Tennis performance timeline comparison (women)
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singles results of every woman who has reached the singles final of at least one Grand Slam, World Hard Court Championships or Olympic tournament (OLY) during her career. The Grand Slam tournaments are the
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(FRA), Wimbledon (WIM), and the US Open (USA). This article is a compilation of the performance timelines that are included in the numerous Wikipedia articles covering individual tennis players, such as Helen Wills Moody,
Billie Jean King Billie Jean King (née Moffitt; born November 22, 1943) is an American former World number 1 ranked female tennis players, world No. 1 tennis player. King won 39 Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major titles: 12 in singles, 16 in women's double ...
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Margaret Court Margaret Court (''née'' Smith; born 16 July 1942), also known as Margaret Smith Court, is an Australian retired former world No. 1 tennis player and a Christian minister. Considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time, her 24 maj ...
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Chris Evert Christine Marie Evert (born December 21, 1954), known as Chris Evert Lloyd from 1979 to 1987, is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. Evert won 18 major singles titles, including a record seven French Open titles and a joint-record ...
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Martina Navratilova Martina Navratilova ( cs, Martina Navrátilová ; ; born October 18, 1956) is a Czech–American, former professional tennis player. Widely considered among the greatest tennis players of all time, Navratilova won 18 major singles titles, 31 maj ...
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Steffi Graf Stefanie Maria Graf ( , ; born 14 June 1969) is a German former professional tennis player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, she was ranked world No. 1 for a record 377 weeks and won 22 major singles titles, ...
. This article facilitates the comparison of the career Grand Slam, World Hard Court Championships and Olympic singles results of each player, particularly of women who were playing at the same time. This article is split into two sections, 1884–1977 and 1978–present, for ease of navigation.


Key to table entries

The loser in the bronze medal match receives the normal semifinal entry shown above. The rest of the Olympic entries follow the standard key based on their progression through the tournament. Refer to the notes below each table for an explanation of more tabular entries that are used infrequently in these tables.


1884–1977


1978–1984

''Winner of most titles: Martina Navratilova, with 11''


1985–1991

''Winner of most titles: Steffi Graf, with 10'' ''Notes'' *In 1986, the Australian Open was not held due to the moving of the date from December to January.


1992–1998

''Winner of most titles: Steffi Graf, with 11'' ''Notes:'' *At the 1992 Olympics, no bronze medal match was played and thus both of the semifinalists received the bronze medal.


1999–2005

''Winner of most titles: Serena Williams, with 7''


2006–2012

''Winner of most titles: Serena Williams, with 8''


2013–2019

''Winner of most titles: Serena Williams, with 8''


2020–2026

''Winner of most titles: Iga Świątek with 3''


See also

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Tennis performance timeline comparison (men) This article compares the Grand Slam and Olympic tournament results of male tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final. The Grand Slam tournaments are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and the U.S. Open. All data i ...


References

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