WTA Tour records


This is a list of Women's Tennis Association records since its inception in June 1973. Some records additionally extend back a few more years in order to include the immediately preceding Virginia Slims Circuit era for completeness. The Virginia Slims Circuit started in September 1970 and was replaced in 1973 by the WTA. These however do not make up the entire Open Era records. For those, see Open Era tennis records – women's singles.

Grand Slam singles (1973 – present)

Notes:
Active players in bold

Consecutive streaks

Active streaks in bold

Most singles titles per Grand Slam in the Open era

Active players in bold
Australian Open#
1. Serena Williams7
2. Steffi Graf4
2. Margaret Court4
2. Evonne Goolagong4
2./ Monica Seles4
6./ Martina Navratilova3
6. Martina Hingis3
8. Chris Evert2
8. Hana Mandlíková2
8. Jennifer Capriati2
8. Victoria Azarenka2
8.-2

French Open#
1. Chris Evert7
2. Steffi Graf6
3. Justine Henin4
4. Margaret Court3
4./ Monica Seles3
4. Arantxa Sánchez3
4. Serena Williams3
8./ Martina Navratilova2
8. Maria Sharapova2

Wimbledon#
1./ Martina Navratilova9
2. Steffi Graf7
2. Serena Williams7
4 Venus Williams5
5. Billie Jean King4
6. Chris Evert3
7. Evonne Goolagong2
7. Petra Kvitová2

US Open#
1. Chris Evert6
1. Serena Williams6
3. Steffi Graf5
4./ Martina Navratilova4
5. Billie Jean King3
5. Margaret Court3
5. Kim Clijsters3
8. Tracy Austin2
8./ Monica Seles2
8. Venus Williams2
8. Justine Henin2

Match wins

Australian Open#
1. Serena Williams86
2. Maria Sharapova57
3. Lindsay Davenport56
4. Venus Williams53
5. Martina Hingis52
6. Steffi Graf47
7.46
8. Monica Seles43
8. Kim Clijsters43
10. Arantxa Sánchez42

French Open#
1. Steffi Graf84
2. Chris Evert72
2. Arantxa Sánchez72
4. Serena Williams65
5. Conchita Martínez62
6. Maria Sharapova56
7. Monica Seles54
8. Svetlana Kuznetsova52
9.51
10. Venus Williams48

Wimbledon#
1.120
2. Serena Williams98
3. Chris Evert96
4. Venus Williams89
5. Steffi Graf74
6. Jana Novotná50
7. Lindsay Davenport49
8. Maria Sharapova46
9.43
10. Virginia Wade42
10. Gabriela Sabatini42
--42

US Open#
1. Chris Evert101
1. Serena Williams101
3.89
4. Venus Williams79
5. Steffi Graf73
6. Lindsay Davenport62
7. Arantxa Sánchez56
8. Monica Seles54
9. Gabriela Sabatini51
10. Zina Garrison47

Winning percentages

Winning percentage in individual Grand Slam tournaments

Winning percentage in all Grand Slam tournaments

WTA Tour singles (1973 – present)

Titles and finals

Titles#
1.167
2. Chris Evert157
3. Steffi Graf107
4. Margaret Court92
5. Serena Williams73
6. Evonne Goolagong68
7. Billie Jean King67
8. Lindsay Davenport55
9./ Monica Seles53
10. Venus Williams49

Finals#
1.239
2. Chris Evert230
3. Steffi Graf138
4. Billie Jean King122
5. Margaret Court121
6. Evonne Goolagong119
7. Serena Williams97
8. Lindsay Davenport93
9./ Monica Seles85
10. Venus Williams83

Titles #
1. Serena Williams73
2. Venus Williams49
3. Kim Clijsters41
4. Petra Kvitová27
5. Victoria Azarenka20
5. Simona Halep20
6.18
8. Karolina Pliskova16
9. Jelena Janković15
10. Elina Svitolina14

Finals #
1. Serena Williams97
2. Venus Williams83
3. Kim Clijsters60
4.42
5. Simona Halep37
5. Petra Kvitová37
5. Victoria Azarenka37
8. Jelena Janković36
9. Angelique Kerber30
9. Vera Zvonareva30

Most titles / finals at a single tournament

#TitlesTournamentYears
12/ Martina NavratilovaChicago1978–83, 1986–88, 1990–92
11/ Martina NavratilovaEastbourne1978, 1982–86, 1988–91, 1993
9/ Martina NavratilovaWashington1975, 1977–78, 1982–83, 1985–86, 1988, 1990
9/ Martina NavratilovaWimbledon1978–79, 1982–87, 1990
9/ Martina NavratilovaDallas1979–83, 1985–87, 1990
9 Steffi GrafGerman Open1986–89, 1991–94, 1996
8 Chris EvertFamily Circle1974–78, 1981, 1984–85
8/ Martina NavratilovaWTA Tour Finals1978–79, 1981, 1983–86twice in 1986
8/ Martina NavratilovaLos Angeles1978, 1980–81, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1992–93
8 Serena WilliamsMiami Masters2002-04, 2007–08, 2013–15
7 Chris EvertFrench Open1974–75, 1979–80, 1983, 1985–86
7/ Martina NavratilovaOrlando1974, 1980–85
7 Steffi GrafWimbledon1988–89, 1991–93, 1995–96
7 Serena WilliamsWimbledon2002–03, 2009–10, 2012, 2015–16
7 Serena WilliamsAustralian Open2003, 2005, 2007, 2009–10, 2015, 2017

Most titles won in a season in Open Era

WinnerYear''
Titles-
1. Margaret Court197021
2. Margaret Court196918
2. Margaret Court197318
4. Billie Jean King197117
5. Chris Evert197416
5. Chris Evert197516
5./ Martina Navratilova198316
8./ Martina Navratilova198215
9. Margaret Court196814
9./ Martina Navratilova198614
9. Steffi Graf198914
13./ Martina Navratilova198413
14. Evonne Goolagong197112
14. Chris Evert197312
14. Chris Evert197612
14./ Martina Navratilova198512
14. Martina Hingis199712
19. Evonne Goolagong197211
19. Billie Jean King197211
19. Chris Evert197711
19./ Martina Navratilova197811
19./ Martina Navratilova198011
19. Steffi Graf198711
19. Steffi Graf198811
19. Serena Williams201311
27. Evonne Goolagong197310
27./ Martina Navratilova197910
27./ Martina Navratilova198110
27. Chris Evert198210
27. Chris Evert198510
27. Steffi Graf199010
27. Monica Seles199110
27. Monica Seles199210
27. Steffi Graf199310
27. Justine Henin200710

Consecutive records

  • Active streaks in bold
Consecutively won titlesYears#-
1./ Martina Navratilova198413
2. Margaret Court1972–7312
3. Steffi Graf1989–9011
4. Chris Evert197410
5. Margaret Court19709
5./ Martina Navratilova19869
7./ Martina Navratilova19838
7. Steffi Graf19888

Winning at least 1 title a yearYears#
1./ Martina Navratilova1974–9421
2. Chris Evert1971–8818
3. Steffi Graf1986–9914
4. Maria Sharapova2003–1513
5. Virginia Wade1968–7811
5. Evonne Goolagong1970–8011
5. Caroline Wozniacki2008–1811
5. Serena Williams2007–1711

Sources: Except for the information concerning active players, the source for the all-time table is the '2014 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Official Guide'. Court and Wade began their careers and were winning events long before the open era started in 1968; therefore, the statistics shown above do not reflect their entire careers. For example, the Billie Jean King career statistics Wikipedia article lists 129 career singles titles for King.

Match wins

Matches won on all surfaces

Played#
1.1661
2. Chris Evert1447
3. Virginia Wade1168
4. Patty Schnyder1099
5.1093
6. Venus Williams1060
7. Arantxa Sánchez1055
8. Samantha Stosur1048
9. Conchita Martínez1036
10. Stéphanie Foretz1025

Won#
1.1442
2. Chris Evert1309
3. Steffi Graf900
4. Virginia Wade839
5. Serena Williams833
6. Venus Williams811
7. Arantxa Sánchez759
8. Lindsay Davenport753
9. Conchita Martínez739
10. Evonne Goolagong704

Played #
1. Venus Williams1060
2. Samantha Stosur1048
3. Jelena Janković1014
4.993
5. Dia Evtimova983
6. Serena Williams976
7. Varvara Lepchenko968
8. Barbora Strycova964
9. Angelique Kerber960
10. Tatjana Maria958

Won #
1. Serena Williams833
2. Venus Williams811
3.659
4. Jelena Janković644
5. Angelique Kerber627
6. Samantha Stosur605
7. Barbora Strycova560
8. Sara Errani558
9. Varvara Lepchenko546
10. Dia Evtimova545

Match wins per court type

Hardcourt#
1. Serena Williams501
2. Venus Williams479
3. Chris Evert478
4. Lindsay Davenport464
5. Caroline Wozniacki432
6.409
7. Jelena Janković405
8. Maria Sharapova387
9.375
10. Svetlana Kuznetsova356

Clay#
1. Chris Evert382
2. Arantxa Sánchez342
3. Conchita Martínez314
4. Patty Schnyder297
5. Sara Errani296
6. Steffi Graf279
7. Flavia Pennetta266
8. Sandra Cecchini261
9. Kiki Bertens214
10.208

Grass#
1.307
2. Margaret Court293
3. Chris Evert242
4. Pam Shriver186
5. Helena Suková125
6. Zina Garrison121
7. Rosalyn Fairbank114
8. Nathalie Tauziat112
9. Serena Williams107
9. Lori McNeil107

Carpet#
1.512
2. Chris Evert207
3. Steffi Graf190
4. Pam Shriver187
5. Helena Suková182
6. Zina Garrison163
7. Jana Novotná152
8. Manuela Maleeva139
9. Nathalie Tauziat127
10. Magdalena Maleeva122

Indoor#
1./ Martina Navratilova605
2. Chris Evert406
3. Steffi Graf201
4. Pam Shriver200
5. Zina Garrison191
6. Helena Suková187
7. Venus Williams173
8. Lindsay Davenport168
9. Jana Novotná164
10. Manuela Maleeva149

Winning percentages

Career winning percentage

  • Note that the figures below represent career winning percentages of players that are retired as well as current active players. The latter are subject to change and do not reflect the final figure.

    Single season winning percentage

Winning streaks

PlayerWins-
1./ Martina Navratilova74
2. Steffi Graf66
3./ Martina Navratilova58
4. Chris Evert56
5./ Martina Navratilova54
6. Steffi Graf46
7. Steffi Graf45
8. Chris Evert42
9./ Martina Navratilova41
10./ Martina Navratilova39

Tour Year End Championships

Titles#Years
1./ Martina Navratilova81978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986
2. Steffi Graf51987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996
2. Serena Williams52001, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014
4. Chris Evert41972, 1973, 1975, 1977
5. Monica Seles31990, 1991, 1992
5. Kim Clijsters32002, 2003, 2010

Finals#
1./ Martina Navratilova14
2. Chris Evert8
3. Serena Williams7
4. Steffi Graf6
5. Monica Seles4
5. Gabriela Sabatini4
5. Martina Hingis4
5. Lindsay Davenport4

Semifinals#
1./ Martina Navratilova16
2. Chris Evert9
2. Steffi Graf9
4. Gabriela Sabatini7
4. Serena Williams7

Appearances#
1./ Martina Navratilova21
2. Chris Evert13
2. Steffi Graf13
2. Arantxa Sánchez13
5. Zina Garrison12

Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 level records (since inception as "Tier One" in 1988)

  • Only events of Premier mandatory and Premier 5 and their predecessor level tournament records are included.
  • Tier one events were played on 3 surfaces, one of which ceased to be used from around 1995.
Titles#
1. Serena Williams23
2. Steffi Graf18
3. Martina Hingis17
4. Maria Sharapova14
5. Lindsay Davenport11
6. Justine Henin10
7. Victoria Azarenka9
7. Conchita Martínez9
7./ Monica Seles9
7. Venus Williams9

Finals#
1. Serena Williams33
2. Martina Hingis27
3. Steffi Graf25
3. Maria Sharapova25
5. Lindsay Davenport21
6./ Monica Seles18
7. Venus Williams15
7. Simona Halep15
9. Conchita Martínez14
9. Justine Henin14
9. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario14

Semi Finals#
1. Serena Williams43
2. Martina Hingis39
3. Maria Sharapova36
4. Steffi Graf30
5. Conchita Martínez28
6. Venus Williams27
7. Lindsay Davenport26
8./ Monica Seles25
8. Simona Halep25
10. Jennifer Capriati24
10. Elena Dementieva24
10. Agnieszka Radwańska24

Titles by court type

WTA rankings (since 3 November 1975)

  • Bold font denotes active players or currently active consecutive streaks
Weeks No. 1#
1 Steffi Graf377
2332
3 Serena Williams319
4 Chris Evert260
5 Martina Hingis209
6 Monica Seles178
7 Justine Henin117
8 Lindsay Davenport98
9 Caroline Wozniacki71
10 Simona Halep64

Consecutive weeks No. 1#
1. Steffi Graf186
1. Serena Williams186
3.156
4. Chris Evert113
5. Steffi Graf 94
6. Monica Seles91
7.90
8. Steffi Graf 87
9. Martina Hingis80
10. Chris Evert 76

WTA Year-end No. 1#
1. Steffi Graf8
2.7
3. Chris Evert5
3. Serena Williams5
5. Lindsay Davenport4
6. Monica Seles3
6. Martina Hingis3
6. Justine Henin3
9. Caroline Wozniacki2
9. Simona Halep2

WTA Player of the Year#
1. Steffi Graf8
2.7
2. Serena Williams7
4. Monica Seles2
4. Lindsay Davenport2
4. Justine Henin2
4. Kim Clijsters2
8.
12 players tied
1

Youngest WTA No. 1
NameAgeDate of BirthDate of Achievement
Martina Hingis

Oldest WTA No. 1
NameAgeDate of BirthDate of Achievement
Serena Williams

Most career singles wins over world No. 1

This table lists the players with the most career singles wins over the world No. 1 ranked player since the Women's Tennis Association began computerized rankings on November 3, 1975.
Player#-
118
2 Serena Williams17
3 Venus Williams15
3 Lindsay Davenport15
5 Steffi Graf11
6 Gabriela Sabatini10
6 Evonne Goolagong10
8 Tracy Austin9
8 Chris Evert9

Source: 2012 WTA Media Guide, compiled by the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, page 178.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2019

Lowest-ranked players to defeat world No. 1

This table lists the lowest-ranked players to defeat world No. 1 ranked player since the Women's Tennis Association began computerized rankings on November 3, 1975.
RankPlayerWorld No. 1 player defeatedEvent
226 Zhang Shuai Dinara Safina2009 Beijing
188 Julie Coin Ana Ivanovic2008 US Open
133 Zheng Jie Ana Ivanovic2008 Wimbledon
133 Kim Clijsters Lindsay Davenport2005 Indian Wells
132 Chang Kai-chen Dinara Safina2009 Tokyo

Lowest-ranked players to win a singles title

The following table lists players ranked 200 and lower, that have won a WTA title.
RankingPlayerTournament
Unranked Mirjana Lučić-Baroni1997 Bol
Unranked Kim Clijsters2009 U.S. Open
579 Angelique Widjaja2001 Bali
299 Margarita Gasparyan2018 Tashkent
285 Fabiola Zuluaga2002 Bogotá
259 Tamira Paszek2006 Portorož
234 Lindsay Davenport2007 Bali
233 Markéta Vondroušová2017 Biel Bienne
209 Alexandra Dulgheru2009 Warsaw
208 Melanie Oudin2012 Birmingham
207 Federica Haumüller1989 Guarujá
205 Kumiko Okamoto1989 Tokyo
201 Petra Langrová1988 Paris

WTA Tour doubles career records

Most doubles titles won

NoAll-timeTitles
1/ Martina Navratilova177
2 Rosemary Casals112
3 Pam Shriver106
4 Billie Jean King101
5/ Natasha Zvereva80
6 Lisa Raymond79
7 Jana Novotná76
8 Gigi Fernández69
8 Helena Suková69
8 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario69

NoActiveTitles
1 Sania Mirza42
2 Katarina Srebotnik39
3 Květa Peschke34
4 Latisha Chan33
5 Barbora Strýcová30
6 Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková27
6 Sara Errani27
6 Bethanie Mattek-Sands27
6 Hsieh Su-wei27
10 Samantha Stosur26

Other selected achievements

Youngest winners of a singles title

In the following table, only the first tournament won by each player is listed.
  1. Tracy Austin: 14 years, 0 months, 28 days
  2. Kathy Rinaldi: 14 years, 6 months, 24 days
  3. Jennifer Capriati: 14 years, 6 months, 29 days
  4. Andrea Jaeger: 14 years, 7 months, 14 days
  5. Mirjana Lučić-Baroni: 15 years, 1 month, 25 days
  6. Nicole Vaidišová: 15 years, 3 months, 23 days
  7. Monica Seles: 15 years, 4 months, 29 days
  8. Gabriela Sabatini: 15 years, 5 months, 2 days
  9. Coco Gauff: 15 years, 7 months
  10. Anke Huber: 15 years, 8 months, 22 days

    Oldest winners of a singles title

In the following table, only the last tournament won by each player is listed.
  1. Billie Jean King: 39 yrs, 7 months, 23 days
  2. Kimiko Date-Krumm: 38 yrs, 11 months, 30 days
  3. Serena Williams: 38 yrs, 3 months, 17 days
  4. Martina Navratilova: 37 yrs, 4 months, 2 days
  5. Francesca Schiavone: 36 years, 9 months, 23 days
  6. Venus Williams: 35 years, 7 months, 28 days
  7. Helga Niessen Masthoff: 35 years, 5 months, 1 day
  8. Marie Pinterova: 35 years, 2 months, 3 days
  9. Maria Bueno: 34 years, 11 months, 26 days
  10. Helga Schultze: 34 years, 5 months, 6 days

    Longest gap between titles

GapPlayerTournaments
16 years, 4 monthsMirjana Lučić-Baroni1998 Bol — 2014 Quebec City
13 years, 1 monthKimiko Date-Krumm1996 San Diego — 2009 Seoul
9 years, 9 monthsPauline Parmentier2008 Bad Gastein — 2018 Istanbul

WTA career prize money leaders

  • Top 15 :
  • Top 15 :
PlayerPrize money
1 Serena Williams$92,715,122
2 Venus Williams$41,805,656
3 Maria Sharapova$38,777,962
4 Simona Halep$36,551,855
5 Caroline Wozniacki$35,233,415
6 Petra Kvitová$31,838,378
7 Victoria Azarenka$30,355,505
8 Angelique Kerber$29,526,500
9 Agnieszka Radwańska$27,683,807
10 Svetlana Kuznetsova$25,389,852
11 Martina Hingis$24,749,074
12 Kim Clijsters$24,459,395
13 Lindsay Davenport$22,166,338
14 Steffi Graf$21,895,277
15/ Martina Navratilova$21,626,089

PlayerPrize money
1 Serena Williams$92,715,122
2 Venus Williams$41,805,656
3 Simona Halep$36,551,855
4 Petra Kvitová$31,838,378
5 Victoria Azarenka$30,355,505
6 Angelique Kerber$29,526,500
7 Svetlana Kuznetsova$25,389,852
8 Kim Clijsters$24,459,395
9 Garbiñe Muguruza$20,821,334
10 Karolína Plíšková$19,997,689
11 Elina Svitolina$19,460,456
12 Jelena Janković$19,089,259
13 Samantha Stosur$19,037,221
14 Ashleigh Barty$17,594,569
15 Sloane Stephens$15,271,325

PlayerYearPrize money
1 Serena Williams2013$12,385,572
2 Ashleigh Barty2019$11,307,587
3 Serena Williams 2015$10,582,642
4 Angelique Kerber2016$10,136,615
5 Serena Williams 2014$9,317,298
6 Victoria Azarenka2012$7,923,920
7 Serena Williams 2016$7,675,030
8 Simona Halep2018$7,409,564
9 Serena Williams 2012$7,045,975
10 Simona Halep 2019$6,962,442
11 Naomi Osaka2019$6,788,282
12 Caroline Wozniacki2018$6,657,719
13 Serena Williams 2009$6,545,586
14 Maria Sharapova2012$6,508,296
15 Bianca Andreescu2019$6,504,150

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Since September 1970:
  • 420 players have earned at least US$1 million.
  • 242 players have earned at least US$2 million.
  • 113 players have earned at least US$5 million.
  • 54 players have earned at least US$10 million.
  • 27 players have earned at least US$15 million.
  • 17 players have earned at least US$20 million.
  • 10 players have earned at least US$25 million.
  • 7 players have earned at least US$30 million.
  • 2 players have earned at least US$40 million.
  • 1 player has earned at least US$50 million.
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