This article covers the period 1884 to present. Before the beginning of the Open era in April 1968, only amateurs were allowed to compete in established tennis tournaments, including the four Grand Slams. Wimbledon, the oldest of the majors, was founded in 1877, followed by the US Open in 1881, the French Open in 1891, and the Australian Open in 1905. Beginning in 1905 and continuing to the present day, all four majors have been played yearly, with the exception of the two World Wars, 1986 for the Australian Open, and 2020 for Wimbledon. The Australian Open is the first major of the year (January), followed by the French Open (May–June), Wimbledon (June–July), and US Open (August–September).
There was no prize money and players were compensated for travel expenses only. A player who wins all four current major tournaments in the same calendar year, as an individual or as part of a doubles team, is said to have achieved the "Grand Slam". If the player wins all four consecutively, but not in the same calendar year, it is called a "Non-Calendar Year Grand Slam". Winning all four at some point in a career, even if not consecutively, is referred to as a "Career Grand Slam". Winning the four majors and a gold medal in tennis at the Summer Olympics has been called a "Golden Slam" since 1988. Winning all four plus gold at some point in a career, even if not consecutively, is referred to as a "Career Golden Slam". Winning the Year-end Championship also having won a Golden Slam is referred to as a "Super Slam".Kay, Dimitri (22 November 2010). Winning the four majors in all three disciplines a player is eligible for–singles, doubles, and mixed doubles–is considered winning a "boxed set" of Grand Slam titles.
The current Grand Slams are the four most prestigious tournaments in the world held every year, they are distinguished by participation from almost every top player and by their two-week duration, 128-player draw in women's singles. It's extremely rare for a player to win all four tournaments, "the Grand Slam", in one calendar year. This was only achieved three times since 1888 by Maureen Connolly, Margaret Court, and Steffi Graf, the latter of whom stands alone in winning the "Golden Slam". These are some of the important records since the start of women's tennis in 1884. Most statistics are based on the data at the WTA Tour and International Tennis Federation, the official websites of each respective Grand Slam tournament and published sources though this is not a definitive list due to the time periods involved. Active streaks and active players are in boldface.
Grand Slam tournament records
Grand Slam singles totals
# Titles24 Margaret Court23 Serena Williams22 Steffi Graf 19 Helen Wills 18 Chris Evert 12 Billie Jean King 9 Maureen Connolly // Monica Seles8 / Molla Mallory Suzanne Lenglen
# Finals34 Chris Evert 33 Serena Williams 32 31 Steffi Graf 29 Margaret Court 22 Helen Wills 18 Doris Hart Billie Jean King 16 Helen Jacobs Venus Williams
# Semifinals52 Chris Evert 44 40 Serena Williams 37 Steffi Graf 36 Margaret Court 26 Doris Hart Billie Jean King25 Louise Brough 24 Helen Jacobs 23 Venus Williams # Quarterfinals54 Chris Evert Serena Williams53 43 Margaret Court 42 Steffi Graf 40 Billie Jean King 39 Venus Williams35 32 Doris Hart 31 Helen Jacobs // Monica Seles Lindsay Davenport # Match wins367 Serena Williams 306 299 Chris Evert 278 Steffi Graf 271 Venus Williams210 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 207 Margaret Court 198 Lindsay Davenport 197 Maria Sharapova 190 Billie Jean King
#Appearances95 Venus Williams82 Serena Williams 72 Alizé Cornet 71 Amy Frazier Svetlana Kuznetsova70 Francesca Schiavone 69 Sam Stosur Victoria Azarenka67/ Martina NavratilovaAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Grand Slam tournament consecutive streaks
This section is for consecutive streaks across all Grand Slam tournaments. If a player skips a tournament the streak ends.
(3) Denotes multiple streaks within one category
active streaks in boldface
# Titles Start–end 6 Maureen Connolly Margaret Court 1969 US–1971 AU / Martina Navratilova 1983 WM–1984 US 5 Steffi Graf 1988 AU–1989 AU 4 / Molla Mallory 1915 US–1918 US Steffi Graf 1993 FR–1994 AU Serena Williams 2002 FR–2003 AU Serena Williams 2014 US–2015 WM 3 Helen Wills 1928 FR–1928 US Helen Wills 1929 FR–1929 US Pauline Betz 1942 US–1944 US Shirley Fry 1956 WM–1957 AU Margaret Court 1965 WM–1966 AU Billie Jean King 1967 WM–1968 AU Billie Jean King 1972 FR–1972 US 1981 AU–1982 WM Chris Evert 1982 US–1983 FR Steffi Graf 1989 WM–1990 AU / Monica Seles 1991 US–1992 FR Steffi Graf 1995 FR–1995 US Steffi Graf 1996 FR–1996 US Martina Hingis 1997 WM–1998 AU
# Finals Start–end 13 Steffi Graf 1987 FR–1990 FR 11/ Martina Navratilova 1985 FR–1987 US 6 Maureen Connolly 1952 WM–1953 US Margaret Court 1969 US–1971 AU 1983 WM–1984 US Chris Evert 1984 FR–1985 WM / Monica Seles 1991 US–1993 AU5 Pauline Betz 1941 US–1945 US Margaret Court 1963 WM–1964 WM Margaret Court 1965 AU–1966 AU Steffi Graf 1993 AU–1994 AU Martina Hingis 1997 AU–1998 AU
# Semifinals Start–end 19 1983 WM–1988 AU 15 Steffi Graf 1987 FR–1990 US 11 Chris Evert 1984 FR–1986 US Martina Hingis 1996 US–1999 FR 10 Serena Williams 2014 US–2017 AU 9 Margaret Court 1969 AU–1971 AU Chris Evert 1981 FR–1983 FR7 Maria Bueno 1964 FR–1965 US Margaret Court 1965 AU–1966 WM Billie Jean King Chris Evert 1973 FR–1974 US
# Quarterfinals Start–end 19/ Martina Navratilova 1983 WM–1988 AU Steffi Graf 15 Gabriela Sabatini 11 Margaret Court 1968 WM–1971 AU Billie Jean King 1967 FR–1969 US Chris Evert Martina Hingis 10 Lindsay Davenport Serena Williams 9/ Chris Evert Steffi Graf Serena Williams
# Match wins Start–end 45 / 40 Steffi Graf 1988 AU–1989 FR 35 Margaret Court 1969 US–1971 FR 33 Maureen Connolly 1952 WM–1953 US Serena Williams 2002 FR–2003 FR Serena Williams 2014 US–2015 US 32 Steffi Graf 1993 FR–1994 FR 27 Steffi Graf 1989 WM–1990 FR / Monica Seles 1991 US–1992 WM
#Consecutive appearances 69 Alizé Cornet 62 Ai Sugiyama61 Francesca Schiavone 56 Jelena Janković 54 Nathalie Dechy Elena Likhovtseva 52 Patty Schnyder 51 Angelique Kerber 49 Caroline Garcia48 Ana Ivanovic Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Grand Slam match and final winning percentages
% W–L Matches96.90*125–4* Helen Wills96.3052–2 Maureen Connolly90.00207–23 Margaret Court89.75280–32 Steffi Graf88.99299–37 Chris Evert86.76367–56 Serena Williams86.20306–49/ Martina Navratilova85.38181–31/ Monica Seles84.3854–10 Althea Gibson83.43141–28 || Justine HeninMinimum 50 wins
% W–L Finals100.00 9–0 Maureen Connolly 8–0 Suzanne Lenglen 6–0 Iga Świątek 5–0 Daphne Akhurst Alice Marble86.3619–3 Helen Wills82.7624–5 Margaret Court 72.72 8–3/ Molla Mallory 71.43 5–2 Althea Gibson 70.9722–9 Steffi GrafMinimum 5 titles
* Not all sources agree with one of Wills' losses. She did not play two matches because of appendicitis, causing her to miss the 1926 Wimbledon Championships. Wimbledon did not assign a loss to her or a win to her opponent. The other tournament gave her a loss instead of a default to her and a walkover to her opponent, neither of which count as a loss or a win. It is unknown why the tournament chose to assign a loss to her. Taking these facts into consideration, her adjusted win percentage would be 125–3 = 97.66%.
Grand Slam career achievements Grand Slam, Golden Slam and Super Slam Career Grand Slam * Event of completion Maureen Connolly 1953 French International Championships Doris Hart 1954 U. S. National Championships Shirley Fry Irvin 1957 Australian National Championships Margaret Court 1963 Wimbledon Championships Billie Jean King 1972 French Open Chris Evert 1982 Australian Open / Martina Navratilova 1983 US Open Steffi Graf 1988 US Open Serena Williams 2003 Australian Open Maria Sharapova 2012 French Open* each Grand Slam title at least once
Career Golden Slam * Event of completion Steffi Graf 1988 Olympics Serena Williams 2012 Olympics* Career Slam + Olympic Gold (since 1988)
Career Super Slam * Event of completion Steffi Graf 1988 Olympics Serena Williams 2012 Olympics* Career Golden Slam + Year-End Championship (since 1970)
Winning tournament without losing a set Minimum 2
# Player Majors 13 Helen Wills Moody1927 US, 1928 FR, 1928 WM, 1928 US, 1929 FR, 1929 WM, 1929 US, 1930 FR, 1930 WM, 1931 US, 1932 FR, 1932 WM, 1938 WM 6 Martina Navratilova1983 WM, 1983 US, 1984 WM, 1986 WM, 1987 US, 1990 WM Serena Williams2002 WM, 2002 US, 2008 US, 2010 WM, 2014 US, 2017 AU 5 Suzanne Lenglen1922 WM, 1923 WM, 1925 FR, 1925 WM, 1926 FR Maureen Connolly 1953 AU, 1953 WM, 1953 US, 1954 FR, 1954 WM Margaret Court 1961 AU, 1962 AU, 1963 AU, 1965 WM, 1966 AU Chris Evert 1974 FR, 1976 US, 1977 US, 1978 US, 1981 WM Steffi Graf 1988 AU, 1988 FR, 1989 AU, 1994 AU, 1996 US 4 Nancye Wynne Bolton1946 AU, 1947 AU, 1948 AU, 1951 AU Evonne Goolagong Cowley 1971 FR, 1975 AU, 1976 AU, 1977 AU 3 Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling 1935 FR, 1936 AU, 1937 FR Billie Jean King 1971 US, 1972 FR, 1972 US Lindsay Davenport1998 US, 1999 WM, 2000 AU Justine Henin 2006 FR, 2007 FR, 2007 US 2 Doris Hart 1951 WM, 1952 FR Martina Hingis 1997 AU, 1997 US Venus Williams 2001 US, 2008 WM
Youngest and oldest winners
Age of first titleEvent15y 9m Lottie Dod 1887 Wimbledon16y 3m Martina Hingis 1997 Australian Open16y 6m Monica Seles 1990 French Open16y 9m Tracy Austin 1979 US Open16y 11m Maureen Connolly 1951 US Champ.
Age of last titleEvent42y 5m Molla Mallory 1926 US Champ.38y 0m Maud Barger-Wallach 1908 US Champ.37y 8m Charlotte Cooper 1908 Wimbledon35y 10m D. Lambert Chambers 1914 Wimbledon35y 4m Serena Williams 2017 Australian Open
Players who reached all four major finals during their careers Year Player1949 Doris Hart 1953 Maureen Connolly 1957 Shirley Fry Irvin 1957 Althea Gibson 1963 Margaret Court 1965 Maria Bueno 1972 Billie Jean King 1973 1975 Chris Evert 1981 WI / Hana Mandlíková 1981 US/ Martina Navratilova 1988 Steffi Graf 1992/ Monica Seles 1995 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1997 Martina Hingis 2003 Venus Williams Serena Williams2004 Justine Henin 2012 Maria Sharapova
Players who reached all four major finals in one calendar year Year Player1953 Maureen Connolly 1965 Margaret Court 1970 Margaret Court 1984 Chris Evert 1985/ Martina Navratilova 1987/ Martina Navratilova 1988 Steffi Graf 1989 Steffi Graf 1992/ Monica Seles 1993 Steffi Graf 1997 Martina Hingis 2006 Justine Henin Refer also to the "Calendar year achievements" section.
Season streaks
#3+ titlesYears 2 Helen Wills 1928–1929 Margaret Court 1983–1984 Steffi Graf 1988–1989 Monica Seles 1991–1992 Steffi Graf (2) 1995–1996
#2+ titlesYears 6 1982–1987 4 Helen Wills 1927–1930 3 Maureen Connolly 1952–1954 Chris Evert 1974–1976 2 Margaret Court 1988–1996 Steffi Graf 1988–1989 Monica Seles 1991–1992 Steffi Graf (2) 1995–1996 Venus Williams 2000–2001 Serena Williams 2002–2003 Serena Williams (3) 2012–2013
#1+ titleYears 13 Chris Evert 1974–1986 10 Steffi Graf 1987–1996 7 Helen Wills 1927–1933 Margaret Court 1960–1966 1981–1987 6 Serena Williams 2012–2017 5 Suzanne Lenglen 1919–1923 Helen Jacobs 1932–1936 Margaret Osbourne DuPont 1946–1950 Billie Jean King 1971–1975 Justine Henin
#1+ finalYears 14 Chris Evert 1973–1986 13 Serena Williams 2007–2019 11 Billie Jean King 1965–1975 1981–199010 Doris Hart 1946–1955 Steffi Graf 1987–1996 8 Charlotte Cooper 1895–1902 7 Esna Boyd 1922–1928 Helen Wills 1927–1933 Margaret Court 1960–1966 Evonne Goolagong Cawley 1971–1977
Calendar year achievements
Golden Grand Slam * Event of completion Steffi Graf 1988 Olympics* The Grand Slam + Olympic Gold
Four majors
Grand Slam *Year Maureen Connolly 1953 Margaret Court 1970 Steffi Graf 1988* Won all 4 major titles
3 major wins & 1 finalYear Margaret Court 1965 Steffi Graf 1989 Monica Seles 1992 Steffi Graf (2) 1993 Martina Hingis 1997
2 major wins & 2 finalsYear/ Martina Navratilova 1985/ Martina Navratilova (2) 1987
1 major win & 3 finalsYear Chris Evert 1984 Justine Henin 2006