WTA Tour records
This is a list of Women's Tennis Association (WTA) records since its inception in June 1973. Some records additionally extend back a few more years in order to include the immediately preceding Virginia Slims Circuit era for completeness. The Virginia Slims Circuit started in September 1970 and was replaced in 1973 by the WTA. These however do not make up the entire Open Era records (1968 – present). For those, see Open Era tennis records – Women's singles.
Grand Slam tournaments
Titles and finals
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Most titles / finals at a single tournament
# | Titles | Tournament | Years |
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12 | ![]() ![]() | Chicago | 1978–83, 1986–88, 1990–92 |
11 | ![]() ![]() | Eastbourne | 1978, 1982–86, 1988–91, 1993 |
9 | ![]() ![]() | Washington | 1975, 1977–78, 1982–83, 1985–86, 1988, 1990 |
![]() ![]() | Wimbledon | 1978–79, 1982–87, 1990 | |
![]() ![]() | Dallas | 1979–83, 1985–87, 1990 | |
![]() | German Open | 1986–89, 1991–94, 1996 | |
8 | ![]() | Family Circle | 1974–78, 1981, 1984–85 |
![]() ![]() | WTA Tour Finals | 1978–79, 1981, 1983–86twice in 1986 | |
![]() ![]() | Los Angeles | 1978, 1980–81, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1992–93 | |
![]() | Miami Masters | 2002–04, 2007–08, 2013–15 | |
7 | ![]() | French Open | 1974–75, 1979–80, 1983, 1985–86 |
![]() ![]() | Orlando | 1974, 1980–85 | |
![]() | Wimbledon | 1988–89, 1991–93, 1995–96 | |
![]() | Wimbledon | 2002–03, 2009–10, 2012, 2015–16 | |
![]() | Australian Open | 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009–10, 2015, 2017 |
# | Finals | Tournament | Years |
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14 | ![]() ![]() | Chicago | 1975, 1978–83, 1986–88, 1990–93 |
![]() ![]() | WTA Tour Finals | 1975, 1978–86,twice in 1986 1989, 1991–92 | |
13 | ![]() ![]() | Eastbourne | 1978–79, 1982–87, 1988–91, 1993 |
12 | ![]() ![]() | Wimbledon | 1978–79, 1982–90, 1994 |
11 | ![]() ![]() | Washington | 1975, 1977–80, 1982–83, 1985–86, 1988, 1990 |
![]() ![]() | Dallas | 1975–76, 1979–83, 1985–87, 1990 | |
![]() ![]() | Los Angeles | 1977–81, 1983, 1986, 1989–90, 1992–93 | |
![]() | German Open | 1985–89, 1990–94, 1996 | |
![]() | Wimbledon | 2002–04, 2008–10, 2012, 2015–16, 2018–19 | |
10 | ![]() | Wimbledon | 1973–74, 1976,1978–82,1984–85 |
![]() | Miami Masters | 1999, 2002–04, 2007–09, 2013–15 | |
![]() | US Open | 1999, 2001–02, 2008, 2011–14, 2018–19 | |
9 | ![]() | Wimbledon | 1987–89, 1991–93, 1995–96, 1999 |
![]() | French Open | 1987–90, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1999 | |
![]() | Florida | 1986–89, 1991–95 | |
![]() | French Open | 1973–75, 1979–80, 1983–86 | |
![]() | Family Circle | 1974–78, 1981, 1984–86 | |
![]() | US Open | 1975–80, 1982–84 | |
![]() ![]() | Houston | 1976–80, 1983, 1985, 1987–88 | |
![]() ![]() | Stuttgart | 1979, 1981–83, 1986–88, 1991–92 | |
![]() ![]() | West Classic | 1979–80, 1984, 1988, 1990–94 | |
![]() | Wimbledon | 2000–03, 2005, 2007–09, 2017 |
Most titles won in a season in Open Era
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Consecutive records
- Active streaks in bold
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Sources: Except for the information concerning active players, the source for the all-time table is the '2014 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Official Guide'. Court and Wade began their careers and were winning tournaments long before the Open Era started in 1968; therefore, the statistics shown above do not reflect their entire careers. For example, Billie Jean King career statistics lists 129 career singles titles for King.
Matches won on all surfaces
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Match wins per court type
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Career winning percentage
- Note that the figures below represent career winning percentages of players that are retired (regular font) as well as current active players (boldface). The latter are subject to change and do not reflect the final figure.
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Single season winning percentage
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Winning streaks
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Year-end Championships
Titles | # | Years | |
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1. | ![]() ![]() | 8 | 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 (2) |
2. | ![]() | 5 | 1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996 |
![]() | 2001, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014 | ||
4. | ![]() | 4 | 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977 |
5. | ![]() ![]() | 3 | 1990, 1991, 1992 |
![]() | 2002, 2003, 2010 |
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Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 level records (since inception as "Tier One" in 1988)
- Only tournaments of Premier mandatory and Premier 5 and their predecessor (Tier 1) level tournament records are included.
- Tier one tournaments were played on 3 surfaces, one of which (carpet) ceased to be used from around 1995.
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Titles by court type
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WTA rankings (since 3 November 1975)
- As of February 21, 2022
- Bold font denotes active players or currently active consecutive streaks
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Youngest WTA No. 1[4]
Name | Age | Date of Birth | Date of Achievement |
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16 years, 152 days | 9 September 1980 | 1 March 1997 |
Oldest WTA No. 1[5]
Name | Age | Date of Birth | Date of Achievement |
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35 years, 224 days | 26 September 1981 | 8 May 2017 |
Most career singles wins over world No. 1
This table lists the players with the most career singles wins over the world No. 1 ranked player since the Women's Tennis Association began computerized rankings on November 3, 1975.
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Source: 2012 WTA Media Guide, compiled by the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, page 178. Updated: Nov. 30, 2020
Lowest-ranked players to defeat world No. 1
This table lists the lowest-ranked players to defeat world No. 1 ranked player since the Women's Tennis Association began computerized rankings on November 3, 1975. (Not including matches in which No.1-ranked player retired.)
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Lowest-ranked players to win a singles title
The following table lists players ranked 200 and lower, that have won a WTA title.
Ranking[6] | Player | Tournament |
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1997 Bol |
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2009 U.S. Open |
579 | ![]() |
2001 Bali |
299 | ![]() |
2018 Tashkent |
285 | ![]() |
2002 Bogotá |
259 | ![]() |
2006 Portorož |
237 | ![]() |
2022 Bogotá |
234 | ![]() |
2007 Bali |
233 | ![]() |
2017 Biel Bienne |
209 | ![]() |
2009 Warsaw |
208 | ![]() |
2012 Birmingham |
207 | ![]() |
1989 Guarujá |
205 | ![]() |
1989 Tokyo |
201 | ![]() |
1988 Paris |
WTA Tour doubles career records
Most doubles titles won
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Other selected achievements
Youngest winners of a singles title
In the following table,[7] only the first tournament won by each player is listed.
- Tracy Austin: 14 years, 0 months, 28 days (1977 Portland)
- Kathy Rinaldi: 14 years, 6 months, 24 days (1981 Kyoto)
- Jennifer Capriati: 14 years, 6 months, 29 days (1990 Puerto Rico)
- Andrea Jaeger: 14 years, 7 months, 14 days (1980 Las Vegas)
- Mirjana Lučić-Baroni: 15 years, 1 month, 25 days (1997 Bol)
- Nicole Vaidišová: 15 years, 3 months, 23 days (2004 Vancouver)
- Monica Seles: 15 years, 4 months, 29 days (1989 Houston)
- Gabriela Sabatini: 15 years, 5 months, 2 days (1985 Japan)
- Coco Gauff: 15 years, 7 months (2019 Linz)
- Anke Huber: 15 years, 8 months, 22 days (1990 Schenectady)
Oldest winners of a singles title
In the following table, only the last tournament won by each player is listed.
- Billie Jean King: 39 years, 7 months, 23 days (1983 Edgbaston Cup)
- Kimiko Date-Krumm: 38 years, 11 months, 30 days (2009 Hansol Korea Open)
- Serena Williams: 38 years, 3 months, 17 days (2020 ASB Classic)
- Martina Navratilova: 37 years, 4 months, 2 days (1994 Open Gaz de France)
- Francesca Schiavone: 36 years, 9 months, 23 days (2017 Copa Colsanitas)
- Venus Williams: 35 years, 7 months, 28 days (2016 Taiwan Open)
- Marie Pinterova: 35 years, 2 months, 3 days (1981 Japan Open)
- Maria Bueno: 34 years, 11 months, 26 days (1974 Japan Open)
- Tatjana Maria: 34 years, 8 months, 2 days (2022 Copa Colsanitas)
- Helga Niessen Masthoff: 34 years, 6 months, 5 days (1976 British Hard Court Championships)
Longest gap between titles
Gap[8] | Player | Tournaments |
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16 years, 4 months | Mirjana Lučić-Baroni | 1998 Bol — 2014 Quebec City |
13 years, 1 month | Kimiko Date-Krumm | 1996 San Diego — 2009 Seoul |
12 years, 6 months | Sorana Cîrstea | 2008 Tashkent — 2021 İstanbul |
9 years, 9 months | Pauline Parmentier | 2008 Bad Gastein — 2018 Istanbul |
8 years, 9 months | Jelena Dokic | 2002 Birmingham — 2011 Kuala Lumpur |
WTA career prize money leaders
- Top 15 Career Prize Money Leaders As of 25 April 2022:
- Top 15 YTD Money Leaders As of 25 April 2022:
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- As of April 25, 2022
Since September 1970:
- 458 players have earned at least US$1 million.
- 265 players have earned at least US$2 million.
- 125 players have earned at least US$5 million.
- 58 players have earned at least US$10 million.
- 29 players have earned at least US$15 million.
- 21 players have earned at least US$20 million.
- 10 players have earned at least US$25 million.
- 8 players have earned at least US$30 million.
- 2 players have earned at least US$40 million.
- 1 player has earned at least US$50 million.
See also
- Lists of tennis records and statistics
- All-time tennis records – Women's singles
- Open Era tennis records – Women's singles
- WTA Finals
- List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players
- List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players
- List of female tennis players
- WTA Awards
- List of tennis tournaments
- Grand Slam (tennis)
- All-time tennis records – Men's singles
- Open Era tennis records – Men's singles
- List of tennis players career achievements
- ATP Tour records
References
- "Martina Navratilova Biography". 2015. WTA. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-15. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
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- "The resurgent Margarita Gasparyan outplayed Anastasia Potapova in an all-Russian contest to claim her second WTA title at the Tashkent Open". www.wtatour.com.
- 2012 Official Guide to Professional Tennis, compiled by the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, page 253
- "Mirjana Lucic-Baroni's Record-Breaking Quebec Title". www.tennisnow.com.
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