List of Grand Slam women's singles champions

Marharet Court
Margaret Court has 24 singles majors, an all-time record. In 1970, Court became the first woman during the Open Era to win the Grand Slam in singles.
Serena Williams is the winner of 23 major singles titles, most in the Open Era.
Steffi Graf – winner of 22 major singles titles, and the only person to win the Golden Slam (1988).
Helen Wills Moody – winner of 19 major titles, the first woman to win more than 10 titles.
A blonde-haired female tennis player with multi-coloured shorts and a black shirt, with the tennis racket out in front of her
Chris Evert has won 18 major titles, tied for the fifth most with Martina Navratilova.
Martina Navratilova has won 18 major titles, tied for the fifth most with Chris Evert.

This article details the list of women's singles Grand Slam tournaments tennis champions. Some major changes have taken place in history and have affected the number of titles that have been won by various players. These have included the opening of the French national championships to international players in 1925, the elimination of the challenge round in 1922, and the admission of professional players in 1968 (the start of the Open Era). Since then, 61 women have won at least one grand slam.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

All of these tournaments have been listed based on the modern definition of a tennis major, rather than when they were officially recognized by the ILTF. The Australian, French Championships, and U.S. tournaments were officially recognized by the ILTF in 1924, though the French Championships were not played in 1924 because of the Olympics. The United States Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA) had several grievances with the ILTF and refused to join when it was formed in 1913.[9]

From 1913 to 1923 there were three official championships recognized by the ILTF:

During that same time period the USLTA recognized the U.S. National Championships and did not recognize any world championship.

Champions by year

*  French club members or citizens only, thus not yet a Grand Slam tournament (until 1925 when the tournament opened itself to international competitors after merging with the World Hard Court Championships).
 Tournaments held during German occupation not recognized by Fédération Française de Tennis.[10]
$ French Open held in 1946 and 1947 after Wimbledon due to the aftermath of World War II.
 Australian Open held in December from 1977 through 1985, then moved back to January (skipped one calendar year in order to arrange that).
 2020 French Open held in September (as the last Grand Slam tournament of the year) due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tournament surface
AU Hard (1988–Present)
Grass (1905–1987)
FR Clay (1908–present)
Sand (1892–1907)
Grass (1891)
WB Grass
US Hard (1978–Present)
Clay (1975–1977)
Grass (1881–1974)
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List of National Flags
  1. ^ Krahwinkel Sperling became a dual-citizen of Denmark after marrying in 1933. In January 1934, she declared she would be representing Denmark and had become a member of the Hellerup Idrætsklub.[15]
  2. ^ a b c d On 1 March 2022, the WTA announced that players from Belarus will not be allowed to compete under the name or flag of Belarus following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Aryna Sabalenka thus competed as neutral player since then and her four titles are not attributed to Belarus in the "Grand Slam titles by country" list.[16]

Champions list

AO Australian Open WIM Wimbledon
FO French Open USO US Open

Tournament record and active players indicated in bold.

Titles Player AO FO WIM USO Years
24 Australia Margaret Court 11 5 3 5 1960–1973
23 United States Serena Williams 7 3 7 6 1999–2017
22 Germany Steffi Graf 4 6 7 5 1987–1999
19 United States Helen Wills Moody 0 4 8 7 1923–1938
18 United States Chris Evert 2 7 3 6 1974–1986
United States Martina Navratilova 3 2 9 4 1978–1990
12 United States Billie Jean King 1 1 6 4 1966–1975
9 United States Maureen Connolly 1 2 3 3 1951–1954
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro/United States Monica Seles 4 3 0 2 1990–1996
8 Norway/United States Molla Bjurstedt Mallory 0 0 0 8 1915–1922
France Suzanne Lenglen 0 2 6 0 1919–1926
Top 10
  • 131 players have won at least one of the 465 majors that have been played.
Note

Grand Slam tournament titles by decade

as of 2026 Australian Open.

Grand Slam achievements

These are players who achieved some form of a tennis Grand Slam. They include a Grand Slam, non-calendar year Grand Slam, Career Grand Slam, Career Golden Slam, and Career Super Slam. No player has won a single season Super Slam. The tennis Open Era began in 1968, after the Australian Open and before the French Open.

H Hard court C Clay court G Grass court Cp Carpet court

Grand Slam

Players who held all four major titles simultaneously (in a calendar year).[17]

Player Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open
United States Maureen Connolly 1953G 1953C 1953G 1953G
Australia Margaret Court 1970G 1970C 1970G 1970G
West Germany Steffi Graf 1988H 1988C 1988G 1988H

Non-calendar year Grand Slam

Players who held all four major titles simultaneously (not in a calendar year).
From 1977 to 1985, the Australian Open was the last major tournament held in a season.

Player From To Streak
United States Martina Navratilova 1983 Wimbledon 1984 US Open 6
Germany Steffi Graf 1993 French Open 1994 Australian Open 4
United States Serena Williams 2002 French Open 2003 Australian Open 4
United States Serena Williams (2) 2014 US Open 2015 Wimbledon 4

Career Grand Slam

Players who won all four Grand Slam titles over the course of their careers.
Until 1977 the 4 Slams were played on 2 different surfaces (grass, clay). After 1978 they were contested on 3.

  • The event at which the Career Grand Slam was completed indicated in bold.

Golden Slam

Players who held all four Grand Slam titles and the Olympic gold medal simultaneously.

Player Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open Olympics
Germany Steffi Graf 1988H 1988C 1988G 1988H 1988H

Career Golden Slam

Players who won all four Grand Slam titles and the Olympic gold medal over the course of their careers.[18][19]

  • The event at which the Career Golden Slam was completed indicated in bold.
Player Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open Olympics
Germany Steffi Graf 1988H 1987C 1988G 1988H 1988H
United States Serena Williams 2003H 2002C 2002G 1999H 2012G

Career Super Slam

Players who won all four Grand Slam titles, the Olympic gold medal and the year-end championship over the course of their careers.

  • The event at which the Career Super Slam was completed indicated in bold.
Player Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open Olympics Year-end
Germany Steffi Graf 1988H 1987C 1988G 1988H 1988H 1987Cp
United States Serena Williams 2003H 2002C 2002G 1999H 2012G 2001Cp

Career Surface Slam

Players who won major titles on clay, grass and hard courts over the course of their careers.

  • The event at which the Career Surface Slam was completed indicated in bold
Player Clay court Hard court Grass court
United States Chris Evert 1974 French Open 1978 US Open 1974 Wimbledon
United States Chris Evert (2) 1975 French Open 1980 US Open 1976 Wimbledon
United States Chris Evert (3) 1975 US Open 1982 US Open 1981 Wimbledon
United States Martina Navratilova 1982 French Open 1983 US Open 1978 Wimbledon
United States Martina Navratilova (2) 1984 French Open 1984 US Open 1979 Wimbledon
Czech Republic Hana Mandlíková 1981 French Open 1985 US Open 1983 Australian Open
West Germany Steffi Graf 1987 French Open 1988 Australian Open 1988 Wimbledon
West Germany Steffi Graf (2) 1988 French Open 1988 US Open 1989 Wimbledon
West Germany/Germany Steffi Graf (3) 1993 French Open 1989 Australian Open 1991 Wimbledon
West Germany/Germany Steffi Graf (4) 1995 French Open 1989 US Open 1992 Wimbledon
West Germany/Germany Steffi Graf (5) 1996 French Open 1990 Australian Open 1993 Wimbledon
Germany Steffi Graf (6) 1999 French Open 1993 US Open 1995 Wimbledon
United States Serena Williams 2002 French Open 1999 US Open 2002 Wimbledon
Russia Maria Sharapova 2012 French Open 2006 US Open 2004 Wimbledon
United States Serena Williams (2) 2013 French Open 2002 US Open 2003 Wimbledon
United States Serena Williams (3) 2015 French Open 2003 Australian Open 2009 Wimbledon
Australia Ashleigh Barty 2019 French Open 2022 Australian Open 2021 Wimbledon
Poland Iga Świątek 2020 French Open 2022 US Open 2025 Wimbledon

Multiple titles in a season

 Player won all four major tournaments in the same year.

Three titles

 Surface Slam (major titles on 3 different surfaces in the same season).[a]
  1. ^ The Australian Open was played on grass until 1987, and the US Open was played on grass until 1977.
Australian—French—Wimbledon
1953 United States Maureen Connolly
Open Era
1970 Australia Margaret Court
1988♠★ West Germany Steffi Graf
2015 United States Serena Williams


Australian—French—U.S.
1953 United States Maureen Connolly
1962 Australia Margaret Court
Open Era
1969 Australia Margaret Court
1970
1973
1988♠★ West Germany Steffi Graf
1991 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro Monica Seles
1992


Australian—Wimbledon—U.S.
1953 United States Maureen Connolly
1965 Australia Margaret Court
Open Era
1970 Australia Margaret Court
1983 United States Martina Navratilova
1988♠★ West Germany Steffi Graf
1989
1997 Switzerland Martina Hingis


French—Wimbledon—U.S.
1928 United States Helen Wills
1929
1953 United States Maureen Connolly
Open Era
1970 Australia Margaret Court
1972 United States Billie Jean King
1984 United States Martina Navratilova
1988♠★ West Germany Steffi Graf
1993
1995
1996
2002 United States Serena Williams

Two titles

 Three-Quarter Slam (3 major titles in the same season).[20]
 Channel Slam (French and Wimbledon title double).






Note
  1. ^ On 1 March 2022, the WTA announced that players from Belarus will not be allowed to compete under the name or flag of Belarus following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Aryna Sabalenka thus competed as neutral player since then and her four titles are not attributed to Belarus in the "Grand Slam titles by country" list.[16]

Tournament statistics

Most titles per tournament

Grand Slam Titles Player
Australian Open 11 Australia Margaret Court
French Open 7 United States Chris Evert
Wimbledon 9 United States Martina Navratilova
US Open 8 Norway/United States Molla Mallory

Consecutive titles

AO Australian Open WIM Wimbledon
FO French Open USO US Open
  1. ^ a b Australian Open was held in December from 1977 through 1985.

Grand Slam titles by country

All-time

as of 2026 Australian Open.

206 
 United States (46 players)
65 
 Australia (18 players)
52 
 Great Britain (21 players)
27 
Germany Germany / West Germany (3 players)
17 
 France (7 players)
11 
 Belgium (2 players)
10 
Czech Republic Czechoslovakia / Czech Republic (5 players),  Yugoslavia /  FR Yugoslavia /  Serbia (3 players)
 Russia (3 players)
 Brazil (1 player),  Spain (3 players)
 Poland (1 player)
  Switzerland (1 player)
 Denmark (2 players),  Japan (1 player),  Norway (1 player)
 Romania (2 players)
 Belarus (1 player)[a],  China (1 player),  Italy (2 players),  Kazakhstan (1 player)
 Argentina,  Canada,  Chile,  Croatia,  Hungary,  Latvia,  Netherlands

Open Era

as of 2026 Australian Open.

90 
 United States (15 players)
25 
Germany West Germany / Germany (2 players)
24 
 Australia (6 players)
11 
 Belgium (2 players)
10 
Czech Republic Czechoslovakia / Czech Republic (5 players),  Yugoslavia /  FR Yugoslavia /  Serbia (3 players)
 Russia (3 players)
 Spain (3 players)
 Great Britain (4 players),  Poland (1 player)
 France (3 players),   Switzerland (1 player)
 Japan (1 player)
 Romania (2 players)
 Belarus (1 player)[a],  China (1 player),  Italy (2 players),  Kazakhstan (1 player)
 Argentina,  Canada,  Croatia,  Denmark  Latvia
Note
  1. ^ a b On 1 March 2022, the WTA announced that players from Belarus will be not be allowed to compete under the name or flag of Belarus following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Aryna Sabalenka thus competed as neutral player since then and her four titles are not attributed to Belarus in the "Grand Slam titles by country" list.[16]

See also

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