This is a list of Women's Tennis Association (WTA) 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 (1968 – present). For those, see Open Era tennis records – Women's singles.
Grand Slam tournaments
Titles and finals
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Most titles / finals at a single tournament
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12 | / Martina Navratilova | Chicago | 1978–83, 1986–88, 1990–92 |
11 | / Martina Navratilova | Eastbourne | 1978, 1982–86, 1988–91, 1993 |
9 | / Martina Navratilova | Washington | 1975, 1977–78, 1982–83, 1985–86, 1988, 1990 |
/ Martina Navratilova | Wimbledon | 1978–79, 1982–87, 1990 | |
/ Martina Navratilova | Dallas | 1979–83, 1985–87, 1990 | |
Steffi Graf | German Open | 1986–89, 1991–94, 1996 | |
8 | Chris Evert | Family Circle | 1974–78, 1981, 1984–85 |
/ Martina Navratilova | WTA Tour Finals | 1978–79, 1981, 1983–86twice in 1986 | |
/ Martina Navratilova | Los Angeles | 1978, 1980–81, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1992–93 | |
Serena Williams | Miami Masters | 2002–04, 2007–08, 2013–15 | |
7 | Chris Evert | French Open | 1974–75, 1979–80, 1983, 1985–86 |
/ Martina Navratilova | Orlando | 1974, 1980–85 | |
Steffi Graf | Wimbledon | 1988–89, 1991–93, 1995–96 | |
Serena Williams | Wimbledon | 2002–03, 2009–10, 2012, 2015–16 | |
Serena Williams | Australian Open | 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009–10, 2015, 2017 |
# | Finals | Tournament | Years |
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14 | / Martina Navratilova | Chicago | 1975, 1978–83, 1986–88, 1990–93 |
/ Martina Navratilova | WTA Tour Finals | 1975, 1978–86,twice in 1986 1989, 1991–92 | |
13 | / Martina Navratilova | Eastbourne | 1978–79, 1982–87, 1988–91, 1993 |
12 | / Martina Navratilova | Wimbledon | 1978–79, 1982–90, 1994 |
11 | / Martina Navratilova | Washington | 1975, 1977–80, 1982–83, 1985–86, 1988, 1990 |
/ Martina Navratilova | Dallas | 1975–76, 1979–83, 1985–87, 1990 | |
/ Martina Navratilova | Los Angeles | 1977–81, 1983, 1986, 1989–90, 1992–93 | |
Steffi Graf | German Open | 1985–89, 1990–94, 1996 | |
Serena Williams | Wimbledon | 2002–04, 2008–10, 2012, 2015–16, 2018–19 | |
10 | Chris Evert | Wimbledon | 1973–74, 1976,1978–82,1984–85 |
Serena Williams | Miami Masters | 1999, 2002–04, 2007–09, 2013–15 | |
Serena Williams | US Open | 1999, 2001–02, 2008, 2011–14, 2018–19 | |
9 | Steffi Graf | Wimbledon | 1987–89, 1991–93, 1995–96, 1999 |
Steffi Graf | French Open | 1987–90, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1999 | |
Steffi Graf | Florida | 1986–89, 1991–95 | |
Chris Evert | French Open | 1973–75, 1979–80, 1983–86 | |
Chris Evert | Family Circle | 1974–78, 1981, 1984–86 | |
Chris Evert | US Open | 1975–80, 1982–84 | |
/ Martina Navratilova | Houston | 1976–80, 1983, 1985, 1987–88 | |
/ Martina Navratilova | Stuttgart | 1979, 1981–83, 1986–88, 1991–92 | |
/ Martina Navratilova | West Classic | 1979–80, 1984, 1988, 1990–94 | |
Venus Williams | Wimbledon | 2000–03, 2005, 2007–09, 2017 |
Most titles won in a season in Open Era
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Consecutive records
- Active streaks in bold
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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 tournaments long before the Open Era started in 1968; therefore, the statistics shown above do not reflect their entire careers. For example, Billie Jean King career statistics lists 129 career singles titles for King.
Match wins
Matches won on all surfaces
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Match wins per court type
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Winning percentages
Career winning percentage
- Note that the figures below represent career winning percentages of players that are retired (regular font) as well as current active players (boldface). The latter are subject to change and do not reflect the final figure.
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Single season winning percentage
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Winning streaks
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Year-end Championships
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1. | / Martina Navratilova | 8 | 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 (2) |
2. | Steffi Graf | 5 | 1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996 |
Serena Williams | 2001, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014 | ||
4. | Chris Evert | 4 | 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977 |
5. | / Monica Seles | 3 | 1990, 1991, 1992 |
Kim Clijsters | 2002, 2003, 2010 |
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Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 level records (since inception as "Tier One" in 1988)
- Only tournaments of Premier mandatory and Premier 5 and their predecessor (Tier 1) level tournament records are included.
- Tier one tournaments were played on 3 surfaces, one of which (carpet) ceased to be used from around 1995.
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Titles by court type
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WTA rankings (since 3 November 1975)
- As of January 9, 2024
- Bold font denotes active players or currently active consecutive streaks
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Youngest WTA No. 1[8]
Name | Age | Date of Birth | Date of Achievement |
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Martina Hingis | 16 years, 152 days | 9 September 1980 | 1 March 1997 |
Oldest WTA No. 1[9]
Name | Age | Date of Birth | Date of Achievement |
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Serena Williams | 35 years, 224 days | 26 September 1981 | 8 May 2017 |
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.
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Source: 2012 WTA Media Guide, compiled by the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, page 178. Updated: Nov. 30, 2020
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. (Not including matches in which No.1-ranked player retired.)
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Lowest-ranked players to win a singles title
The following table lists players ranked 200 and lower, that have won a WTA title.
Ranking[10] | Player | Tournament |
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Unranked | Mirjana Lučić-Baroni | 1997 Bol |
Unranked | Kim Clijsters | 2009 U.S. Open |
579 | Angelique Widjaja | 2001 Bali |
508 | Elina Svitolina | 2023 Strasbourg |
299 | Margarita Gasparyan | 2018 Tashkent |
285 | Fabiola Zuluaga | 2002 Bogotá |
259 | Tamira Paszek | 2006 Portorož |
246 | Maria Timofeeva | 2023 Budapest |
237 | Tatjana Maria | 2022 Bogotá |
234 | Lindsay Davenport | 2007 Bali |
233 | Markéta Vondroušová | 2017 Biel Bienne |
209 | Alexandra Dulgheru | 2009 Warsaw |
208 | Melanie Oudin | 2012 Birmingham |
207 | Federica Haumüller | 1989 Guarujá |
205 | Kumiko Okamoto | 1989 Tokyo |
201 | Petra Langrová | 1988 Paris |
WTA Tour doubles career records
Most doubles titles won
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Other selected achievements
Youngest winners of a singles title
- Only the first tournament won by each player is listed.
Age at first WTA title[11] | Event | |
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14y 6m | Jennifer Capriati | 1990 Puerto Rico Open |
14y 7m | Andrea Jaeger | 1980 Las Vegas |
15y 1m | Mirjana Lučić | 1997 Bol |
15y 3m | Nicole Vaidišová | 2004 Vancouver |
15y 4m | Monica Seles | 1989 Houston |
15y 5m | Gabriela Sabatini | 1985 Japan |
15y 7m | Coco Gauff | 2019 Linz |
15y 8m | Anke Huber | 1990 Schenectady |
Oldest winners of a singles title
- Only the last tournament won by each player is listed.
Age at latest WTA title | Event | |
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39y 7m | Billie Jean King | 1983 Edgbaston Cup |
38y 11m | Kimiko Date-Krumm | 2009 Hansol Korea Open |
38y 3m | Serena Williams | 2020 ASB Classic |
37y 4m | Martina Navratilova | 1994 Open Gaz de France |
36y 9m | Francesca Schiavone | 2017 Copa Colsanitas |
35y 8m | Tatjana Maria | 2023 Copa Colsanitas |
35y 7m | Venus Williams | 2016 Taiwan Open |
35y 2m | Marie Pinterová | 1981 Japan Open |
34y 11m | Maria Bueno | 1974 Japan Open |
34y 6m | Helga Niessen Masthoff | 1976 British Hard Court Championships |
Longest gap between titles
Gap[12] | Player | From | To |
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16 years, 4 months | Mirjana Lučić-Baroni | 1998 Bol | 2014 Quebec City |
13 years, 1 month | Kimiko Date-Krumm | 1996 San Diego | 2009 Seoul |
12 years, 6 months | Sorana Cîrstea | 2008 Tashkent | 2021 İstanbul |
9 years, 9 months | Pauline Parmentier | 2008 Bad Gastein | 2018 İstanbul |
8 years, 9 months | / Jelena Dokic | 2002 Birmingham | 2011 Kuala Lumpur |
WTA career prize money leaders
- Top 15 Career Prize Money Leaders As of 1 January 2024:
- Top 15 YTD Money Leaders As of 1 January 2024:
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- As of January 8, 2024
Since September 1970:
- 504 players have earned at least US$1 million.
- 299 players have earned at least US$2 million.
- 145 players have earned at least US$5 million.
- 70 players have earned at least US$10 million.
- 33 players have earned at least US$15 million.
- 24 players have earned at least US$20 million.
- 12 players have earned at least US$25 million.
- 8 players have earned at least US$30 million.
- 3 players have earned at least US$40 million.
- 1 player has earned at least US$50 million.
See also
- Lists of tennis records and statistics
- All-time tennis records – Women's singles
- Open Era tennis records – Women's singles
- WTA Finals
- List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players
- List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players
- List of female tennis players
- WTA Awards
- List of tennis tournaments
- Grand Slam (tennis)
- All-time tennis records – Men's singles
- Open Era tennis records – Men's singles
- List of tennis players career achievements
- ATP Tour records
References
- ↑ "Martina Navratilova Biography". 2015. WTA. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-15. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Martina Navratilova record". tennisabstract.com. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ↑ "Chris Evert record". tennisabstract.com. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ↑ "Virginia Wade record". tennisabstract.com. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ↑ "Venus Williams record". tennisabstract.com. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ↑ "Arantxa Sánchez record". tennisabstract.com. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ↑ "40 Love | WTA Tennis English". Archived from the original on 2015-10-08. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
- ↑ admin (29 January 2016). "The Serena Williams Stats You Need".
- ↑ "The resurgent Margarita Gasparyan outplayed Anastasia Potapova in an all-Russian contest to claim her second WTA title at the Tashkent Open". www.wtatour.com.
- ↑ 2012 Official Guide to Professional Tennis, compiled by the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, page 253
- ↑ "Mirjana Lucic-Baroni's Record-Breaking Quebec Title". Tennis Now.