List of Open era tennis records - wikipedia List of Open era tennis records This is a list of tennis records that were obtained during the Open Era from 1968 onwards. Records are included from both male ( ATP, Grand Prix and WCT ) and female ( WTA ) professional tennis tours. To keep the list at a reasonable length, it includes only players who have been ranked World No. 1, have won a Grand Slam title and / or hold records ( overall or consecutive ) with regards to most titles, weeks at No. 1, matches ( played, won or lost ), winning percentage, tournament appearances, aces and records by court type at a Grand Slam, Year - End Championship or Masters 1000 tournament. Contents 1 Most titles at a single tournament 1.1 Men 1.2 Women 2 Longest match winning streaks during the open era ( all surfaces ) 2.1 Men 2.2 Women 3 Most Year - End Championships ( combined ) 3.1 Men 3.2 Women 4 Open era records 4.1 Men 4.1. 1 Summary 4.1. 2 By player 4.1. 2.1 Roger Federer 4.1. 2.2 Rafael Nadal 4.1. 2.3 Pete Sampras 4.1. 2.4 Björn Borg 4.1. 2.5 Rod Laver 4.1. 2.6 Andre Agassi 4.1. 2.7 Ivan Lendl 4.1. 2.8 Novak Djokovic 4.1. 2.9 John McEnroe 4.1. 2.10 Jimmy Connors 4.1. 2.11 Mats Wilander 4.1. 2.12 Stefan Edberg 4.1. 2.13 Boris Becker 4.1. 2.14 Jim Courier 4.1. 2.15 Guillermo Vilas 4.1. 2.16 Lleyton Hewitt 4.1. 2.17 Andy Murray 4.1. 2.18 Andy Roddick 4.1. 2.19 Goran Ivanišević 4.1. 2.20 Michael Chang 4.1. 2.21 Ken Rosewall 4.1. 2.22 Ilie Năstase 4.1. 2.23 Bob and Mike Bryan 4.2 Women 4.2. 1 Summary 4.2. 2 By player 4.2. 2.1 Margaret Court 4.2. 2.2 Steffi Graf 4.2. 2.3 Serena Williams 4.2. 2.4 Chris Evert 4.2. 2.5 Martina Navratilova 4.2. 2.6 Monica Seles 4.2. 2.7 Venus Williams 4.2. 2.8 Justine Henin 4.2. 2.9 Martina Hingis 4.2. 2.10 Billie Jean King 4.2. 2.11 Evonne Goolagong Cawley 5 References Most titles at a single tournament The following are lists of tennis players who have won a particular tournament at least five times during the open era. Rafael Nadal has won a record ten times at Monte Carlo, Barcelona, and the French Open, and seven times at Rome. Roger Federer has won a record nine tournaments at least five times each ( seven on hard courts and two on grass ). Men Wins Player Tournament Years 10 Rafael Nadal Monte - Carlo Masters 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017 Barcelona Open 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017 French Open 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017 9 Roger Federer Halle Open 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017 8 Roger Federer Wimbledon 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2017 Swiss Indoors 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017 Guillermo Vilas Buenos Aires 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1977 ( 2 ), 1979, 1982 7 Roger Federer Dubai Tennis Championships 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2014, 2015 Cincinnati Masters 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015 Pete Sampras Wimbledon 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Rafael Nadal Italian Open 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013 6 Novak Djokovic Australian Open 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 China Open 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Miami Open 2007, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 Björn Borg French Open 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 Jimmy Connors Grand Prix Birmingham 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980 Balázs Taróczy Dutch Open 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 / Ivan Lendl Canadian Open 1980, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989 Andre Agassi Miami Masters 1990, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003 Roger Federer ATP World Tour Finals 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011 5 John McEnroe Wembley Championship 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983 Pacific Coast Championships 1978, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1986 WCT Finals 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1989 Roger Federer US Open 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Australian Open 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2017 Indian Wells Masters 2004, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2017 Pete Sampras US Open 1990, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2002 ATP Tour World Championship 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999 Novak Djokovic ATP World Tour Finals 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Indian Wells Masters 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016 / Ivan Lendl Masters 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987 Tokyo Indoor 1983, 1985, 1990, 1992, 1993 Andre Agassi Washington Open ( tennis ) 1990, 1991, 1995, 1998, 1999 Pacific Coast Championships 1990, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2003 Björn Borg Wimbledon 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 Jimmy Connors US Open 1974, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1983 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Kremlin Cup 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Carlos Moyá Croatia Open 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007 Andy Murray Queens Club Championships 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016 Rafael Nadal Madrid Open 2005, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017 Women Wins Player Tournament Years 12 Martina Navratilova Chicago 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992 11 Martina Navratilova Eastbourne 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993 9 Martina Navratilova Wimbledon 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990 Washington, D.C. 1975, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990 Dallas 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989 Steffi Graf German Open, Berlin 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996 8 Martina Navratilova WTA Tour Championships 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 ( March ), 1986 ( November ) Los Angeles 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1992, 1993 Chris Evert Hilton Head & Charleston 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 1985 Serena Williams Key Biscayne 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015 7 Serena Williams Wimbledon 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016 Australian Open 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2017 Steffi Graf Wimbledon 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996 Chris Evert French Open 1974, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1986 Martina Navratilova Orlando 1974, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 6 Steffi Graf French Open 1987, 1988, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1999 Brighton 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 Zurich 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 Boca Raton and other sites in Florida 1987, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 Hamburg 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 Chris Evert US Open 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982 Virginia Slims Palm Harbour Tampa St. Petersburg 1971, 1973, 1974, 1982, 1987, 1988 U.S. Women 's Clay Court Championships 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1980 Martina Navratilova Houston 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1985 Filderstadt & Stuttgart 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992 Serena Williams US Open 1999, 2002, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Spanish Open 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2001 5 Steffi Graf US Open 1988, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996 Key Biscayne 1987, 1988, 1994, 1995, 1996 WTA Tour Championships 1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996 Leipzig 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998 Martina Navratilova U.S. Indoor Championships 1975, 1977, 1981, 1984, 1986 Boston 1975, 1986 ( January ), 1986 ( November ), 1988, 1989 Sydney 1976, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1989 Stanford & Oakland, California 1979, 1980, 1988, 1991, 1993 Chris Evert Italian Open 1974, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1982 Houston 1974, 1975, 1986, 1987, 1988 Venus Williams Wimbledon 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008 Serena Williams WTA Tour Championships 2001, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014 Virginia Wade Dewar Cup London 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 / / Monica Seles Toyota Princess Cup 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998 Martina Hingis Tokyo Pan Pacific Open 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2007 Kim Clijsters Luxembourg City 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005 Anabel Medina Garrigues Palermo 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011 Longest match winning streaks during the Open era ( all surfaces ) Men The following table is based on information maintained on the website of the Association of Tennis Professionals. # Player Matches Year 1. Björn Borg 49 * 1978 2. Björn Borg 48 * 1979 -- 1980 3. Guillermo Vilas 46 1977 4. Ivan Lendl 44 1981 -- 1982 5. Novak Djokovic 43 2010 -- 2011 6. John McEnroe 42 1984 7. Roger Federer 41 2006 -- 2007 8. Jimmy Connors 35 Thomas Muster 1995 Roger Federer 2005 Women The following table is from page 255 of the 2009 Official Guide to Professional Tennis, compiled by the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. # Player Matches Year Martina Navratilova 74 1984 Steffi Graf 66 1989 -- 90 Martina Navratilova 58 1986 -- 87 Margaret Court 57 1972 -- 73 5 Chris Evert 56 6 Martina Navratilova 54 1983 -- 84 7 Steffi Graf 46 8 Steffi Graf 45 9 Chris Evert 42 1975 - 76 10 Martina Navratilova 41 1982 - 83 * Note : Sources are not in agreement as to the length of Borg 's winning streaks. News articles of the time in question clearly tell of the Borg streaks as does counting the ITF results, yet more sources use the Vilas streak as the record. Most year - end Championships ( combined ) World Tour Finals ( 1970 -- present ) The best players of all participants on the world tour, within a season, would qualify for the year - end tournament. The world tour event began in 1970 and was originally known as the Masters Grand Prix as part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit. It was organised by the International Lawn Tennis Federation ( ILTF ). In 1990, the Association of Tennis Professionals ( ATP ) took over the running of the men 's tour and replaced the Masters with the ATP Tour World Championship. Between 2000 and 2008, the event was called the Tennis Masters Cup and was endorsed by ITF, ATP and the Grand Slam tournaments ( as a result of merging the ATP Tour World Championship with the Grand Slam Cup ). In 2009 the Championship was renamed the ATP World Tour Finals. Currently, the tournament is organized at the O2 Arena in London, under efficient lighting conditions of play, on blue, medium fast, low bouncing, hard courts. WCT Finals ( 1971 -- 1989 ) The best players of the season, from a reduced pool of professionals under contract for the WCT circuit, would qualify for the circuit finals. The WCT Finals, as the season - ending championship for the World Championship Tennis circuit, was held annually in Dallas, Texas, and played on indoor carpet courts. The 1971 quarterfinals and semifinals were played in Houston, and final played at Moody Coliseum in Dallas. The 1972 -- 1979 editions were played at Moody Coliseum, and the 1980 -- 1989 tournaments at Reunion Arena in Dallas. The WCT, in 1974, was the first tennis tournament to experiment with electronic line calling. Grand Slam Cup ( 1990 -- 1999 ) The Grand Slam Cup was the ITF season end finals in the 1990s. Points were allocated to a player based on his Grand Slam performances, and after all four Grand Slam events had concluded the 16 players with the most points -- 12 in 1998 and 1999 -- qualified for the Cup. Grand Slam champions were not assured of a berth in the event. All of the events were played in Munich, Germany. The only man to have won all three of these season end championships was Boris Becker ( he won the WCT Finals in 1988, the World Tour Finals in 1988, 1992 and 1995 and the Grand Slam Cup in 1996 ) Key GP / ATP ATP World Tour Finals WCT WCT Finals ITF Grand Slam Cup Men Player GP / ATP WCT ITF Total 1. John McEnroe 5 - 8 2. Ivan Lendl 5 - 7 Pete Sampras 5 -- 7 4. Roger Federer 6 -- - 6 5. Boris Becker 5 Novak Djokovic 5 -- - 5 7. Ilie Năstase -- - 8. Björn Borg - Jimmy Connors - Women Name Total 1. Martina Navratilova 8 2. Steffi Graf 5 Serena Williams 5 4. Chris Evert 5. / Monica Seles Kim Clijsters 7. Evonne Goolagong Cawley Gabriela Sabatini Martina Hingis Justine Henin Open era records Men Summary The following six male players have won at least five singles titles in one Grand Slam tournament during the open era : Player Grand Slam tournament # of titles Rafael Nadal French Open 10 Roger Federer Wimbledon 8 US Open 5 Australian Open 5 Pete Sampras Wimbledon 7 US Open 5 Björn Borg French Open 6 Wimbledon 5 Novak Djokovic Australian Open 6 Jimmy Connors US Open 5 By player The records and achievements of various players who have competed during the open era are listed in this section. This section is based on information maintained on the website of the Association of Tennis Professionals. Roger Federer Main articles : List of career achievements by Roger Federer and Roger Federer § Records Rafael Nadal Main articles : List of career achievements by Rafael Nadal and Rafael Nadal § Records Pete Sampras Main article : Pete Sampras § Records Björn Borg Main article : Björn Borg § Records Rod Laver Main article : Rod Laver § Records Andre Agassi Main article : Andre Agassi § Records Ivan Lendl Main article : Ivan Lendl § Records Novak Djokovic Main articles : List of career achievements by Novak Djokovic and Novak Djokovic § Records John McEnroe Main article : John McEnroe § Records Jimmy Connors Main article : Jimmy Connors § Records Mats Wilander Main article : Mats Wilander § Records Stefan Edberg Main article : Stefan Edberg § Records Boris Becker Main article : Boris Becker § Records Jim Courier Main article : Jim Courier § Records Guillermo Vilas Main article : Guillermo Vilas § Records Lleyton Hewitt Youngest qualifier at the Australian Open at 15 years, 11 months old ( 1997 ). Won the singles title in Adelaide in 1998 to become the youngest tour winner ( 16 years, 10 months old ) since Michael Chang in 1988 and the lowest - ranked ( 550 ) winner in the history of the ATP tour. Youngest male to win a Grand Slam tournament doubles title at 19 years, 6 months old ( 2000 US Open ). Youngest ever male player to be ranked World No. 1 Youngest male player to be the year - end World No. 1 at 20 years, 8 months old ( 2001 ). Best career match winning percentage in finals on grass : 87.5 % ( 7 -- 1 ) Andy Murray Main articles : List of career achievements by Andy Murray and Andy Murray § Records Andy Roddick Main article : Andy Roddick § Records Goran ivanišević The only male player to win a Grand Slam title as a wildcard. He achieved this at Wimbledon in 2001. Most aces by any player in a single season ( 1,477 in 1996 ). Michael Chang Main article : Michael Chang § Records Ken Rosewall Main article : Ken Rosewall § Records Ilie Năstase Main article : Ilie Năstase § Records Bob and Mike Bryan Main article : The Bryan brothers § Doubles records Women Summary The following five players have won at least five singles titles in one Grand Slam tournament during the open era : Player Grand Slam tournament # of titles Martina Navratilova Wimbledon 9 Serena Williams Australian Open 7 Wimbledon 7 US Open 6 Steffi Graf Wimbledon 7 French Open 6 US Open 5 Chris Evert French Open 7 US Open 6 Venus Williams Wimbledon 5 By player Margaret court Highest Open Era singles career winning percentage : 91.37 % ( 593 -- 56 ) First to win the Grand Slam in ( 1970 ) in the open era : ( later achieved by Steffi Graf ). Most WTA singles titles won in a year : 21 ( 1970 ) this was her most notable season she played 24 tournaments winning 21 of them. Out of 110 matches she won 104 giving her ( 94.54 % ) winning percentage. Most consecutive Major singles titles ( 1969 -- 71 ) : 6 ( later achieved by Martina Navratilova ). First player of either sex to complete a `` boxed set '' of Grand Slam titles ( singles, same - sex doubles, mixed doubles at all four championships ) in the Open Era, and one of only three ( all women ) to have done so in history ( later achieved by Martina Navratilova ). Only mother to win three grand slams in one season ( 1973 ) Three career grand slams titles as a mother ( shared with Kim Clijsters ) Only mother to win the French Open ( 1973 ) Steffi Graf Most consecutive Major Finals in a row : 13 ( 1987 French Open through 1990 French Open : Record : 9 -- 4 ) Only player who has won four singles titles at each Major tournament. Most year - end World No. 1 rankings by the Women 's Tennis Association ( WTA ) : 8 ( 1987 -- 1990, 1993 -- 1996 ) Most years ranked year - end No. 1 officially : 7 ( 1987 - 1990, 1993, 1995 & 1996 ) tied with Chris Evert. Ranked World No. 1 or World No. 2 by the WTA longer than any other player ( 10 years and three months, from March 1987 to June 1997 ). Ranked World No. 1 by the WTA for more weeks than any other player ( 377 ). Only player to have been ranked World No. 1 by the WTA at some point during 10 different years : 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997 ( tied with Serena Williams ). Tied with Serena Williams for most consecutive weeks ranked world No. 1 by WTA ( 186, August 17, 1987, through March 10, 1991 ). Won her first 45 singles matches in 1987. Only player to have won the `` Golden Grand Slam '' - winning all four Grand Slam singles titles and the Olympic singles gold medal in the same calendar year. Second woman to win a non-calendar year Grand Slam in singles with her win at the 1994 Australian Open. During the 1999 French Open, became the first player since the WTA rankings began on November 3, 1975, to defeat the first, second, and third ranked players at the same tournament ( # 1 Hingis, # 2 Davenport, # 3 Seles ). Only player to have four times won three of the four Major singles titles in a calendar year : 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996. Lost only 20 games while winning the 1988 French Open, the third least number of games lost by the winner of a Grand Slam singles tournament during the open era. ( Martina Navratilova lost 19 games while winning the 1983 US Open. Chris Evert lost only 12 games while winning the 1976 US Open. ) Most singles match wins at the French Open : 84. Only player ( man or woman ) in history to have defended all the 4 Major Singles at least once in her career. Highest Hard court winning percentage : 90.30 % ( 335 -- 36 ). Does not have a losing record against any Grand Slam tournament champion. Longest winning streak against No 1 player ( years ) : 4 ( shared with Davenport, Serena and Venus Williams ). Serena Williams Main article : List of career achievements by Serena Williams Most Major singles titles in the open era : 23 At 1997 Ameritech Cup in Chicago, became the lowest ranked player ( No. 304 ) to defeat two Top 10 players in one tournament ( Monica Seles and Mary Pierce ) At the 1998 Lipton Championships in Miami became the fastest woman to record 5 Top 10 wins by defeating Irina Spîrlea At the 1999 Lipton Championships in Miami became the first pair of sisters in the Open era to meet in a tournament final ( with Venus Williams ) By winning the 2001 Australian Open Doubles with Venus Williams, became the only pair to win a Career Doubles Golden Slam and thus Serena 's the only player, male or female, to accomplish a Career Golden Slam ( each of the four grand slams & Olympic gold ) in singles AND doubles. At the 2001 US Open, marked the first time in the Open era, and second time in 117 years that sisters met in a Grand Slam final ( with Venus Williams ) In 2001 became the first player in history to win the Season - Ending Championships on her debut At the 2002 French Open, she became the first younger sister to defeat her older sister in a Grand Slam singles tournament. In 2002 became the first ever siblings to rank Top 2 at same time with sister Venus Williams By winning the 2003 Australian Open, became the first African - American to win the championship By winning the 2005 Australian Open by defeating Mauresmo and Davenport, became the only player to win three Grand Slam singles titles ( 1999 US Open, 2002 French Open ) by beating the top two ranked players. At 2007 Sony Ericsson Open in Miami became lowest ranked player ( Number 18 ) to defeat the Top 2 players in the world in the same tournament by defeating Number 1 Henin & 2 Sharapova In 2008 winning her fifth Miami tournament title, tying Steffi Graf for the most singles titles at this tournament By winning 2008 US Open she makes the longest - ever gap between stints at No. 1 ( five years, one month ) Only player to have won three Grand Slam singles titles after saving match points ( 2003 Australian Open versus Kim Clijsters, 2005 Australian Open versus Maria Sharapova, and 2009 Wimbledon versus Elena Dementieva ). Against Elena Dementieva, she played the longest recorded Wimbledon women 's semifinal in the open era : 2 hours, 45 minutes. In 2010, she became the first woman in the open era to win the Australian Open singles title five times. Longest winning streak against No 1 player ( years ) : 4 ( shared with Davenport, Graf and Venus Williams ). Most Key Biscayne ( Miami ) titles : 8 Oldest player to hold No. 1 ranking ( 35 years, 126 days ) as of 28 January 2017. First woman to win more than US $12 million in prize money in a single year : 2013. First woman to win over US $60 million in career prize money ( 2014 ) Most WTA premier series titles : 21 Most hardcourt Grand slam titles : 13 Most Australian Open Singles titles in the Open Era : 7 Most US Open singles titles in the Open Era : 6 ( tied with Chris Evert ) Most match wins at the Australian Open in the Open Era : 81 Longest - ever span between first and last Grand Slam titles : 1999 US Open - 2017 Australian Open. With Graf, the only 2 players ( male or female ), to hold all Grand Slam titles in singles and the Olympic Gold simultaneously ( US Open 2014 - Wimbledon 2015, 2012 Olympics ). First woman to win 50 + career matches in all four Grand Slams in the Open Era. Oldest singles Grand Slam winner : 2017 Australian Open ( 35 years, 124 days ) Only player to win at least 6 singles titles in at least 3 out of 4 Grand Slams. Only player to win at least 10 Grand Slam singles titles in two different decades. Tied with Steffi Graf for most consecutive weeks ranked World No. 1 by WTA ( 186 ; February 18, 2013 to September 05, 2016 ). Holds an all - time record for the most singles matches won at the Grand Slams with 316 matches ( through the 2017 Australian Open ). Has been ranked World No. 1 by the WTA at some point during 10 different years : 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 ( tied with S. Graf ). Chris Evert Most Major finals : 34 Most Years Ranked year - end # 1 : 7 ( 1974 - 1978, 1980, 1981 ) Most consecutive Major singles semi-finals : 34. Most Major semi-finals : 52. Most Major quarter - finals : 54. Most losses in Major finals : 16. Won at least one Major singles title the most consecutive years : 13 Most consecutive years ended at No1, ( singles ), ( 1974 -- 78 ) : 5 ( later tied by Navratilova ) First female player to win over 1 million dollars in prize money. First Player of the Open Era to win 100 tournament titles. First Player of the Open Era to attain 1,000 match wins ( accomplished at the 1984 Australian Open, she finished the tournament with the title and a win / loss record of 1,003 - 97 ) Won the most French Open 's : 7 Won the most US Open 's : 6 ( later tied by Serena Williams ) Won the most consecutive US Open 's ( 1975 -- 78 ) : 4 Most US Open singles matches wins : 101 Only female player to win US Open on two different surfaces : Clay 75 - 77 & Hard 78, 80, 82 Only female player to win US Open on Clay : 75 - 77 Most consecutive women 's singles finals at the US Open : 6 Most US Open finals amongst men and women : 9 Best Career win - loss record singles matches 1972 - 89 of 1309 - 145 (. 900 % ) of any player man or woman. Best Clay court winning percentage : 94.05 % ( 316 -- 20 ). Best record on clay of any player male or female for any single surface with a 125 match winning streak with the loss of only 7 sets from August 1973 to May 1979 when she was defeated by Tracy Austin in the semi finals of the 1979 Italian Open Best Career semi-final record, she made 273 semi-finals of 303 tournaments played : 90.10 % Most consecutive years inside the top 3 rankings : 17 ( 1972 -- 1988 ) Most career outdoor titles : 112 Most career clay court titles : 66 Most career singles titles on hard courts : 53. Most career match wins overall on clay courts : 316 Most matches between the same players : 80 ( against Martina Navratilova 43 - 37 ). Most singles finals between the same players : 61 ( against Martina Navratilova, 36 - 25 ). Fewest games lost while winning a major : 12, when Evert won the 1976 US Open. Youngest player to beat a world number one, when Evert ( 15 years 8 months ), beat Margaret Court in September 1970 in the year that Court won the Grand Slam. Longest years undefeated on one surface in one state : Florida, Evert did not lose a professional match on clay courts in Florida from 1971 until 1984. 2nd Most singles titles won ( men or women ) : 157 Martina Navratilova Won most Major titles overall ( men or women ) in the open era : 59 Won the Wimbledon singles title 6 consecutive times, which is an open era record among both men and women. Most consecutive years ended at No1 ( singles ), ( 1982 -- 86 ) : 5 ( tied with Chris Evert ) Most weeks at No. 1 ( doubles ranking ) : 237. Most consecutive weeks at No. 1 ( doubles ) : 191. Won the Wimbledon singles title 9 times, which is a record for both men and women. Won most single titles ( men or women ) : 167 Won most doubles titles ( men or women ) : 177 Won most titles overall ( men or women ) : 359 Won most single matches ( men or women ) : 1,442 Won most single titles at a single tournament ( Wimbledon ) : 9 Won a career boxed set of Grand Slam ( tennis ) titles winning singles, same gender doubles and mixed doubles at all four Grand Slam tournaments a record shared with Margaret Court. Won most Majors combined doubles ( same gender and mixed ) titles : 41 ( an all - time record ). Won most same gender Majors doubles titles : 31 ( 20 partnered with Pam Shriver ) Best single - season win - loss record of all time ( man or woman ) : 86 -- 1 ( 98.9 % ) in ( 1983 ). Longest winning streak on grass courts : 69 Won singles and doubles at same tournament a record 84 times. Won the most WTA Tour Championships titles ( 1978 -- 86 ) : 8 Most WTA Tour Championship Finals ( 1975 -- 92 ) : 14 Won the most WTA Tour Championships doubles titles ( 1980 -- 91 ) : 11. Most consecutive tour titles in a single season : 13 ( 1984 ). Most consecutive years winning at least one tour title : 21 ( 1975 -- 1995 ) Most titles at any single WTA tournament overall Ameritech Cup Chicago : 12 ( 6 wins consecutive 1978 -- 1993 ). Most career indoor titles : 93 Most Majors match wins : 306 Most WTA tour finals match wins : 60 Most career match wins overall on grass courts : 305 Most career match wins overall on carpet courts : 516 Most match wins against No 1 ranked player : 18 Most consecutive sets won in a season ( 1984 ) : 74. Most matches between the same players : 80 ( against Chris Evert 43 - 37 ). Most singles finals between the same players : 61 ( against Chris Evert, 36 - 25 ). Most consecutive singles finals played : 23 ( 1983 - 1984 ). Most different tournaments played in a career : 390. Longest consecutive winning streak ( open era ) : 74 matches ( 1984 ). Best Grass court winning percentage : 86.66 % ( 305 -- 39 ). Best Carpet court winning percentage : 89.99 % ( 576 -- 58 ). In 2006, Navratilova became the oldest - ever Grand Slam tournament champion when she won the United States Open ( U.S. Open ) mixed doubles title. At that time she was just over a month away from her 50th birthday ( October 18 ). Her partner, Bob Bryan, was born in 1978, four years after she won her first Slam title. The only man or woman to win 8 different tournaments at least 7 times. Monica Seles By winning the 1990 French Open, became the youngest woman ever to win the tournament. Seles has the longest unbeaten streak in a grand slam tournament with 33 -- 0 victories at the Australian Open ( winner in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996 and semi finalist in 1999 ). Seles is the only player to win the first 6 Major finals she entered without a loss. Seles is the only teen to hold 8 Major titles ( man or woman ) before turning 20. By beating Gabriela Sabatini in the 1990 YEC final, Seles became the first woman of the Open Era to win a 5 - set match. Seles won the French Open 3 times in a row, an open era record shared with Justine Henin ( and all - time record shared with Hilde Sperling ). Seles is the only player, man or woman of the open era to win 8 of the first 14 slams she played. In comparison, after 14 slams, Evert had won 5, Graf 1, Hingis 4, Navratilova 0, Serena Williams 1, Venus Williams 2. Seles is the only player who beat Graf 3 times in Major finals. Seles is the only # 1 player with a leading record against Martina Navratilova. Up to the day of her stabbing, Seles had compiled 253 victories for only 29 losses, an 89.7 % winning percentage. Until her stabbing, Seles had a winning record against all active players, except for Steffi Graf. Venus Williams US Open ( 1997 ) first unseeded finalist. In 1999, Venus won the IGA Classic in Oklahoma City during the same week that her sister Serena Williams won the tournament in Paris. This was the first time in tennis history that sisters won singles titles in the same week. At the 1999 Lipton International Players Championships in Miami, she and her sister Serena became the first pair of sisters in the open era to meet in a tournament final. Won a Career Doubles Grand Slam ( 2001 ) at the Australian Open with Serena Williams. Only woman to win a Career Doubles ( Serena Williams ) Golden Slam ( 1999 French Open to 2001 Australian Open ). Became the first sisters ( Serena Williams ) in the open era to contest a Grand Slam singles tournament final at the US Open ( 2001 ). Became the first ever siblings ( Serena Williams ) to rank Top 2 at same time ( 2002 ). Lowest seeded ( 27th ) and lowest ranked ( 31st ) to win Wimbledon ( 2007 ). Holds fastest serve recorded by a woman at the French Open : 128 mph in 2007 second round against Ashley Harkleroad. Holds fastest serve recorded by a woman at the US Open : 129 mph in 2007 first round against Kira Nagy. Holds fastest serve recorded by a woman at the Wimbledon : 129 mph in 2008 final against Serena Williams. Four Olympic Gold Medals ( shared with Serena Williams ) Longest winning streak against No 1 player ( years ) : 4 ( shared with Davenport, Graf and Serena Williams ). Most Olympic medals won in tennis ( shared with Kathleen McKane Godfree ) Most Grand slam appearances surpassing Amy Frazier 's record in the 2016 US Open Oldest player to defeat a reigning world number one in the open era, ( Angelique Kerber ). This feat was achieved at the Miami Masters tournament. ( 2017 ) Justine Henin Shares with Monica Seles the open era record for most consecutive French Open singles titles : 3. Holds the open era record ( and tied with Helen Wills Moody all time ) for most consecutive sets won at the French Open : 40 ( 2005 -- 2010 ). First woman to win $5 million in prize money in a single year : 2007. In 2005, she became the first reigning French Open champion to lose in the first round at Wimbledon. In 2008, she became the only woman in the open era to retire from professional tennis while being ranked World No. 1. Only player in open era to win the French Open twice without dropping a set ( 2006 and 2007 ) One of only 7 players in open era to reach the final of all 4 grand slams in a calendar year ( 2006 ) ( others are Graf, Seles, Hingis, Evert, Navratilova, and Court ) One of only 6 players in open era to win 2 grand slams in a calendar year ( 2007 ) without dropping a set ( others include King, Navratilova, Graf, Hingis, and S. Williams ) Shares with Evonne Goolagong the women 's open era record for player with lowest ranking to reach the final of a grand slam. Each was unranked. Henin fell to S. Williams at the Australian Open in 2010 ; Goolagong won the same event in 1977. Martina Hingis On March 31, 1997, Hingis became the youngest player ever to be ranked World No. 1 by the Women 's Tennis Association ( age 7003602600000000000 ♠ 16 years, 182 days ). In 1997, Hingis became the first Swiss woman ever to win Wimbledon. In 1998, Hingis won all four Major women 's doubles titles in the same calendar year, only the fourth woman in tennis history to do so ( after Maria Bueno, Martina Navratilova, and Pam Shriver ). In 2000, Hingis became the only woman player to earn more than US $3 million in prize money for four consecutive years. On June 8, 1998, Hingis became the third woman since the Women 's Tennis Association rankings began on November 3, 1975, to hold the World No. 1 ranking in singles and doubles simultaneously ( after Navratilova and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario ). Lindsay Davenport, Kim Clijsters, and Serena Williams have since duplicated that feat. Won all WTA Tier I titles. Most WTA Tier I finals : 27 Billie jean king Most singles matches played in a season ( 1971 ) : 125. Most singles matches won in a season ( 1971 ) : 112. Most doubles titles won in a season ( 1971 ) : 21. Most singles and doubles titles won in a season ( 1971 ) : 38. Most singles and doubles matches won in a season ( 1971 ) : 192. Most doubles matches won in a season ( 1971 ) : 80. Oldest singles title winner on the WTA Tour ( Birmingham 1983 ) : 39 years, 7 months. Evonne Goolagong cawley Most consecutive Australian Open finals ( 1971 -- 76 ) : 6 ( shared with Martina Hingis ). Most Australian Open finals overall : 7. Most Australian Open wins in straight sets in consecutive years ( 1975 -- 77 ) : 3. ( shared with Steffi Graf ). References Jump up ^ `` Six time champion ''. Retrieved April 3, 2013. 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Hewitt, 31, lost for the first time in a grass - court final ( 7 -- 1 ). ^ Jump up to : 2009 Official Guide to Professional Tennis, page 237, compiled by the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Jump up ^ 2009 Official Guide to Professional Tennis, page 230, compiled by the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour ^ Jump up to : 2009 Official Guide to Professional Tennis, page 254, compiled by the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Jump up ^ `` Seles beats Sabatini - 1990 ''. Retrieved 22 February 2015. Jump up ^ Venus becomes first Aussie semifinalist Jump up ^ Venus sets record with 128 mph serve Jump up ^ Venus sets record with 129 - mph serve Jump up ^ Venus Williams is queen of Wimbledon again Jump up ^ `` Henin Retires From Sony Ericsson WTA Tour ''. WTA. Archived from the original on 2008 - 05 - 19. Jump up ^ 2009 Official Guide to Professional Tennis, page 237, compiled by the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Jump up ^ 2009 Official Guide to Professional Tennis, page 243, compiled by the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour ^ Jump up to : 2009 Official Guide to Professional Tennis, page 238, compiled by the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Tennis records and statistics Grand Slam Records Champions Men 's singles Chronological Women 's singles Chronological Men 's doubles Women 's doubles Mixed doubles Boys ' singles Girls ' singles Boys ' doubles Girls ' doubles Champions by country Singles Singles finals Open Era singles Men 's finals Women 's finals Age of first title Men 's Singles Open Era All - time Misc. ATP Tour Rankings Records Elite champions Singles Doubles Awards No. 1 rankings ATP singles ATP doubles All - time Select players Singles Doubles Open Era Match wins Masters Series Women 's Singles Open Era All - time WTA Tour Rankings Records Elite champions Awards No. 1 rankings WTA singles and doubles All - time Select players Other Notable rivalries Open Era Titles leaders Records Tournaments Singles Doubles Olympics ITF Rankings Champions Match duration Longest Shortest Tiebreaker Golden set Serving Speed Aces Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Open_Era_tennis_records&oldid=807700647 '' Categories : History of tennis Tennis records and statistics Hidden categories : All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from June 2010 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 29 October 2017, at 16 : 57. 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Question: oldest female tennis player to win a major
Answer: Navratilova