Find out who were the women’s grand slam winners in singles at each of the four major tennis tournaments i.e. the Australian Open, the French Open, the Wimbledon Championships, and the US Open.
Women’s Grand Slam Winners (All Time Records)
Margaret Court currently holds the all time record for most grand slam titles won by a female tennis player with 24 to her name (13 in the amateur era and 11 in the open era), followed by Serena Williams with 23 titles and Steffi Graf with 22.
Since claiming her 23rd grand slam title at the 2017 Australian Open, Serena came close to matching Margaret Court’s record for the most grand slams for a female tennis player as she made it to the finals at Wimbledon and the US Open in 2018 and 2019.
However, Serena lost in both finals and was not able to equal or break the record before she retired in 2022.
| Number | Tennis Player | Grand Slam Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Margaret Court | 24 |
| 2 | Serena Williams | 23 |
| 3 | Steffi Graf | 22 |
| 4 | Martina Navratilova | 18 |
| 5 | Chris Evert-Lloyd | 18 |
| 6 | Suzanne Lenglen | 12 |
| 7 | Billie Jean King | 12 |
| 8 | Helen Wills | 11 |
| 9 | Monica Seles | 9 |
| 10 | Maureen Connolly | 9 |
Women’s Grand Slam Winners (Players Currently Active)
Amongst the WTA grand slam winners that are still playing on tour, Venus Williams leads the way with 7 Grand Slam titles followed by Naomi Osaka and Iga Swiatek with four.
Below is a list of active players who have won at least 2 grand slam titles.
| Number | Tennis Player | Grand Slam Wins |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venus Williams | 7 |
| T2 | Naomi Osaka | 4 |
| T2 | Iga Swiatek | 4 |
| T4 | Angelique Kerber | 3 |
| T4 | Ashleigh Barty | 3 |
| T6 | Simona Halep | 2 |
| T6 | Garbine Muguruza | 2 |
| T6 | Petra Kvitova | 2 |
| T6 | Victoria Azarenka | 2 |
| T6 | Aryna Sabalenka | 2 |
Women’s Australian Open Winners
The first Australian Open took place in 1922 with Margaret Molesworth winning the inaugural women’s singles event after beating Esna Boyd in the final 6–3, 10–8.
Esna Boyd would go on to finish runner-up in the next five Australian Open finals before finally claiming the title in 1927.
The current Australian Open Champion is Aryna Sabalenka who beat Qinwen Zheng in the 2024 Australian Open Final in straight sets 6-3, 6-2.
Margaret Court has the most Australian Open titles with eleven, followed by Serena with seven.
- 2024 – Aryna Sabalenka
- 2023 – Aryna Sabalenka
- 2022 – Ashleigh Barty
- 2021 – Naomi Osaka
- 2020 – Sofia Kenin
- 2019 – Naomi Osaka
- 2018 – Caroline Wozniacki
- 2017 – Serena Williams
- 2016 – Angelique Kerber
- 2015 – Serena Williams
- 2014 – Li Na
- 2013 – Victoria Azarenka
- 2012 – Victoria Azarenka
- 2011 – Kim Clijsters
- 2010 – Serena Williams
- 2009 – Serena Williams
- 2008 – Maria Sharapova
- 2007 – Serena Williams
- 2006 – Amelie Mauresmo
- 2005 – Serena Williams
- 2004 – Justine Henin-Hardenne
- 2003 – Serena Williams
- 2002 – Jennifer Capriati
- 2001 – Jennifer Capriati
- 2000 – Lindsay Davenport
- 1999 – Martina Hingis
- 1998 – Martina Hingis
- 1997 – Martina Hingis
- 1996 – Monica Seles
- 1995 – Mary Pierce
- 1994 – Steffi Graf
- 1993 – Monica Seles
- 1992 – Monica Seles
- 1991 – Monica Seles
- 1990 – Steffi Graf
- 1989 – Steffi Graf
- 1988 – Steffi Graf
- 1987 – Hana Mandlikova
- 1985 – Martina Navratilova
- 1984 – Chris Evert-Lloyd
- 1983 – Martina Navratilova
- 1982 – Chris Evert-Lloyd
- 1981 – Martina Navratilova
- 1980 – Hana Mandlikova
- 1979 – Barbara Jordan
- 1978 – Chris O’Neil
- 1977 – Evonne Goolagong-Cawley
- 1977 – Kerry Reid
- 1976 – Evonne Goolagong-Cawley
- 1975 – Evonne Goolagong
- 1974 – Evonne Goolagong
- 1973 – Margaret Smith-Court
- 1972 – Virginia Wade
- 1971 – Margaret Smith-Court
- 1970 – Margaret Smith-Court
- 1969 – Margaret Smith-Court
- 1968 – Billie Jean King
- 1967 – Nancy Richey
- 1966 – Margaret Smith
- 1965 – Margaret Smith
- 1964 – Margaret Smith
- 1963 – Margaret Smith
- 1962 – Margaret Smith
- 1961 – Margaret Smith
- 1960 – Margaret Smith
- 1959 – Mary Carter Reitano
- 1958 – Angela Mortimer
- 1957 – Shirley Fry
- 1956 – Mary Carter
- 1955 – Beryl Penrose
- 1954 – Thelma Long
- 1953 – Maureen Connolly
- 1952 – Thelma Long
- 1951 – Nancye Wynne Bolton
- 1950 – A. Louise Brough
- 1949 – Doris Hart
- 1948 – Nancye Wynne Bolton
- 1947 – Nancye Wynne Bolton
- 1946 – Nancye Wynne Bolton
- 1940 – Nancye Wynne Bolton
- 1939 – Emily Westacott
- 1938 – Dorothy Bundy
- 1937 – Nancye Wynne
- 1936 – Joan Hartigan
- 1935 – Dorothy Round
- 1934 – Joan Hartigan
- 1933 – Joan Hartigan
- 1932 – Coral Buttsworth
- 1931 – Coral Buttsworth
- 1930 – Daphne Akhurst
- 1929 – Daphne Akhurst
- 1928 – Daphne Akhurst
- 1927 – Esna Boyd
- 1926 – Daphne Akhurst
- 1925 – Daphne Akhurst
- 1924 – Sylvia Lance
- 1923 – Margaret Molesworth
- 1922 – Margaret Molesworth
Women’s French Open Grand Slam Winners
The current Women’s French Open Champion is Iga Swiatek who beat Karolína Muchová in the 2023 French Open Final 6-2, 5-7, 6-4.
Chris Evert has won the most French Open Grand Slam Singles Titles with seven followed by Steffi Graf and Suzanne Lenglen with six wins each.
- 2023 – Iga Swiatek
- 2022 – Iga Swiatek
- 2021 – Barbora Krejcikova
- 2020 – Iga Swiatek
- 2019 – Ashleigh Barty
- 2018 – Simona Halep
- 2017 – Jelena Ostapenko
- 2016 – Garbine Muguruza
- 2015 – Serena Williams
- 2014 – Maria Sharapova
- 2013 – Serena Williams
- 2012 – Maria Sharapova
- 2011 – Li Na
- 2010 – Francesca Schiavone
- 2009 – Svetlana Kuznetsova
- 2008 – Ana Ivanovic
- 2007 – Justine Henin
- 2006 – Justine Henin-Hardenne
- 2005 – Justine Henin-Hardenne
- 2004 – Anastasia Myskina
- 2003 – Justine Henin-Hardenne
- 2002 – Serena Williams
- 2001 – Jennifer Capriati
- 2000 – Mary Pierce
- 1999 – Steffi Graf
- 1998 – Aranxta Sanchez-Vicario
- 1997 – Iva Majoli
- 1996 – Steffi Graf
- 1995 – Steffi Graf
- 1994 – Aranxta Sanchez-Vicario
- 1993 – Steffi Graf
- 1992 – Monica Seles
- 1991 – Monica Seles
- 1990 – Monica Seles
- 1989 – Aranxta Sanchez-Vicario
- 1988 – Steffi Graf
- 1987 – Steffi Graf
- 1986 – Chris Evert-Lloyd
- 1985 – Chris Evert-Lloyd
- 1984 – Martina Navratilova
- 1983 – Chris Evert-Lloyd
- 1982 – Martina Navratilova
- 1981 – Hana Mandlikova
- 1980 – Chris Evert-Lloyd
- 1979 – Chris Evert-Lloyd
- 1978 – Virginia Ruzici
- 1977 – Mima Jausovec
- 1976 – Sue Barker
- 1975 – Chris Evert
- 1974 – Chris Evert
- 1973 – Margaret Smith-Court
- 1972 – Billie Jean King
- 1971 – Evonne Goolagong
- 1970 – Margaret Smith-Court
- 1969 – Margaret Smith-Court
- 1968 – Nancy Richey
- 1967 – Francoise Durr
- 1966 – Ann Haydon Jones
- 1965 – Lesley Turner
- 1964 – Margaret Smith
- 1963 – Lesley Turner
- 1962 – Margaret Smith
- 1961 – Ann Haydon
- 1960 – Darlene R. Hard
- 1959 – Christine Truman
- 1958 – Zsuzsi Kormoczy
- 1957 – Shirley Bloomer
- 1956 – Althea Gibson
- 1955 – Angela Mortimer
- 1954 – Maureen Connolly
- 1953 – Maureen Connolly
- 1952 – Doris Hart
- 1951 – Shirley Fry
- 1950 – Doris Hart
- 1949 – Margaret Osborne DuPont
- 1948 – Nelly Landry
- 1947 – Patricia Todd
- 1946 – Margaret Osborne DuPont
- 1939 – Simone Mathieu
- 1938 – Simone Mathieu
- 1937 – Hilde Sperling
- 1936 – Hilde Sperling
- 1935 – Hilde Sperling
- 1934 – Margaret Scriven
- 1933 – Margaret Scriven
- 1932 – Helen Wills Moody
- 1931 – Cilly Aussem
- 1930 – Helen Wills Moody
- 1929 – Helen Wills
- 1928 – Helen Wills
- 1927 – Kornelia Bouman
- 1926 – Suzanne Lenglen
- 1925 – Suzanne Lenglen
- 1924 – Diddie Vlasto
- 1923 – Suzanne Lenglen
- 1922 – Suzanne Lenglen
- 1921 – Suzanne Lenglen
- 1920 – Suzanne Lenglen
- 1914 – Marguerite Broquedis
- 1913 – Marguerite Broquedis
- 1912 – Jeanne Matthey
- 1911 – Jeanne Matthey
- 1910 – Jeanne Matthey
- 1909 – Jeanne Matthey
- 1908 – Kate Gillou Fenwick
- 1907 – Comtesse de Kermel
- 1906 – Kate Gillou Fenwick
- 1905 – Kate Gillou
- 1904 – Kate Gillou
- 1903 – F. Masson
- 1902 – F. Masson
- 1901 – P. Girod
- 1900 – Y. Prevost
- 1899 – Francoise Masson
- 1898 – Francoise Masson
- 1897 – Francoise Masson
Women’s Wimbledon Grand Slam Winners
The current Ladies Wimbledon Champion is Marketa Vondrousova who beat Ons Jabeur in the 2023 Wimbledon Final (6–4, 6–4).
Martina Navratilova currently holds the record for most Wimbledon Grand Slam wins with nine, followed by Steffi Graf and Serena Williams with seven each.
- 2023 – Marketa Vondrousova
- 2022 – Elena Rybakina
- 2021 – Ashleigh Barty
- 2019 – Simona Halep
- 2018 – Angelique Kerber
- 2017 – Garbine Muguruza
- 2016 – Serena Williams
- 2015 – Serena Williams
- 2014 – Petra Kvitova
- 2013 – Marion Bartoli
- 2012 – Serena Williams
- 2011 – Petra Kvitova
- 2010 – Serena Williams
- 2009 – Serena Williams
- 2008 – Venus Williams
- 2007 – Venus Williams
- 2006 – Amelie Mauresmo
- 2005 – Venus Williams
- 2004 – Maria Sharapova
- 2003 – Serena Williams
- 2002 – Serena Williams
- 2001 – Venus Williams
- 2000 – Venus Williams
- 1999 – Lindsay Davenport
- 1998 – Jana Novotna
- 1997 – Martina Hingis
- 1996 – Steffi Graf
- 1995 – Steffi Graf
- 1994 – Conchita Martinez
- 1993 – Steffi Graf
- 1992 – Steffi Graf
- 1991 – Steffi Graf
- 1990 – Martina Navratilova
- 1989 – Steffi Graf
- 1988 – Steffi Graf
- 1987 – Martina Navratilova
- 1986 – Martina Navratilova
- 1985 – Martina Navratilova
- 1984 – Martina Navratilova
- 1983 – Martina Navratilova
- 1982 – Martina Navratilova
- 1981 – Chris Evert-Lloyd
- 1980 – R.A. Cawley
- 1979 – Martina Navratilova
- 1978 – Martina Navratilova
- 1977 – Virginia Wade
- 1976 – Chris Evert
- 1975 – Billie Jean King
- 1974 – Chris Evert
- 1973 – Billie Jean King
- 1972 – Billie Jean King
- 1971 – Evonne Goolagong
- 1970 – Margaret Smith-Court
- 1969 – Ann Haydon Jones
- 1968 – Billie Jean King
- 1967 – Billie Jean King
- 1966 – Billie Jean King
- 1965 – Margaret Smith
- 1964 – Maria Bueno
- 1963 – Margaret Smith
- 1962 – Karen Susman
- 1961 – Angela Mortimer
- 1960 – Maria Bueno
- 1959 – Maria Bueno
- 1958 – Althea Gibson
- 1957 – Althea Gibson
- 1956 – Shirley Fry
- 1955 – Louise Brough
- 1954 – Maureen Connolly
- 1953 – Maureen Connolly
- 1952 – Maureen Connolly
- 1951 – Doris Hart
- 1950 – Louise Brough
- 1949 – Louise Brough
- 1948 – Louise Brough
- 1947 – Margaret Osborne DuPont
- 1946 – Pauline Betz
- 1939 – Alice Marble
- 1938 – Helen Wills Moody
- 1937 – Dorothy Round
- 1936 – Helen Jacobs
- 1935 – Helen Wills Moody
- 1934 – Dorothy Round
- 1933 – Helen Wills Moody
- 1932 – Helen Wills Moody
- 1931 – Cilly Aussem
- 1930 – Helen Wills Moody
- 1929 – Helen Wills
- 1928 – Helen Wills
- 1927 – Helen Wills
- 1926 – Kathleen Godfree
- 1925 – Suzanne Lenglen
- 1924 – Kathleen McKane
- 1923 – Suzanne Lenglen
- 1922 – Suzanne Lenglen
- 1921 – Suzanne Lenglen
- 1920 – Suzanne Lenglen
- 1919 – Suzanne Lenglen
- 1914 – Lambert Chambers
- 1913 – Lambert Chambers
- 1912 – Ethel Larcombe
- 1911 – Lambert Chambers
- 1910 – Lambert Chambers
- 1909 – Dora Boothby
- 1908 – Charlotte Cooper Sterry
- 1907 – May Sutton
- 1906 – Dorothea Douglass
- 1905 – May Sutton
- 1904 – Dorothea Douglass
- 1903 – Dorothea Douglass
- 1902 – Muriel Robb
- 1901 – Charlotte Cooper Sterry
- 1900 – Blanche Bingley Hillyard
- 1899 – Blanche Bingley Hillyard
- 1898 – Charlotte Cooper
- 1897 – Blanche Bingley Hillyard
- 1896 – Charlotte Cooper
- 1895 – Charlotte Cooper
- 1894 – Blanche Bingley Hillyard
- 1893 – Lottie Dod
- 1892 – Lottie Dod
- 1891 – Lottie Dod
- 1890 – Lena Rice
- 1889 – Blanche Bingley Hillyard
- 1888 – Lottie Dod
- 1887 – Lottie Dod
- 1886 – Blanche Bingley
- 1885 – Maud Watson
- 1884 – Maud Watson
Women’s US Open Grand Slam Winners
The current women’s US Open Champion is Coco Gauff who defeated Aryna Sabalenka 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the 2023 US Open Final.
Serena Williams and Chris Evert have both won the US Open title a record six times.
- 2023 – Coco Gauff
- 2022 – Iga Swiatek
- 2021 – Emma Raducanu
- 2020 – Naomi Osaka
- 2019 – Bianca Andreescu
- 2018 – Naomi Osaka
- 2017 – Sloane Stephens
- 2016 – Angelique Kerber
- 2015 – Flavia Pennetta
- 2014 – Serena Williams
- 2013 – Serena Williams
- 2012 – Serena Williams
- 2011 – Samantha Stosur
- 2010 – Kim Clijsters
- 2009 – Kim Clijsters
- 2008 – Serena Williams
- 2007 – Justine Henin
- 2006 – Maria Sharapova
- 2005 – Kim Clijsters
- 2004 – Svetlana Kuznetsova
- 2003 – Justine Henin-Hardenne
- 2002 – Serena Williams
- 2001 – Venus Williams
- 2000 – Venus Williams
- 1999 – Serena Williams
- 1998 – Lindsay Davenport
- 1997 – Martina Hingis
- 1996 – Steffi Graf
- 1995 – Steffi Graf
- 1994 – Aranxta Sanchez-Vicario
- 1993 – Steffi Graf
- 1992 – Monica Seles
- 1991 – Monica Seles
- 1990 – Gabriela Sabatini
- 1989 – Steffi Graf
- 1988 – Steffi Graf
- 1987 – Martina Navratilova
- 1986 – Martina Navratilova
- 1985 – Hana Mandlikova
- 1984 – Martina Navratilova
- 1983 – Martina Navratilova
- 1982 – Chris Evert
- 1981 – Tracy Austin
- 1980 – Chris Evert
- 1979 – Tracy Austin
- 1978 – Chris Evert
- 1977 – Chris Evert
- 1976 – Chris Evert
- 1975 – Chris Evert
- 1974 – Billie Jean King
- 1973 – Margaret Court
- 1972 – Billie Jean King
- 1971 – Billie Jean King
- 1970 – Margaret Court
- 1969 – Margaret Court
- 1968 – Virginia Wade
- 1967 – Billie Jean King
- 1966 – Maria Bueno
- 1965 – Margaret Court
- 1964 – Maria Bueno
- 1963 – Maria Bueno
- 1962 – Margaret Court
- 1961 – Darlene R. Hard
- 1960 – Darlene R. Hard
- 1959 – Maria Bueno
- 1958 – Althea Gibson
- 1957 – Althea Gibson
- 1956 – Shirley Fry
- 1955 – Doris Hart
- 1954 – Doris Hart
- 1953 – Maureen Connolly
- 1952 – Maureen Connolly
- 1951 – Maureen Connolly
- 1950 – Margaret Osborne duPont
- 1949 – Margaret Osborne duPont
- 1948 – Margaret Osborne duPont
- 1947 – A. Louise Brough
- 1946 – Pauline Betz
- 1945 – Sarah Palfrey Cooke
- 1944 – Pauline Betz
- 1943 – Pauline Betz
- 1942 – Pauline Betz
- 1941 – Sarah Palfrey Cooke
- 1940 – Alice Marble
- 1939 – Alice Marble
- 1938 – Alice Marble
- 1937 – Anita Lizana
- 1936 – Alice Marble
- 1935 – Helen Jacobs
- 1934 – Helen Jacobs
- 1933 – Helen Jacobs
- 1932 – Helen Jacobs
- 1931 – Helen Wills Moody
- 1930 – Betty Nuthall
- 1929 – Helen Wills
- 1928 – Helen Wills
- 1927 – Helen Wills
- 1926 – Molla B. Mallory
- 1925 – Helen Wills
- 1924 – Helen Wills
- 1923 – Helen Wills
- 1922 – Molla B. Mallory
- 1921 – Molla B. Mallory
- 1920 – Molla B. Mallory
- 1919 – Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman
- 1918 – Molla Bjurstedt
- 1917 – Molla Bjurstedt
- 1916 – Molla Bjurstedt
- 1915 – Molla Bjurstedt
- 1914 – Mary Browne
- 1913 – Mary Browne
- 1912 – Mary Browne
- 1911 – Hazel Hotchkiss
- 1910 – Hazel Hotchkiss
- 1909 – Hazel Hotchkiss
- 1908 – Maud Barger Wallach
- 1907 – Evelyn Sears
- 1906 – Helen Homans
- 1905 – Elisabeth Moore
- 1904 – May Sutton
- 1903 – Elisabeth Moore
- 1902 – Marion Jones
- 1901 – Elisabeth Moore
- 1900 – Myrtle McAteer
- 1899 – Marion Jones
- 1898 – Juliette Atkinson
- 1897 – Juliette Atkinson
- 1896 – Elisabeth Moore
- 1895 – Juliette Atkinson
- 1894 – Helen Hellwig
- 1893 – Aline Terry
- 1892 – Mabel Cahill
- 1891 – Mabel Cahill
- 1890 – Ellen C. Roosevelt
- 1889 – Bertha L. Townsend
- 1888 – Bertha L. Townsend
- 1887 – Ellen Hansell