# List of Grand Slam women's singles finals

This is a list of all the Grand Slam women's singles finals in tennis. From the 1884 Wimbledon Championships up to and including the 2022 Australian Open, there have been 449 finals contested between 221 different women, with 126 champions emerging449, 221, 126 as of the 2022 Australian Open.

## Chronological list
### Amateur Era

| Year | Championship | Champion | Runner-up | Score in the final | Score in the final | Score in the final | Score in the final | Score in the final |
| Year | Championship | Champion | Runner-up | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
| 1884 | Wimbledon | Maud Watson$^☆$ | Lilian Watson$^†$ | 6–8 | 6–3 | 6–3 | | |
| 1885 | Wimbledon | Maud Watson | Blanche Bingley | 6–1 | 7–5 | | | |
| 1886 | Wimbledon | Blanche Bingley$^☆$ | Maud Watson | 6–3 | 6–3 | | | |
| 1887 | Wimbledon | Lottie Dod$^☆$ | Blanche Bingley | 6–2 | 6–0 | | | |
| 1887 | U.S. National | Ellen Hansell$^{☆‡}$ | Laura Knight$^†$ | 6–1 | 6–0 | | | |
| 1888 | Wimbledon | Lottie Dod | Blanche Bingley Hillyard | 6–3 | 6–3 | | | |
| 1888 | U.S. National | Bertha Townsend$^☆$ | Ellen Hansell | 6–3 | 7–5 | | | |
| 1889 | Wimbledon | Blanche Bingley Hillyard | Helen Rice | 4–6 | 8–6 | 6–4 | | |
| 1889 | U.S. National | Bertha Townsend | Lida D. Voorhes$^†$ | 7–5 | 6–2 | | | |
| 1890 | Wimbledon | Helen Rice$^{☆‡}$ | May Jacks$^†$ | 6–4 | 6–1 | | | |
| 1890 | U.S. National | Ellen Roosevelt$^{☆‡}$ | Bertha Townsend | 6–2 | 6–2 | | | |
| 1891 | Wimbledon | Lottie Dod | Blanche Bingley Hillyard | 6–2 | 6–1 | | | |
| 1891 | U.S. National | Mabel Cahill$^☆$ | Ellen Roosevelt | 6–4 | 6–1 | 4–6 | 6–3 | |
| 1892 | Wimbledon | Lottie Dod | Blanche Bingley Hillyard | 6–1 | 6–1 | | | |
| 1892 | U.S. National | Mabel Cahill | Elisabeth Moore | 5–7 | 6–3 | 6–4 | 4–6 | 6–2 |
| 1893 | Wimbledon | Lottie Dod | Blanche Bingley Hillyard | 6–8 | 6–1 | 6–4 | | |
| 1893 | U.S. National | Aline Terry$^{☆‡}$ | Augusta Schultz$^†$ | 6–1 | 6–3 | | | |
| 1894 | Wimbledon | Blanche Bingley Hillyard | Edith Austin$^†$ | 6–1 | 6–1 | | | |
| 1894 | U.S. National | Helen Hellwig$^{☆‡}$ | Aline Terry | 7–5 | 3–6 | 6–0 | 3–6 | 6–3 |
| 1895 | Wimbledon | Charlotte Cooper$^☆$ | Helen Jackson$^†$ | 7–5 | 8–6 | | | |
| 1895 | U.S. National | Juliette Atkinson$^☆$ | Helen Hellwig | 6–4 | 6–2 | 6–1 | | |
| 1896 | Wimbledon | Charlotte Cooper | Alice Pickering$^†$ | 6–2 | 6–3 | | | |
| 1896 | U.S. National | Elisabeth Moore$^☆$ | Juliette Atkinson | 6–4 | 4–6 | 6–2 | 6–2 | |
| 1897 | Wimbledon | Blanche Bingley Hillyard | Charlotte Cooper | 5–7 | 7–5 | 6–2 | | |
| 1897 | U.S. National | Juliette Atkinson | Elisabeth Moore | 6–3 | 6–3 | 4–6 | 3–6 | 6–3 |
| 1898 | Wimbledon | Charlotte Cooper | Louisa Martin$^†$ | 6–4 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1898 | U.S. National | Juliette Atkinson | Marion Jones | 6–3 | 5–7 | 6–4 | 2–6 | 7–5 |
| 1899 | Wimbledon | Blanche Bingley Hillyard | Charlotte Cooper | 6–2 | 6–3 | | | |
| 1899 | U.S. National | Marion Jones$^☆$ | Maud Banks$^†$ | 6–1 | 6–1 | 7–5 | | |
| 1900 | Wimbledon | Blanche Bingley Hillyard | Charlotte Cooper | 4–6 | 6–4 | 6–4 | | |
| 1900 | U.S. National | Myrtle McAteer$^{☆‡}$ | Edith Parker$^†$ | 6–2 | 6–2 | 6–0 | | |
| 1901 | Wimbledon | Charlotte Cooper Sterry | Blanche Bingley Hillyard | 6–2 | 6–2 | | | |
| 1901 | U.S. National | Elisabeth Moore | Myrtle McAteer | 6–4 | 3–6 | 7–5 | 2–6 | 6–2 |
| 1902 | Wimbledon | Muriel Robb$^{☆†‡}$ | Charlotte Cooper Sterry | 7–5 | 6–1 | | | |
| 1902 | U.S. National | Marion Jones | Elisabeth Moore | 6–1 | 1–0 ret. | | | |
| 1903 | Wimbledon | Dorothea Douglass$^☆$ | Ethel Thomson | 4–6 | 6–4 | 6–2 | | |
| 1903 | U.S. National | Elisabeth Moore | Marion Jones | 7–5 | 8–6 | | | |
| 1904 | Wimbledon | Dorothea Douglass | Charlotte Cooper Sterry | 6–0 | 6–3 | | | |
| 1904 | U.S. National | May Sutton$^☆$ | Elisabeth Moore | 6–1 | 6–2 | | | |
| 1905 | Wimbledon | May Sutton | Dorothea Douglass | 6–3 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1905 | U.S. National | Elisabeth Moore | Helen Homans | 6–4 | 5–7 | 6–1 | | |
| 1906 | Wimbledon | Dorothea Douglass | May Sutton | 6–3 | 9–7 | | | |
| 1906 | U.S. National | Helen Homans$^{☆‡}$ | Maud Barger-Wallach | 6–4 | 6–3 | | | |
| 1907 | Wimbledon | May Sutton | Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers | 6–1 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1907 | U.S. National | Evelyn Sears$^{☆‡}$ | Carrie Neely$^†$ | 6–3 | 6–2 | | | |
| 1908 | Wimbledon | Charlotte Cooper Sterry | Agnes Morton | 6–4 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1908 | U.S. National | Maud Barger-Wallach$^{☆‡}$ | Evelyn Sears | 6–3 | 1–6 | 6–3 | | |
| 1909 | Wimbledon | Dora Boothby$^{☆‡}$ | Agnes Morton | 6–4 | 4–6 | 8–6 | | |
| 1909 | U.S. National | Hazel Hotchkiss$^☆$ | Maud Barger-Wallach | 6–0 | 6–1 | | | |
| 1910 | Wimbledon | Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers | Dora Boothby | 6–2 | 6–2 | | | |
| 1910 | U.S. National | Hazel Hotchkiss | Louise Hammond | 6–4 | 6–2 | | | |
| 1911 | Wimbledon | Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers | Dora Boothby | 6–0 | 6–0 | | | |
| 1911 | U.S. National | Hazel Hotchkiss | Florence Sutton$^†$ | 8–10 | 6–1 | 9–7 | | |
| 1912 | Wimbledon | Ethel Thomson Larcombe$^{☆‡}$ | Charlotte Cooper Sterry | 6–3 | 6–1 | | | |
| 1912 | U.S. National | Mary Browne$^☆$ | Eleonora Sears$^†$ | 6–4 | 6–2 | | | |
| 1913 | Wimbledon | Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers | Winifred McNair$^†$ | 6–0 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1913 | U.S. National | Mary Browne | Dorothy Green$^†$ | 6–2 | 7–5 | | | |
| 1914 | Wimbledon | Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers | Ethel Thomson Larcombe | 7–5 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1914 | U.S. National | Mary Browne | Marie Wagner$^†$ | 6–2 | 1–6 | 6–1 | | |
| 1915 | U.S. National | Molla Bjurstedt$^☆$ | Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman | 4–6 | 6–2 | 6–0 | | |
| 1916 | U.S. National | Molla Bjurstedt | Louise Hammond Raymond | 6–0 | 6–1 | | | |
| 1917 | U.S. National | Molla Bjurstedt | Marion Vanderhoef$^†$ | 4–6 | 6–0 | 6–2 | | |
| 1918 | U.S. National | Molla Bjurstedt | Eleanor Goss$^†$ | 6–4 | 6–3 | | | |
| 1919 | Wimbledon (details) | Suzanne Lenglen$^☆$ | Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers | 10–8 | 4–6 | 9–7 | | |
| 1919 | U.S. National | Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman | Marion Zinderstein | 6–1 | 6–2 | | | |
| 1920 | Wimbledon | Suzanne Lenglen | Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers | 6–3 | 6–0 | | | |
| 1920 | U.S. National | Molla Bjurstedt Mallory | Marion Zinderstein | 6–3 | 6–1 | | | |
| 1921 | Wimbledon | Suzanne Lenglen | Elizabeth Ryan | 6–2 | 6–0 | | | |
| 1921 | U.S. National | Molla Bjurstedt Mallory | Mary Browne | 4–6 | 6–4 | 6–2 | | |
| 1922 | Australasian | Margaret Molesworth$^☆$ | Esna Boyd | 6–3 | 10–8 | | | |
| 1922 | Wimbledon | Suzanne Lenglen | Molla Bjurstedt Mallory | 6–2 | 6–0 | | | |
| 1922 | U.S. National | Molla Bjurstedt Mallory | Helen Wills | 6–3 | 6–1 | | | |
| 1923 | Australasian | Margaret Molesworth | Esna Boyd | 6–1 | 7–5 | | | |
| 1923 | Wimbledon | Suzanne Lenglen | Kathleen McKane | 6–2 | 6–2 | | | |
| 1923 | U.S. National | Helen Wills$^☆$ | Molla Bjurstedt Mallory | 6–2 | 6–1 | | | |
| 1924 | Australasian | Sylvia Lance$^{☆‡}$ | Esna Boyd | 6–3 | 3–6 | 8–6 | | |
| 1924 | Wimbledon | Kathleen McKane$^☆$ | Helen Wills | 4–6 | 6–4 | 6–4 | | |
| 1924 | U.S. National | Helen Wills | Molla Bjurstedt Mallory | 6–1 | 6–3 | | | |
| 1925 | Australasian | Daphne Akhurst$^☆$ | Esna Boyd | 1–6 | 8–6 | 6–4 | | |
| 1925 | French | Suzanne Lenglen | Kathleen McKane | 6–1 | 6–2 | | | |
| 1925 | Wimbledon | Suzanne Lenglen | Joan Fry$^†$ | 6–2 | 6–0 | | | |
| 1925 | U.S. National | Helen Wills | Kathleen McKane | 3–6 | 6–0 | 6–2 | | |
| 1926 | Australasian | Daphne Akhurst | Esna Boyd | 6–1 | 6–3 | | | |
| 1926 | French | Suzanne Lenglen | Mary Browne | 6–1 | 6–0 | | | |
| 1926 | Wimbledon | Kathleen McKane Godfree | Lilí Álvarez | 6–2 | 4–6 | 6–3 | | |
| 1926 | U.S. National | Molla Bjurstedt Mallory | Elizabeth Ryan | 4–6 | 6–4 | 9–7 | | |
| 1927 | Australian | Esna Boyd$^{☆‡}$ | Sylvia Lance Harper | 5–7 | 6–1 | 6–2 | | |
| 1927 | French | Kea Bouman$^{☆†‡}$ | Irene Peacock$^†$ | 6–2 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1927 | Wimbledon | Helen Wills | Lilí Álvarez | 6–2 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1927 | U.S. National | Helen Wills | Betty Nuthall | 6–1 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1928 | Australian | Daphne Akhurst | Esna Boyd | 7–5 | 6–2 | | | |
| 1928 | French | Helen Wills | Eileen Bennett | 6–1 | 6–2 | | | |
| 1928 | Wimbledon | Helen Wills | Lilí Álvarez | 6–2 | 6–3 | | | |
| 1928 | U.S. National | Helen Wills | Helen Jacobs | 6–2 | 6–1 | | | |
| 1929 | Australian | Daphne Akhurst | Louie Bickerton$^†$ | 6–1 | 5–7 | 6–2 | | |
| 1929 | French | Helen Wills | Simonne Mathieu | 6–3 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1929 | Wimbledon | Helen Wills | Helen Jacobs | 6–1 | 6–2 | | | |
| 1929 | U.S. National | Helen Wills | Phoebe Holcroft Watson$^†$ | 6–4 | 6–2 | | | |
| 1930 | Australian | Daphne Akhurst | Sylvia Lance Harper | 10–8 | 2–6 | 7–5 | | |
| 1930 | French | Helen Wills Moody | Helen Jacobs | 6–2 | 6–1 | | | |
| 1930 | Wimbledon | Helen Wills Moody | Elizabeth Ryan | 6–2 | 6–2 | | | |
| 1930 | U.S. National | Betty Nuthall$^{☆‡}$ | Anna McCune Harper$^†$ | 6–1 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1931 | Australian | Coral McInnes Buttsworth$^☆$ | Marjorie Cox Crawford$^†$ | 1–6 | 6–3 | 6–4 | | |
| 1931 | French | Cilly Aussem$^☆$ | Betty Nuthall | 8–6 | 6–1 | | | |
| 1931 | Wimbledon | Cilly Aussem | Hilde Krahwinkel | 6–2 | 7–5 | | | |
| 1931 | U.S. National | Helen Wills Moody | Eileen Bennett Whitingstall | 6–4 | 6–1 | | | |
| 1932 | Australian | Coral McInnes Buttsworth | Kathleen Le Messurier$^†$ | 9–7 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1932 | French | Helen Wills Moody | Simonne Mathieu | 7–5 | 6–1 | | | |
| 1932 | Wimbledon | Helen Wills Moody | Helen Jacobs | 6–3 | 6–1 | | | |
| 1932 | U.S. National | Helen Jacobs$^☆$ | Carolin Babcock$^†$ | 6–2 | 6–2 | | | |
| 1933 | Australian | Joan Hartigan$^☆$ | Coral McInnes Buttsworth | 6–4 | 6–3 | | | |
| 1933 | French | Peggy Scriven Vivian$^☆$ | Simonne Mathieu | 6–2 | 4–6 | 6–4 | | |
| 1933 | Wimbledon | Helen Wills Moody | Dorothy Round | 6–4 | 6–8 | 6–3 | | |
| 1933 | U.S. National | Helen Jacobs | Helen Wills Moody | 8–6 | 3–6 | 3–0 ret. | | |
| 1934 | Australian | Joan Hartigan | Margaret Molesworth | 6–1 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1934 | French | Peggy Scriven Vivian | Helen Jacobs | 7–5 | 4–6 | 6–1 | | |
| 1934 | Wimbledon | Dorothy Round$^☆$ | Helen Jacobs | 6–2 | 5–7 | 6–3 | | |
| 1934 | U.S. National | Helen Jacobs | Sarah Palfrey | 6–1 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1935 | Australian | Dorothy Round | Nancy Lyle$^†$ | 1–6 | 6–1 | 6–3 | | |
| 1935 | French | Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling$^☆$ | Simonne Mathieu | 6–2 | 6–1 | | | |
| 1935 | Wimbledon | Helen Wills Moody | Helen Jacobs | 6–3 | 3–6 | 7–5 | | |
| 1935 | U.S. National | Helen Jacobs | Sarah Palfrey Fabyan | 6–2 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1936 | Australian | Joan Hartigan | Nancye Wynne | 6–4 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1936 | French | Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling | Simonne Mathieu | 6–3 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1936 | Wimbledon | Helen Jacobs | Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling | 6–2 | 4–6 | 7–5 | | |
| 1936 | U.S. National | Alice Marble$^☆$ | Helen Jacobs | 4–6 | 6–3 | 6–2 | | |
| 1937 | Australian | Nancye Wynne$^☆$ | Emily Hood Westacott | 6–3 | 5–7 | 6–4 | | |
| 1937 | French | Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling | Simonne Mathieu | 6–2 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1937 | Wimbledon | Dorothy Round | Jadwiga Jędrzejowska | 6–2 | 2–6 | 7–5 | | |
| 1937 | U.S. National | Anita Lizana$^{☆†‡}$ | Jadwiga Jędrzejowska | 6–4 | 6–2 | | | |
| 1938 | Australian | Dorothy Bundy Cheney$^{☆†‡}$ | Dorothy Stevenson$^†$ | 6–3 | 6–2 | | | |
| 1938 | French | Simonne Mathieu$^☆$ | Nelly Adamson Landry | 6–0 | 6–3 | | | |
| 1938 | Wimbledon | Helen Wills Moody | Helen Jacobs | 6–4 | 6–0 | | | |
| 1938 | U.S. National | Alice Marble | Nancye Wynne | 6–0 | 6–3 | | | |
| 1939 | Australian | Emily Hood Westacott$^{☆‡}$ | Nell Hall Hopman | 6–1 | 6–2 | | | |
| 1939 | French | Simonne Mathieu | Jadwiga Jędrzejowska | 6–3 | 8–6 | | | |
| 1939 | Wimbledon | Alice Marble | Kay Stammers$^†$ | 6–2 | 6–0 | | | |
| 1939 | U.S. National | Alice Marble | Helen Jacobs | 6–0 | 8–10 | 6–4 | | |
| 1940 | Australian | Nancye Wynne | Thelma Coyne | 5–7 | 6–4 | 6–0 | | |
| 1940 | U.S. National | Alice Marble | Helen Jacobs | 6–2 | 6–3 | | | |
| 1941 | U.S. National | Sarah Palfrey Cooke$^☆$ | Pauline Betz | 7–5 | 6–2 | | | |
| 1942 | U.S. National | Pauline Betz$^☆$ | Louise Brough | 4–6 | 6–1 | 6–4 | | |
| 1943 | U.S. National | Pauline Betz | Louise Brough | 6–3 | 5–7 | 6–3 | | |
| 1944 | U.S. National | Pauline Betz | Margaret Osborne | 6–3 | 8–6 | | | |
| 1945 | U.S. National | Sarah Palfrey Cooke | Pauline Betz | 3–6 | 8–6 | 6–4 | | |
| 1946 | Australian | Nancye Wynne Bolton | Joyce Fitch$^†$ | 6–4 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1946 | French | Margaret Osborne$^☆$ | Pauline Betz | 1–6 | 8–6 | 7–5 | | |
| 1946 | Wimbledon | Pauline Betz | Louise Brough | 6–2 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1946 | U.S. National | Pauline Betz | Doris Hart | 11–9 | 6–3 | | | |
| 1947 | Australian | Nancye Wynne Bolton | Nell Hall Hopman | 6–3 | 6–2 | | | |
| 1947 | French | Patricia Canning Todd$^{☆‡}$ | Doris Hart | 6–3 | 3–6 | 6–4 | | |
| 1947 | Wimbledon | Margaret Osborne | Doris Hart | 6–2 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1947 | U.S. National | Louise Brough$^☆$ | Margaret Osborne | 8–6 | 4–6 | 6–1 | | |
| 1948 | Australian | Nancye Wynne Bolton | Marie Toomey$^†$ | 6–3 | 6–1 | | | |
| 1948 | French | Nelly Adamson Landry$^{☆‡}$ | Shirley Fry | 6–2 | 0–6 | 6–0 | | |
| 1948 | Wimbledon | Louise Brough | Doris Hart | 6–3 | 8–6 | | | |
| 1948 | U.S. National | Margaret Osborne duPont | Louise Brough | 4–6 | 6–4 | 15–13 | | |
| 1949 | Australian | Doris Hart$^☆$ | Nancye Wynne Bolton | 6–3 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1949 | French | Margaret Osborne duPont | Nelly Adamson Landry | 7–5 | 6–2 | | | |
| 1949 | Wimbledon | Louise Brough | Margaret Osborne duPont | 10–8 | 1–6 | 10–8 | | |
| 1949 | U.S. National | Margaret Osborne duPont | Doris Hart | 6–3 | 6–1 | | | |
| 1950 | Australian | Louise Brough | Doris Hart | 6–4 | 3–6 | 6–4 | | |
| 1950 | French | Doris Hart | Patricia Canning Todd | 6–4 | 4–6 | 6–2 | | |
| 1950 | Wimbledon | Louise Brough | Margaret Osborne duPont | 6–1 | 3–6 | 6–1 | | |
| 1950 | U.S. National | Margaret Osborne duPont | Doris Hart | 6–4 | 6–3 | | | |
| 1951 | Australian | Nancye Wynne Bolton | Thelma Coyne Long | 6–1 | 7–5 | | | |
| 1951 | French | Shirley Fry$^☆$ | Doris Hart | 6–3 | 3–6 | 6–3 | | |
| 1951 | Wimbledon | Doris Hart | Shirley Fry | 6–1 | 6–0 | | | |
| 1951 | U.S. National | Maureen Connolly$^☆$ | Shirley Fry | 6–3 | 1–6 | 6–4 | | |
| 1952 | Australian | Thelma Coyne Long | Helen Angwin$^†$ | 6–2 | 6–3 | | | |
| 1952 | French | Doris Hart | Shirley Fry | 6–4 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1952 | Wimbledon | Maureen Connolly | Louise Brough | 7–5 | 6–3 | | | |
| 1952 | U.S. National | Maureen Connolly | Doris Hart | 6–3 | 7–5 | | | |
| 1953 | Australian | Maureen Connolly | Julia Sampson$^†$ | 6–3 | 6–2 | | | |
| 1953 | French | Maureen Connolly | Doris Hart | 6–2 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1953 | Wimbledon | Maureen Connolly | Doris Hart | 8–6 | 7–5 | | | |
| 1953 | U.S. National | Maureen Connolly | Doris Hart | 6–2 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1954 | Australian | Thelma Coyne Long | Jennifer Staley$^†$ | 6–3 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1954 | French | Maureen Connolly | Ginette Bucaille$^†$ | 6–4 | 6–1 | | | |
| 1954 | Wimbledon | Maureen Connolly | Louise Brough | 6–2 | 7–5 | | | |
| 1954 | U.S. National | Doris Hart | Louise Brough | 6–8 | 6–1 | 8–6 | | |
| 1955 | Australian | Beryl Penrose$^{☆†‡}$ | Thelma Coyne Long | 6–4 | 6–3 | | | |
| 1955 | French | Angela Mortimer$^☆$ | Dorothy Head Knode | 2–6 | 7–5 | 10–8 | | |
| 1955 | Wimbledon | Louise Brough | Beverly Baker Fleitz$^†$ | 7–5 | 8–6 | | | |
| 1955 | U.S. National | Doris Hart | Patricia Ward$^†$ | 6–4 | 6–2 | | | |
| 1956 | Australian | Mary Carter$^☆$ | Thelma Coyne Long | 3–6 | 6–2 | 9–7 | | |
| 1956 | French | Althea Gibson$^☆$ | Angela Mortimer | 6–0 | 12–10 | | | |
| 1956 | Wimbledon | Shirley Fry | Angela Buxton$^†$ | 6–3 | 6–1 | | | |
| 1956 | U.S. National | Shirley Fry | Althea Gibson | 6–3 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1957 | Australian | Shirley Fry | Althea Gibson | 6–3 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1957 | French | Shirley Bloomer$^{☆‡}$ | Dorothy Head Knode | 6–1 | 6–3 | | | |
| 1957 | Wimbledon | Althea Gibson | Darlene Hard | 6–3 | 6–2 | | | |
| 1957 | U.S. National | Althea Gibson | Louise Brough | 6–3 | 6–2 | | | |
| 1958 | Australian | Angela Mortimer | Lorraine Coghlan$^†$ | 6–3 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1958 | French | Zsuzsa Körmöczy$^{☆‡}$ | Shirley Bloomer | 6–4 | 1–6 | 6–2 | | |
| 1958 | Wimbledon | Althea Gibson | Angela Mortimer | 8–6 | 6–2 | | | |
| 1958 | U.S. National | Althea Gibson | Darlene Hard | 3–6 | 6–1 | 6–2 | | |
| 1959 | Australian | Mary Carter Reitano | Renée Schuurman$^†$ | 6–2 | 6–3 | | | |
| 1959 | French | Christine Truman$^{☆‡}$ | Zsuzsa Körmöczy | 6–4 | 7–5 | | | |
| 1959 | Wimbledon | Maria Bueno$^☆$ | Darlene Hard | 6–4 | 6–3 | | | |
| 1959 | U.S. National | Maria Bueno | Christine Truman | 6–1 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1960 | Australian | Margaret Smith$^☆$ | Jan Lehane | 7–5 | 6–2 | | | |
| 1960 | French | Darlene Hard$^☆$ | Yola Ramírez | 6–3 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1960 | Wimbledon | Maria Bueno | Sandra Reynolds$^†$ | 8–6 | 6–0 | | | |
| 1960 | U.S. National | Darlene Hard | Maria Bueno | 6–4 | 10–12 | 6–4 | | |
| 1961 | Australian | Margaret Smith | Jan Lehane | 6–1 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1961 | French | Ann Haydon$^☆$ | Yola Ramírez | 6–2 | 6–1 | | | |
| 1961 | Wimbledon | Angela Mortimer | Christine Truman | 4–6 | 6–4 | 7–5 | | |
| 1961 | U.S. National | Darlene Hard | Ann Haydon | 6–3 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1962 | Australian | Margaret Smith | Jan Lehane | 6–0 | 6–2 | | | |
| 1962 | French | Margaret Smith | Lesley Turner | 6–3 | 3–6 | 7–5 | | |
| 1962 | Wimbledon | Karen Hantze Susman$^{☆†‡}$ | Věra Suková$^†$ | 6–4 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1962 | U.S. National | Margaret Smith | Darlene Hard | 9–7 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1963 | Australian | Margaret Smith | Jan Lehane | 6–2 | 6–2 | | | |
| 1963 | French | Lesley Turner$^☆$ | Ann Haydon-Jones | 2–6 | 6–3 | 7–5 | | |
| 1963 | Wimbledon | Margaret Smith | Billie Jean Moffitt | 6–3 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1963 | U.S. National | Maria Bueno | Margaret Smith | 7–5 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1964 | Australian | Margaret Smith | Lesley Turner | 6–3 | 6–2 | | | |
| 1964 | French | Margaret Smith | Maria Bueno | 5–7 | 6–1 | 6–2 | | |
| 1964 | Wimbledon | Maria Bueno | Margaret Smith | 6–4 | 7–9 | 6–3 | | |
| 1964 | U.S. National | Maria Bueno | Carole Caldwell Graebner$^†$ | 6–1 | 6–0 | | | |
| 1965 | Australian | Margaret Smith | Maria Bueno | 5–7 | 6–4 | 5–2 ret. | | |
| 1965 | French | Lesley Turner | Margaret Smith | 6–3 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1965 | Wimbledon | Margaret Smith | Maria Bueno | 6–4 | 7–5 | | | |
| 1965 | U.S. National | Margaret Smith | Billie Jean Moffitt | 8–6 | 7–5 | | | |
| 1966 | Australian | Margaret Smith | Nancy Richey | w/o | | | | |
| 1966 | French | Ann Haydon-Jones | Nancy Richey | 6–3 | 6–1 | | | |
| 1966 | Wimbledon | Billie Jean King$^☆$ | Maria Bueno | 6–3 | 3–6 | 6–1 | | |
| 1966 | U.S. National | Maria Bueno | Nancy Richey | 6–3 | 6–1 | | | |
| 1967 | Australian | Nancy Richey$^☆$ | Lesley Turner | 6–1 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1967 | French | Françoise Dürr$^{☆†‡}$ | Lesley Turner | 4–6 | 6–3 | 6–4 | | |
| 1967 | Wimbledon | Billie Jean King | Ann Haydon-Jones | 6–3 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1967 | U.S. National | Billie Jean King | Ann Haydon-Jones | 11–9 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1968 | Australian | Billie Jean King | Margaret Court | 6–1 | 6–2 | | | |

### Open Era

| Year | Championship | Champion | Runner-up | Score in the final | Score in the final | Score in the final | Score in the final | Score in the final |
| Year | Championship | Champion | Runner-up | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
| 1968 | French Open | Nancy Richey$^☆$ | Ann Haydon-Jones | 5–7 | 6–4 | 6–1 | | |
| 1968 | Wimbledon | Billie Jean King$^☆$ | Judy Tegart-Dalton$^†$ | 9–7 | 7–5 | | | |
| 1968 | US Open | Virginia Wade$^☆$ | Billie Jean King | 6–4 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1969 | Australian Open | Margaret Court | Billie Jean King | 6–4 | 6–1 | | | |
| 1969 | French Open | Margaret Court | Ann Haydon-Jones | 6–1 | 4–6 | 6–3 | | |
| 1969 | Wimbledon | Ann Haydon-Jones$^☆$ | Billie Jean King | 3–6 | 6–3 | 6–2 | | |
| 1969 | US Open | Margaret Court | Nancy Richey | 6–2 | 6–2 | | | |
| 1970 | Australian Open | Margaret Court | Kerry Melville Reid | 6–1 | 6–3 | | | |
| 1970 | French Open | Margaret Court | Helga Niessen Masthoff$^†$ | 6–2 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1970 | Wimbledon | Margaret Court | Billie Jean King | 14–12 | 11–9 | | | |
| 1970 | US Open | Margaret Court | Rosemary Casals | 6–2 | 2–6 | 6–1 | | |
| 1971 | Australian Open | Margaret Court | Evonne Goolagong | 2–6 | 7–6$^{7–0}$ | 7–5 | | |
| 1971 | French Open | Evonne Goolagong$^☆$ | Helen Gourlay Cawley | 6–3 | 7–5 | | | |
| 1971 | Wimbledon | Evonne Goolagong | Margaret Court | 6–4 | 6–1 | | | |
| 1971 | US Open | Billie Jean King | Rosemary Casals | 6–4 | 7–6 | | | |
| 1972 | Australian Open | Virginia Wade | Evonne Goolagong | 6–4 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1972 | French Open | Billie Jean King | Evonne Goolagong | 6–3 | 6–3 | | | |
| 1972 | Wimbledon | Billie Jean King | Evonne Goolagong | 6–3 | 6–3 | | | |
| 1972 | US Open | Billie Jean King | Kerry Melville Reid | 6–3 | 7–5 | | | |
| 1973 | Australian Open | Margaret Court | Evonne Goolagong | 6–4 | 7–5 | | | |
| 1973 | French Open | Margaret Court | Chris Evert | 6–7$^{5–7}$ | 7–6$^{8–6}$ | 6–4 | | |
| 1973 | Wimbledon | Billie Jean King | Chris Evert | 6–0 | 7–5 | | | |
| 1973 | US Open | Margaret Court | Evonne Goolagong | 7–6 | 5–7 | 6–2 | | |
| 1974 | Australian Open | Evonne Goolagong | Chris Evert | 7–6$^{7–5}$ | 4–6 | 6–0 | | |
| 1974 | French Open | Chris Evert$^☆$ | Olga Morozova | 6–1 | 6–2 | | | |
| 1974 | Wimbledon | Chris Evert | Olga Morozova | 6–0 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1974 | US Open | Billie Jean King | Evonne Goolagong | 3–6 | 6–3 | 7–5 | | |
| 1975 | Australian Open | Evonne Goolagong | Martina Navratilova | 6–3 | 6–2 | | | |
| 1975 | French Open | Chris Evert | Martina Navratilova | 2–6 | 6–2 | 6–1 | | |
| 1975 | Wimbledon | Billie Jean King | Evonne Goolagong | 6–0 | 6–1 | | | |
| 1975 | US Open | Chris Evert | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | 5–7 | 6–4 | 6–2 | | |
| 1976 | Australian Open | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | Renáta Tomanová | 6–2 | 6–2 | | | |
| 1976 | French Open | Sue Barker$^{☆†‡}$ | Renáta Tomanová | 6–2 | 0–6 | 6–2 | | |
| 1976 | Wimbledon | Chris Evert | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | 6–3 | 4–6 | 8–6 | | |
| 1976 | US Open | Chris Evert | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | 6–3 | 6–0 | | | |
| 1977 | Australian Open $^{(January)}$ | Kerry Melville Reid$^{☆‡}$ | Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat$^†$ | 7–5 | 6–2 | | | |
| 1977 | French Open | Mima Jaušovec$^{☆‡}$ | Florența Mihai$^†$ | 6–2 | 6–7 | 6–1 | | |
| 1977 | Wimbledon | Virginia Wade | Betty Stöve$^†$ | 4–6 | 6–3 | 6–1 | | |
| 1977 | US Open | Chris Evert | Wendy Turnbull | 7–6 | 6–2 | | | |
| 1977 | Australian Open $^{(December)}$ | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | Helen Gourlay Cawley | 6–3 | 6–0 | | | |
| 1978 | French Open | Virginia Ruzici$^{☆‡}$ | Mima Jaušovec | 6–2 | 6–2 | | | |
| 1978 | Wimbledon | Martina Navratilova$^☆$ | Chris Evert | 2–6 | 6–4 | 7–5 | | |
| 1978 | US Open | Chris Evert | Pam Shriver$^†$ | 7–5 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1978 | Australian Open | Christine O'Neil$^{☆†‡}$ | Betsy Nagelsen$^†$ | 6–3 | 7–6$^{7–3}$ | | | |
| 1979 | French Open | Chris Evert | Wendy Turnbull | 6–2 | 6–0 | | | |
| 1979 | Wimbledon | Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert | 6–4 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1979 | US Open | Tracy Austin$^☆$ | Chris Evert | 6–4 | 6–3 | | | |
| 1979 | Australian Open | Barbara Jordan$^{☆†‡}$ | Sharon Walsh$^†$ | 6–3 | 6–3 | | | |
| 1980 | French Open | Chris Evert | Virginia Ruzici | 6–0 | 6–3 | | | |
| 1980 | Wimbledon | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | Chris Evert | 6–1 | 7–6 | | | |
| 1980 | US Open | Chris Evert | Hana Mandlíková | 5–7 | 6–1 | 6–1 | | |
| 1980 | Australian Open | Hana Mandlíková$^☆$ | Wendy Turnbull | 6–0 | 7–5 | | | |
| 1981 | French Open | Hana Mandlíková | Sylvia Hanika$^†$ | 6–2 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1981 | Wimbledon | Chris Evert | Hana Mandlíková | 6–2 | 6–2 | | | |
| 1981 | US Open | Tracy Austin | Martina Navratilova | 1–6 | 7–6$^{7–4}$ | 7–6$^{7–1}$ | | |
| 1981 | Australian Open | Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert | 6–7$^{4–7}$ | 6–4 | 7–5 | | |
| 1982 | French Open | Martina Navratilova | Andrea Jaeger | 7–6$^{8–6}$ | 6–1 | | | |
| 1982 | Wimbledon | Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert | 6–1 | 3–6 | 6–2 | | |
| 1982 | US Open | Chris Evert | Hana Mandlíková | 6–3 | 6–1 | | | |
| 1982 | Australian Open | Chris Evert | Martina Navratilova | 6–3 | 2–6 | 6–3 | | |
| 1983 | French Open | Chris Evert | Mima Jaušovec | 6–1 | 6–2 | | | |
| 1983 | Wimbledon | Martina Navratilova | Andrea Jaeger | 6–0 | 6–3 | | | |
| 1983 | US Open | Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert | 6–1 | 6–3 | | | |
| 1983 | Australian Open | Martina Navratilova | Kathy Jordan$^†$ | 6–2 | 7–6$^{7–5}$ | | | |
| 1984 | French Open | Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert | 6–3 | 6–1 | | | |
| 1984 | Wimbledon | Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert | 7–6$^{7–5}$ | 6–2 | | | |
| 1984 | US Open | Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert | 4–6 | 6–4 | 6–4 | | |
| 1984 | Australian Open | Chris Evert | Helena Suková | 6–7$^{4–7}$ | 6–1 | 6–3 | | |
| 1985 | French Open | Chris Evert | Martina Navratilova | 6–3 | 6–7$^{4–7}$ | 7–5 | | |
| 1985 | Wimbledon | Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert | 4–6 | 6–3 | 6–2 | | |
| 1985 | US Open | Hana Mandlíková | Martina Navratilova | 7–6$^{7–3}$ | 1–6 | 7–6$^{7–2}$ | | |
| 1985 | Australian Open | Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert | 6–2 | 4–6 | 6–2 | | |
| 1986 | French Open | Chris Evert | Martina Navratilova | 2–6 | 6–3 | 6–3 | | |
| 1986 | Wimbledon | Martina Navratilova | Hana Mandlíková | 7–6$^{7–1}$ | 6–3 | | | |
| 1986 | US Open | Martina Navratilova | Helena Suková | 6–3 | 6–2 | | | |
| 1987 | Australian Open | Hana Mandlíková | Martina Navratilova | 7–5 | 7–6$^{7–1}$ | | | |
| 1987 | French Open | Steffi Graf$^☆$ | Martina Navratilova | 6–4 | 4–6 | 8–6 | | |
| 1987 | Wimbledon | Martina Navratilova | Steffi Graf | 7-5 | 6–3 | | | |
| 1987 | US Open | Martina Navratilova | Steffi Graf | 7–6$^{7–4}$ | 6–1 | | | |
| 1988 | Australian Open | Steffi Graf | Chris Evert | 6–1 | 7–6$^{7–3}$ | | | |
| 1988 | French Open | Steffi Graf | Natasha Zvereva$^†$ | 6–0 | 6–0 | | | |
| 1988 | Wimbledon | Steffi Graf | Martina Navratilova | 5–7 | 6–2 | 6–1 | | |
| 1988 | US Open | Steffi Graf | Gabriela Sabatini | 6–3 | 3–6 | 6–1 | | |
| 1989 | Australian Open | Steffi Graf | Helena Suková | 6–4 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1989 | French Open | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario$^☆$ | Steffi Graf | 7–6$^{8–6}$ | 3–6 | 7–5 | | |
| 1989 | Wimbledon | Steffi Graf | Martina Navratilova | 6–2 | 6–7$^{1–7}$ | 6–1 | | |
| 1989 | US Open | Steffi Graf | Martina Navratilova | 3–6 | 7–5 | 6–1 | | |
| 1990 | Australian Open | Steffi Graf | Mary Joe Fernández | 6–3 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1990 | French Open | Monica Seles$^☆$ | Steffi Graf | 7–6$^{8–6}$ | 6–4 | | | |
| 1990 | Wimbledon | Martina Navratilova | Zina Garrison$^†$ | 6–4 | 6–1 | | | |
| 1990 | US Open | Gabriela Sabatini$^{☆‡}$ | Steffi Graf | 6–2 | 7–6$^{7–4}$ | | | |
| 1991 | Australian Open | Monica Seles | Jana Novotná | 5–7 | 6–3 | 6–1 | | |
| 1991 | French Open | Monica Seles | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6–3 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1991 | Wimbledon | Steffi Graf | Gabriela Sabatini | 6–4 | 3–6 | 8–6 | | |
| 1991 | US Open | Monica Seles | Martina Navratilova | 7–6$^{7–1}$ | 6–1 | | | |
| 1992 | Australian Open | Monica Seles | Mary Joe Fernández | 6–2 | 6–3 | | | |
| 1992 | French Open | Monica Seles | Steffi Graf | 6–2 | 3–6 | 10–8 | | |
| 1992 | Wimbledon | Steffi Graf | Monica Seles | 6–2 | 6–1 | | | |
| 1992 | US Open | Monica Seles | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6–3 | 6–3 | | | |
| 1993 | Australian Open | Monica Seles | Steffi Graf | 4–6 | 6–3 | 6–2 | | |
| 1993 | French Open | Steffi Graf | Mary Joe Fernández | 4–6 | 6–2 | 6–4 | | |
| 1993 | Wimbledon | Steffi Graf | Jana Novotná | 7–6$^{8–6}$ | 1–6 | 6–4 | | |
| 1993 | US Open | Steffi Graf | Helena Suková | 6–3 | 6–3 | | | |
| 1994 | Australian Open | Steffi Graf | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6–0 | 6–2 | | | |
| 1994 | French Open | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Mary Pierce | 6–4 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1994 | Wimbledon | Conchita Martínez$^{☆‡}$ | Martina Navratilova | 6–4 | 3–6 | 6–3 | | |
| 1994 | US Open | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Steffi Graf | 1–6 | 7–6$^{7–3}$ | 6–4 | | |
| 1995 | Australian Open | Mary Pierce$^☆$ | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6–3 | 6–2 | | | |
| 1995 | French Open | Steffi Graf | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 7–5 | 4–6 | 6–0 | | |
| 1995 | Wimbledon | Steffi Graf | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 4–6 | 6–1 | 7–5 | | |
| 1995 | US Open | Steffi Graf | Monica Seles | 7–6$^{8–6}$ | 0–6 | 6–3 | | |
| 1996 | Australian Open | Monica Seles | Anke Huber$^†$ | 6–4 | 6–1 | | | |
| 1996 | French Open | Steffi Graf | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6–3 | 6–7$^{4–7}$ | 10–8 | | |
| 1996 | Wimbledon | Steffi Graf | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6–3 | 7–5 | | | |
| 1996 | US Open | Steffi Graf | Monica Seles | 7–5 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1997 | Australian Open | Martina Hingis$^☆$ | Mary Pierce | 6–2 | 6–2 | | | |
| 1997 | French Open | Iva Majoli$^{☆†‡}$ | Martina Hingis | 6–4 | 6–2 | | | |
| 1997 | Wimbledon | Martina Hingis | Jana Novotná | 2–6 | 6–3 | 6–3 | | |
| 1997 | US Open | Martina Hingis | Venus Williams | 6–0 | 6–4 | | | |
| 1998 | Australian Open | Martina Hingis | Conchita Martínez | 6–3 | 6–3 | | | |
| 1998 | French Open | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Monica Seles | 7–6$^{7–5}$ | 0–6 | 6–2 | | |
| 1998 | Wimbledon | Jana Novotná$^{☆‡}$ | Nathalie Tauziat$^†$ | 6–4 | 7–6$^{7–2}$ | | | |
| 1998 | US Open | Lindsay Davenport$^☆$ | Martina Hingis | 6–3 | 7–5 | | | |
| 1999 | Australian Open | Martina Hingis | Amélie Mauresmo | 6–2 | 6–3 | | | |
| 1999 | French Open | Steffi Graf | Martina Hingis | 4–6 | 7–5 | 6–2 | | |
| 1999 | Wimbledon | Lindsay Davenport | Steffi Graf | 6–4 | 7–5 | | | |
| 1999 | US Open | Serena Williams$^☆$ | Martina Hingis | 6–3 | 7–6$^{7–4}$ | | | |
| 2000 | Australian Open | Lindsay Davenport | Martina Hingis | 6–1 | 7–5 | | | |
| 2000 | French Open | Mary Pierce | Conchita Martínez | 6–2 | 7–5 | | | |
| 2000 | Wimbledon | Venus Williams$^☆$ | Lindsay Davenport | 6–3 | 7–6$^{7–3}$ | | | |
| 2000 | US Open | Venus Williams | Lindsay Davenport | 6–4 | 7–5 | | | |
| 2001 | Australian Open | Jennifer Capriati$^☆$ | Martina Hingis | 6–4 | 6–3 | | | |
| 2001 | French Open | Jennifer Capriati | Kim Clijsters | 1–6 | 6–4 | 12–10 | | |
| 2001 | Wimbledon | Venus Williams | Justine Henin | 6–1 | 3–6 | 6–0 | | |
| 2001 | US Open | Venus Williams | Serena Williams | 6–2 | 6–4 | | | |
| 2002 | Australian Open | Jennifer Capriati | Martina Hingis | 4–6 | 7–6$^{9–7}$ | 6–2 | | |
| 2002 | French Open | Serena Williams | Venus Williams | 7–5 | 6–3 | | | |
| 2002 | Wimbledon | Serena Williams | Venus Williams | 7–6$^{7–4}$ | 6–3 | | | |
| 2002 | US Open | Serena Williams | Venus Williams | 6–4 | 6–3 | | | |
| 2003 | Australian Open | Serena Williams | Venus Williams | 7–6$^{7–4}$ | 3–6 | 6–4 | | |
| 2003 | French Open | Justine Henin$^☆$ | Kim Clijsters | 6–0 | 6–4 | | | |
| 2003 | Wimbledon | Serena Williams | Venus Williams | 4–6 | 6–4 | 6–2 | | |
| 2003 | US Open | Justine Henin | Kim Clijsters | 7–5 | 6–1 | | | |
| 2004 | Australian Open | Justine Henin | Kim Clijsters | 6–3 | 4–6 | 6–3 | | |
| 2004 | French Open | Anastasia Myskina$^{☆†‡}$ | Elena Dementieva | 6–1 | 6–2 | | | |
| 2004 | Wimbledon | Maria Sharapova$^☆$ | Serena Williams | 6–1 | 6–4 | | | |
| 2004 | US Open | Svetlana Kuznetsova$^☆$ | Elena Dementieva | 6–3 | 7–5 | | | |
| 2005 | Australian Open | Serena Williams | Lindsay Davenport | 2–6 | 6–3 | 6–0 | | |
| 2005 | French Open | Justine Henin | Mary Pierce | 6–1 | 6–1 | | | |
| 2005 | Wimbledon | Venus Williams | Lindsay Davenport | 4–6 | 7–6$^{7–4}$ | 9–7 | | |
| 2005 | US Open | Kim Clijsters$^☆$ | Mary Pierce | 6–3 | 6–1 | | | |
| 2006 | Australian Open | Amélie Mauresmo$^☆$ | Justine Henin | 6–1 | 2–0 ret. | | | |
| 2006 | French Open | Justine Henin | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6–4 | 6–4 | | | |
| 2006 | Wimbledon | Amélie Mauresmo | Justine Henin | 2–6 | 6–3 | 6–4 | | |
| 2006 | US Open | Maria Sharapova | Justine Henin | 6–4 | 6–4 | | | |
| 2007 | Australian Open | Serena Williams | Maria Sharapova | 6–1 | 6–2 | | | |
| 2007 | French Open | Justine Henin | Ana Ivanovic | 6–1 | 6–2 | | | |
| 2007 | Wimbledon | Venus Williams | Marion Bartoli | 6–4 | 6–1 | | | |
| 2007 | US Open | Justine Henin | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6–1 | 6–3 | | | |
| 2008 | Australian Open | Maria Sharapova | Ana Ivanovic | 7–5 | 6–3 | | | |
| 2008 | French Open | Ana Ivanovic$^{☆‡}$ | Dinara Safina | 6–4 | 6–3 | | | |
| 2008 | Wimbledon | Venus Williams | Serena Williams | 7–5 | 6–4 | | | |
| 2008 | US Open | Serena Williams | Jelena Janković$^†$ | 6–4 | 7–5 | | | |
| 2009 | Australian Open | Serena Williams | Dinara Safina | 6–0 | 6–3 | | | |
| 2009 | French Open | Svetlana Kuznetsova | Dinara Safina | 6–4 | 6–2 | | | |
| 2009 | Wimbledon | Serena Williams | Venus Williams | 7–6$^{7–3}$ | 6–2 | | | |
| 2009 | US Open | Kim Clijsters | Caroline Wozniacki | 7–5 | 6–3 | | | |
| 2010 | Australian Open | Serena Williams | Justine Henin | 6–4 | 3–6 | 6–2 | | |
| 2010 | French Open | Francesca Schiavone$^{☆‡}$ | Samantha Stosur | 6–4 | 7–6$^{7–2}$ | | | |
| 2010 | Wimbledon | Serena Williams | Vera Zvonareva | 6–3 | 6–2 | | | |
| 2010 | US Open | Kim Clijsters | Vera Zvonareva | 6–2 | 6–1 | | | |
| 2011 | Australian Open | Kim Clijsters | Li Na | 3–6 | 6–3 | 6–3 | | |
| 2011 | French Open | Li Na$^☆$ | Francesca Schiavone | 6–4 | 7–6$^{7–0}$ | | | |
| 2011 | Wimbledon | Petra Kvitová$^☆$ | Maria Sharapova | 6–3 | 6–4 | | | |
| 2011 | US Open | Samantha Stosur$^{☆‡}$ | Serena Williams | 6–2 | 6–3 | | | |
| 2012 | Australian Open | Victoria Azarenka$^☆$ | Maria Sharapova | 6–3 | 6–0 | | | |
| 2012 | French Open | Maria Sharapova | Sara Errani$^†$ | 6–3 | 6–2 | | | |
| 2012 | Wimbledon | Serena Williams | Agnieszka Radwańska$^†$ | 6–1 | 5–7 | 6–2 | | |
| 2012 | US Open | Serena Williams | Victoria Azarenka | 6–2 | 2–6 | 7–5 | | |
| 2013 | Australian Open | Victoria Azarenka | Li Na | 4–6 | 6–4 | 6–3 | | |
| 2013 | French Open | Serena Williams | Maria Sharapova | 6–4 | 6–4 | | | |
| 2013 | Wimbledon | Marion Bartoli$^{☆‡}$ | Sabine Lisicki$^†$ | 6–1 | 6–4 | | | |
| 2013 | US Open | Serena Williams | Victoria Azarenka | 7–5 | 6–7$^{6–8}$ | 6–1 | | |
| 2014 | Australian Open | Li Na | Dominika Cibulková$^†$ | 7–6$^{7–3}$ | 6–0 | | | |
| 2014 | French Open | Maria Sharapova | Simona Halep | 6–4 | 6–7$^{5–7}$ | 6–4 | | |
| 2014 | Wimbledon | Petra Kvitová | Eugenie Bouchard$^†$ | 6–3 | 6–0 | | | |
| 2014 | US Open | Serena Williams | Caroline Wozniacki | 6–3 | 6–3 | | | |
| 2015 | Australian Open | Serena Williams | Maria Sharapova | 6–3 | 7–6$^{7–5}$ | | | |
| 2015 | French Open | Serena Williams | Lucie Šafářová$^†$ | 6–3 | 6–7$^{2–7}$ | 6–2 | | |
| 2015 | Wimbledon | Serena Williams | Garbiñe Muguruza | 6–4 | 6–4 | | | |
| 2015 | US Open | Flavia Pennetta$^{☆†‡}$ | Roberta Vinci$^†$ | 7–6$^{7–4}$ | 6–2 | | | |
| 2016 | Australian Open | Angelique Kerber$^☆$ | Serena Williams | 6–4 | 3–6 | 6–4 | | |
| 2016 | French Open | Garbiñe Muguruza$^☆$ | Serena Williams | 7–5 | 6–4 | | | |
| 2016 | Wimbledon | Serena Williams | Angelique Kerber | 7–5 | 6–3 | | | |
| 2016 | US Open | Angelique Kerber | Karolína Plíšková | 6–3 | 4–6 | 6–4 | | |
| 2017 | Australian Open | Serena Williams | Venus Williams | 6–4 | 6–4 | | | |
| 2017 | French Open | Jeļena Ostapenko$^{☆†‡}$ | Simona Halep | 4–6 | 6–4 | 6–3 | | |
| 2017 | Wimbledon | Garbiñe Muguruza | Venus Williams | 7–5 | 6–0 | | | |
| 2017 | US Open | Sloane Stephens$^{☆‡}$ | Madison Keys$^†$ | 6–3 | 6–0 | | | |
| 2018 | Australian Open | Caroline Wozniacki$^{☆‡}$ | Simona Halep | 7–6$^{7–2}$ | 3–6 | 6–4 | | |
| 2018 | French Open | Simona Halep$^☆$ | Sloane Stephens | 3–6 | 6–4 | 6–1 | | |
| 2018 | Wimbledon | Angelique Kerber | Serena Williams | 6–3 | 6–3 | | | |
| 2018 | US Open (details) | Naomi Osaka$^☆$ | Serena Williams | 6–2 | 6–4 | | | |
| 2019 | Australian Open | Naomi Osaka | Petra Kvitová | 7–6$^{7–2}$ | 5–7 | 6–4 | | |
| 2019 | French Open | Ashleigh Barty$^☆$ | Markéta Vondroušová | 6–1 | 6–3 | | | |
| 2019 | Wimbledon | Simona Halep | Serena Williams | 6–2 | 6–2 | | | |
| 2019 | US Open | Bianca Andreescu$^{☆†‡}$ | Serena Williams | 6–3 | 7–5 | | | |
| 2020 | Australian Open | Sofia Kenin$^{☆‡}$ | Garbiñe Muguruza | 4–6 | 6–2 | 6–2 | | |
| 2020 | US Open | Naomi Osaka | Victoria Azarenka | 1–6 | 6–3 | 6–3 | | |
| 2020 | French Open | Iga Świątek$^☆$ | Sofia Kenin | 6–4 | 6–1 | | | |
| 2021 | Australian Open | Naomi Osaka | Jennifer Brady$^†$ | 6–4 | 6–3 | | | |
| 2021 | French Open | Barbora Krejčíková$^☆$ | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova$^†$ | 6–1 | 2–6 | 6–4 | | |
| 2021 | Wimbledon | Ashleigh Barty | Karolína Plíšková | 6–3 | 6–7$^{4–7}$ | 6–3 | | |
| 2021 | US Open (details) | Emma Raducanu$^{☆†‡}$ | Leylah Fernandez$^†$ | 6–4 | 6–3 | | | |
| 2022 | Australian Open | Ashleigh Barty | Danielle Collins$^†$ | 6–3 | 7–6$^{7–2}$ | | | |
| 2022 | French Open | Iga Świątek | Coco Gauff | 6–1 | 6–3 | | | |
| 2022 | Wimbledon | Elena Rybakina$^{☆‡}$ | Ons Jabeur | 3–6 | 6–2 | 6–2 | | |
| 2022 | US Open | Iga Świątek | Ons Jabeur | 6–2 | 7–6$^{7–5}$ | | | |
| 2023 | Australian Open | Aryna Sabalenka$^☆$ | Elena Rybakina | 4–6 | 6–3 | 6–4 | | |
| 2023 | French Open | Iga Świątek | Karolína Muchová$^†$ | 6–2 | 5–7 | 6–4 | | |
| 2023 | Wimbledon | Markéta Vondroušová$^{☆‡}$ | Ons Jabeur | 6–4 | 6–4 | | | |
| 2023 | US Open | Coco Gauff$^{☆‡}$ | Aryna Sabalenka | 2–6 | 6–3 | 6–2 | | |
| 2024 | Australian Open | Aryna Sabalenka | Zheng Qinwen$^†$ | 6–3 | 6–2 | | | |
| 2024 | French Open | Iga Świątek | Jasmine Paolini | 6–2 | 6–1 | | | |
| 2024 | Wimbledon | Barbora Krejčíková | Jasmine Paolini | 6–2 | 2–6 | 6–4 | | |
| 2024 | US Open | Aryna Sabalenka | Jessica Pegula$^†$ | 7–5 | 7–5 | | | |

## Records and statistics
### Longest and shortest finals
#### Longest by number of games

Best of 3 (post-tiebreaker introduction) :
| 1996 French Open: 40 games. ||||||
| Steffi Graf | 6 | 6$^4$ | 10 |
| Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 3 | 7$^7$ | 8 |
Best of 3 (pre-tiebreaker introduction) :
| 1948 U.S. National Championships: 48 games. ||||||
| Margaret Osborne duPont | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| Louise Brough | 6 | 4 | 13 |
Best of 5 (U.S. National Championships 1891–1901) :
| 1898 U.S. National Championships challenge round: 51 games. ||||||
| Juliette Atkinson | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| Marion Jones | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 |

#### Shortest by number of games

1911 Wimbledon Championships: 12 games. :
| Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers | 6 | 6 |
| Dora Boothby | 0 | 0 |
1988 French Open: 12 games. :
| Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 |
| Natasha Zvereva | 0 | 0 |

### First-timer finals

There have been 26 finals contested between first-time finalists (11 in the Open Era):
| Tournament | Winner | Runner-up |
| 1884 Wimbledon | Maud Watson | Lilian Watson |
| 1887 U.S. National | Ellen Hansell | Laura Knight |
| 1893 U.S. National | Aline Terry | Augusta Schultz |
| 1895 Wimbledon | Charlotte Cooper | Helen Jackson |
| 1900 U.S. National | Myrtle McAteer | Edith Parker |
| 1903 Wimbledon | Dorothea Douglass | Ethel Thomson |
| 1907 U.S. National | Evelyn Sears | Carrie Neely |
| 1912 U.S. National | Mary Browne | Eleonora Sears |
| 1922 Australasian | Margaret Molesworth | Esna Boyd |
| 1927 French | Kea Bouman | Irene Peacock |
| 1931 Australian | Coral McInnes Buttsworth | Marjorie Cox Crawford |
| 1938 Australian | Dorothy Bundy Cheney | Dorothy Stevenson |
| 1955 French | Angela Mortimer | Dorothy Head Knode |
| 1960 Australian | Margaret Smith | Jan Lehane |
| 1962 Wimbledon | Karen Hantze Susman | Věra Suková |
| 1977 French Open | Mima Jaušovec | Florența Mihai |
| 1978 Australian Open | Chris O'Neil | Betsy Nagelsen |
| 1979 Australian Open | Barbara Jordan | Sharon Walsh |
| 2004 French Open | Anastasia Myskina | Elena Dementieva |
| 2010 French Open | Francesca Schiavone | Samantha Stosur |
| 2015 US Open | Flavia Pennetta | Roberta Vinci |
| 2017 US Open | Sloane Stephens | Madison Keys |
| 2019 French Open | Ashleigh Barty | Markéta Vondroušová |
| 2021 French Open | Barbora Krejčíková | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova |
| 2021 US Open | Emma Raducanu | Leylah Fernandez |
| 2022 Wimbledon | Elena Rybakina | Ons Jabeur |

### All-countrywomen finals (Open Era)

Five countries (Australia, Belgium, Italy, Russia and the United States) have had two countrywomen meet in a final in the Open Era:
| 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 (Jan) | Kerry Melville | Dianne Fromholtz |
| 1977 Australian Open (Dec) | Evonne Goolagong | Helen Gourlay |
| 1978 Wimbledon | Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert |
| 1978 US Open | Chris Evert | Pam Shriver |
| 1979 Wimbledon | Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert Lloyd |
| 1979 US Open | Tracy Austin | Chris Evert Lloyd |
| 1979 Australian Open | Barbara Jordan | Sharon Walsh |
| 1981 US Open | Tracy Austin | Martina Navratilova |
| 1981 Australian Open | Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert Lloyd |
| 1982 French Open | Martina Navratilova | Andrea Jaeger |
| 1982 Wimbledon | Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert Lloyd |
| 1982 Australian Open | Chris Evert Lloyd | Martina Navratilova |
| 1983 Wimbledon | Martina Navratilova | Andrea Jaeger |
| 1983 US Open | Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert Lloyd |
| 1984 French Open | Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert Lloyd |
| 1984 Wimbledon | Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert Lloyd |
| 1984 US Open | Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert Lloyd |
| 1985 French Open | Chris Evert Lloyd | Martina Navratilova |
| 1985 Wimbledon | Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert Lloyd |
| 1985 Australian Open | Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert Lloyd |
| 1986 French Open | Chris Evert Lloyd | 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-Hardenne | Kim Clijsters |
| 2003 Wimbledon | Serena Williams | Venus Williams |
| 2003 US Open | Justine Henin-Hardenne | Kim Clijsters |
| 2004 Australian Open | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 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 |