the same, with the checking of the mark. Hingis thought the umpire checked the wrong mark and became angry. It was a learning experience for Hingis and quite unnecessary, as she was leading 6-4, 2-0 against Graf. Had she kept her cool, she may have gone on to win her only French Open title. It’s the one that definitely got away from Hingis. Instead, the French crowd became unruly and Hingis was then playing against Graf and the crowd, a virtually impossible task to overcome.
Another thing about Hingis. Hingis was not going to attend the after match presentation of the French Open in 1999, because she was so upset with the umpire. Luckily, her mother dragged her back for the presentation. Zero sportsmanship = Zero respect for Hingis
Joey’s brother on September 18, 2020:
I don’t care which country Hingis is from. You must not call your opponent half a man. You must not spit the dummy and have a meltdown at a bad line call in the French Open Final, which she lost. Hingis must grow up.
By 2030, Bianca Andreescu, Ashleigh Barty and Naomi Osaka will all be on the list for the top 10 Greatest Women’s Tennis Player List Of All Time.
The GOAT police on September 18, 2020:
To quote the disrespectful Shihska, go somewhere else if you want to keep mentioning your favourites! We are dealing with the greatest of all time, not the favourites of all time.
Captain Kangaroo on September 18, 2020:
Joey, Hingis is the one of the most overrated tennis player of all time. She did not achieve enough in Grand Slam singles. She was an underachiever. As this article is about the greatest, not the favourites (just look at the more intelligent tennis readers on greatest men’s of all time who correctly keep mentioning greatest, not favourites, yes I think you and others are stupid to keep saying favourites), I shall continually have a go at anyone who says favourites that aren’t the greatest. You might think you are being funny, but I also thrive on your lack of tennis intelligence! May long the greatest be the greatest number of Grand Slam singles titles. Only the greatest female tennis players are the winners. Alexandra knows her tennis. Joey does not.
Tennis Expert on September 18, 2020:
Poor Hingis fans, Hingis is 2 Grand Slam singles titles behind the great Evonne Goolagong Cawley. Completely biased author who bowed to pressure to put Hingis equal with Evonne. Absolutely, loved Evonne Goolagong’s game. Goolagong Cawley was a Champion that I would put above Hingis every day of the week.
Margaret Court is the greatest and the best! on September 18, 2020:
My favourite has been the brilliant champion Margaret Court, the greatest number of Grand Slam singles titles, the greatest number of Grand Slam doubles titles and the greatest number of Grand Slam mixed doubles. Special mention to the magnificent Monica Seles.
My favorite had been the Swiss Miss Martina Hingis.
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