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

Most titles / finals at a single tournament

#TitlesTournamentYears
12 Czech Republic/United States Martina NavratilovaChicago1978–83, 1986–88, 1990–92
11 Czech Republic/United States Martina NavratilovaEastbourne1978, 1982–86, 1988–91, 1993
9 Czech Republic/United States Martina NavratilovaWashington1975, 1977–78, 1982–83, 1985–86, 1988, 1990
Czech Republic/United States Martina NavratilovaWimbledon1978–79, 1982–87, 1990
Czech Republic/United States Martina NavratilovaDallas1979–83, 1985–87, 1990
Germany Steffi GrafGerman Open1986–89, 1991–94, 1996
8 United States Chris EvertFamily Circle1974–78, 1981, 1984–85
Czech Republic/United States Martina NavratilovaWTA Tour Finals1978–79, 1981, 1983–86twice in 1986
Czech Republic/United States Martina NavratilovaLos Angeles1978, 1980–81, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1992–93
United States Serena WilliamsMiami Masters2002–04, 2007–08, 2013–15
7 United States Chris EvertFrench Open1974–75, 1979–80, 1983, 1985–86
Czech Republic/United States Martina NavratilovaOrlando1974, 1980–85
Germany Steffi GrafWimbledon1988–89, 1991–93, 1995–96
United States Serena WilliamsWimbledon2002–03, 2009–10, 2012, 2015–16
United States Serena WilliamsAustralian Open2003, 2005, 2007, 2009–10, 2015, 2017
#FinalsTournamentYears
14 Czech Republic/United States Martina NavratilovaChicago1975, 1978–83, 1986–88, 1990–93
Czech Republic/United States Martina NavratilovaWTA Tour Finals1975, 1978–86,twice in 1986 1989, 1991–92
13 Czech Republic/United States Martina NavratilovaEastbourne1978–79, 1982–87, 1988–91, 1993
12 Czech Republic/United States Martina NavratilovaWimbledon1978–79, 1982–90, 1994
11 Czech Republic/United States Martina NavratilovaWashington1975, 1977–80, 1982–83, 1985–86, 1988, 1990
Czech Republic/United States Martina NavratilovaDallas1975–76, 1979–83, 1985–87, 1990
Czech Republic/United States Martina NavratilovaLos Angeles1977–81, 1983, 1986, 1989–90, 1992–93
Germany Steffi GrafGerman Open1985–89, 1990–94, 1996
United States Serena WilliamsWimbledon2002–04, 2008–10, 2012, 2015–16, 2018–19
10 United States Chris EvertWimbledon1973–74, 1976,1978–82,1984–85
United States Serena WilliamsMiami Masters1999, 2002–04, 2007–09, 2013–15
United States Serena WilliamsUS Open1999, 2001–02, 2008, 2011–14, 2018–19
9 Germany Steffi GrafWimbledon1987–89, 1991–93, 1995–96, 1999
Germany Steffi GrafFrench Open1987–90, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1999
Germany Steffi GrafFlorida1986–89, 1991–95
United States Chris EvertFrench Open1973–75, 1979–80, 1983–86
United States Chris EvertFamily Circle1974–78, 1981, 1984–86
United States Chris EvertUS Open1975–80, 1982–84
Czech Republic/United States Martina NavratilovaHouston1976–80, 1983, 1985, 1987–88
Czech Republic/United States Martina NavratilovaStuttgart1979, 1981–83, 1986–88, 1991–92
Czech Republic/United States Martina NavratilovaWest Classic1979–80, 1984, 1988, 1990–94
United States Venus WilliamsWimbledon2000–03, 2005, 2007–09, 2017

Most titles won in a season in Open Era

Consecutive records

  • Active streaks in bold

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

Match wins per court type

Outdoor#
1.United States Chris Evert903
2.United States Serena Williams782
3.Czech Republic/United States Martina Navratilova755
4.Germany Steffi Graf693
5.Spain Arantxa Sánchez687
6.United States Venus Williams637
7.Spain Conchita Martínez614
8.United States Lindsay Davenport585
9.Serbia Jelena Janković507
10.Australia Margaret Court501
Indoor#
1.Czech Republic/United States Martina Navratilova605
2.United States Chris Evert406
3.Germany Steffi Graf201
4.United States Pam Shriver200
5.United States Zina Garrison191
6.Czech Republic Helena Suková187
7.United States Venus Williams173
8.United States Lindsay Davenport168
9.Czech Republic Jana Novotná164
10.Switzerland Manuela Maleeva149

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.

Single season winning percentage

Winning streaks

Year-end Championships

Titles#Years
1.Czech Republic/United States Martina Navratilova81978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 (2)
2.Germany Steffi Graf51987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996
United States Serena Williams2001, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014
4.United States Chris Evert41972, 1973, 1975, 1977
5.Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/United States Monica Seles31990, 1991, 1992
Belgium Kim Clijsters2002, 2003, 2010
Match Won#
1.Czech Republic/United States Martina Navratilova60
2.United States Chris Evert34
3.Germany Steffi Graf31
4.United States Serena Williams29
5.Argentina Gabriela Sabatini21
Russia Maria Sharapova
Win %W–L *
1.United States Serena Williams83.3330–6
2.Germany Steffi Graf81.5731–7
3.Czech Republic/United States Martina Navratilova81.0860–14
4.United States Chris Evert79.0734–9
5.Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/United States Monica Seles75.0018–6
* Minimum 18 wins
Not losing a setYear
Czech Republic/United States Martina Navratilova 1984, 1985 (2)
United States Serena Williams 2001, 2012 (2)
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 1988
Belgium Kim Clijsters 2002
Poland Iga Świątek 2023

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.

Titles by court type

Hard#
1.United States Serena Williams16
2.Belarus Victoria Azarenka10
3.Russia Maria Sharapova9
4.West Germany Steffi Graf8
5.United States Venus Williams7
6.Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/United States Monica Seles6
Belgium Kim Clijsters
Denmark Caroline Wozniacki
Romania Simona Halep
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová
Clay#
1.West Germany Steffi Graf8
Spain Conchita Martínez
3.United States Serena Williams7
4.Switzerland Martina Hingis5
Belgium Justine Henin
6.France Amélie Mauresmo4
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
Russia Maria Sharapova
9.Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/United States Monica Seles3
Russia Dinara Safina
Serbia Jelena Janković
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová
Romania Simona Halep
Poland Iga Świątek

WTA rankings (since 3 November 1975)

  • As of January 9, 2024
  • Bold font denotes active players or currently active consecutive streaks

Youngest WTA No. 1[8]

Name Age Date of Birth Date of Achievement
Switzerland 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
United States 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.

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.)

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
Unranked Croatia Mirjana Lučić-Baroni 1997 Bol
Unranked Belgium Kim Clijsters 2009 U.S. Open
579 Indonesia Angelique Widjaja 2001 Bali
508 Ukraine Elina Svitolina 2023 Strasbourg
299 Russia Margarita Gasparyan 2018 Tashkent
285 Colombia Fabiola Zuluaga 2002 Bogotá
259 Austria Tamira Paszek 2006 Portorož
246 Russia Maria Timofeeva 2023 Budapest
237 Germany Tatjana Maria 2022 Bogotá
234 United States Lindsay Davenport 2007 Bali
233 Czech Republic Markéta Vondroušová 2017 Biel Bienne
209 Romania Alexandra Dulgheru 2009 Warsaw
208 United States Melanie Oudin 2012 Birmingham
207 Argentina Federica Haumüller 1989 Guarujá
205 Japan Kumiko Okamoto 1989 Tokyo
201 Czech Republic Petra Langrová 1988 Paris

WTA Tour doubles career records

Most doubles titles won

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
14y 6m United States Jennifer Capriati1990 Puerto Rico Open
14y 7m United States Andrea Jaeger1980 Las Vegas
15y 1m Croatia Mirjana Lučić1997 Bol
15y 3m Czech Republic Nicole Vaidišová2004 Vancouver
15y 4m Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles1989 Houston
15y 5m Argentina Gabriela Sabatini1985 Japan
15y 7m United States Coco Gauff2019 Linz
15y 8m Germany Anke Huber1990 Schenectady

Oldest winners of a singles title

  • Only the last tournament won by each player is listed.
Age at latest WTA titleEvent
39y 7m United States Billie Jean King 1983 Edgbaston Cup
38y 11m Japan Kimiko Date-Krumm 2009 Hansol Korea Open
38y 3m United States Serena Williams 2020 ASB Classic
37y 4m United States Martina Navratilova 1994 Open Gaz de France
36y 9m Italy Francesca Schiavone 2017 Copa Colsanitas
35y 8m Germany Tatjana Maria 2023 Copa Colsanitas
35y 7m United States Venus Williams 2016 Taiwan Open
35y 2m Hungary Marie Pinterová 1981 Japan Open
34y 11m Brazil Maria Bueno 1974 Japan Open
34y 6m West Germany Helga Niessen Masthoff 1976 British Hard Court Championships

Longest gap between titles

Gap[12] Player From To
16 years, 4 months Croatia Mirjana Lučić-Baroni 1998 Bol 2014 Quebec City
13 years, 1 month Japan Kimiko Date-Krumm 1996 San Diego 2009 Seoul
12 years, 6 months Romania Sorana Cîrstea 2008 Tashkent 2021 İstanbul
9 years, 9 months France Pauline Parmentier 2008 Bad Gastein 2018 İstanbul
8 years, 9 months Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/Australia Jelena Dokic 2002 Birmingham 2011 Kuala Lumpur

WTA career prize money leaders

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

References

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  4. "Chris Evert record". tennisabstract.com. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  5. "Virginia Wade record". tennisabstract.com. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  6. "Venus Williams record". tennisabstract.com. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
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  10. "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.
  11. 2012 Official Guide to Professional Tennis, compiled by the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, page 253
  12. "Mirjana Lucic-Baroni's Record-Breaking Quebec Title". Tennis Now.
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