List of Grand Slam women 's singles champions - wikipedia List of Grand Slam women 's singles champions List of Women 's singles Grand Slam tournaments tennis champions. Note that some major changes have taken place over the years that have affected how many titles have been won by various players. Most notable included the elimination of the challenge round in 1922, the opening of the French national championships to international competition in 1925, and the admission of professional players in 1968 ( the start of the `` Open '' era ). Since then, 45 women have won at least one grand slam. Contents 1 Champions by year 2 Statistics 2.1 Winners by decade 2.2 Most Grand Slam tournament singles titles 2.2. 1 All time ( 5 or more ) 2.2. 2 Open Era ( 2 or more ) 2.3 Most singles wins per Grand Slam tournament 2.3. 1 All time 2.3. 2 Open era 2.4 Total winners by country 2.4. 1 All time 2.4. 2 Open era 2.4. 3 Unique winners by country ( Open era ) 2.5 Most consecutive Grand Slam singles titles 2.6 Most consecutive years with at least one Grand Slam title 2.7 Completed the Grand Slam 2.8 Winners of the Career Grand Slam 2.9 Winners of three Grand Slam tournaments in the same calendar year 2.10 Winners of two Grand Slam tournaments in the same calendar year 2.11 Winning a Grand Slam singles tournament without losing a set ( open era ) 2.11. 1 Chronological timeline ( by player ) 2.11. 2 Decade breakdown 2.12 All countrywomen in final ( Open era ) 3 See also 4 Notes Champions by year Margaret Court has 24 singles majors, an all - time record. In 1970, Court became the first woman during the open era to win the singles Grand Slam. Serena Williams is the winner of 23 Major singles titles -- Open Era record. Steffi Graf -- winner of 22 Major singles titles, and the only person to win the Golden Slam ( 1988 ). Helen Wills Moody -- winner of 19 Major titles, the first woman to win more than 10 titles. Chris Evert has won 18 Major titles, tied for the third most with Martina Navratilova in the Open Era. Martina Navratilova has won 18 Major titles, tied for the third most with Chris Evert in the Open Era. Year Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open 1884 started in 1922 started in 1897 GBR : Maud Watson ( 1 / 2 ) started in 1887 1885 tournament not created tournament not created Maud Watson ( 2 / 2 ) tournament not created 1886 tournament not created tournament not created Blanche Bingley Hillyard ( 1 / 6 ) tournament not created 1887 tournament not created tournament not created Lottie Dod ( 1 / 5 ) USA : Ellen Hansell 1888 tournament not created tournament not created Lottie Dod ( 2 / 5 ) Bertha Townsend ( 1 / 2 ) 1889 tournament not created tournament not created Blanche Bingley Hillyard ( 2 / 6 ) Bertha Townsend ( 2 / 2 ) 1890 tournament not created tournament not created Helen Rice Ellen Roosevelt 1891 tournament not created tournament not created Lottie Dod ( 3 / 5 ) Mabel Cahill ( 1 / 2 ) 1892 tournament not created tournament not created Lottie Dod ( 4 / 5 ) Mabel Cahill ( 2 / 2 ) 1893 tournament not created tournament not created Lottie Dod ( 5 / 5 ) Aline Terry 1894 tournament not created tournament not created Blanche Bingley Hillyard ( 3 / 6 ) Helen Hellwig 1895 tournament not created tournament not created Charlotte Cooper Sterry ( 1 / 5 ) Juliette Atkinson ( 1 / 3 ) 1896 tournament not created tournament not created Charlotte Cooper Sterry ( 2 / 5 ) Elisabeth Moore ( 1 / 4 ) 1897 tournament not created FRA : Masson, Adine Adine Masson * Blanche Bingley Hillyard ( 4 / 6 ) Juliette Atkinson ( 2 / 3 ) 1898 tournament not created Masson, Adine Adine Masson * Charlotte Cooper Sterry ( 3 / 5 ) Juliette Atkinson ( 3 / 3 ) 1899 tournament not created Masson, Adine Adine Masson * Blanche Bingley Hillyard ( 5 / 6 ) Marion Jones ( 1 / 2 ) 1900 tournament not created Prévost, Hélène Hélène Prévost * Blanche Bingley Hillyard ( 6 / 6 ) Myrtle McAteer 1901 tournament not created Girod, P. P. Girod * Charlotte Cooper Sterry ( 4 / 5 ) Elisabeth Moore ( 2 / 4 ) 1902 tournament not created Masson, Adine Adine Masson * Muriel Robb Marion Jones ( 2 / 2 ) 1903 tournament not created Masson, Adine Adine Masson * Dorothea Lambert Chambers ( 1 / 7 ) Elisabeth Moore ( 3 / 4 ) 1904 tournament not created Gillou, Kate Kate Gillou * Dorothea Lambert Chambers ( 2 / 7 ) May Sutton ( 1 / 3 ) 1905 tournament not created Gillou, Kate Kate Gillou * May Sutton ( 2 / 3 ) Elisabeth Moore ( 4 / 4 ) 1906 tournament not created Gillou - Fenwick, Kate Kate Gillou - Fenwick * Dorothea Lambert Chambers ( 3 / 7 ) Helen Homans 1907 tournament not created Kermel, Comtesse de Comtesse de Kermel * May Sutton ( 3 / 3 ) Evelyn Sears 1908 tournament not created Gillou - Fenwick, Kate Kate Gillou - Fenwick * Charlotte Cooper Sterry ( 5 / 5 ) Maud Barger - Wallach 1909 tournament not created Matthey, Jeanne Jeanne Matthey * Dora Boothby Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman ( 1 / 4 ) 1910 tournament not created Matthey, Jeanne Jeanne Matthey * Dorothea Lambert Chambers ( 4 / 7 ) Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman ( 2 / 4 ) 1911 tournament not created Matthey, Jeanne Jeanne Matthey * Dorothea Lambert Chambers ( 5 / 7 ) Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman ( 3 / 4 ) 1912 tournament not created Matthey, Jeanne Jeanne Matthey * Ethel Thomson Larcombe Mary Browne ( 1 / 3 ) 1913 tournament not created Broquedis, Marguerite Marguerite Broquedis * Dorothea Lambert Chambers ( 6 / 7 ) Mary Browne ( 2 / 3 ) 1914 tournament not created Broquedis, Marguerite Marguerite Broquedis * Dorothea Lambert Chambers ( 7 / 7 ) Mary Browne ( 3 / 3 ) 1915 tournament not created no competition no competition NOR : Molla Bjurstedt Mallory ( 1 / 8 ) 1916 tournament not created no competition no competition Molla Bjurstedt Mallory ( 2 / 8 ) 1917 tournament not created no competition no competition Molla Bjurstedt Mallory ( 3 / 8 ) 1918 tournament not created no competition no competition Molla Bjurstedt Mallory ( 4 / 8 ) 1919 tournament not created no competition Suzanne Lenglen ( 1 / 8 ) Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman ( 4 / 4 ) 1920 tournament not created Lenglen, Suzanne Suzanne Lenglen * Suzanne Lenglen ( 2 / 8 ) Molla Bjurstedt Mallory ( 5 / 8 ) 1921 tournament not created Lenglen, Suzanne Suzanne Lenglen * Suzanne Lenglen ( 3 / 8 ) Molla Bjurstedt Mallory ( 6 / 8 ) 1922 AUS : Margaret Molesworth ( 1 / 2 ) Lenglen, Suzanne Suzanne Lenglen * Suzanne Lenglen ( 4 / 8 ) Molla Bjurstedt Mallory ( 7 / 8 ) 1923 Margaret Molesworth ( 2 / 2 ) Lenglen, Suzanne Suzanne Lenglen * Suzanne Lenglen ( 5 / 8 ) Helen Wills Moody ( 1 / 19 ) 1924 Sylvia Lance Harper Vlasto, Julie Julie Vlasto * Kathleen McKane Godfree ( 1 / 2 ) Helen Wills Moody ( 2 / 19 ) 1925 Daphne Akhurst ( 1 / 5 ) Suzanne Lenglen ( 6 / 8 ) Suzanne Lenglen ( 7 / 8 ) Helen Wills Moody ( 3 / 19 ) 1926 Daphne Akhurst ( 2 / 5 ) Suzanne Lenglen ( 8 / 8 ) Kathleen McKane Godfree ( 2 / 2 ) Molla Bjurstedt Mallory ( 8 / 8 ) 1927 Esna Boyd Robertson NLD : Kornelia Bouman Helen Wills Moody ( 4 / 19 ) Helen Wills Moody ( 5 / 19 ) 1928 Daphne Akhurst ( 3 / 5 ) Helen Wills Moody ( 6 / 19 ) Helen Wills Moody ( 7 / 19 ) Helen Wills Moody ( 8 / 19 ) 1929 Daphne Akhurst ( 4 / 5 ) Helen Wills Moody ( 9 / 19 ) Helen Wills Moody ( 10 / 19 ) Helen Wills Moody ( 11 / 19 ) 1930 Daphne Akhurst ( 5 / 5 ) Helen Wills Moody ( 12 / 19 ) Helen Wills Moody ( 13 / 19 ) Betty Nuthall 1931 Coral McInnes Buttsworth ( 1 / 2 ) GER : Cilly Aussem ( 1 / 2 ) Cilly Aussem ( 2 / 2 ) Helen Wills Moody ( 14 / 19 ) 1932 Coral McInnes Buttsworth ( 2 / 2 ) Helen Wills Moody ( 15 / 19 ) Helen Wills Moody ( 16 / 19 ) Helen Jacobs ( 1 / 5 ) 1933 Joan Hartigan ( 1 / 3 ) Margaret Scriven ( 1 / 2 ) Helen Wills Moody ( 17 / 19 ) Helen Jacobs ( 2 / 5 ) 1934 Joan Hartigan ( 2 / 3 ) Margaret Scriven ( 2 / 2 ) Dorothy Round ( 1 / 3 ) Helen Jacobs ( 3 / 5 ) 1935 Dorothy Round ( 2 / 3 ) Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling ( 1 / 3 ) Helen Wills Moody ( 18 / 19 ) Helen Jacobs ( 4 / 5 ) 1936 Joan Hartigan ( 3 / 3 ) Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling ( 2 / 3 ) Helen Jacobs ( 5 / 5 ) Alice Marble ( 1 / 5 ) 1937 Nancye Wynne ( 1 / 6 ) Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling ( 3 / 3 ) Dorothy Round ( 3 / 3 ) CHL : Anita Lizana 1938 Dorothy Cheney Simonne Mathieu ( 1 / 2 ) Helen Wills Moody ( 19 / 19 ) Alice Marble ( 2 / 5 ) 1939 Emily Hood Westacott Simonne Mathieu ( 2 / 2 ) Alice Marble ( 3 / 5 ) Alice Marble ( 4 / 5 ) 1940 Nancye Wynne Bolton ( 2 / 6 ) no competition no competition Alice Marble ( 5 / 5 ) 1941 no competition LUX : Alice Weiwers no competition Sarah Palfrey Cooke ( 1 / 2 ) 1942 no competition Alice Weiwers no competition Pauline Betz ( 1 / 5 ) 1943 no competition Simone Iribarne Lafargue no competition Pauline Betz ( 2 / 5 ) 1944 no competition Raymonde Veber Jones no competition Pauline Betz ( 3 / 5 ) 1945 no competition SUI : Lolette Payot no competition Sarah Palfrey Cooke ( 2 / 2 ) 1946 Nancye Wynne Bolton ( 3 / 6 ) Margaret Osborne ( 1 / 6 ) Pauline Betz ( 4 / 5 ) Pauline Betz ( 5 / 5 ) 1947 Nancye Wynne Bolton ( 4 / 6 ) Patricia Canning Todd Margaret Osborne ( 2 / 6 ) Louise Brough ( 1 / 6 ) 1948 Nancye Wynne Bolton ( 5 / 6 ) Nelly Landry Louise Brough ( 2 / 6 ) Margaret Osborne ( 3 / 6 ) 1949 Doris Hart ( 1 / 6 ) Margaret Osborne ( 4 / 6 ) Louise Brough ( 3 / 6 ) Margaret Osborne ( 5 / 6 ) 1950 Louise Brough ( 4 / 6 ) Doris Hart ( 2 / 6 ) Louise Brough ( 5 / 6 ) Margaret Osborne ( 6 / 6 ) 1951 Nancye Wynne Bolton ( 6 / 6 ) Shirley Fry ( 1 / 4 ) Doris Hart ( 3 / 6 ) Maureen Connolly ( 1 / 9 ) 1952 Thelma Coyne Long ( 1 / 2 ) Doris Hart ( 4 / 6 ) Maureen Connolly ( 2 / 9 ) Maureen Connolly ( 3 / 9 ) 1953 Maureen Connolly ( 4 / 9 ) Maureen Connolly ( 5 / 9 ) Maureen Connolly ( 6 / 9 ) Maureen Connolly ( 7 / 9 ) 1954 Thelma Coyne Long ( 2 / 2 ) Maureen Connolly ( 8 / 9 ) Maureen Connolly ( 9 / 9 ) Doris Hart ( 5 / 6 ) 1955 Beryl Penrose Angela Mortimer ( 1 / 3 ) Louise Brough ( 6 / 6 ) Doris Hart ( 6 / 6 ) 1956 Mary Carter Reitano ( 1 / 2 ) Althea Gibson ( 1 / 5 ) Shirley Fry ( 2 / 4 ) Shirley Fry ( 3 / 4 ) 1957 Shirley Fry ( 4 / 4 ) Shirley Bloomer Althea Gibson ( 2 / 5 ) Althea Gibson ( 3 / 5 ) 1958 Angela Mortimer ( 2 / 3 ) HUN : Zsuzsa Körmöczy Althea Gibson ( 4 / 5 ) Althea Gibson ( 5 / 5 ) 1959 Mary Carter Reitano ( 2 / 2 ) Christine Truman BRA : Maria Bueno ( 1 / 7 ) Maria Bueno ( 2 / 7 ) 1960 Margaret Court ( 1 / 24 ) Darlene Hard ( 1 / 3 ) Maria Bueno ( 3 / 7 ) Darlene Hard ( 2 / 3 ) 1961 Margaret Court ( 2 / 24 ) Ann Haydon - Jones ( 1 / 3 ) Angela Mortimer ( 3 / 3 ) Darlene Hard ( 3 / 3 ) 1962 Margaret Court ( 3 / 24 ) Margaret Court ( 4 / 24 ) Karen Hantze Susman Margaret Court ( 5 / 24 ) 1963 Margaret Court ( 6 / 24 ) Lesley Turner ( 1 / 2 ) Margaret Court ( 7 / 24 ) Maria Bueno ( 4 / 7 ) 1964 Margaret Court ( 8 / 24 ) Margaret Court ( 9 / 24 ) Maria Bueno ( 5 / 7 ) Maria Bueno ( 6 / 7 ) 1965 Margaret Court ( 10 / 24 ) Lesley Turner ( 2 / 2 ) Margaret Court ( 11 / 24 ) Margaret Court ( 12 / 24 ) 1966 Margaret Court ( 13 / 24 ) Ann Haydon - Jones ( 2 / 3 ) Billie Jean King ( 1 / 12 ) Maria Bueno ( 7 / 7 ) 1967 Nancy Richey ( 1 / 2 ) Françoise Dürr Billie Jean King ( 2 / 12 ) Billie Jean King ( 3 / 12 ) 1968 Billie Jean King ( 4 / 12 ) Amateur era tennis ends Open era tennis begins Nancy Richey ( 2 / 2 ) Billie Jean King ( 5 / 12 ) Virginia Wade ( 1 / 3 ) 1969 Margaret Court ( 14 / 24 ) Margaret Court ( 15 / 24 ) Ann Haydon - Jones ( 3 / 3 ) Margaret Court ( 16 / 24 ) 1970 Margaret Court ( 17 / 24 ) Margaret Court ( 18 / 24 ) Margaret Court ( 19 / 24 ) Margaret Court ( 20 / 24 ) 1971 Margaret Court ( 21 / 24 ) Evonne Goolagong ( 1 / 7 ) Evonne Goolagong ( 2 / 7 ) Billie Jean King ( 6 / 12 ) 1972 Virginia Wade ( 2 / 3 ) Billie Jean King ( 7 / 12 ) Billie Jean King ( 8 / 12 ) Billie Jean King ( 9 / 12 ) 1973 Margaret Court ( 22 / 24 ) Margaret Court ( 23 / 24 ) Billie Jean King ( 10 / 12 ) Margaret Court ( 24 / 24 ) Evonne Goolagong ( 3 / 7 ) Chris Evert ( 1 / 18 ) Chris Evert ( 2 / 18 ) Billie Jean King ( 11 / 12 ) Evonne Goolagong ( 4 / 7 ) Chris Evert ( 3 / 18 ) Billie Jean King ( 12 / 12 ) Chris Evert ( 4 / 18 ) 1976 Evonne Goolagong ( 5 / 7 ) Sue Barker Chris Evert ( 5 / 18 ) Chris Evert ( 6 / 18 ) 1977 Kerry Melville Reid YUG : Mima Jaušovec Virginia Wade ( 3 / 3 ) Chris Evert ( 7 / 18 ) Evonne Goolagong ( 6 / 7 ) 1978 Chris O'Neil ROU : Virginia Ruzici Martina Navratilova ( 1 / 18 ) Chris Evert ( 8 / 18 ) 1979 Barbara Jordan Chris Evert ( 9 / 18 ) Martina Navratilova ( 2 / 18 ) Tracy Austin ( 1 / 2 ) 1980 TCH : Hana Mandlíková ( 1 / 4 ) Chris Evert ( 10 / 18 ) Evonne Goolagong ( 7 / 7 ) Chris Evert ( 11 / 18 ) 1981 Martina Navratilova ( 3 / 18 ) Hana Mandlíková ( 2 / 4 ) Chris Evert ( 12 / 18 ) Tracy Austin ( 2 / 2 ) 1982 Chris Evert ( 14 / 18 ) Martina Navratilova ( 4 / 18 ) Martina Navratilova ( 5 / 18 ) Chris Evert ( 13 / 18 ) Martina Navratilova ( 8 / 18 ) Chris Evert ( 15 / 18 ) Martina Navratilova ( 6 / 18 ) Martina Navratilova ( 7 / 18 ) 1984 Chris Evert ( 16 / 18 ) Martina Navratilova ( 9 / 18 ) Martina Navratilova ( 10 / 18 ) Martina Navratilova ( 11 / 18 ) 1985 Martina Navratilova ( 13 / 18 ) Chris Evert ( 17 / 18 ) Martina Navratilova ( 12 / 18 ) Hana Mandlíková ( 3 / 4 ) 1986 no competition Chris Evert ( 18 / 18 ) Martina Navratilova ( 14 / 18 ) Martina Navratilova ( 15 / 18 ) Hana Mandlíková ( 4 / 4 ) FRG : Steffi Graf ( 1 / 22 ) Martina Navratilova ( 16 / 18 ) Martina Navratilova ( 17 / 18 ) 1988 Steffi Graf ( 2 / 22 ) Steffi Graf ( 3 / 22 ) Steffi Graf ( 4 / 22 ) Steffi Graf ( 5 / 22 ) 1989 Steffi Graf ( 6 / 22 ) ESP : Arantxa Sánchez Vicario ( 1 / 4 ) Steffi Graf ( 7 / 22 ) Steffi Graf ( 8 / 22 ) 1990 Steffi Graf ( 9 / 22 ) Monica Seles ( 1 / 9 ) Martina Navratilova ( 18 / 18 ) ARG : Gabriela Sabatini 1991 Monica Seles ( 2 / 9 ) Monica Seles ( 3 / 9 ) GER : Steffi Graf ( 10 / 22 ) Monica Seles ( 4 / 9 ) 1992 Monica Seles ( 5 / 9 ) YUG : Monica Seles ( 6 / 9 ) Steffi Graf ( 11 / 22 ) Monica Seles ( 7 / 9 ) 1993 Monica Seles ( 8 / 9 ) Steffi Graf ( 12 / 22 ) Steffi Graf ( 13 / 22 ) Steffi Graf ( 14 / 22 ) 1994 Steffi Graf ( 15 / 22 ) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario ( 2 / 4 ) Conchita Martínez Arantxa Sánchez Vicario ( 3 / 4 ) 1995 Mary Pierce ( 1 / 2 ) Steffi Graf ( 16 / 22 ) Steffi Graf ( 17 / 22 ) Steffi Graf ( 18 / 22 ) Monica Seles ( 9 / 9 ) Steffi Graf ( 19 / 22 ) Steffi Graf ( 20 / 22 ) Steffi Graf ( 21 / 22 ) 1997 Martina Hingis ( 1 / 5 ) CRO : Iva Majoli Martina Hingis ( 2 / 5 ) Martina Hingis ( 3 / 5 ) 1998 Martina Hingis ( 4 / 5 ) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario ( 4 / 4 ) CZE : Jana Novotná Lindsay Davenport ( 1 / 3 ) 1999 Martina Hingis ( 5 / 5 ) Steffi Graf ( 22 / 22 ) Lindsay Davenport ( 2 / 3 ) Serena Williams ( 1 / 23 ) 2000 Lindsay Davenport ( 3 / 3 ) Mary Pierce ( 2 / 2 ) Venus Williams ( 1 / 7 ) Venus Williams ( 2 / 7 ) 2001 Jennifer Capriati ( 1 / 3 ) Jennifer Capriati ( 2 / 3 ) Venus Williams ( 3 / 7 ) Venus Williams ( 4 / 7 ) 2002 Jennifer Capriati ( 3 / 3 ) Serena Williams ( 2 / 23 ) Serena Williams ( 3 / 23 ) Serena Williams ( 4 / 23 ) 2003 Serena Williams ( 5 / 23 ) BEL : Justine Henin ( 1 / 7 ) Serena Williams ( 6 / 23 ) Justine Henin ( 2 / 7 ) Justine Henin ( 3 / 7 ) RUS : Anastasia Myskina Maria Sharapova ( 1 / 5 ) Svetlana Kuznetsova ( 1 / 2 ) 2005 Serena Williams ( 7 / 23 ) Justine Henin ( 4 / 7 ) Venus Williams ( 5 / 7 ) Kim Clijsters ( 1 / 4 ) 2006 Amélie Mauresmo ( 1 / 2 ) Justine Henin ( 5 / 7 ) Amélie Mauresmo ( 2 / 2 ) Maria Sharapova ( 2 / 5 ) 2007 Serena Williams ( 8 / 23 ) Justine Henin ( 6 / 7 ) Venus Williams ( 6 / 7 ) Justine Henin ( 7 / 7 ) 2008 Maria Sharapova ( 3 / 5 ) SRB : Ana Ivanovic Venus Williams ( 7 / 7 ) Serena Williams ( 9 / 23 ) 2009 Serena Williams ( 10 / 23 ) Svetlana Kuznetsova ( 2 / 2 ) Serena Williams ( 11 / 23 ) Kim Clijsters ( 2 / 4 ) Serena Williams ( 12 / 23 ) ITA : Francesca Schiavone Serena Williams ( 13 / 23 ) Kim Clijsters ( 3 / 4 ) 2011 Kim Clijsters ( 4 / 4 ) CHN : Li Na ( 1 / 2 ) Petra Kvitová ( 1 / 2 ) Samantha Stosur 2012 BLR : Victoria Azarenka ( 1 / 2 ) Maria Sharapova ( 4 / 5 ) Serena Williams ( 14 / 23 ) Serena Williams ( 15 / 23 ) 2013 Victoria Azarenka ( 2 / 2 ) Serena Williams ( 16 / 23 ) Marion Bartoli Serena Williams ( 17 / 23 ) 2014 Li Na ( 2 / 2 ) Maria Sharapova ( 5 / 5 ) Petra Kvitová ( 2 / 2 ) Serena Williams ( 18 / 23 ) 2015 Serena Williams ( 19 / 23 ) Serena Williams ( 20 / 23 ) Serena Williams ( 21 / 23 ) Flavia Pennetta 2016 Angelique Kerber ( 1 / 2 ) Garbiñe Muguruza ( 1 / 2 ) Serena Williams ( 22 / 23 ) Angelique Kerber ( 2 / 2 ) 2017 Serena Williams ( 23 / 23 ) LAT : Jeļena Ostapenko Garbiñe Muguruza ( 2 / 2 ) Sloane Stephens 2018 DEN : Caroline Wozniacki Legend Player won all 4 Grand Slam tournaments in the same year Player won 3 Grand Slam tournaments in the same year Player won 2 Grand Slam tournaments in the same year * French club members or citizens only event, thus considered a `` non-slam '' by a majority of authorities ( the French Championships opened itself to international competitors in 1925 when it merged with the World Hard Court Championships ) † Tournaments held during German occupation not recognized by Fédération Française de Tennis ‡ Australian Open was held in December from 1977 through 1985 Statistics Winners by decade 1920s 11 Helen Wills Moody 7 Suzanne Lenglen 4 Daphne Akhurst, Molla Bjurstedt Mallory 2 Kathleen McKane Godfree, Margaret Molesworth 1 Kornelia Bouman, Sylvia Lance Harper, Esna Boyd Robertson 1930s 8 Helen Wills Moody 5 Helen Jacobs 4 Alice Marble 3 Joan Hartigan, Dorothy Round, Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling 2 Cilly Aussem, Coral McInnes Buttsworth, Simonne Mathieu, Margaret Scriven 1 Nancye Wynne Bolton, Dorothy Bundy, Daphne Akhurst, Anita Lizana, Betty Nuthall, Emily Hood Westacott 1940s 5 Pauline Betz, Margaret Osborne 4 Nancye Wynne Bolton 3 Louise Brough 2 Sarah Palfrey Cooke 1 Doris Hart, Alice Marble, Nelly Landry, Patricia Canning Todd 1950s 9 Maureen Connolly 5 Althea Gibson, Doris Hart 4 Shirley Fry 3 Louise Brough 2 Angela Mortimer, Maria Bueno, Thelma Coyne Long, Mary Carter Reitano 1 Nancye Wynne Bolton, Shirley Bloomer, Beryl Penrose Collier, Margaret Osborne, Christine Truman, Zsuzsi Körmöczy 1960s 16 Margaret Court 5 Maria Bueno, Billie Jean King 3 Darlene Hard, Ann Haydon - Jones 2 Lesley Turner Bowrey, Nancy Richey 1 Angela Mortimer, Françoise Dürr, Karen Hantze Susman, Virginia Wade 1970s 9 Chris Evert 8 Margaret Court 7 Billie Jean King 6 Evonne Goolagong 2 Martina Navratilova, Virginia Wade 1 Tracy Austin, Sue Barker, Mima Jaušovec, Barbara Jordan, Chris O'Neil, Kerry Melville Reid, Virginia Ruzici 1980s 15 Martina Navratilova 9 Chris Evert 8 Steffi Graf 4 Hana Mandlíková 1 Tracy Austin, Evonne Goolagong, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1990s 14 Steffi Graf 9 Monica Seles 5 Martina Hingis 3 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 2 Lindsay Davenport 1 Iva Majoli, Conchita Martínez, Martina Navratilova, Jana Novotná, Mary Pierce, Gabriela Sabatini, Serena Williams 2000s 10 Serena Williams 7 Justine Henin, Venus Williams 3 Jennifer Capriati, Maria Sharapova 2 Amélie Mauresmo, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Kim Clijsters 1 Lindsay Davenport, Anastasia Myskina, Mary Pierce, Ana Ivanovic 2010s 12 Serena Williams 2 Kim Clijsters, Victoria Azarenka, Li Na, Maria Sharapova, Petra Kvitová, Angelique Kerber, Garbiñe Muguruza 1 Francesca Schiavone, Samantha Stosur, Marion Bartoli, Flavia Pennetta, Jeļena Ostapenko, Sloane Stephens, Caroline Wozniacki Most Grand Slam tournament singles titles All time ( 5 or more ) Rank Player Total Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open Margaret Court 24 11 5 5 Serena Williams 23 7 7 6 Steffi Graf 22 6 7 5 Helen Wills Moody 19 0 8 7 5 Chris Evert 18 7 6 = Martina Navratilova 18 9 7 Billie Jean King 12 6 8 Maureen Connolly 9 = / / Monica Seles 9 0 10 Suzanne Lenglen 8 0 6 0 = / Molla Bjurstedt Mallory 8 0 0 0 8 12 Dorothea Lambert Chambers 7 0 0 7 0 = Maria Bueno 7 0 0 = Evonne Goolagong 7 0 = Justine Henin 7 0 = Venus Williams 7 0 0 5 17 Blanche Bingley Hillyard 6 0 0 6 0 = Margaret Osborne 6 0 = Nancye Wynne Bolton 6 6 0 0 0 = Louise Brough 6 0 = Doris Hart 6 22 Lottie Dod 5 0 0 5 0 = Charlotte Cooper Sterry 5 0 0 5 0 = Daphne Akhurst 5 5 0 0 0 = Helen Jacobs 5 0 0 = Alice Marble 5 0 0 = Pauline Betz 5 0 0 = Althea Gibson 5 0 = Martina Hingis 5 0 = Maria Sharapova 5 Open Era ( 2 or more ) Rank Player Total Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open Serena Williams 23 7 7 6 Steffi Graf 22 6 7 5 Chris Evert 18 7 6 = Martina Navratilova 18 9 5 Margaret Court 11 6 / / Monica Seles 9 0 7 Billie Jean King 8 0 8 Evonne Goolagong 7 0 = Justine Henin 7 0 = Venus Williams 7 0 0 5 11 Martina Hingis 5 0 = Maria Sharapova 5 13 Hana Mandlíková 0 = Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 0 0 = Kim Clijsters 0 0 16 Virginia Wade 0 = Lindsay Davenport 0 = Jennifer Capriati 0 0 19 Tracy Austin 0 0 0 = Mary Pierce 0 0 = Amélie Mauresmo 0 0 = Svetlana Kuznetsova 0 0 = Victoria Azarenka 0 0 0 = Li Na 0 0 = Petra Kvitová 0 0 0 = Angelique Kerber 0 0 = Garbiñe Muguruza 0 0 Most singles wins per Grand Slam tournament All time Grand Slam Wins # Player ( s ) Australian Open 11 Margaret Court French Open 7 Chris Evert Wimbledon 9 Martina Navratilova US Open 8 / Molla Mallory Open era Grand Slam Wins # Player ( s ) Australian Open 7 Serena Williams French Open 7 Chris Evert Wimbledon 9 Martina Navratilova US Open 6 Chris Evert, Serena Williams Total winners by country All time Rank Country Wins United States 202 Australia 62 United Kingdom 51 Germany ( 20 ) West Germany ( 9 ) 29 5 France 17 6 Belgium 11 7 Yugoslavia ( 6 ) Yugoslavia ( 3 ) Serbia ( 1 ) 10 8 Russia 8 9 Brazil 7 = Czechoslovakia ( 4 ) Czech Republic ( 3 ) 7 = Spain 7 12 Switzerland 5 13 Norway 14 Belarus = China = Italy 17 Argentina = Chile = Croatia = Denmark = Hungary = Latvia = Netherlands = Romania Open era Rank Country Wins United States 86 West Germany ( 9 ) Germany ( 15 ) 24 Australia 21 Belgium 11 5 Yugoslavia ( 6 ) Yugoslavia ( 3 ) Serbia ( 1 ) 10 6 Russia 8 7 Czechoslovakia ( 4 ) Czech Republic ( 3 ) 7 = Spain 7 9 United Kingdom 5 = Switzerland 5 = France 5 12 Belarus = China = Italy 15 Argentina = Croatia = Denmark = Latvia = Romania Unique winners by country ( Open Era ) In the last 50 years, 48 * different women have won one or more major singles title. * Monica Seles is listed under United States, FR Yugoslavia & SFR Yugoslavia. Country Players Names Argentina Gabriela Sabatini Australia 5 Margaret Court, Evonne Goolagong, Chris O'Neil, Kerry Melville Reid, Samantha Stosur Belarus Victoria Azarenka Belgium Kim Clijsters, Justine Henin China Li Na Croatia Iva Majoli Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková Czech Republic Jana Novotná, Petra Kvitová Denmark Caroline Wozniacki France Marion Bartoli, Amélie Mauresmo, Mary Pierce Germany Steffi Graf, Angelique Kerber Italy Flavia Pennetta, Francesca Schiavone Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko Romania Virginia Ruzici Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova, Anastasia Myskina, Maria Sharapova Serbia Ana Ivanovic Spain Conchita Martínez, Garbiñe Muguruza, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Switzerland Martina Hingis United Kingdom Sue Barker, Ann Haydon - Jones, Virginia Wade United States 12 Tracy Austin, Jennifer Capriati, Lindsay Davenport, Chris Evert, Barbara Jordan, Billie Jean King, Martina Navratilova, Nancy Richey, Monica Seles, Sloane Stephens, Serena Williams, Venus Williams Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec, Monica Seles Yugoslavia Monica Seles Most consecutive Grand Slam singles titles Titles Player Years From To 6 Maureen Connolly 1952 -- 53 1952 Wimbledon 1953 U.S Championships Margaret Court 1969 -- 71 1969 US Open 1971 Australian Open Martina Navratilova ‡ 1983 -- 84 1983 Wimbledon 1984 US Open 5 Steffi Graf 1988 -- 89 1988 Australian Open 1989 Australian Open Steffi Graf 1993 -- 94 1993 French Open 1994 Australian Open Serena Williams 2002 -- 03 2002 French Open 2003 Australian Open 2014 -- 15 2014 US Open 2015 Wimbledon Helen Wills Moody 1928 1928 French Championships 1928 U.S Championships 1929 1929 French Championships 1929 U.S Championships Margaret Court 1965 -- 66 1965 Wimbledon 1966 Australian Championships Billie Jean King 1967 -- 68 1967 Wimbledon 1968 Australian Championships 1972 1972 French Open 1972 US Open Chris Evert ‡ 1982 -- 83 1982 US Open 1983 French Open Steffi Graf 1989 -- 90 1989 Wimbledon 1990 Australian Open / Monica Seles 1991 -- 92 1991 US Open 1992 French Open Steffi Graf 1995 1995 French Open 1995 US Open 1996 French Open 1996 US Open Martina Hingis 1997 -- 98 1997 Wimbledon 1998 Australian Open ‡ Australian Open was held in December from 1977 through 1985 Most consecutive years with at least one Grand Slam title Year # Span Player ( s ) 13 1974 -- 1986 Chris Evert 10 1987 -- 1996 Steffi Graf 7 1927 -- 1933 Helen Wills 1960 -- 1966 Margaret Court 1981 -- 1987 Martina Navratilova Completed the Grand Slam Only three players have been able to win all four Majors in a single year. Player Year Maureen Connolly 1953 Margaret Court 1970 Steffi Graf 1988 * Golden Slam ( also won the Olympic Gold medal ) Winners of the Career Grand Slam ( Date listed is the year the player first won each tournament. Last one marked in bold ) Player Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open Maureen Connolly 1953 1953 1952 1951 Doris Hart 1949 1950 1951 1954 Shirley Fry 1957 1951 1956 1956 Margaret Court 1960 1962 1963 1962 Billie Jean King 1968 1972 1966 1967 Chris Evert 1982 Martina Navratilova 1981 1982 1978 Steffi Graf 1988 1988 1988 Serena Williams 2003 2002 2002 1999 Maria Sharapova 2008 2012 2006 Winners of three Grand Slam tournaments in the same calendar year Note : players with four titles are not included here. Australian -- French -- Wimbledon 2015 Serena Williams Australian -- French -- U.S. 1962 Margaret Court 1969 1973 1991 / Monica Seles 1992 Australian -- Wimbledon -- U.S. 1965 Margaret Court Martina Navratilova 1989 Steffi Graf 1997 Martina Hingis French -- Wimbledon -- U.S. 1928 Helen Wills Moody 1929 1972 Billie Jean King 1984 Martina Navratilova 1993 Steffi Graf 1995 2002 Serena Williams Winners of two Grand Slam tournaments in the same calendar year Note : players with more than two titles are not included here. Australian -- French 1964 Margaret Court 2001 Jennifer Capriati Australian -- Wimbledon 1950 Louise Brough 1963 Margaret Court 1968 Billie Jean King 1985 Martina Navratilova 2003 Serena Williams 2006 Amélie Mauresmo 2009 Serena Williams Australian -- U.S. 1982 Chris Evert 2016 Angelique Kerber French -- Wimbledon 1925 Suzanne Lenglen 1930 Helen Wills Moody 1932 1954 Maureen Connolly 1971 Evonne Goolagong Chris Evert 1982 Martina Navratilova French -- U.S. 1949 Margaret Osborne 1960 Darlene Hard Chris Evert 1980 1994 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 2003 Justine Henin 2007 2013 Serena Williams Wimbledon -- U.S. 1939 Alice Marble 1946 Pauline Betz 1952 Maureen Connolly 1956 Shirley Fry 1957 Althea Gibson 1958 1959 Maria Bueno 1964 1967 Billie Jean King 1976 Chris Evert 1986 Martina Navratilova 2000 Venus Williams 2001 2012 Serena Williams Winning a Grand Slam singles tournament without losing a set ( open era ) Chronological timeline ( by player ) * Achieved the most number of times # Achieved at three different Grand slam tournaments ^ Years are italicized where a player won more than once in a calendar year Country Player Times Grand Slam Tournaments Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open Australia Margaret Court 1970, 1973 -- -- 1969 Australia Evonne Goolagong 1975, 1976, 1977 ( Dec ) * 1971 -- -- United States Billie Jean King -- 1972 ^ -- 1971, 1972 ^ United States Chris Evert # 5 -- 1981 1976, 1977, 1978 * Australia Chris O'Neil 1978 -- -- -- United States Martina Navratilova 6 * -- -- 1983 ^, 1984, 1986, 1990 * 1983 ^, 1987 Germany Steffi Graf # 5 1988 ^, 1989, 1994 * 1988 ^ -- Serbia and Montenegro Monica Seles -- -- -- 1992 Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario -- 1994 -- -- France Mary Pierce 1995 -- -- -- Switzerland Martina Hingis 1997 ^ -- -- 1997 ^ United States Lindsay Davenport # 2000 -- 1999 1998 United States Venus Williams -- -- 2008 2001 United States Serena Williams # 6 * 2017 -- 2002 ^, 2010 2002 ^, 2008, 2014 * Belgium Justine Henin -- 2006, 2007 ^ * -- 2007 ^ Russia Maria Sharapova 2008 -- - - France Marion Bartoli -- -- 2013 -- Total per Grand slam tournaments : 14 7 10 17 Decade breakdown Decades Times Player ( s ) 1960s Margaret Court 1970s 14 Chris Evert ( 4 ), Evonne Goolagong ( 4 ), Billie Jean King ( 3 ), Margaret Court ( 2 ), Chris O'Neil 1980s 9 Martina Navratilova ( 5 ), Steffi Graf ( 3 ), Chris Evert 1990s 10 Lindsay Davenport ( 2 ), Steffi Graf ( 2 ), Martina Hingis ( 2 ), Martina Navratilova, Mary Pierce, / Monica Seles, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 2000s 10 Justine Henin ( 3 ), Serena Williams ( 3 ), Venus Williams ( 2 ), Lindsay Davenport, Maria Sharapova 2010s Serena Williams ( 3 ), Marion Bartoli All countrywomen in final ( Open Era ) Only five countries : Australia, United States, Belgium, Russia and Italy, have had two countrywomen play in a Grand Slam final that took place after 1968. Tournament Winner Runner - up 1970 Australian Open Margaret Court Kerry Melville 1971 Australian Open Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong 1971 French Open Evonne Goolagong Helen Gourlay 1971 Wimbledon Evonne Goolagong Margaret Court 1971 US Open Billie Jean King Rosemary Casals 1973 Australian Open Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong 1973 Wimbledon Billie Jean King Chris Evert 1973 US Open Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong 1977 Australian Open ( January ) Kerry Melville Reid Dianne Fromholtz 1977 Australian Open ( December ) Evonne Goolagong Helen Gourlay 1978 Wimbledon Martina Navratilova Chris Evert 1978 US Open Chris Evert Pam Shriver 1979 Wimbledon Martina Navratilova Chris Evert 1979 US Open Tracy Austin Chris Evert 1979 Australian Open Barbara Jordan Sharon Walsh 1981 US Open Tracy Austin Martina Navratilova 1983 US Open Martina Navratilova Chris Evert 1984 US Open Martina Navratilova Chris Evert 1981 Australian Open Martina Navratilova Chris Evert 1982 Australian Open Chris Evert Martina Navratilova 1982 French Open Martina Navratilova Andrea Jaeger 1982 Wimbledon Martina Navratilova Chris Evert 1983 Australian Open Martina Navratilova Kathy Jordan 1983 Wimbledon Martina Navratilova Andrea Jaeger 1984 French Open Martina Navratilova Chris Evert 1984 Wimbledon Martina Navratilova Chris Evert 1985 Australian Open Martina Navratilova Chris Evert 1985 French Open Chris Evert Martina Navratilova 1985 Wimbledon Martina Navratilova Chris Evert 1986 French Open Chris Evert Martina Navratilova 1990 Wimbledon Martina Navratilova Zina Garrison 2000 Wimbledon Venus Williams Lindsay Davenport 2000 US Open Venus Williams Lindsay Davenport 2001 US Open Venus Williams Serena Williams 2002 French Open Serena Williams Venus Williams 2002 Wimbledon Serena Williams Venus Williams 2002 US Open Serena Williams Venus Williams 2003 Australian Open Serena Williams Venus Williams 2003 French Open Justine Henin Kim Clijsters 2003 Wimbledon Serena Williams Venus Williams 2003 US Open Justine Henin Kim Clijsters 2004 Australian Open Justine Henin Kim Clijsters 2004 French Open Anastasia Myskina Elena Dementieva 2004 US Open Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Dementieva 2005 Australian Open Serena Williams Lindsay Davenport 2005 Wimbledon Venus Williams Lindsay Davenport 2008 Wimbledon Venus Williams Serena Williams 2009 French Open Svetlana Kuznetsova Dinara Safina 2009 Wimbledon Serena Williams Venus Williams 2015 US Open Flavia Pennetta Roberta Vinci 2017 Australian Open Serena Williams Venus Williams 2017 US Open Sloane Stephens Madison Keys See also Chronological list of women 's Grand Slam tennis champions List of Grand Slam women 's doubles champions List of Grand Slam men 's singles champions List of Grand Slam men 's doubles champions List of Grand Slam mixed doubles champions List of Grand Slam boys ' singles champions List of Grand Slam girls ' singles champions List of Grand Slam boys ' doubles champions List of Grand Slam girls ' doubles champions List of Grand Slam and WTA Tour Tier 1 women 's singles champions Tennis statistics World number one women tennis players Notes Jump up ^ ESPN Sports Almanac 2006, page 814 Jump up ^ World Book Encyclopedia 2008 T p166a Jump up ^ Compton Encyclopedia 1975 ST p301 Jump up ^ Concord Encyclopedia Jump up ^ CBS Sports `` ( 1 ) '' Jump up ^ Top End Sports `` ( 2 ) '' Jump up ^ ( 3 ) '' Jump up ^ Tennis 28 Slams `` ( 4 ) '' Jump up ^ Robertson, Max ( 1974 ). 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Question: who won the most grand slams in women's tennis
Answer: Margaret Court