50 Women’s Tennis Best Players of All Time

Max Schnur

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Women’s tennis has long been celebrated as one of the most popular sports in the world. It is a sport with an illustrious history, dating back to the 19th century when it was first introduced.

Today, women’s tennis continues to be enjoyed by millions around the globe and is home to some of its greatest stars who have helped shape and define modern day professional female athletes.

The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) was founded in 1973 by legendary player Billie Jean King on principles of equal opportunity for all players regardless of gender or nationality.

This organisation remains committed today towards furthering excellence within women’s professional sports through tournaments, sponsorships and other initiatives that promote equality in competition worldwide.

Table of Contents

1. Serena Williams

Career

  • Richard Williams (1994–2022)
  • Oracene Price (1994–2003)
  • Patrick Mouratoglou (2012–2022)
  • Eric Hechtman (2022)[2]
  • Rennae Stubbs (2022)

Serena Williams is the most successful tennis player of all time, with 27 Grand Slam titles including 18 singles majors. Serena was born in Saginaw, Michigan and turned pro in 1995.

She retired from professional tennis after winning her 22nd major at the US Open in September 2022. Serena has been coached by Richard Williams (1994-2022), Oracene Price (1994-2003) and Patrick Mouratoglou (2012-2022).

Rennae Stubbs will coach her for the next two years. Her prize money totals $94 million. Serena Williams is one of the greatest tennis players of all time and has held many accolades, including being the No. 1 ranked player in the world for 14 years.

She has won 23 tournaments throughout her career, with eight doubles titles to her credit as well. Serena also competed at two Olympic Games - winning a gold medal in 2012 - and reached the final of four Grand Slams (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open).

Outside of tennis, she founded her own fashion line which became a huge success worldwide; furthermore she is an advocate for women's rights and charitable work.

2. Martina Navratilova

Career

  • 17th in all-time rankings

Navratilova is a 17-time Grand Slam singles champion, and was the world's top player for much of the 1980s. She turned professional in 1974, and won her first major title at Wimbledon that year.

Navratilova has played on some of the greatest stages of tennis history, including winning four US Open titles (in 1978, 1984, 1988 and 1996). After retiring from competition in 2006, she became a commentator for various tennis events around the world.

Martina Navratilova is a former world No. 1 and one of the greatest tennis players in history. She won 47 singles titles, including 19 Grand Slams (the four major tournaments: Wimbledon, US Open, Australian Open, French Open). 

Her record at doubles was even more impressive – she teamed up with partner Pam Shriver to win 18 Grand Slam titles together.

After her retirement from professional tennis in 1993, Martina became a commentator for various channels around the world. In 2004 she competed in the Olympic Games as part of the mixed doubles event with Tony Roche; they were successful and eventually took home gold medals.

3. Steffi Graf

Career

  • 16th in all-time rankings

Steffi Graf was a dominant player in the late 1980s and early 1990s, winning 16 Grand Slam titles. She retired from professional tennis in 1999 after suffering a series of injuries.

Graf is now an ambassador for UNICEF and has worked to raise awareness about child poverty around the world. In 2004, she was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Steffi Graf is one of the greatest tennis players in history and holds many records.

She has won 107 singles titles, including three at the Grand Slam tournaments—the Australian Open, French Open, and Wimbledon. Her career record is 900-115 (88.7%), making her third all-time on the list of leading winners in professional tennis behind Billie Jean King and Margaret Court.

Steffi also achieved great success in doubles competitions, winning 11 titles together with different partners throughout her illustrious career from 1987 to 1996. Notably she was part of five consecutive Olympic gold medal teams between 1988 and 1992.

4. Chris Evert

Career

  • Australian Open: W (1982, 1984)
  • French Open: W (1974, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1986)
  • Wimbledon: W (1974, 1976, 1981)
  • US Open: W (1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982)

Chris Evert was a world-famous tennis player who won numerous titles and accolades during her career. She first became known as an elite player in the 1970s, when she reached the semifinals of Wimbledon twice.

Chris Evert retired from professional play in 1989 after winning 157 singles championships. In 1995, she was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame alongside fellow legends Billie Jean King and Rod Laver.

Since retiring from competitive play, Chris Evert has continued to work as a television commentator and coach for junior players around the world. 

Chris Evert was one of the most successful female athletes in history. She won 32 career singles titles and reached the No.

1 ranking on three occasions (1975, 1977, 1978). In doubles she won 31 titles with partner Martina Navratilova and Olympic gold medals in 1988 with Pam Shriver. Her total earnings from tennis were estimated at over $100 million. 

After retiring from professional tennis in 1993, Chris Evert embarked on a successful coaching career which has seen her work with several top-level players including Serena Williams and Venus Williams.

5. Margaret Court

Career

  • Australian Open: W (1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973)
  • French Open: W (1962, 1964, 1969, 1970, 1973)
  • Wimbledon: W (1963, 1965, 1970)
  • US Open: W (1962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1973)
  • Australian Open: W (1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973)
  • French Open: W (1964, 1965, 1966, 1973)
  • Wimbledon: W (1964, 1969)
  • US Open: W (1963, 1968, 1970, 1973, 1975)

Margaret Court was born in Albury, Australia on 16 July 1942. She turned pro in 1960 and won her first major title at the Australian Open that year. She went on to win 92 titles during her career, including six Wimbledon Championships and five French Opens.

Her highest ranking came in 1962 when she became world number one for the first time. Margaret retired from professional tennis in 1977 but continued to play exhibition matches until 1980. In 1979 she was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame as a member of the "Women's Pro Era".

Margaret currently resides in Perth, Australia with her husband Greg Norman and their two children Michael and Alicia Jr. Margaret Court was a world-famous tennis player.

Who won seven Wimbledon championships, three US Open titles and two Australian Opens. She also won numerous doubles championships with her partner Chris Evert.

Margaret Court is most famous for winning the women's singles title at the 1966 Aussie Open, which made her the first woman to win a Grand Slam in singles competition. 

In 1975 she became the first female athlete ever to be honoured with an Order of Australia medal (the highest civilian honour). 

Margaret Court retired from professional tennis in 1979 but continued to play on tour until 1984; since then she has devoted herself mainly to charity work and writing autobiographies.

6. Monica Seles

Career

  • Australian Open: W (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996)
  • French Open: W (1990, 1991, 1992)
  • Wimbledon: F (1992)
  • US Open: W (1991, 1992)
  • Australian Open: SF (1991, 2001)
  • French Open: 3R (1990)
  • Wimbledon: QF (1999)
  • US Open: QF (1999)
  • "Fed Cup: United States
  • W (1996, 1999, 2000)"
  • "Hopman Cup: Yugoslavia
  • W (1991)
  •  United States
  • F (2001, 2002)"

Monica Seles was born on December 2, 1973 in Novi Sad, SR Serbia. She turned pro in 1989 and retired from professional tennis in 2008. Seles won 53 singles titles during her career and reached No.

1 on the WTA tour once. Her most successful period came between 1992-1994 when she won five consecutive grand slam singles tournaments including three Australian Open titles and one Wimbledon championship.

After losing to Steffi Graf at the US Open final in 1994, Seles withdrew from competitive tennis for a year due to injuries sustained during that match which ruled her out of competing at other major championships until 1997.

when she finally regained her world number one ranking with two Grand Slam victories at the French Open and Australian Open respectively.

Monica Seles also appeared as a contestant on season 17 of Dancing With The Stars but unfortunately lost in week 5 (her partnering partner was Maksim Chmerkovskiy). 

In 2009, Seles became an International Tennis Hall of Fame member after being voted into induction by fellow professionals who recognised her standing within the sport. 

Monica Seles was a world-renowned professional tennis player who was known for her powerful groundstrokes and superb court coverage.

Seles achieved many notable successes during her career, including six Grand Slam singles titles and two Olympic gold medals in doubles play. 

After retiring from professional tennis in 1992, Seles went on to have a successful coaching career before passing away at the age of 35 from cancer. 

Monica Seles will always be remembered as one of the greatest players ever to grace the sport, and her accomplishments will continue to inspire future generations of athletes.

7. Venus Williams

Career

  • Richard Williams
  • Oracene Price
  • David Witt (2007–2018)
  • Eric Hechtman (2019–present)

Venus Williams is an American professional tennis player who has been ranked number two in the world for a record 22 consecutive months. She won her first Grand Slam title at the 2005 Australian Open and went on to win Wimbledon, US Open, and French Open titles during her career.

In 2019 she announced that she would be taking a break from professional tennis after 20 years as one of the top players in the world. Venus was born on June 17th 1980 in Lynwood, California to Richard and Oracene Price Williams. 

Her father played football at UCLA before becoming a successful coach; her mother had competed as part of the United States women’s team in gymnastics at the 1984. 

Olympics and later became head girls' basketball coach at Lake Forest High School near Palm Beach Gardens where Venus attended elementary school through high school graduation.

After graduating from Indiana University East with a business degree (BSBA), she turned pro in October 1994 aged just 14 playing mostly ITF events but also making occasional appearances on main draw ATP tournaments such as Sydney 2000 Olympic Games singles finalist Lindsay. 

Davenport's tournament debut against fellow Californian Barbara Schettino which ended 2-6 6-1 7-5(7/11). A year earlier while still attending college, Venus defeated Martina Hingis 3 sets to 2 in Indianapolis $25K Futures event thus becoming only youngest winner over then. 

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Taught by Ricardo Sanchez soon after turning pro until 2002 when he left for Spain following Roger Federer hiring him as his personal hitting instructor, subsequently working with many more pros including. 

Lleyton Hewitt David Nalbandian Juan Martin Del Potro Stanislas Wawrinka Andy Murray Milos Raonic Grigor Dimitrov Alexandre Zverev Dominic Thiem Kevin Anderson Nicolas Mahut.

Venus herself credits former Florida State Coach Dick Leach along with current Miami Hurricanes assistant Eric Hechtman among others for developing much of her game although acknowledges “everyone gets different coaching depending what they need.

Venus Williams is one of the most successful professional tennis players of all time, with an impressive career record of 816–269 (75.2%). 

She has won 49 titles in her career, including two Grand Slam singles championships – at the Australian Open and the French Open – as well as four Wimbledon titles and three US Open crowns.

Venus also boasts a doubles title at the Australian Open with Serena Williams, as well as a gold medal from the 2000 Olympic Games together with her sister Serena. 

In recent years she's enjoyed some success on tour, winning several doubles tournaments alongside other top-level stars such as Cara Black and Madison Keys.

8. Billie Jean King

Career

  • 1965: U.S. Championships
  • 1966: Wimbledon
  • 1967: Wimbledon (2)
  • 1967: U.S. Championships

Billie Jean King is a retired American tennis player who was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1987. Born in 1943, Billie Jean Moffitt turned pro in 1968 and won seven Grand Slam singles titles during her career, including five Wimbledon championships and one US Open title.

She also reached the finals of other major tournaments, including the Australian Open three times and the French Open twice. In 1990 she retired from professional tennis following a victory over Navratilova at the US Open final. 

Since then she has continued to play exhibition matches and work as an ambassador for various charities, most notably The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF).

Billie Jean King is a tennis legend and the best female player of all time. She holds records for most singles titles (19) and doubles titles (37), as well as being the first woman to win multiple Grand Slams in both singles and doubles. 

Billie Jean started playing tennis as a child, quickly becoming one of America's top players. She won her first major title at the US Open in 1967, and went on to dominate women’s professional tennis throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s.

In 1973, she became only the second person ever to win five consecutive Grand Slam singles titles – a feat that still stands today. Her other grand slam wins include Wimbledon in 1965, 1967, 1968, 1970 & 1971; the French Open in 1972; and Australian Open in 1975. 

After retiring from competitive play following her victory at the 1984 US Open – which made her an honorary member of both men’s AND women’s professional golf clubs - she turned her attention to promoting AIDS education initiatives across America through The Magic Foundation.

One year after receiving an award from then-President George H W Bush honoring her work with The Magic Foundation, she received another prestigious honor when President Bill Clinton presented her with his Presidential Medal of Freedom. 

Throughout it all, however, it has always been about making people happy – whether by entertaining them on stage or simply giving back through philanthropic endeavors like founding The Magic Foundation.

9. Martina Hingis

Career

  • 11th in all-time rankings

Martina Hingis is a Swiss tennis player who has been playing professionally since 1994. She has won 43 singles titles, making her the most successful female Swiss tennis player of all time.

Hingis made her debut at the French Open in 1996 and reached the semifinals that year before losing to Steffi Graf. However, she went on to win three more Grand Slam singles tournaments during 1997 - Wimbledon, US Open, and Australian Open - which took her ranking up to No.

1 for the first time in March 1997. Her success continued with consecutive championships at The 1998 Hamburg Masters (where she also became world no 2) as well as two more at Laver Cup (1999 & 2000). 

In 2001 she was runner-up in both Wimbledon and US Open but regained top spot later that year with another title victory at WTA Tour Championships Tennis event held in Tokyo; this made her only person ever to hold World #1, ATP #1 and WTA tour#1 rankings simultaneously from July 2001 until October 2002 when Martina Henin achieved this feat).

In 2003 Hingis suffered an injury that kept her out of action for over a year; upon returning she found it hard to regain ground lost due to other players' improved performances culminating into second-place finishes behind Serena Williams at Wimbledon (#2001 champion)US Open (#2002 finalist) & Australian Opener (#2003 semifinalist). 

This slump saw Hingis switch from Adidas AG sports equipment company's signature shoe·Adidas Predator·to Nike Inc.'s signature shoe Nike Air. Which helped propel renewed success including back-to-back victories over. 

Venus Williams en route winning the 2006 Madrid Masters then 2007 Beijing Olympics silver medal game against China’s Li Na 6–2 7–5 after trailing 3 sets 0–6 5–7.

After retiring following defeat by Angelique Kerber in quarterfinals Roland Garros 2017 tournament.[9] With career earnings totaling $24 million Martina currently resides in Feusisberg near. 

Zurich Switzerland with their husband Richard Gasquet whom she married on 23 December 2013[12], have one daughter Delphine born 12 February 2015, son Lenny born 9 January 2019. 

Martina Hingis is one of the most successful women's tennis players in history. She has won 64 career titles, including eleven Grand Slam singles championships and two doubles championships at Wimbledon with former partner Sania Mirza. 

Martina Hingis has also enjoyed considerable success on the WTA Tour, winning 51 singles titles and 27 doubles titles since her debut in 1996.

In 2016 she teamed up with current male world number one Novak Djokovic to win both the Australian Open and US Open mixed doubles tournaments for a record fourth time each. 

She will compete at this year's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro after being chosen as part of Switzerland's Fed Cup squad earlier this year, but injuries have ruled her out of several recent tournaments including the French Open which she was due to compete in alongside sister Lucie Hingis.

10. Maria Sharapova

Career

  • 4th all-time in earnings[3]

Maria Sharapova is a Russian professional tennis player who has won 36 titles in her career. She topped the world rankings for 22 consecutive weeks from 2005 to 2006, and again from 2008 to 2009.

In 2011 she became the first woman since Steffi Graf in 1988 to win two Grand Slam singles titles in a calendar year, winning at the French Open and Wimbledon. 

Sharapova announced her retirement from professional tennis on 26 February 2020 after failing to defend her title at the Australian Open that year.

Maria Sharapova has been one of the most successful tennis players in history. She has won 29 singles titles and five doubles titles, making her one of the all-time greats. 

Sharapova is known for her powerful shots and accurate serves. Her playstyle often revolves around quick groundstrokes and precise volleys.

In 2004, she became the first player to win both the Australian Open and US Open in the same year since Rod Laver accomplished this feat back in 1962. 

Despite her impressive record, Sharapova has had a number of controversial moments over the years which have tarnished her image somewhat;most notably when she was found guilty of doping offences earlier this year.

However, despite these setbacks, Maria Sharapova remains an incredibly talented player who will be looking to add even more prestigious titles to her collection in future seasons.

11. Simona Halep

Career

  • 3rd in all-time rankings[2]

Halep is a Romanian professional tennis player who has won 24 singles titles. Halep reached her career-high ranking of No. 1 in October 2017, but has since dropped down the rankings.

Halep is known for her powerful right-handed serve and two-handed backhand shot. She was born on September 27, 1991 in Constanța, Romania to parents from Dobrogea region of Romania. 

Halep started playing tennis at the age of 4 with her father coaching her alongside family friends she met through club competitions around town .

In 2006 she turned pro and began training with coach Gheorghe Birchall in London before moving to Spain later that year to work with Fernando Verdasco's personal trainer Manuel Ortega Sanchez. 

Her biggest win as a professional came at the 2016 French Open where she defeated Serena Williams in straight sets to claim the title; this victory made Halep only the third woman (after Steffi Graf and Monica Seles) ever to reach three Grand Slam finals without losing any matches along the way Halep is a Romanian professional tennis player.

Halep has won five singles titles and three doubles titles on the WTA tour. She made her debut in 1998, and reached her career-high ranking of No. 1 in April 2017. 

Halep was part of Romania's Fed Cup team that reached the final for the first time in its history in 2016, losing to Sweden. 

Halep has been coached by Darren Cahill since she joined his coaching staff at the end of 2018. SimonaHalep plays with an unorthodox backhand which opponents find difficult to hit due to its speed and spin angles.

However, this style often produces spectacular winners when executed correctly her favorite shot is a crosscourt forehand winner off one foot called "the Bullet".

12. Evonne Goolagong Cawley

Career

  • 1971: French Open
  • 1971: Wimbledon
  • 1972: Australian Open
  • 1972: French Open
  • 1972: Wimbledon
  • 1973: Australian Open

Evonne Goolagong Cawley was born on July 31, 1951 in Griffith, New South Wales. Evonne became a professional tennis player in 1970 and quickly rose to prominence, becoming the No.

1 ranked player in 1971 thanks to her strong performances at the Australian Open. Cawley enjoyed considerable success during the open era of tennis, winning 86 singles titles including 6 Grand Slam titles - all of which came while holding the No.

1 ranking (1975-1983). After retiring from competitive play in 1983, Cawley served as an official for various tournaments before passing away in 2014 at the age of 71 years old due to lung cancer Evonne Goolagong Cawley is a two-time Wimbledon champion and three-time US Open runner-up.

She also won the Australian Open twice, in 1971 and 1974, as well as the French Open once in 1971. Evonne retired from professional tennis in 1978 but has since made a comeback to play exhibition matches.

13. Victoria Azarenka

Career

  • 6th in all-time rankings

Victoria Azarenka is a Belarusian professional tennis player who has won 21 singles titles in her career. She turned pro in 2003 and became one of the top players on the tour, currently ranked sixth all-time.

In 2019, she reached her first Grand Slam final at the French Open where she was defeated by Serena Williams in straight sets. Outside of tennis, Azarenka is also active as a fashion model and actress. She married Australian football player Stan Wawrinka in 2018 after being engaged for two years earlier that year.

Victoria Azarenka is a Belarusian professional tennis player who has been ranked number one in the world by the WTA since early 2012. 

She has won nine singles titles and eleven doubles titles during her career, including two Grand Slams (the Australian Open and Wimbledon). In 2019 she became the first woman to win three US Open Championships in a row.

Victoria was born on September 16th, 1992 in Minsk, Belarus.

14. Iga Świątek

Career

  • 34th in all-time rankings

Iga Świątek is a Polish professional tennis player. She has won eleven titles on the tour and is currently ranked number one in the world. May 2001 in Raszyn, Poland.

She started playing tennis at an early age and made her debut for the Poland Fed Cup team in 2016. October 2016 and has since enjoyed some success, most notably winning the French Open title in 2018.

Outside of tennis, Świątek enjoys spending time with her family and friends . In 2020 she will be competing at both the Olympic Games as well as Wimbledon Iga Świątek is a Polish professional tennis player.

She has appeared in the Australian Open and French Open doubles tournaments, as well as Wimbledon's mixed doubles competition. US Open and Olympic Games where she has yet to win a title. The 24-year-old currently sits at number 506 on the WTA rankings list.

In 2019, she teamed up with her compatriot Wiktoria Radwańska to make it all the way to the final of Wimbledon's mixed doubles competition but they were narrowly beaten by Belgian couple Elise Mertens and David Goffin.

15. Naomi Osaka

Career

  • 2019: Australian Open
  • 2020: US 
  • 2021: Australian 

Naomi Osaka is a Japanese professional tennis player. She has won seven singles championships, including the 2019 US Open. Her career record stands at 265-148 (64%), with 7 titles in total.

In January 2019 she became the first Japanese woman to hold the number one ranking in singles Tennis. 

Osaka also reached two finals at Wimbledon and Rio de Janeiro Masters, losing both times to Angelique Kerber and Serena Williams respectively Osaka is a talented tennis player who has won several Grand Slam titles.

She is also a very popular figure on the circuit, and her fans are known to be among the most supportive in all of sport. Her career has been marked by some controversy, but she continues to perform at an high level nonetheless. 

Osaka was born in Japan but moved with her family to the United States when she was young - this may have helped contribute to her success as a professional athlete.

She began playing competitively at a young age and quickly rose through the ranks of junior tennis tournaments before making her debut for Japan's national team in 2012. 

In 2017, Osaka became world number one for the first time and went on to win two more Grand Slam titles that year - including the Australian Open - cementing herself as one of modern tennis' greatest stars ever. 

Her 2018 season wasn't as successful, but 2019 saw her recapture form and win back-to-back Wimbledon championships along with three other major titles (the French Open, US Open, and Olympics).

16. Lindsay Davenport

Career

  • 16th in all-time rankings

Lindsay Davenport is a retired professional tennis player who has been ranked 16th all-time. Lindsay was born in 1976 and raised in Laguna Beach, California.

She turned pro in 1993 and won her first major title at the 1995 US Open. In 2001, Lindsay married former ATP Tour player Justin Gimelstob and had two children together.

After divorcing Justin in 2009, Lindsay moved to Scottsdale, Arizona with her kids but later decided to move back to California due to family commitments there.

 Since retiring from professional tennis in 2011, she's worked as a commentator for various tournaments on television..

Update Sept 2018) It was announced that Lindsay will join NBC Sports as an analyst for the WTA tour starting with the 2019 Australian Open. 

Lindsay Davenport is a former world number one tennis player. She has won 55 career titles including the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open.

Her other notable achievements include winning the Grand Slam Cup twice with her partner Martina Hingis and representing Team USA at both the Olympic Games and World Championships in doubles. 

Davenport retired from professional tennis in 2013 after 14 years as a top player, but she continues to play exhibition matches throughout the year.

17. Garbiñe Muguruza

Career

  • 2012: Turned pro, got wildcard at Miami Open, upset Zvonareva and Pennetta before falling to Radwańska.
  • 2014: Won first WTA singles title at Hobart International, reached first major quarterfinal at French Open (defeating Serena Williams), won Stanford Classic, and reached Madrid Open and WTA Finals doubles final with Carla Suárez Navarro.
  • 2013: Qualified for Australian Open and Indian Wells, underwent ankle surgery, missed rest of season.
  • Career-high singles and doubles rankings of world No. 27 and No. 36 respectively in 2014.
  • Also reached the final of the Brasil Tennis Cup, lost in three sets to Klára Zakopalová.

Muguruza is a Spanish professional tennis player who has won 10 titles in her career. She was born in Caracas, Venezuela on October 8th 1993 and turned pro in March of 2012.

Muguruza plays right-handed and specializes in the two-handed backhand shot. In September 2017 she became the world's No 1 ranked female tennis player for the first time, holding that ranking until July of 2018.

When it was relinquished to Serena Williams by the WTA rankings committee due to an injury sustained by Muguruza which kept her out of action for over six months..

Since making her return at Wimbledon 2019 where she reached the semifinals but lost to fellow Spaniard Garbine Muguruza Garbiñe Muguruza is a professional female tennis player. She has won five Grand Slam singles titles and three doubles championships. 

In 2016, she became the first Spanish woman to win a Grand Slam singles title when she triumphed at the French Open. Muguruza also reached the final of Wimbledon in 2017, where she was defeated by Simona Halep in straight sets.

At the US Open that year, she partnered with Andy Murray to become champions for the fourth time overall and third in succession—a record which still stands as of 2019 . 

In 2020, Garbiñe competed at her home Australian Open but lost in the quarterfinals to Angelique Kerber on her way to becoming runner-up there for a second consecutive year . 

Her last tournament of the season was played at Roland Garros where she again failed to reach a semifinal stage after losing against Elina Svitolina in straight sets .

With an 82–51 career record (61% including ties), Garbiñe ranks 10th on The Tennis Hall Of Fame’s all-time list of women’s singles participants behind only Serena Williams (203–62; 88%), Margaret Court (108–56; 68%), Billie Jean King (68–26; 86%) and Venus Williams (87–9; 92%).

18. Helen Wills

Career

  • 1919: Entered first tournament, ranked 7th in California
  • 1922: Reached U.S. Championships final, won first Grand Slam in doubles
  • 1923: Won first U.S. Championships title at age 17
  • 1924: Won Olympic and U.S. Championships titles
  • Ranked nationally and in California, considered a top player in the world

Helen Wills was born in Centerville, California on October 6, 1905. She was a professional tennis player who achieved great success in the 1920s and 1930s.

Helen Wills won the French Open three times (1928, 1929, 1930) and Wimbledon twice (1927, 1928). In 1931 she became only the second woman to win both the US Open and Wimbledon titles at the same time.

After retiring from professional play in 1938 Helen Wills served as an international referee for many years before passing away aged 92 in 1998. Helen Wills was an American tennis player who competed in the 1920s and 1930s.

She became one of the leading female players of her era, winning several Grand Slam doubles titles with partner Bill Tilden. In 1924 she won a singles title at the French Open and teamed up with Tilden to win Wimbledon three years later.

After retiring from professional play, Wills served as US national team coach for many years before passing away in 1988 at age 84.

19. Coco Gauff

Career

  • French : 2022
  • Wimbledon: 2019, 2021

Coco Gauff is a talented 18-year old American tennis player who has been playing professionally since 2018. She has had success in her career, winning three singles titles and ranking fourth on the WTA tour in October 2022.

Coco Gauff will be competing at the US Open this year, where she is one of the favourites to win. Coco Gauff is a Haitian-born professional tennis player who has been on the tour for over two years. 

Gauff has had some success in doubles play, most notably at Wimbledon where she was part of the team that won the women's doubles title in 2021.

In singles play, Coco Gauff has made it to three rounds of the US Open and one round of French Open—both major tournaments. She also competed in mixed doubles at both Wimbledon and US Open but fell short each time.

20. Ashleigh Barty

Career

  • 15th all-time in earnings

Ashleigh Barty is a professional Australian tennis player. She has won 15 singles titles and reached No. 1 in the world rankings. Barty was born on 24 April 1996, in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.

Barty turned pro in 2010 and retired from professional tennis after competing at the WTA Finals Singapore in March 2022 with an overall career record of 305–102 (74%). 

Her best performance to date came when she became World No 1 for two weeks in June 2019.

Ashleigh likes playing doubles as well as singles; her highest ranking was World No 2 together with partner Lisa Raymond in February 2018 Ashleigh Barty is a professional Australian tennis player. She has won 12 singles titles, including two Grand Slams - the Australian Open and the French Open.

Ashleigh also reached the final of Wimbledon in 2013 and made it to the US Open semis in 2018 and 2019. In doubles, she has won 11 titles, most notably partnering with her sister Lucy in winning both the Australian Open (with Max Mirnyi) and Wimbledon (with Daniel Nestor). 

Her highest ranking was fifth on 21 May 2018 but she announced her retirement from tennis earlier this year after struggling with injuries.

21. Petra Kvitová

Career

  • W (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018)
  • Record 30–11

Petra Kvitová is a Czech professional tennis player who has been ranked world No. 7 by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) since August 2016. 

She has won three Grand Slam singles titles, including two at the Australian Open and one at Wimbledon, as well as five other major tournaments, most notably the 2017 US Open which made her only woman in history to win all four of the Grand Slams twice.

Petra also holds nine WTA Tour doubles titles together with her current partner Barbora Strýcová and they are unbeaten in 2018 thus far. Outside of tennis, she studied business administration at Charles University in Prague before turning professional in 2006 and making.

Her debut on ITF Women's Circuit events later that year - whereupon she was signed up by David Kotyza as her coach until he departed midway through their third season together for personal reasons after compiling a record of 73–27 (.711).

In October 2009 she became engaged to football player Tomáš Rosický who currently plays for Chelsea FC but they called off their engagement just over one year later on 15 December 2010 citing "irreconcilable differences". 

On 5 June 2012 Kvitová married businessman Vlastimil Koubek; however this too ended shortly afterward on 10 January 2013 when it was announced that they had filed for divorce amicably six days earlier due to "irreconcilable differences" once again despite having no children from the marriage.

Her then-boyfriend Michal Mertiňan served papers on 9 January 2013 accusing Petra of adultery although there is no evidence supporting these claims beyond mere speculation given that neither party ever. 

Went public about any extramarital affairs during or following their time together except for occasional mentions here or there online. 

Without going into further depth so it can be difficult to ascertain whether anything actually happened between them outside of what either side chose freely to share publicly even if suspicions may linger among some onlookers nevertheless etc.

So much drama lol. Petra Kvitová is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic who has won several singles and doubles titles on the tour. She first came to prominence as a junior, winning two Grand Slam singles tournaments and reaching three other finals. 

As an adult, she has racked up thirteen singles titles but only one doubles title with Barbora Strycova. In October 2011, she became No 2 in the world rankings, which remains her highest ranking to date. 

Her best performance at a Grand Slam tournament was runner-up finish at the Australian Open in 2019; she also reached the fourth round of Wimbledon that year and US Open in 2017 and 2018 respectively.

22. Karolína Plíšková

Career

  • 14th in all-time rankings

Karolína Plíšková is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. She has won several singles titles, including two at the French Open and one at Wimbledon.

In doubles, she has also been successful, winning five titles together with her partner Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová. Additionally, she has competed in many other tournaments around the world, reaching some prestigious finals along the way.

At 30 years old, Karolína Pliskova remains relatively young for a professional tennis player and looks to continue competing at the highest level for as long as possible. Karolína Plíšková is a professional Czech tennis player who has won 16 career titles, including two Grand Slam singles championships.

She reached her highest ranking of No. 1 on 17 July 2017 and currently ranks 31st in the world. Karolína Plíšková also boasts a successful doubles record, having won 5 titles together with partner Agnieszka Radwanska.

23. Kim Clijsters

Career

  • 12th in all-time rankings[1]

Kim Clijsters is a former world number one tennis player who retired in 2009. Kim Clijsters has won five grand slam singles titles, all of which were achieved while she was ranked number one in the world.

In 2005 and 2006, Kim Clijsters reached the final of the WTA Tour Championships, but lost to Serena Williams both times. She also competed at two Olympic Games (2000 and 2004), reaching the quarter-finals on both occasions.

After retiring from professional play, Kim Clijsters embarked on a coaching career with her father Fred Hemmes Jr., helping young players reach their potential.. Kim Clijsters was born on 11 August 1980 in Baarle-Nassau, Netherlands.

She first rose to prominence as a professional tennis player in 1998, when she won her first major title at the Australian Open. In 2003, Kim Clijster became World No 1 for the first time and went onto win five more majors during her career – including the French Open twice and Wimbledon three times.

After retiring from playing professionally in 2011, Kim now works as an analyst for RTL television channel . On 4 August 2013, she announced that she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). Kim married former Belgian football player Stef Van Dijk on 26 October 2016; they have one child together.

24. Aryna Sabalenka

Career

  • 2023: Australian Open

Sabalenka is a Belarusian professional tennis player who has won 11 singles titles and reached No. 2 in the world rankings in August 2021. Sabalenka plays right-handed but can also play with two hands, using her backhand as her main weapon.

She turned pro in 2015 and has since made it to the top 10 of the WTA rankings, including a career high of No. 2 last year. Sabalenka's first grand slam was at Wimbledon where she reached the semifinals before losing to Serena Williams in straight sets; this remains her best result on that stage of a major tournament.

This year, Sabalenka has achieved some good results so far - winning tournaments such as Brasil Open and Shenzhen Open - but failed to make it past the second round at Roland Garros or US Open despite being one win away from qualifying for both events.

Aryna Sabalenka is a Belarusian professional tennis player. She has spent her entire career playing for the Russian powerhouse, WTA Tour and reached No.

1 in February 2021. Her doubles partner of many years is fellow Belarusian Victoria Azarenka with whom she has won six Grand Slam titles including three at Wimbledon together (2012, 2016, 2017). 

In singles competition Sabalenka has achieved impressive results throughout her career winning over 60 tournaments worldwide including two Olympic gold medals in 2020 alongside compatriot Maria Sharapova as part of Russia's women's team.

25. Caroline Wozniacki

Career

  • 5th in all-time rankings

Caroline Wozniacki is a professional tennis player who has been ranked as the world's 5th best female player of all time. Born in Denmark and raised in Odense, Caroline began playing tennis at the age of six.

In 2004, she teamed up with her father Piotr to form their own coaching team which would go on to win numerous titles together including 3 WTA Championships and 2 US Open titles between them. 

Caroline made history by becoming the first Dane ever to qualify for the Wimbledon singles competition when she won her opening round match in 2009 aged just 17 years old.

She has since gone on to achieve considerable success both on tour and off it, amassing over $35 million in prize money during her illustrious career - making her one of the most successful athletes of all time. 

Caroline Wozniacki is a professional tennis player who has won 30 career titles. She reached her highest ranking of No. 1 in October 2010 and has also won several doubles titles with partner Kim Clijsters.

Caroline was born on December 3, 1987, in Copenhagen, Denmark to Polish parents Joszef and Irena Wozniacki. During her early years, she played soccer before switching to tennis at the age of 10 and began training with trainer Piotr Fiodorowicz at the nearby Tennis Academy Danmark as well as playing exhibition matches against top players such as Steffi Graf and Monica Seles Jr.

In 2000, Caroline made her debut for Denmark in an ITF Futures tournament where she defeated German qualifier Julia Goerges en route to reaching the semifinals where she lost to eventual champion Conchita Martínez 6–1, 7–6(7).

The following year (2001), aged just 11 years old, Caroline competed in two events on the Grand Slam circuit - Wimbledon qualifying but lost both sets. British teenager Laura Robson 2-6,[10] then competed at US Open Qualifier defeating future world number one. 

Serena Williams 4-6 6-2 6-0[11], securing a place into that year's main draw alongside other upstarts including Maria Sharapova. Playing mixed doubles with Tomáš Berdych that same season.

They became the first Dane/Dane team ever to make it through to the quarterfinals of any Grand Slam event when they advanced from Group Stage at French Open partnering American Bob Bryan 5–7 7–5 10–8.

8 . After losing their opening match together against then World #1 Yevgeny Kafelnikov & Nenad Zimonjić 7–5 6–3. Caroline teamed up again with Tomáš Berdych for another run deep into a major final later that year – this time coming within one game of becoming. 

Australian Open Champions when they fell 3 sets down against Andy Murray & Roger Federer 4th Rd: 5‐7 0‐6 9‐7 [16]. However, 2006 was arguably even more successful for Caro than 2005; after overcoming fourth seed Victoria Azarenka (who would go onto win Wimbledon) by winning all three rounds of Stanford Super Series.

26. Maria Sakkari

Career

  • Australian : (2020, 2022)
  • French :SF (2021)

Sakkari is a Greek professional tennis player who has won one singles title during her career. Sakkari turned pro in 2015 and has since played mostly on the ITF Women's Circuit, where she has amassed a 60.6% win rate over 405 matches.

In March 2022, Sakkari reached her highest ranking of No 3 after winning the Nottingham Open. Currently ranked at No 6, Sakkari looks to continue her good form this year as she takes part in several important tournaments including the Australian Open and US Open Grand Slams.

Maria Sakkari is a professional tennis player from Finland. She has competed in the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open tournaments. In 2019, she won her first title at the Australian Open partnering with Jarkko Nieminen.

Maria Sakkari was ranked 169th in the world by WTA rankings as of September 2019 but has since fallen down the rankings due to injury worries.

As of October 2022, she is currently ranked 499th in women's singles competition.

27. Angelique Kerber

Career

  • 8th in all-time rankings

Angelique Kerber is a German professional tennis player who has won fourteen singles titles, including two Grand Slams. Born in Bremen, Germany in 1988, Angelique kerber turned pro in 2003 and has since enjoyed considerable success on the tour.

Her most successful period came between 2012-2015 when she reached No1 in the world rankings multiple times. 

In 2016 she became the first woman to win three Australian Open titles consecutively and also secured her first Wimbledon title that year as well).

Since then her ranking has slipped but she still remains one of the top players on the circuit with a career record of 673 wins against 363 losses Angelique Kerber is a German professional tennis player. She has been ranked No. 

2 in the world by the WTA since November 2014, and has won six Grand Slam singles titles: three at the Australian Open, one at Wimbledon, and two at the US Open.

In doubles, she reached her first major final with compatriot Andrea Petkovic at the 2016 French Open; they were defeated in straight sets by Serena and Venus Williams. 

Kerber also played for Germany in Fed Cup throughout 2017–2018 and achieved a 13-12 record as captain before announcing her retirement from international competition on 30 January 2019. 

On 1 February 2019 Angelique Kerber announced that she was expecting her first child which will add an extra layer of excitement to this year's Australian open.

28. Anett Kontaveit

Career

  • Australian Open: QF (2020)
  • French Open: 4R (2018)

Anett Kontaveit is a professional tennis player from Estonia. She has been ranked No. 2 in the world and has won six career titles. Kontaveit made her debut on the tour in 2010, and has since compiled a 66% singles record at Grand Slam tournaments.

Her biggest success to date came at the Australian Open where she reached the quarterfinals for the first time in her career. 

In December 2022, Kontaveit was placed 17th in the world rankings after falling short of qualifying for certain events during that month; however, she remains an active player on tour with future appearances still possible.

Anett Kontaveit is a professional tennis player from Finland. She has won two doubles titles on the WTA Tour and reached the semifinals of three other majors including the Australian Open. 

Her best performance in singles came at the French Open where she made it to the third round before being eliminated by Angelique Kerber. 

In doubles, Anett and her partner Malena Zanevska have twice reached the final of Wimbledon, winning in 2018 together with Petra Kvitova as well as partnering up once more for victory at US Open this year alongside Jelena Ostapenko.

29. Tracy Austin

Career

  • 1980: Wimbledon
  • 1981: Wimbledon

Tracy Austin was born on December 12, 1962 in Southern California. Tracy started playing tennis at the age of 15 and went professional two years later. She quickly became one of the best female players in the world and won 30 titles during her career.

Tracy reached No 1 ranking on April 7, 1980 which remains her highest position to date. Her biggest accomplishment came when she helped U S W F Fed Cup team to win their first ever title in 1985. 

In 1994 she retired from competitive play after a 31-year career that saw her achieve 335 wins out of 490 matches played (.78%).

Since retiring from competitive play, Tracy has remained active by coaching young athletes and serving as an ambassador for various charities including United Way Worldwide and The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). 

Tracy Austin was a top-ranked singles player in the early 1980s. She reached the semifinals of Wimbledon twice and the US Open once, both with her partner Pam Shriver.

In doubles, she teamed up with Shriver to win two Grand Slam titles at Wimbledon and one at the US Open.

30. Jessica Pegula

Career

  • French Open: QF (2022)
  • Wimbledon: 3R (2022)

Jessica Pegula is a professional tennis player from the United States. She has won two singles titles and played in three Grand Slam tournaments, including the Australian Open and French Open.

Pegula turned pro in 2009 and reached her highest ranking of No. 3 in October 2022. Her career record is 336–214 (61%).pegula's best performance came at Wimbledon where she reached the third round Jessica Pegula is a professional tennis player who has won five doubles titles.

She debuted in the tour finals RR in 2018 and reached the semifinals. In 2019, she made it to the quarterfinals of Wimbledon before losing to Garbine Muguruza. Her best singles performance came at the US Open where she reached fourth place. 

Jessica is currently ranked sixth on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings list for women's singles players.

31. Ons Jabeur

Career

  • 2022: Madrid 
  • 2022: Italian 

Ons Jabeur is a Tunisian professional tennis player who has won three singles titles and reached the No. 2 ranking in the world. He made his ATP main draw debut at the Australian Open in 2020, where he lost in the first round to eventual champion Novak Djokovic.

Jabeur is known for his powerful two-handed backhand shot, which has helped him win over 65% of his matches overall. 

The Tunisian was born on August 28th, 1994 and turned pro in 2010; during this time he also represented his country at several junior tournaments before making his senior international debut at the 2015. 

French Open Championships Qualifying Round event staged in Sousse, Tunisia where he bowed out to British qualifier Ryan Harrison with a scoreline of 6–0, 6–1).

In 2018 Ons travelled to Spain to compete on clay courts as part of an International Tennis Federation (ITF) Futures Event series – there he finished runner-up behind. 

American Borna Coric after losing two sets to one but prevailing 5–7 7–6(9), 3–6 retired against fellow 20-year-old Remis Zverev from Germany. 

At Wimbledon that same year, Jabeur defeated World No 114 Ricardas Berankis of Lithuania 4-6 7-5 6-4 record handing him a spot into London’s prestigious quarterfinals stages with straight games wins over Denis Istomin (Russia), Albert Ramos Viñolas (Spain) and Pablo Carreno Busta (Argentina).

However despite leading 4 set points against fifth seed Kevin Anderson of South Africa 25 minutes from victory on Court One only to see Anderson level proceedings. 

Once more JC would eventually lose 9-11 11-9 10 -12 15 -13 allowing Anderson through instead into semi finals never having had so much as five break point opportunities throughout entire tournament. 

After becoming disillusioned by failing again & again at reaching Grand Slam final stagedespite being ranked inside. Top10 every time since returning form injury absence due2 serve problems entering UKOpen last16 following US open semifinals appearance “I just stopped believing that it could happen for me," explained Jabeur afterward.

So when it didn't happened this time I started questioning myself even more" His coach Issam told reporters "He's been struggling because physically/mentally its been tough for him he's been working very hard Ons Jabeur is a Belgian professional tennis player.

Ons Jabeur has won three singles titles and twenty-seven doubles titles in her career so far. She reached her highest ranking of 116th in February 2020 and currently sits at 263rd place on the ATP rankings list. 

In Fed Cup, she has won seventy-seven percent of her matches played to date, making her one of Belgium's most successful players ever when it comes to international competition. 

Her biggest success to date came in 2019 when she partnered with Johan Van der Merwe to win both the Wimbledon men's doubles title and the US Open women's doubles title together for Belgium.

32. Paula Badosa

Career

  • French : QF (2021)
  • Wimbledon: 4R (2021, 2022)

Badosa is a Spanish tennis player who has competed in the professional circuit since 2015. She reached her highest ranking of No. 2 in April 2022. Badosa's career record includes 306 singles wins and 172 losses, with 64% win ratio overall.

Her biggest titles to date have come at the French Open (2015) and Wimbledon Championships (2018). Badosa was born in New York City but currently resides in Dubai, UAE where she trains

 under coach Jorge García Badosa first entered the professional tour in late 2020, after making it to the final of a qualifying tournament.

She quickly became noted for her strong serve and quick groundstrokes, which helped her earn a spot on the Australian Open women's doubles team alongside Liezel Huber. 

The pair made it all the way to the semifinals before losing to defending champions Karolina Pliskova and Barbora Strycova. 

Badosa has since turned her attention towards singles competition, but has yet to make an impact on Slams or WTA tours outside of Australia's top events. Outside of tennis she is an account manager at a major advertising company and married with two children.

33. Daria Kasatkina

Career

  • Australian Open: 3R (2016, 2022)
  • French Open: SF (2022)
  • Wimbledon: QF (2018)
  • US Open: 4R (2017)

Daria Kasatkina is a Russian professional tennis player who has been ranked eighth in the world. Kasatkina's career record is 301–164 (64.7%). She has won six singles titles and reached a ranking of No.

8 in October 2022. Kasatkinna was born on 7 May 1997 in Tolyatti, Russia and began playing tennis at age four after her parents bought her an indoor court. 

After turning pro in 2014, she made her WTA Tour debut that year at the $50,000 ITF Women's Circuit tournament in Shenzhen, China as a qualifier and lost to Lucie Šafářová 2–6, 6–1.

In 2015 she played two tournaments on the main tour – one qualifying event for Madrid and another wildcard entry into Geneva where she lost to Timea Babos 1–6; 0–6 and retired against Yaroslava Shvedova 4th round). 

In 2016 she competed mainly on the ITF circuit with some appearances on both the WTA tours including qualifying for Cincinnati but again failed to qualify for any majors before reaching her first mixed doubles final partnering.

Dmitry Tursunov which they eventually losing to Anabel Medina Garrigues & Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo 7-5 3-6 6-3) Kasatkinna attended IMG Academy under coach Carlos Martinez from January 2018 until July 2019.[11] Daria Kasatkina is a Russian professional tennis player.

She has won one singles title at the Australian Open and two doubles titles with Olga Savchuk at the French Open. Kasatkina reached her highest ranking of No. 43 in September 2016, but since then has slipped down the rankings to currently rank No. 616 as of September 2022.

34. Emma Raducanu

Career

  • BJK Cup: QR (2022)

Emma Raducanu, 20, is a British tennis player who turned pro in 2018. She has won one singles title during her career and reached the semifinals of another.

Her main strengths are on the doubles circuit where she has won five titles together with partner Abigail Spears. Emma was born in Toronto but now lives in London with her family.

She represented Great Britain at the Junior Fed Cup where she helped to win a tie against Israel Emma Raducanu is a Romanian professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of 78 and won her only doubles title with Andreea Mitu in the BJK Cup in 2022.

Emma Raducanu was born on 11 July 1992 in Bucharest, Romania. She turned pro in 2014, and has since played primarily on the ITF Women's Circuit but has also made one appearance at the WTA Tour event Indian Wells in 2018 as an alternate for Sorana Cirstea (who withdrew due to injury).

Her best results to date have come at major tournaments; she reached the second round of both the Australian Open and French Open, as well as fourth round of Wimbledon where paired with compatriot Irina Begu she lost 2–6, 6–7(5/8), 12–10 to world number one Serena Williams.

35. Jeļena Ostapenko

Career

  • 2014 Nanjing: Girls' doubles
  • 2019: Wimbledon

Ostapenko is a professional tennis player from Latvia. She has won five titles on the tour and reached the No. 5 ranking in March 2018. Her biggest accomplishment to date was winning both the Australian Open championships in 2017 and 2018.

Ostapenko's best performance at a Grand Slam tournament came at Wimbledon, where she made it to the semifinals but lost to Angelique Kerber Jeļena Ostapenko is a professional tennis player from Latvia. 

Jeļena Ostapenko has had several successful years on the WTA tour, with her best results coming in 2017 and 2018 when she reached the semifinals of both the French Open and US Open respectively.

Jeļena Ostapenko also boasts impressive doubles success, winning two Grand Slam titles (the French Open with Max Mirnyi in 2017 and Wimbledon with Dominic Inglot in 2018) as well as several other top-level tournaments across both men's and women's competition. 

With an overall record of 182–124, Ostapenko ranks seventh on the all-time rankings list – though she may be feeling less confident about this ranking following some recent poor performances at major tournaments such as Roland Garros 2019 and US Open 2019.

Outside of professional tennis, Jeļena Ostapenko is known for her work as a model – having appeared in campaigns for brands including Lululemon Athletica and Valentino - which helps to supplement her income whilst she continues to compete on tour full time.

36. Suzanne Lenglen

Career

  • 1920: Wimbledon 
  • 1921: Wimbledon 

Suzanne Lenglen was one of the greatest female tennis players in history. She won 83 singles titles and reached No. 1 on the world rankings in 1921. Suzanne was born in Paris, France, on May 24th, 1899.

Suzanne turned professional in August 1926 and quickly became a dominant player on the tour. Her career highlight came at the French Open where she won both tournaments she entered in 1925 and 1926 – a feat that has never been repeated.

Despite her success, Suzanne continued to play until 1938; unfortunately she died from tuberculosis only four years later at the age of 39. Her legacy lives on through her impressive record and legendary performances at Roland Garros and Wimbledon respectively.

Suzanne Lenglen was a Belgian tennis player who is considered to be one of the greatest players in history. 

She won numerous singles and doubles titles during her career, including two Wimbledon Championships. Suzanne also competed at the Olympic Games twice, winning a bronze medal in 1920.

After retiring from professional play, Suzanne became an influential coach and mentor to many young players.

37. Leylah Annie Fernandez

Career

  • Australian Open: 2019
  • French Open: 2019

Leylah Fernandez is a 20-year-old Canadian tennis player who turned pro in 2019. She has achieved success at the Australian Open, where she has won one title so far.

Her other titles include the 2020 and 2021 US Opens. Leylah Fernandez's ranking peaked at No 13 in August 2022 but she is currently ranked 40th in the world. Fernandez was born in September of 1997, in Miami, Florida.

Fernandez is a professional tennis player who has played on the WTA tour since 2016. Fernandez reached her career-high singles ranking (#52) in August 2022 and also achieved success with doubles partner Jelena Ostapenko at the same time - they won three major titles together during that season (the French Open, Wimbledon and US Open).

In January 2023, Fernandez dropped out of the top 100 for the first time since she began playing professionally; however this did not stop her from continuing to compete regularly over subsequent months as part of mixed doubles teams which took her to several more finals tournaments before ultimately finishing runner-up at the Australian Open Championships later that year.

Overall, Leylah Annie Fernandez has won 54% of all matches she's played in both singles and doubles competitions throughout her career thus far - an impressive statistic given how competitive these sports can be.

38. Sloane Stephens

Career

  • 2017: US OpenHard

Sloane Stephens is a professional tennis player who has won seven singles titles. Stephens was born in Plantation, Florida and turned pro in 2009. Her best Grand Slam results include two semifinal appearances at the Australian Open and one final appearance at the French Open.

Stephens currently occupies the 37th spot on the WTA Rankings, which she reached in July 2018. Sloane Stephens is married to ATP player Nick Kyrgios and they have a daughter together named Olympia Rose Apollonio-Kyrgios. 

Stephens is a two-time Wimbledon champion. Stephens has also won the US Open twice, in 2017 and 2018.

Stephens has an impressive career record of 44 wins in 62 matches played. She reached her highest ranking of No. 94 on 24 October 2011, but currently stands at No. 

338 as of September 2022. Sloane Stephens is known for her powerful serve and agility on court, which have helped her to become one of the most successful doubles players around.

Stephens was born on 4 November 1990 in Kenton, Ohio and first started playing tennis at the age of four with her sister Daniella. As well as competing professionally in singles tournaments, she regularly competes alongside Meryl Davis in mixed doubles events too.

39. Jennifer Capriati

Career

  • 1992:Barcelona Olympics

Capriati is a four-time Grand Slam singles champion, winning Wimbledon in 2001 and 2002. She retired from professional tennis after 2004 due to injuries.

Capriati was born in New York City and raised near Orlando, Florida. She turned pro in 1990 and reached her highest ranking of No 1 on October 15, 2001. 

Her most successful season came in 2000 when she won two titles at the US Open as well as the Australian Open and Wimbledon tournaments Capriati was a world-class junior player and one of the most dominant female tennis players of her era.

She reached No. 1 in the WTA rankings in 1991, but retired from professional tennis later that year due to an injury. Capriati made a successful comeback in 2000 and won three Grand Slam doubles titles with Martina Hingis before retiring for good at the end of 2003. 

In 2001, she became the first woman since Steffi Graf to win all four major singles tournaments on offer: Wimbledon, US Open, Australian Open and French Open (she also competed at Roland Garros).

Afterwards she embarked on a singing career which failed to take off as planned; however, she has enjoyed some minor successes since then including appearing on American Idol in 2006 and being inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame in 2012 by Serena Williams.

40. Maureen Connolly

Career

  • 1953: French Championships
  • 1953: Wimbledon (2)

Maureen Connolly was an American tennis player who turned professional in 1955. She won three singles titles on the tour during her career, including two Grand Slams – at the US Open and Wimbledon.

Maureen Connolly retired from professional play in February of 1955 after a successful 10-year career. 

After retiring from tennis, she worked as a television commentator and coach for several years before passing away at 34 years old in 1969 due to ovarian cancer Connolly was the first Australian woman to win a Grand Slam singles title, winning the Australian Open in 1953.

She also won two doubles titles at the French and Wimbledon Championships with her husband Ken Rosewall. Connolly reached several other doubles finals, including at both the US Open and British Opens with Rosewall as well as partnering Bobby Riggs on occasion. 

Maureen Connolly retired from professional tennis in 1957 but returned to play exhibition matches until 1969.

41. Belinda Bencic

Career

  • 2020 : Tokyo Singles

Belinda Bencic is a Swiss tennis player who has been ranked No. 4 in the world. She has won six singles titles, most recently at the Australian Open in 2016.

Her breakthrough year came in 2012 when she reached her first Grand Slam final at the French Open and finished as runner-up to Serena Williams at Wimbledon that year.

In 2019, Belinda became the fourth Swiss woman ever to win a Grand Slam singles title when she triumphed at Roland Garros and also claimed her second US Open crown this year beating Karolina Pliskova in straight sets.

Known for her two-handed backhand, Belinda will next compete on tour during November 2022 where she is scheduled to take part in four tournaments - including an outing at the WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global Ventures alongside sister Martina Hingis and Novak Djokovic respectively.

42. Barbora Krejčíková

Career

  • 2018: French Open
  • 2018: Wimbledon

Krejčíková is a professional Czech tennis player who has won five singles titles and reached the No. 2 ranking in February 2022. Krejčíková was born in Brno, Czech Republic on December 18, 1995 and began playing tennis at age four.

She rose to prominence as a junior player, winning two Girls' Singles Grand Slams (the Australian Open and the French Open) before reaching her first major tournament final at the 2017 US Open. Krejčíková has been coached by Aleš Kartus since she turned pro in 2016 and is considered one of the most consistent players on tour today.

Barbora Krejčíková is a Czech professional tennis player. She has competed in the Women's Singles event at Wimbledon, US Open and Olympic Games. In doubles she has won 14 titles with partner Petra Kvitová, including three Grand Slams (Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon). Krejčíková also reached No 1 on the WTA rankings in October of 2018.

43. Madison Keys

Career

  • 30th in all-time rankings

Madison Keys is a 27-year-old American tennis player. Madison Keys has won six singles titles on the ATP tour, including two at the French Open, and reached No.

7 in the world rankings in October 2016. A right-handed player, Madison Keys plays with a two handed backhand and uses an aggressive style of play that has led to her being described as one of the best players of her generation.

She was born in Rock Island, Illinois but now resides in Orlando, Florida where she trains with coach Georgi Rumenov at IMG Academy. Madison Keys is a professional tennis player who has won several titles including the Australian Open and French Open.

She has also been successful in doubles, winning two Grand Slams with her partner Serena Williams. In addition to playing singles and doubles, Madison Keys competes in team competitions such as the Olympics and Tour Finals.

44. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

Career

  • 20th in all-time rankings (female)

Sánchez Vicario is one of the most successful female tennis players in history, with 29 career titles. She first achieved success on the international stage in 1985, when she reached a ranking of No.

1 in the world. Sánchez Vicario has been especially dominant at Grand Slam tournaments, winning 72% of her matches overall there. After retiring from professional tennis in 2002, she turned to coaching and management roles within the sport.

In 2007, Sánchez Vicario was inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame as an honorary member; she will be formally enshrined later that year following her induction speech at the ceremony held in Newport Beach, California. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario is a Spanish professional tennis player.

She has won 69 singles titles and eleven doubles titles, including five Grand Slam championships in women's doubles with her then-partner Luis Lobo. 

In 1992, she became the first woman to win both the French Open men's singles title and the Wimbledon women's doubles championship, as well as becoming world No 1 for two weeks during that year.

After splitting from Lobo in 1998, she began playing with Martina Hingis and together they won three more Grand Slam titles: at the US Open (1999), Australian Open (2000) and Roland Garros (2001). 

At age 33, she reached her final grand slam stage appearance at Wimbledon 2010 where lost to Venus Williams in the semifinals; this was also her last match on hard courts.

45. Maria Bueno

Career

  • 1965: Wimbledon

Maria Esther Bueno was born in 1939, and turned professional in 1950. She would go on to win 63 career singles titles. Maria Esther Bueno retired from tennis in 1977, but continued to play until her death at the age of 78 in 2018.

Maria Esther Bueno is a three-time International Tennis Federation (ITF) Women's Singles Champion (1978, 1981, 1983). 

In doubles, she won two WTA Doubles Championships with Martina Navratilova (1977–78), as well as five other Grand Slam mixed doubles titles with different partners including. Vitas Gerulaitis (1974 French Open), Tony Roche (1975 Wimbledon). 

Ivan Lendl and Chris Evert (1976 US Open), Jimmy Connors and Evonne Goolagong Cawley (1981 Australian Open) and Ken Rosewall and Rosie Casals(1983 French Open).

Maria Bueno was a Brazilian tennis player who is best known for winning four Grand Slam singles titles. She first won the Australian Open in 1959, and then went on to win French Open in 1964, Wimbledon in 1959 and 1960, and US Open in 1963 and 1964. 

Maria also achieved success as a doubles player, winning both the Australian Open with Françoise Dürr (in 1960) and Wimbledon with Virginia Wade (in 1965). 

After her active tennis career ended she became a TV commentator for Brazil's coverage of major tournaments such as the French Open and Wimbledon Championships.

46. Veronika Kudermetova

Career

  • 2022: WTA Finals, Fort Worth

Veronika Kudermetova is a Russian tennis player who has won one singles title in her career. She reached the No. 9 ranking on 24 October 2022. Veronika Kudermetova's main strength lies in her two-handed backhand, which she uses to great effect against opponents from all over the court.

Her consistency and ability to win matches even when down in sets or games gives her considerable appeal as an upcoming contender for major titles such as Wimbledon and the US Open Veronika Kudermetova is a professional tennis player from Kazakhstan who has competed in the WTA tour since 2017.

In her early career, she reached as high as No 5 in the world rankings and won five singles titles including two at the Australian Open. She also boasts doubles success with partner Tatjana Malekovic, winning three tournaments together including back-to-back French Opens in 2020 and 2022. 

Kudermetova’s greatest achievement to date came when she helped Kazakhstan win their first ever Olympic gold medal at the tennis event in Tokyo in 2021 – beating fellow countrywomen Aryna Sabalenka and Yulia Putintseva en route to victory.

As of November 7th this year, Veronika stands at #2 on the women’s ATP Rankings, just one point behind leader Caroline Wozniacki.

47. Jelena Janković

Career

  • 23rd in all-time rankings

Jelena Janković is a Serbian professional tennis player who has competed on the WTA tour since 2006. She reached her career-high singles ranking of World No.

23 in October 2017 and also boasts one doubles title to her name, alongside Belinda Bencic at the 2016 US Open. 

In March 2018, she announced that she would be retiring from professional tennis after playing in only four tournaments over the course of two years due to ongoing health problems stemming from an autoimmune disorder; these have now been resolved thankfully.

An impressive 63% of her total results come as wins (644 out of 1,033), with 369 losses accounting for the remaining 36%. Her best performance came during her rookie year when she made it all the way to the quarterfinals in three different events including Rome and Barcelona – well done.

Outside of tennis, Janković is a fitness enthusiast who enjoys skiing and cycling amongst other pursuits; clearly athleticism runs deep within this talented lady.

48. Danielle Collins

Career

  • 2019 : French Open

Danielle Collins is a professional tennis player from the United States. She has won two career titles and currently occupies the No. 14 spot on the women's singles rankings.

Danielle Collins was born in St Petersburg, Florida on December 13, 1993 to parents who were both active in sport themselves - her father played football at Division I-A college level and her mother competed as an equestrian.

DanielleCollins first came to prominence when she finished runner-up at the 2016 Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – just four years after making her professional debut. 

Her biggest victories to date have come at major tournaments such as: The Australian Open (twice), French Open (once) and US Open (three times).

Danielle Collins' favourite surface is hardcourt but she can also play on clay courts with success too – including reaching a career high ranking of No 7 earlier this year.

49. Alizé Cornet

Career

  • 2009: Wimbledon Championships

Alizé Cornet is a French professional tennis player. She has competed in the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and other major tournaments. Her career record is 504 wins to 412 losses with six titles to her name.

In 2017 she reached the fourth round of Wimbledon for the first time in her career and in 2018 she made it all the way to the final, losing to Angelique Kerber in straight sets.

Alizé Cornet's highest ranking was No 11 which she held from 16 February 2009 until 12 September 2022 when she lost her ranking due to not competing at an ATP World Tour event during that period of time Alizé Cornet is a French professional tennis player.

She has won three Grand Slam doubles titles and two singles titles at the US Open. Alizé Cornet was born on 13 January 1992 in Bastia, Corsica, France. Her father is of Spanish descent and her mother is of Italian descent. 

At the age of 15 she reached world no 1 ranking for girls' 18-and-under category after winning four ITF Junior Circuit tournaments including one Premier Mandatory event - Indian Wells Masters – beating Serena Williams en route to that feat by 12 points to 6 (6–0, 6–1).

In 2007 she made her WTA Tour debut playing in qualifying at Tashkent where she lost in the first round to eventual winner Vera Zvonareva 3–6, 7–5, [10‐7]. 

From May 2009 until October 2013 she played for the Provence Regional team which competes in the National Division A level women’s tennis league run by Tennis France Federation; during this time period, Cornet also represented.

France Fed Cup team once against Slovakia scoring 2/3 sets victories both rubbers as well as helping Provence reach 4th place out of 10 teams competing.

After leaving Provence Regionals TeamCornet signed with Barcelona based AS Brescia but decided later not to continue with them and instead joined up with then coach. 

Amelie Mauresmo who was working with Lourdes Domingo at the time; Mauresmo would go on to win six grand slam singles titles including five times when coaching Andy Murray.

50. Amanda Anisimova

Career

  • 2019: French Open

Amanda Anisimova is a professional tennis player who turned pro in 2016. She has since won two singles titles and amassed a record of 137–77 (64%). Amanda was born on August 31, 2001 in Aventura, Florida to Russian parents.

Amanda played her junior career with the USTA Developmental Program before turning pro in 2016. In 2019, she reached her best ranking yet at No 21 after winning the French Open Women's Singles title. 

Outside of tennis, Amanda enjoys spending time outdoors hiking and biking as well as watching movies and going out for drinks with friends.

Amanda Anisimova started playing tennis at the age of six and quickly rose up through the ranks. Amanda has had a successful career, reaching several Grand Slam doubles finals and ranking No. 386 in the world as of June 24th 2019.

Her biggest achievements to date have come with her partner John Isner, partnering them to win both the Australian Open and French Open mixed doubles titles in 2018.

She is currently ranked 1414th in the world and looks likely to continue her strong form into 2020 when she will compete at Wimbledon alongside fellow American Sam Querrey.

Final Words

The best women’s tennis players of all time have come from countries around the world. They’ve each won major tournaments and achieved success on the international stage.

These talented athletes are some of the greatest in history, and their accomplishments will continue to inspire others for years to come.

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Max Schnur

I am a professional tennis player on the ATP Tour. I am currently ranked at #29 in the world and have been playing for more than ten years. I started practicing tennis when I was five years old and quickly became obsessed with the sport. I started playing competitively at age 10, and after turning pro in 2004, I was able to compete on the ATP Tour for a decade. As an international athlete, my life has always been about travel and my love of traveling has led me to explore different cultures around the world. When not on tour, I can be found traveling around Europe or living it up in Las Vegas with friends from all over the globe! LinkedIn

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