WTA Tour records

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

Matches won on all surfaces

Match wins per court type

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

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

WTA 1000 level records (since inception as "Tier One" in 1988)

  • Only WTA 1000 and their predecessor (Tier 1 in 1990-2008, Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 in 2009-2020) level tournament records are included.
  • Tier 1 tournaments were played on 3 surfaces, one of which (carpet) ceased to be used from around 1995.

Titles by court type

Hard#
1. Serena Williams16
2. Victoria Azarenka10
3. Maria Sharapova9
4. Steffi Graf8
5. Venus Williams7
6./ Monica Seles6
Kim Clijsters
Caroline Wozniacki
Simona Halep
Petra Kvitová
Iga Świątek
Clay#
1. Steffi Graf8
Conchita Martínez
3. Serena Williams7
4. Martina Hingis5
Justine Henin
6. Amélie Mauresmo4
Gabriela Sabatini
Maria Sharapova
Iga Świątek
9./ Monica Seles3
Dinara Safina
Jelena Janković
Petra Kvitová
Simona Halep

WTA rankings (since 3 November 1975)

  • As of April 1, 2024
  • Bold font denotes active players or currently active consecutive streaks

Youngest WTA No. 1[7]

Name Age Date of Birth Date of Achievement
Martina Hingis 16 years, 152 days 9 September 1980 1 March 1997

Oldest WTA No. 1[8]

Name Age Date of Birth Date of Achievement
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[9] Player Tournament
Unranked Evonne Goolagong 1977 Australian Open
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

Other selected achievements

Youngest winners of a singles title

  • Only the first tournament won by each player is listed.
Age at first WTA title[10]Event
14y 6m Jennifer Capriati1990 Puerto Rico Open
14y 7m Andrea Jaeger1980 Las Vegas
15y 1m Mirjana Lučić1997 Bol
15y 3m Nicole Vaidišová2004 Vancouver
15y 4m Monica Seles1989 Houston
15y 5m Gabriela Sabatini1985 Japan
15y 7m Coco Gauff2019 Linz
15y 8m 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 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[11] Player From To
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

As of June 17, 2024

Since September 1970:

  • 518 players have earned at least US$1 million.
  • 314 players have earned at least US$2 million.
  • 148 players have earned at least US$5 million.
  • 72 players have earned at least US$10 million.
  • 34 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.
  • 9 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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