Greatest Women in Tennis
The finest female tennis players and champions in history.
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Women's Tennis Legends
Browse 19 of the greatest female tennis athletes of all time.
American
Serena Williams
Professional Tennis Player
23-time Grand Slam champion and the greatest female athlete of her generation — transformed tennis and redefin…
American
Venus Williams
Professional Tennis Player
Tennis requires exceptional technical precision, physical endurance and mental resilience across hundreds of m…
German
Steffi Graf
Professional Tennis Player
The only player to achieve the Golden Slam — all four Grand Slams and Olympic gold in the same year (1988).…
Czech/American
Martina Navratilova
Professional Tennis Player
18-time Grand Slam singles champion and arguably the greatest serve-and-volley player in tennis history.…
American
Chris Evert
Professional Tennis Player
18-time Grand Slam champion and holder of a 90% career win rate — one of the most consistent players in tennis…
Polish
Iga Świątek
Professional Tennis Player
Poland's world No. 1 and four-time French Open champion — the dominant women's player of the 2020s.…
Romanian
Simona Halep
Professional Tennis Player
Romania's greatest ever tennis player — two-time Grand Slam champion and former world No.…
Danish
Caroline Wozniacki
Professional Tennis Player
Denmark's greatest tennis player — former world No. 1 and 2018 Australian Open champion who fought rheumatoid …
American
Billie Jean King
Professional Tennis Player
The Battle of the Sexes — the most important tennis match in history, for reasons beyond sport.…
Belgian
Kim Clijsters
Tennis Player
The comeback queen — retired, raised a family, returned as a wildcard and won the 2009 US Open as a new mother…
Belgian
Justine Henin
Tennis Player
Seven Grand Slams and the finest one-handed backhand in women's tennis history — Henin retired at 25 at the ab…
Swiss
Martina Hingis
Tennis Player
The youngest world number one in tennis history — five Grand Slam singles titles built on intelligence and mov…
American
Lindsay Davenport
Tennis Player
Three Grand Slams and Olympic gold — Lindsay Davenport's powerful baseline game made her the dominant American…
French
Amélie Mauresmo
Tennis Player
Tennis requires exceptional technical precision, physical endurance and the mental resilience to compete acros…
Romanian
Virginia Ruzici
Professional Tennis Player
Romania's greatest tennis player and 1978 French Open champion — the first Romanian to win a Grand Slam single…
Spanish
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Professional Tennis Player
Spain's greatest tennis player — four Grand Slam singles titles, the first Spanish woman to win a Grand Slam, …
Spanish/Venezuelan
Garbiñe Muguruza
Professional Tennis Player
A two-time Grand Slam champion of exceptional power and versatility — Wimbledon and French Open winner whose c…
American
Jennifer Capriati
Professional Tennis Player
The greatest comeback story in tennis history — a child prodigy who reached the top 10 at 14, then battled per…
French/American
Mary Pierce
Professional Tennis Player
A two-time Grand Slam champion of exceptional power — the first French woman to win the French Open since 1967…