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11. Evonne Goolagong. 1970–80. Caroline Wozniacki. 2008–18. Serena Williams. 2007–17. 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 ...
All-time tennis records – Women's singles. This article covers the period 1884 to present. Before the beginning of the Open era in April 1968, only amateurs were allowed to compete in established tennis tournaments, including the four Grand Slams. Wimbledon, the oldest of the majors, was founded in 1877, followed by the US Open in 1881, the ...
High category tournaments equivalent to Tier 1/Premier/WTA 1000 existed before 1990, and the Grand Slam tournaments, Olympic Games and WTA Finals have been held since 1884, 1900 and 1972, respectively. See the all-time records article for records spanning the sport's history. Totals including titles won before 1990 are in brackets.
The prize money has also skyrocketed since those early years: Evert won a total of $25,000 as champion of the 1972 edition, whereas a player could win over $3 million of the $9 million prize pot ...
Serena Williams has won a record 23 WTA 1000 singles titles. WTA 1000 is a category of tennis tournaments on the WTA Tour organized by the Women's Tennis Association. The Series was initially called WTA Tier I which began in 1988 and lasted until 2008. Records before 1990 are excluded from this list. [1] When the WTA Tour was established in ...
Open Era tennis records – Women's singles. The Open Era is the current era of professional tennis. It began in 1968 when the Grand Slam tournaments allowed professional players to compete with amateurs, ending the division that had persisted in men's tennis since the dawn of the sport in the 19th century. The first "open" tournament was held ...
Aryna Sabalenka, currently ranked No. 1 in women's singles. The WTA rankings are the Women's Tennis Association 's (WTA) merit-based system for determining the rankings in women's tennis. The top-ranked singles player is the player who, over the previous 52 weeks, has garnered the most ranking points on the WTA Tour.
The WTA Finals (formerly known as the WTA Tour Championships[3] or WTA Championships) is the season-ending championship of the WTA Tour. It is the most significant tennis event in the women's annual calendar after the four majors, as it features the top eight singles players and top eight doubles teams based on their results throughout the season.