Who Has the Most Grand Slams in Women’s Tennis?

We take a look at who has the most Grand Slams in women’s tennis, and how they got there.

Serena Williams

Won 23 Grand Slams

Serena Williams has won 23 Grand Slams, the most of any women’s tennis player in history. She has also been ranked number one in the world by the Women’s Tennis Association on eight occasions, from 2002 to 2017. Williams is widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time.

Won the Australian Open 7 times

Serena Williams has won the Australian Open 7 times, more than any other player in the Open Era.

Williams has dominated the competition at the Australian Open throughout her career. She won her first title in 2003, defeating her sister Venus in the final. Serena went on to win the next two Australian Opens, defeating Jennifer Capriati in the 2004 final and Maria Sharapova in the 2005 final.

After a brief hiatus from Grand Slam competition, Williams returned to form and won her fourth Australian Open title in 2007, defeating Ana Ivanovic in the final. She followed this up with victories in 2009 (beating Dinara Safina in the final), 2010 (beating Justine Henin in the final), and 2015 (beating Maria Sharapova in the final).

Williams’ most recent Australian Open victory came in 2017, when she defeated her sister Venus in the final for the second time. With this win, Serena tied Steffi Graf’s record of 22 Grand Slam singles titles.

Won the French Open 3 times

Serena Williams has won the French Open 3 times, in 2002, 2013 and 2015.

Margaret Court

Margaret Court has the most grand slam titles of any female tennis player in history. Court won a total of 24 grand slam titles, which is more than any other woman- or man- has ever won. Court’s achievements are even more impressive when you consider the era in which she played.

Won 24 Grand Slams

In tennis, a Grand Slam is when a player wins all four of the major tournaments in a single calendar year. This can be done in either the singles or doubles format. Margaret Court holds the record for the most Grand Slams in women’s tennis, with 24 wins. She is closely followed by Serena Williams, who has 23 Grand Slams.

Won the Australian Open 11 times

Few professional athletes can claim to have had as successful a career as Margaret Court. In her prime, she was almost unbeatable on the tennis court. Her achievements include winning an astonishing 11 Australian Open titles (a record which still stands today), 24 Grand Slam singles titles (another record), and 3 Grand Slam doubles titles.

Court was dominant on all surfaces, but her best results by far came on her home ground of grass courts. On these surfaces, she won an incredible 19 of the 21 Grand Slam tournaments she entered between 1960 and 1973. This included an incredible streak of 13 straight wins, a feat which has only been matched by two other players in tennis history.

In addition to her singles successes, Court also had a hugely successful career in doubles and mixed doubles. She won 3 Grand Slam doubles titles and 6 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles, giving her a total of 32 Grand Slam victories overall. No other female player has come close to matching this record.

Margaret Court truly was a one-of-a-kind tennis legend, and it is unlikely that we will see another player like her anytime soon.

Won the French Open 5 times

Court won the French Open five times (1962, 1964, 1969, 1970, 1973).

Steffi Graf

Steffi Graf is a former World No. 1 German tennis player. She was the world’s top-ranked female tennis player for a record 107 consecutive weeks and a record 377 total weeks. She is the only tennis player (male or female) to have won all four Grand Slam tournaments, Olympic gold, and the Career Golden Slam. In 1988, she became the first and only tennis player (male or female) to achieve the Calendar Year Golden Slam by winning all four Grand Slam singles titles and the Olympic gold medal in the same calendar year.

Won 22 Grand Slams

Steffi Graf is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Germany. She won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, which is more than any other tennis player in the Open Era of the sport.

Won the Australian Open 4 times

Stefanie Maria “Steffi” Graf (born 14 June 1969) is a German former tennis player who was ranked world No. 1 during much of the 1980s and 1990s. She won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, second only to Margaret Court’s 24, and is considered by many to be the greatest female tennis player of all time. In 1988, she became the only tennis player (male or female) to achieve the Golden Grand Slam, which comprised winning all four Grand Slam singles titles and the Olympic gold medal in the same calendar year. Furthermore, she is the only tennis player to have won each Grand Slam event at least four times in singles competition. Graf won 107 singles titles, which ranks her third on the WTA’s all-time list after Martina Navratilova (167) and Chris Evert (158).

Won the French Open 6 times

Graf won the French Open six times (1987, 1988, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1999), a record for the most victories by a female tennis player at that tournament. In total, Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles.