The 35 Greatest Women's Tennis Players of All Time

From Billie Jean King's court revolution to Serena's dominance and today's next generation — who deserves the title of greatest women's tennis player of all time?

1. 1
   Serena Williams

   American icon who dominated women's tennis for two decades, winning 23 Grand Slam singles titles and 73 career titles in the Open Era.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Iga Swiatek

   Polish powerhouse and multiple Grand Slam champion who has dominated women's tennis in the 2020s with aggressive baseline play and relentless consistency.
   784pts
3. 3
   Martina Hingis

   Swiss prodigy who became the youngest world number one at 16 in 1997 and won five Grand Slam singles titles before a long doubles career.
   748pts
4. 4
   Venus Williams

   American trailblazer who won seven Grand Slam singles titles, reached the world number one ranking, and paved the way for her sister Serena.
   723pts
5. 5
   Chris Evert

   American baseline queen who won 18 Grand Slam titles and never lost a Grand Slam first-round match in her entire career.
   708pts
6. 6
   Maria Sharapova

   Russian champion who won five Grand Slam titles and completed a career Grand Slam, becoming one of the most recognizable athletes in tennis history.
   686pts
7. 7
   Amélie Mauresmo

   French all-courter who won the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2006 and became the first French player ranked world number one.
   686pts
8. 8
   Althea Gibson

   Broke tennis's color barrier and won five Grand Slam singles titles, including back-to-back Wimbledon and US titles in 1957 and 1958.
   599pts
9. 9
   Victoria Azarenka

   Belarusian who won back-to-back Australian Open titles in 2012 and 2013 and spent 51 weeks as world number one.
   548pts
10. 10
    Virginia Wade

    British champion who won three Grand Slam singles titles, most famously Wimbledon in its centenary year of 1977.
    548pts
11. 11
    Doris Hart

    American who overcame a childhood leg infection to win six Grand Slam singles titles and complete the career Grand Slam in the 1950s.
    548pts
12. 12
    Steffi Graf

    German legend who achieved the Golden Slam in 1988 — all four Grand Slams and Olympic gold in the same year — holding 22 Grand Slam titles.
    548pts
13. 13
    Kim Clijsters

    Belgian fan favorite who won four Grand Slam titles, including three US Open crowns, and won the 2009 US Open soon after returning from retirement.
    490pts
14. 14
    Martina Navratilova

    Czech-American legend who won 18 Grand Slam singles titles and a record 167 career singles titles, revolutionizing athletic fitness in tennis.
    490pts
15. 15
    Monica Seles

    Yugoslav-American prodigy who won nine Grand Slam titles and became world number one at 17 before her career was cut short by a stabbing attack in 1993.
    490pts
16. 16
    Justine Henin

    Belgian with a celebrated one-handed backhand who won seven Grand Slam singles titles, four of them at Roland Garros, and Olympic gold in 2004.
    425pts
17. 17
    Jennifer Capriati

    American former teen prodigy who returned from a troubled hiatus to win three Grand Slam titles in 2001 and 2002 and reach world number one.
    425pts
18. 18
    Naomi Osaka

    Japanese-American star who won four Grand Slam titles and became a global cultural icon, using her platform to advocate for mental health awareness.
    425pts
19. 19
    Aryna Sabalenka

    Belarusian power hitter who won four Grand Slam singles titles from 2023 to 2025 and finished 2024 and 2025 as year-end world number one.
    425pts
20. 20
    Maria Bueno

    Brazilian stylist who won seven Grand Slam singles titles, including three at Wimbledon, and finished four seasons as world number one.
    425pts
21. 21
    Margaret Osborne duPont

    American who won six Grand Slam singles titles, including three straight US Championships from 1948, plus dozens of doubles crowns.
    425pts
22. 22
    Ashleigh Barty

    Australian champion who retired as world number one after winning three Grand Slam titles, beloved for her all-court versatility and sportsmanship.
    425pts
23. 23
    Lindsay Davenport

    American power baseliner who won three Grand Slam singles titles and Olympic gold in 1996, finishing four seasons as year-end world number one.
    350pts
24. 24
    Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

    Spanish retriever who won four Grand Slam singles titles, three of them at Roland Garros, and reached world number one in 1995.
    350pts
25. 25
    Hana Mandlíková

    Czech shotmaker who won four Grand Slam singles titles, including the 1985 US Open after beating Evert and Navratilova back to back.
    350pts
26. 26
    Evonne Goolagong Cawley

    Australian legend and Indigenous trailblazer who won seven Grand Slam titles in the 1970s and 1980s, known for her graceful, instinctive style.
    350pts
27. 27
    Margaret Court

    Australian who won a record 24 Grand Slam singles titles between 1960 and 1973, including the calendar Grand Slam in 1970.
    350pts
28. 28
    Suzanne Lenglen

    French superstar of the 1920s who won six Wimbledon singles titles and lost only seven matches in her entire amateur career.
    264pts
29. 29
    Alice Marble

    American serve-and-volleyer who won five Grand Slam singles titles in the late 1930s, including Wimbledon in 1939.
    264pts
30. 30
    Maureen Connolly

    'Little Mo' became the first woman to win the calendar Grand Slam in 1953 and took nine majors before a riding accident ended her career at 19.
    163pts
31. 31
    Petra Kvitová

    Czech left-hander who won Wimbledon in 2011 and 2014 and came back to the tour after surviving a knife attack in 2016.
    163pts
32. 32
    Helen Wills Moody

    American who won 19 Grand Slam singles titles, including eight at Wimbledon, and went six years without losing a set from 1927.
    163pts
33. 33
    Molla Mallory

    Norwegian-born American who won a record eight US Championships singles titles between 1915 and 1926.
    163pts
34. 34
    Billie Jean King

    American pioneer who won 12 Grand Slam singles titles and famously defeated Bobby Riggs in the 'Battle of the Sexes' match in 1973.
    163pts
35. 35
    Tracy Austin

    American who became the youngest US Open champion at 16 in 1979, won it again in 1981 and reached world number one before injuries struck.
    163pts

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