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This is a list of female tennis players who meet one or more of the following criteria: Singles: Officially ranked among the top 25 by the Women's Tennis Association (since 1975) Ranked among the top 10 by an expert (e.g. A. Wallis Myers) before 1975; Reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament; Reached the finals of or won the year ...
This article presents year-ending top ten lists of female singles tennis players, as ranked by various official and non-official ranking authorities throughout the history of the sport. The article is split into two sections: 1921–1974, and since 1975 when the first official WTA rankings were published, for ease of navigation.
World number 1 ranked female tennis players is a year-by-year listing of the female tennis players who were ranked as world No. 1 by various contemporary and modern sources. Notes: The Women's Tennis Association introduced a computerized ranking system in November 1975, which is incorporated into this list.
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.
Among Open era players who did not reach the world No. 1 ranking, Sabatini has the most wins over reigning world No. 1 ranked players. [2] In 2006, she was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame and in 2018 Tennis Magazine ranked her as the 20th-greatest female player of the preceding 50 years.
This article presents top ten lists of female singles tennis players, as ranked by various official and non-official ranking authorities throughout the history of the sport. The article is split into two sections: 1921–1974, and since 1975 when the first official WTA rankings were published, for ease of navigation.
It's extremely rare for a player to win all four tournaments, "the Grand Slam", in one calendar year. This was only achieved three times since 1888 by Maureen Connolly, Margaret Court, and Steffi Graf, the latter of whom stands alone in winning the "Golden Slam". These are some of the important records since the start of women's tennis in 1884.
The 1980 WTA Tour was the 8th season since the foundation of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 7, 1980, and concluded on December 24, 1980, after 53 events. It was the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA).