List of female tennis players
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This is a list of female tennis players who meet one or more of the following criteria:
- Singles:
- Officially ranked among the top 25 by the Women's Tennis Association (since 1975)
- Ranked among the top 10 by an expert (e.g. A. Wallis Myers) before 1975
- Reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament
- Reached the finals of or won the year-end championships
- Won a medal at the Olympic Games
- Doubles:
- Won a Grand Slam tournament or year-end championship
- Officially ranked No. 1 by the WTA (since 1984)
- Won a medal at the Olympic Games
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| Name | Nationality | Birth | Death | Grand Slam singles titles | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betsy Abbas |  Egypt |
1960 French Championships quarterfinalist | |||
| Jane Albert |  United States |
1946 | 1965 Wimbledon quarterfinalist | ||
| Leslie Allen | United States |
1957 | Ranked world No. 21 in 1983 | ||
| Lili de Álvarez Valdene |  Spain |
1905 | 1998 | Ranked world No. 2 at the end of the year in 1927 and 1928 • 1926/1927/1928 Wimbledon runner-up | |
| Sophie Amiach |  France |
1963 | Singles: 1984 Australian Open quarterfinalist ◌ Doubles: 1980 Australian Open quarterfinalist | ||
| Josette Amouretti | France |
1914 | 1990 | 1954 French Championships quarterfinalist | |
| Bianca Andreescu |  Canada |
2000 | 1 | Singles: ranked world No. 4 in 2019 • 2019 US Open champion | |
| Mirra Andreeva |  Russia |
2007 | Singles: ranked world No. 23 in 2024 • 2024 French Open Semifinalist | ||
| Sabine Appelmans |  Belgium |
1972 | Ranked world No. 16 in singles and world No. 21 in doubles in 1997 ◌ Singles: 1997 Australian Open quarterfinalist | ||
| Laura Arraya (Gildemeister) |  Argentina  Peru |
1967 | Ranked world No. 14 in singles in 1990 and world No. 27 in doubles in 1988 | ||
| Jeanne Arth | United States |
1935 | Doubles: 1959 Wimbledon champion • 1956/1959 U.S. champion | ||
| Shinobu Asagoe |  Japan |
1976 | Ranked world No. 21 in singles in 2005 and world No. 13 in doubles in 2006 | ||
| Juliette Atkinson | United States |
1873 | 1944 | 3 | 1895/1897/1898 U.S. Championships champion |
| Kathleen Atkinson | United States |
1875 | 1957 | Doubles: 1897/1898 U.S. Championships champion | |
| Cilly Aussem |  Germany |
1909 | 1963 | 2 | Ranked world No. 2 at the end of the year in 1930 and 1931 ◌ Singles: 1931 French champion • 1931 Wimbledon champion ◌ Mixed doubles: 1930 French champion |
| Tracy Austin | United States |
1962 | 2 | Ranked world No. 1 in 1980 ◌ Singles: 1979/1981 US Open champion • 1980 WTA Finals champion ◌ Mixed doubles: 1980 Wimbledon champion | |
| Élisabeth d'Ayen | France |
1898 | 1969 | 1920 Olympic bronze medalist in women's doubles[1] | |
| Victoria Azarenka |  Belarus |
1989 | 2 | Ranked world No. 1 in singles in 2012 and world No. 7 in doubles in 2008 ◌ Singles: 2012/2013 Australian Open champion ◌ Mixed doubles: 2007 US Open champion • 2008 French Open champion | |
| Tímea Babos |  Hungary |
1993 | Ranked world No. 25 in singles in 2016 and world No. 1 in doubles in 2018 | ||
| Timea Bacsinszky |  Switzerland |
1989 | Ranked world No.9 in singles in 2016. | ||
| Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat |  Australia |
1956 | Ranked world No. 4 in 1979 ◌ Doubles: 1977 Australian Open champion | ||
| Sybille Bammer |  Austria |
1980 | Ranked world No. 19 in 2007 | ||
| Maud Barger-Wallach | United States |
1870 | 1954 | 1 | 1908 U.S. Championships champion |
| Sue Barker |  United Kingdom |
1956 | 1 | Ranked world No. 3 • 1976 French Open champion | |
| Pilar Barril | Spain |
1931 | 2011 | 1961 French Championships quarterfinalist | |
| Mona Barthel | Germany |
1990 | Ranked world No. 23 in singles in 2013 and world No. 63 in doubles in 2015 | ||
| Jane Bartkowicz | United States |
1949 | Ranked world No. 8 at the end of the year in 1969 | ||
| Marion Bartoli | France |
1984 | 1 | Ranked world No. 7 in singles in 2012 and world No. 15 in doubles in 2004 ◌ Singles: 2013 Wimbledon champion | |
| Ashleigh Barty | Australia |
1996 | 3 | Singles: ranked world No. 1 in 2019/2020/2021 • 2019 French Open champion • 2021 Wimbledon champion • 2022 Australian Open champion • 2019 WTA Finals champion ◌ Doubles: ranked world No. 5 in doubles in 2018 • 2018 US Open champion | |
| Carling Bassett-Seguso | Canada |
1967 | Ranked world No. 8 in 1985 | ||
| Yayuk Basuki |  Indonesia |
1970 | Ranked world No. 19 in singles in 1997 and world No. 9 in doubles in 1998 | ||
| Joan Hartigan Bathurst | Australia |
1912 | 2000 | 3 | Ranked world No. 8 at the end of the year in 1934 ◌ Singles: 1933/1934/1936 Australian champion ◌ Mixed doubles: 1934 Australian champion |
| Norma Baylon | Argentina |
1942 | 1964 Wimbledon quarterfinalist • 1965 French quarterfinalist • 1965/1966 U.S. quarterfinalist | ||
| Geraldine Beamish | United Kingdom |
1885 | 1972 | Ranked world No. 4 at the end of the year in 1923 • 1919/1922/1923 Wimbledon semifinalist • 1921 Wimbledon women's doubles runner-up • 1920 Olympic silver medalist in women's doubles | |
| Claire Beckingham | United Kingdom |
Singles: 1926 Wimbledon quarterfinalist | |||
| Dája Bedáňová |  Czech Republic |
1983 | Ranked world No. 16 in singles and world No. 34 in doubles in 2002 | ||
| Irina-Camelia Begu |  Romania |
1990 | Ranked world No. 22 in singles and world No. 30 in doubles in 2016 | ||
| Belinda Bencic | Switzerland |
1997 | Ranked world No. 7 in singles and world No. 59 in doubles in 2016 ◌ Singles: 2020 Olympic gold medalist • 2019 US Open semifinalist | ||
| Mirka Koželuhová | Czechoslovakia |
1951 | Singles: 1978 French Open quarterfinalist | ||
| Iveta Benešová | Czech Republic |
1983 | Ranked world No. 25 in singles in 2009 and world No. 17 in doubles in 2011 | ||
| Kiki Bertens |  Netherlands |
1991 | Ranked world No. 8 in singles in 2019 ◌ Singles: 2016 French open semifinalist and 2018 Wimbledon quarterfinalist | ||
| Pauline Betz Addie | United States |
1919 | 2011 | 5 | Ranked world No. 1 at the end of the year in 1946 • 1946 Wimbledon champion • 1942/1943/1944/1946 U.S. Championships champion ◌ Mixed doubles: 1946 French Championships champion |
| Louie Bickerton | Australia |
1902 | 1998 | Doubles: 1927/1929/1931 Australian Championships champion ◌ Mixed doubles: 1935 Australian Championships champion | |
| Blanche Bingley Hillyard | United Kingdom |
1863 | 1946 | 6 | 1886/1890/1894/1897/1899/1900 Wimbledon champion |
| Cara Black |  Zimbabwe |
1979 | Ranked world No. 31 in singles in 1999 and world No. 1 in doubles in 2005 ◌ Doubles: 2007 Australian Open champion • 2004/2005/2007 Wimbledon champion • 2008 US Open champion ◌ Mixed doubles: 2010 Australian Open champion • 2003 French Open champion • 2004/2010 Wimbledon champion • 2008 US Open champion | ||
| Jill Blackman | Australia |
1936 | 1963 French Championships quarterfinalist | ||
| Molly Blair | United Kingdom |
1918 | 2004 | 1949 Wimbledon quarterfinalist | |
| Manon Bollegraf | Netherlands |
1964 | Ranked world No. 29 in singles in 1990 and world No. 4 in doubles in 1990 ◌ Mixed doubles: 1997 Australian Open champion • 1989 French Open champion • 1991/1997 US Open champion | ||
| Nancye Wynne Bolton | Australia |
1916 | 2001 | 6 | Ranked world No. 4 at the end of the year in 1947 and 1948 • 1937/1940/1946/1947/1948/1951 Australian Championships champion ◌ Doubles: 1936/1937/1938/1939/1940/1947/1948/1949/1951/1952 Australian Championships champion ◌ Mixed doubles: 1940/1946/1947/1948 Australian Championships champion |
| Alona Bondarenko |  Ukraine |
1984 | Ranked world No. 19 in singles in 2008 and world No. 11 in doubles in 2008 ◌ Doubles: 2008 Australian Open champion | ||
| Kateryna Bondarenko | Ukraine |
1986 | Ranked world No. 29 in singles in 2009 and world No. 9 in doubles in 2008 ◌ Doubles: 2008 Australian Open champion | ||
| Lisa Bonder-Kreiss | United States |
1965 | Ranked world No. 9 in 1984 | ||
| Fiorella Bonicelli |  Uruguay |
1951 | Doubles:1976 French Open champion ◌ Mixed doubles: 1975 French Open champion | ||
| Kristie Boogert | Netherlands |
1973 | Ranked world No. 29 in singles in 1996 and world No. 16 in doubles in 1997 ◌ Doubles: 2000 Olympic silver medalist ◌ Mixed doubles: 1994 French Open champion | ||
| Penelope Dora Boothby | United Kingdom |
1881 | 1970 | 1 | Singles: 1909 Wimbledon champion • 1908 Olympic silver medalist |
| Linky Boshoff |  South Africa |
1956 | 1974 Wimbledon quarterfinalist • 1977 French Open quarterfinalist | ||
| Annalisa Bossi |  Italy |
1915 | 2015 | Singles: 1949 French semifinalist | |
| Jean Bostock | United Kingdom |
1922 | 1965 | Ranked world No. 6 at the end of 1948 ◌ Singles: 1946 Wimbledon quarterfinalist | |
| Eugenie Bouchard | Canada |
1994 | Ranked world No. 5 in singles in 2014 ◌ Singles: 2014 Wimbledon finalist | ||
| Kornelia Bouman | Netherlands |
1903 | 1998 | 1 | Ranked world No. 8 at the end of the year in 1928 • 1927 French champion ◌ Doubles: 1929 French champion ◌ Mixed doubles: 1924 Olympic bronze medalist |
| Elena Bovina | Russia |
1983 | Ranked world No. 14 in singles in 2005 and world No. 14 in doubles in 2003 | ||
| Nicole (Provis) Bradtke | Australia |
1969 | Ranked world No. 24 in singles in 1993 and world No. 11 in doubles in 1992 • 1992 Olympic bronze medalist in women's doubles | ||
| Shirley Brasher | United Kingdom |
1934 | 1 | Ranked world No. 3 at the end of the year in 1957 • 1957 French Championships champion ◌ Doubles: 1957 French Championships champion ◌ Mixed doubles: 1958 French Championships champion | |
| Heather Brewer-Segal |  Bermuda |
1931 | 2006 | 1955/1958 French Championships semifinalist | |
| Marguerite Broquedis | France |
1893 | 1983 | 2 | 1913/1914 French Championships champion ◌ Mixed doubles: 1911/1924 French Championships champion ◌ 1912 Olympic gold medalist in singles and bronze medalist in mixed doubles |
| Louise Brough | United States |
1923 | 2014 | 6 | Ranked world No. 1 at the end of the year in 1955 • 1947 U.S. Championships champion • 1950 Australian Championships champion • 1948/1949/1950/1955 Wimbledon champion ◌ Doubles: 1950 Australian Championships champion • 1946/1947/1949 French Championships champion • 1946/1948/1949/1950/1954 Wimbledon champion • 1942/1943/1944/1945/1946/1947/1948/1949/1950/1955/1956/1957 U.S. Championships champion ◌ Mixed doubles: 1946/1947/1948/1950 Wimbledon champion • 1942/1947/1948/1949 U.S. Championships champion |
| Mary Kendall Browne | United States |
1891 | 1971 | 3 | Ranked world No. 3 at the end of the year in 1921 • 1912/1913/1914 U.S. Championships champion ◌ Doubles: 1912/1913/1914/1921/1925 U.S. Championships champion • 1926 Wimbledon champion ◌ Mixed doubles: 1912/1913/1914/1921 U.S. Championships champion |
| Ginette Bucaille | France |
1921 | 2021 | Ranked world No. 10 at the end of the year 1954 • 1954 French Championships runner-up | |
| Iva Budařová | Czech Republic |
1960 | Ranked world No. 24 in 1983 | ||
| Edda Buding | West Germany |
1936 | 2014 | 1959 Wimbledon quarterfinalist • 1956 French Championships quarterfinalist | |
| Ilse Buding | West Germany |
1939 | 2023 | 1956 French Championships quarterfinalist | |
| Maria Bueno |  Brazil |
1939 | 2018 | 7 | Ranked world No. 1 at the end of the year in 1959 and 1960 • 1959/1960/1964 Wimbledon champion • 1959/1963/1964/1966 U.S. Championships champion ◌ Doubles: 1958/1960/1963/1965/1966 Wimbledon champion • 1960/1962/1966/1968 U.S. Championships champion • 1960 Australian Championships champion • 1960 French Championships champion ◌ Mixed doubles: 1960 French Championships champion |
| Bettina Bunge | West Germany |
1963 | Ranked world No. 7 in 1983 | ||
| Coral Buttsworth | Australia |
1900 | 1985 | 2 | 1931/1932 Australian Championships champion ◌ Doubles: 1932 Australian Championships champion |
| Angela Buxton | United Kingdom |
1934 | 2020 | Ranked world No. 6 at the end of the year in 1956 ◌ Doubles: 1956 French Championships champion • 1956 Wimbledon champion | |
| Mihaela Buzărnescu | Romania |
1988 | Ranked world No. 20 in singles in 2018 and world No. 28 in doubles in 2018 | ||
| Mabel Cahill | United Kingdom |
1863 | 1905 | 2 | 1891/1892 U.S. Championships champion |
| Els Callens | Belgium |
1970 | 2000 Olympic bronze medalist in women's doubles | ||
| Jennifer Capriati | United States |
1976 | 3 | Ranked world No. 1 in singles for a total of 17 weeks in 2001 & 2002 ◌ Singles: 2001/2002 Australian Open champion • 2001 French Open champion • 1992 Olympic gold medalist | |
| Mary Carillo | United States |
1957 | Ranked world No. 33 in singles in 1980 ◌ Mixed doubles: 1977 French Open champion | ||
| Pam Casale | United States |
1963 | Ranked world No. 14 in 1984 | ||
| Rosemary Casals | United States |
1948 | Ranked world No. 3 at the end of 1970 ◌ Doubles: 1967/1968/1969/1970/1971/1973 Wimbledon champion • 1967/1971/1974/1982 US Open champion ◌ Mixed doubles: 1970/1972 Wimbledon champion • 1975 US Open champion | ||
| Michelle (Torres) Casati | United States |
1967 | Ranked world No. 18 in 1984 | ||
| Helen Gourlay Cawley | Australia |
1946 | Doubles: 1972/1976/1977 (January)/1977 (December) Australian Open champion • 1977 Wimbledon champion | ||
| Arlette de Cazalet | France |
Singles: 1951 French quarterfinalist | |||
| Sandra Cecchini | Italy |
1965 | Ranked world No. 15 in 1988 | ||
| Anna Chakvetadze | Russia |
1987 | Ranked world No. 5 in singles and world No. 53 in doubles in 2007 ◌ Singles: 2007 US Open semifinalist | ||
| Latisha Chan |  Chinese Taipei |
1989 | Ranked world No. 1 in doubles in 2017 | ||
| Dorothy Bundy Cheney | United States |
1916 | 2014 | 1 | Ranked world No. 6 at the end of the year in 1946 • 1938 Australian champion |
| Natasha Chmyreva |  Soviet Union |
1958 | 2015 | 1975 Australian Open semifinalist | |
| Dominika Cibulková |  Slovakia |
1989 | Ranked world No. 4 in singles in 2017 • Australian Open Runner-up 2014 | ||
| Sorana Cîrstea | Romania |
1990 | Ranked world No. 21 in singles in 2013 and world No. 35 in doubles in 2009 | ||
| Kim Clijsters | Belgium |
1983 | 4 | Ranked world No. 1 in singles and doubles in 2003 ◌ Singles: 2005/2009/2010 US Open champion • 2011 Australian Open champion • 2002/2003/2010 WTA Finals champion ◌ Doubles: 2003 French Open champion • 2003 Wimbledon champion | |
| Amanda Coetzer | South Africa |
1971 | Ranked world No. 3 in singles in 1997 and world No. 15 in doubles in 1993 | ||
| Lorraine Coghlan Robinson | Australia |
1937 | Mixed doubles: 1958 Wimbledon mixed doubles champion | ||
| J. S. Colegate | United Kingdom |
1924 Wimbledon quarterfinalist | |||
| Patricia Coleman | Australia |
1953 | 1972 Australian Open quarterfinalist | ||
| Beryl Penrose Collier | Australia |
1930 | 2021 | 1 | Ranked world No. 8 at the end of the year in 1955 • 1955 Australian Championships champion |
| Evelyn Colyer | United Kingdom |
1902 | 1930 | 1924 Olympic bronze medalist in women's doubles | |
| Maureen Connolly Brinker | United States |
1934 | 1969 | 9 | Ranked world No. 1 at the end of the year from 1952 through 1954 • 1953 Australian Championships champion • 1953/1954 French Championships champion • 1952/1953/1954 Wimbledon champion • 1951/1952/1953 U.S. Championships champion ◌ Doubles: 1953 Australian Championships champion • 1954 French Championships champion ◌ Mixed doubles: 1954 French Championships champion |
| Hélène Contostavlos |  Greece |
1903 | 1963 | 1926 Wimbledon quarterfinalist | |
| Sarah Palfrey Cooke | United States |
1912 | 1996 | 2 | Ranked world No. 4 at the end of the year in 1934 • 1941/1945 U.S. Championships champion ◌ Doubles: 1930/1932/1934/1935/1937/1938/1939/1940/1941 U.S. Championships champion • 1938/1939 Wimbledon champion ◌ Mixed doubles: 1932/1935/1937/1941 U.S. Championships champion • 1939 French Championships champion |
| Charlotte Cooper Sterry | United Kingdom |
1870 | 1966 | 5 | 1895/1896/1898/1901/1908 Wimbledon champion • 1900 Olympic gold medalist in singles and mixed doubles |
| Belinda Cordwell |  New Zealand |
1965 | Ranked world No. 17 in 1989 | ||
| Alizé Cornet | France |
1990 | Ranked world No. 11 in singles in 2009 | ||
| Margaret (Smith) Court | Australia |
1942 | 24 | • Ranked world No. 1 at the end of the year from 1962 through 1965 and in 1969, 1970, and 1973 • One of three players to have won every possible title (singles, doubles, mixed doubles) at all four Grand Slam events. • Australian Open champion 1960/1961/1962/1963/1964/1965/1966/1969/1970/1971/1973 • French Open champion 1962/1964/1969/1970/1973 • Wimbledon champion 1963/1965/1970 • US Open champion 1962/1965/1969/1970/1973 ◌ Doubles: Australian Open champion 1961/1962/1963/1965/1969/1970/1971/1973 • French Open champion 1964/1965/1966/1973 • Wimbledon champion 1964/1969 • US Open champion 1963/1968/1970/1973/1975 ◌ Mixed doubles: Australian Championships champion 1963/1964/1965/1969 • French Open champion 1963/1964/1965/1969 • Wimbledon champion 1963/1965/1966/1968/1975 • US Open champion 1961/1962/1963/1964/1965/1969/1970/1972 | |
| Paule Courteix | France |
1959 French Championships quarterfinalist | |||
| Phyllis Covell | United Kingdom |
1895 | 1982 | 1923 U.S. Championships women's doubles champion • 1924 Olympic silver medalist in women's doubles | |
| Thelma Coyne Long | Australia |
1918 | 2015 | 2 | Ranked world No. 7 at year-end in 1952 • 1952/1954 Australian Championships champion • 1936/1937/1938/1939/1940/1947/1948/1949/1951/1952/1956/1958 Australian Championships women's doubles champion |
| Daphne Akhurst Cozens | Australia |
1903 | 1933 | 5 | Ranked world No. 3 at the end of the year in 1928 • 1925/1926/1928/1929/1930 Australian Championships champion • 1924/1925/1928/1929/1931 Australian Championships women's doubles champion • 1924/1925/1928/1929 Australian Championships mixed doubles champion |
| Marjorie Cox Crawford | Australia |
1903 | 1983 | Doubles: 1932 Australian champion ◌ Mixed doubles: 1931/1932/1933 Australian champion | |
| Annabel Croft | United Kingdom |
1966 | Ranked world No. 24 in singles in 1985 | ||
| Isabel Cueto | Germany |
1968 | Ranked world No. 20 in singles in 1989 and world No. 77 in doubles in 1987 | ||
| Joan Curry | United Kingdom |
1918 | 2020 | Ranked world No. 9 at the end of 1949 • 1949/1952 French Championships quarterfinalist | |
| Eleni Daniilidou | Greece |
1982 | Ranked world No. 14 in singles in 2003 and world No. 21 in doubles in 2007 | ||
| Rosa-Maria Reyes Darmon |  Mexico |
1939 | 2024 | 1959 French Championships semifinalist | |
| Kimiko Date-Krumm | Japan |
1970 | Ranked world No. 4 in singles in 1995 and world No. 33 in doubles in 1992 | ||
| Lindsay Davenport | United States |
1976 | 3 | Ranked world No. 1 in singles at the end of the year in 1998/2001/2004 & 2005 and world No. 2 in doubles at the end of the year in 1997 • Ranked world No. 1 in singles for a total of 98 weeks from 1998 through 2002 and from 2004 through 2006 ◌ Singles: 1998 US Open champion • 1999 Wimbledon champion • 2000 Australian Open champion • 1996 Olympic gold medalist • 1999 WTA Finals champion • 1998 French Open semifinalist ◌ Doubles: 1996 French Open champion • 1997 US Open champion • 1999 Wimbledon champion • 1996/1997/1998 WTA Finals champion | |
| Barbara Scofield | United States |
1926 | 2023 | Ranked world No. 5 at the end of the year in 1950 • 1950 French Championships semifinalist | |
| Nathalie Dechy | France |
1979 | Ranked world No. 11 in singles in 2006 and world No. 8 in doubles in 2007 | ||
| Casey Dellacqua | Australia |
1985 | Ranked world No. 26 in singles in 2014 and world No. 5 in doubles in 2015 • 2011 French Open mixed doubles champion • | ||
| Elena Dementieva | Russia |
1981 | Ranked world No. 3 in singles in 2009 and world No. 5 in doubles in 2003 ◌ Singles: 2008 Olympic gold medalist • 2004 French Open finalist • 2004 US Open finalist • 2009 Australian Open semifinalist • 2008/2009 Wimbledon semifinalist ◌ Doubles: 2002 WTA Finals champion | ||
| Lottie Dod | United Kingdom |
1871 | 1960 | 5 | 1887/1888/1891/1892/1893 Wimbledon champion |
| Jelena Dokić | Australia  Yugoslavia  Serbia andMontenegro |
1983 | Ranked world No. 4 in singles and world No. 10 in doubles in 2002 ◌ Singles: 2000 Wimbledon semifinalist • 2009 Australian Open quarterfinalist • 2002 French Open quarterfinalist | ||
| Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie | Romania |
1972 | Ranked world No. 15 in singles and world No. 21 in doubles in 1997 | ||
| Gisela Dulko | Argentina |
1985 | Ranked world No. 26 in singles in 2005 and world No. 1 in doubles in 2010 ◌ Doubles: 2011 Australian Open champion • 2010 WTA Finals champion | ||
| Annette Van Zyl Du Plooy | South Africa |
1943 | Ranked world No. 6 at the end of the year in 1965 and 1966 • 1966 French Championships mixed doubles champion | ||
| Margaret Osborne duPont | United States |
1918 | 2012 | 6 | Ranked world No. 1 at the end of the year from 1947 through 1950 • 1946/1949 French Championships champion • 1948/1949/1950 U.S. Championships champion • 1947 Wimbledon champion • 1946/1947/1949 French Championships women's doubles champion • 1946/1948/1949/1950/1954 Wimbledon women's doubles champion • 1941/1942/1943/1944/1945/1946/1947/1948/1949/1950/1955/1956/1957 U.S. Championships women's doubles champion • 1962 Wimbledon mixed doubles champion • 1943/1944/1945/1946/1950/1956/1958/1959/1960 U.S. Championships mixed doubles champion |
| Jo Durie | United Kingdom |
1960 | Ranked world No. 5 in 1984 ◌ Singles: 1983 French Open semifinalist • 1983 US Open semifinalist • 1983 Australian Open quarterfinalist • 1984 Wimbledon quarterfinalist ◌ Mixed doubles: 1991 Australian champion • 1987 Wimbledon champion | ||
| Françoise Dürr | France |
1942 | 1 | Ranked world No. 3 at the end of 1967 ◌ Singles: 1967 French champion ◌ Doubles: 1967 French champion • 1968/1969/1970/1971 French Open champion • 1969/1972 US Open champion ◌ Mixed doubles: 1968/1971/1973 French Open champion • 1976 Wimbledon champion | |
| Robyn Ebbern | Australia |
1944 | Ranked world No. 9 at the end of the year in 1964 • 1963 French Championships quarterfinalist • 1962/1963 Australian Championships women's doubles champion • 1963 U.S. Championships women's doubles champion • 1963 Australian Championships mixed doubles champion (shared – final abandoned because of rain) | ||
| Katja Ebbinghaus | West Germany |
1948 | 1972/1973/1974 French Open quarterfinalist | ||
| Mary-Ann Eisel | United States |
1946 | 1967 Wimbledon quarterfinalist | ||
| Silvia Farina Elia | Italy |
1972 | Ranked world No. 11 in singles in 2002 and world No. 24 in doubles in 1999 | ||
| Sara Errani | Italy |
1987 | Ranked world No. 6 in singles in 2012 and No. 1 in doubles in 2012 • 2012 French Open women's doubles champion • 2012 US Open women's doubles champion • 2013 Australian Open women's doubles champion • ITF World Champion in doubles, 2012 (with Roberta Vinci) | ||
| Chris Evert | United States |
1954 | 18 | Ranked world No. 1 at the end of the year in 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, and 1981 • Ranked world No. 1 for a total of 262 weeks from 1975 through 1982 and in 1985 • 1974/1975/1979/1980/1983/1985/1986 French Open champion • 1974/1976/1981 Wimbledon champion • 1975/1976/1977/1978/1980/1982 US Open champion • 1982/1984 Australian Open champion • 1974/1975 French Open women's doubles champion • 1976 Wimbledon women's doubles champion | |
| Rosalyn (Fairbank) Nideffer | South Africa United States |
1960 | Ranked world No. 15 in singles in 1990 and world No. 12 in doubles in 1986 • 1981/1983 French Open women's doubles champion | ||
| Donna Floyd Fales | United States |
1940 | 1963 Wimbledon quarterfinalist • 1962 French Championships quarterfinalist | ||
| Patty Fendick | United States |
1965 | Ranked world No. 19 in singles and world No. 4 in doubles in 1989 • 1991 Australian Open women's doubles champion | ||
| Gigi Fernández |  Puerto Rico United States |
1964 | Ranked world No. 17 in singles and world No. 1 in doubles in 1991 • 1988/1990/1992/1995/1996 US Open women's doubles champion • 1991/1992/1993/1994/1995/1997 French Open women's doubles champion • 1992/1993/1994/1997 Wimbledon women's doubles champion • 1993/1994 Australian Open women's doubles champion • 1992/1996 Olympic gold medalist in women's doubles | ||
| Leylah Fernandez | Canada |
2002 | Ranked world No. 13 in singles in 2022 • 2021 US Open singles finalist • 2023 French Open doubles finalist | ||
| Mary Joe Fernández | United States |
1971 | Ranked world No. 4 in singles in 1990 and world No. 4 in doubles in 1991 ◌ Singles: 1990/1992 Australian Open finalist • 1993 French Open finalist • 1991 Wimbledon semifinalist • 1990/1992 US Open semifinalist • 1992 Olympic bronze medalist ◌ Doubles: 1991 Australian Open champion • 1996 French Open champion • 1992/1996 Olympic gold medalist • 1996 WTA Finals champion | ||
| Joyce Fitch Rymer | Australia |
1922 | 2012 | 1946 Australian Championships women's doubles champion | |
| Beverly Baker Fleitz | United States |
1930 | 2014 | Ranked world No. 3 at the end of the year in 1954, 1955, and 1958 • 1955 French Championships women's doubles champion | |
| Helen Fletcher Barker | United Kingdom |
1931 | 2022 | Ranked world No. 8 at the end of the year in 1954 • 1954 Wimbledon quarterfinalist | |
| Kirsten Flipkens | Belgium |
1986 | Ranked world No. 13 in 2013 • 2013 Wimbledon semifinalist | ||
| Amy Frazier | United States |
1972 | Ranked world No. 13 in singles in 1995 and world No. 24 in doubles in 1993 | ||
| Shirley Fry Irvin | United States |
1927 | 2021 | 4 | Ranked world No. 1 at the end of the year in 1956 • 1957 Australian Championships champion • 1951 French Championships champion • 1956 Wimbledon champion • 1956 U.S. Championships champion • 1957 Australian Championships women's doubles champion • 1950/1951/1952/1953 French Championships women's doubles champion • 1951/1952/1953 Wimbledon women's doubles champion • 1951/1952/1953/1954 U.S. Championships women's doubles champion • 1956 Wimbledon mixed doubles champion |
| Bettina Fulco-Villella | Argentina |
1968 | Ranked world No. 23 in singles in 1988 and world No. 62 in doubles in 1991 | ||
| Bonnie Gadusek | United States |
1963 | Ranked world No. 8 in 1984 | ||
| Donna Ganz | United States |
1954 | 1975 French Open quarterfinalist | ||
| Tathiana Garbin | Italy |
1977 | Ranked world No. 22 in singles in 2007 and world No. 25 in doubles in 2001 | ||
| Caroline Garcia | France |
1993 | Ranked world No. 4 in singles in 2018 and world No. 2 in doubles in 2016 • 2016 French Open women's doubles champion | ||
| Zina Garrison (Jackson) | United States |
1963 | Ranked world No. 4 in singles in 1989 and world No. 5 in doubles in 1988 • 1987 Australian Open mixed doubles champion • 1988/1990 Wimbledon mixed doubles champion | ||
| Coco Gauff | United States |
2004 | 1 | Ranked world No. 3 in singles in 2023 and world No. 1 in doubles in 2022 • 2023 US Open champion | |
| Daria (Gavrilova) Saville | Australia Russia |
1994 | Ranked world No. 20 in singles in 2017 and world No. 45 in doubles in 2017 | ||
| Ruta Gerulaitis | United States |
1955 | 1979 French Open quarterfinalist | ||
| Althea Gibson | United States |
1927 | 2003 | 5 | Ranked world No. 1 at the end of the year in 1957 and 1958 • 1956 French Championships champion • 1957/1958 Wimbledon Championships champion • 1957/1958 U.S. Championships champion |
| Camila Giorgi | Italy |
1991 | 2018 Wimbledon quarterfinalist | ||
| Raquel Giscafré | Argentina |
1949 | 1974 French Open semifinalist | ||
| Kathleen McKane Godfree | United Kingdom |
1896 | 1992 | 2 | Ranked world No. 2 at the end of the year in 1923, 1924, and 1926 • 1924/1926 Wimbledon Championships champion • 1924 Olympic silver medalist in women's doubles and bronze medalist in singles • 1920 Olympic gold medalist in women's doubles, silver medalist in mixed doubles, and bronze medalist in singles |
| Elsie Goldsack Pittman | United Kingdom |
1904 | 1975 | Ranked world No. 10 at the end of the year in 1929 and 1931 • 1929 Wimbledon semifinalist | |
| Tatiana Golovin | France |
1988 | Ranked world No. 12 in singles in 2008 and world No. 91 in doubles in 2007 | ||
| Viktorija Golubic | Switzerland |
1992 | 2020 Olympic silver medalist in women's doubles | ||
| Kate Gompert | United States |
1963 | Ranked world No. 18 in 1987 | ||
| Evonne Goolagong Cawley | Australia |
1951 | 7 | Ranked world No. 1 in 1976 • 1974/1975/1976/1977(December) Australian Open Champion • 1971 French Open champion • 1971/1980 Wimbledon champion • 1971/1974/1975/1976/1977(December) Australian Open women's doubles champion • 1974 Wimbledon women's doubles champion • 1972 French Open mixed doubles champion | |
| Julia Görges | Germany |
1988 | Ranked world No. 9 in singles in 2018 and world No. 12 in doubles in 2016 • 2018 Wimbledon semifinalist | ||
| Inés Gorrochategui | Argentina |
1973 | Ranked world No. 19 in singles in 1994 and world No. 9 in doubles in 1995 | ||
| Eleanor Goss | United States |
1895 | 1982 | Ranked world No. 6 at the end of the year in 1923, 1924, and 1925 • 1918 U.S. Championships runner-up • 1918/1919/1920/1926 U.S. Championships women's doubles champion | |
| Carole Caldwell Graebner | United States |
1943 | 2008 | Ranked world No. 4 at the end of the year in 1964 • 1965 U.S. Championships women's doubles champion • 1966 Australian Championships women's doubles champion | |
| Steffi Graf | Germany |
1969 | 22 | Ranked world No. 1 at the end of the year in 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1996 • 1988/1989/1990/1994 Australian Open champion • 1987/1988/1993/1995/1996/1999 French Open champion • 1988/1989/1991/1992/1993/1995/1996 Wimbledon champion • 1988/1989/1993/1995/1996 US Open champion • 1988 Wimbledon women's doubles champion • 1992 Olympic silver medalist in singles • 1988 Olympic gold medalist in singles and bronze medalist in doubles. Ranked world No. 1 for 377 weeks. | |
| Rita Grande | Italy |
1975 | Ranked world No. 24 in singles and world No. 26 in doubles in 2001 | ||
| Trudy Groenman | Netherlands |
1944 | 1966 Wimbledon quarterfinalist | ||
| Anna-Lena Grönefeld | Germany |
1985 | Ranked world No. 14 in singles and world No. 7 in doubles in 2006 • 2009 Wimbledon mixed doubles champion • 2014 French Open mixed doubles champion | ||
| Jarmila (Gajdošová) Wolfe | Australia Slovakia |
1987 | Singles: ranked world No. 25 in 2011 ◌ Doubles: ranked world No. 51 in 2007 ◌ Mixed doubles: 2013 Australian Open champion | ||
| Carly Gullickson | United States |
1986 | Singles: ranked world No. 123 in 2009 ◌ Doubles: ranked world No. 52 in doubles in 2006 ◌ Mixed doubles: 2009 US Open champion | ||
| Michèle Gurdal | Belgium |
1952 | Singles: 1979 Australian Open quarterfinalist | ||
| Melissa Gurney | United States |
1969 | Singles: ranked world No. 17 in 1987 | ||
| Karina Habšudová | Slovakia |
1973 | Singles: ranked world No. 10 in 1997 | ||
| Sabine Hack | Germany |
1969 | Ranked world No. 13 in singles in 1995 and world No. 94 in doubles in 1994 | ||
| Julie Halard-Decugis | France |
1970 | Ranked world No. 7 in singles and world No. 1 in doubles in 2000 ◌ Singles: 1993/2000 Australian Open quarterfinalist • 1994 French Open quarterfinalist ◌ Doubles: 2000 US Open champion | ||
| Simona Halep | Romania |
1991 | 2 | Singles: ranked world No. 1 in 2017 • 2018 French Open champion • 2019 Wimbledon champion • 2018 Australian Open finalist • 2015 US Open semifinalist | |
| Jamie Hampton | United States |
1990 | Singles: ranked world No. 24 in 2013 | ||
| Sylvia Hanika | West Germany |
1959 | Ranked world No. 5 in 1983 | ||
| Ellen Hansell | United States |
1869 | 1937 | 1 | 1887 U.S. Championships champion |
| Daniela Hantuchová | Slovakia |
1983 | Ranked world No. 5 in singles in 2003 and in doubles in 2002 ◌ Mixed doubles: 2001 Wimbledon champion • 2002 Australian Open champion • 2005 French Open champion • 2005 US Open champion | ||
| Darlene Hard | United States |
1936 | 2021 | 3 | Ranked world No. 2 at year-end in 1957, 1960, and 1961 • 1960 French Championships champion • 1960/1961 U.S. Championships champion • 1957/1959/1960/1963 Wimbledon women's doubles champion • 1955/1957/1960 French Championships women's doubles champion • 1958/1959/1960/1961/1962 U.S. Championships women's doubles champion • 1957/1959/1960 Wimbledon mixed doubles champion • 1955/1961 French Championships mixed doubles champion |
| Mary Hardwick | United Kingdom |
1913 | 2001 | Ranked world No. 8 at year-end in 1939 • 1939 Wimbledon quarterfinalist | |
| Tanya Harford | South Africa |
1958 | 1981 French Open women's doubles champion | ||
| Anna McCune Harper | United States |
1902 | 1999 | 1931 Wimbledon mixed doubles champion • Top-ranked player in the United States in 1930 | |
| Kerry Harris | Australia |
1949 | 1972 Australian Open women's doubles champion | ||
| Betty Harrison | United Kingdom |
1920 | 2017 | 1950 Wimbledon quarterfinalist | |
| Doris Hart | United States |
1925 | 2015 | 6 | Ranked world No. 1 at year-end in 1951 • 1949 Australian Championships champion • 1950/1952 French Championships champion • 1951 Wimbledon champion • 1954/1955 U.S. Championships champion • 1950 Australian Championships women's doubles champion • 1948/1950/1951/1952/1953 French Championships women's doubles champion • 1947/1951/1952/1953 Wimbledon women's doubles champion • 1951/1952/1953/1954 U.S. Championships women's doubles champion • 1949/1950 Australian Championships mixed doubles champion • 1951/1952/1953 French Championships mixed doubles champion • 1951/1952/1953/1954/1955 Wimbledon mixed doubles champion • 1951/1952/1953/1954/1955 U.S. Championships mixed doubles champion |
| Kathleen Harter | United States |
1946 | 1967 Wimbledon semifinalist | ||
| Linda Harvey-Wild | United States |
1971 | Ranked world No. 23 in singles and world No. 17 in doubles in 1996 | ||
| Barbara Hawcroft | Australia |
1950 | 1972 Australian Open quarterfinalist | ||
| Mary Hawton | Australia |
1924 | 1981 | Doubles: 1946/1954/1955/1956/1958 Australian Championships champion | |
| Marie Hazel | United Kingdom |
1923 Wimbledon quarterfinalist | |||
| Mary Heeley | United Kingdom |
1911 | 2002 | Ranked world No. 6 at year-end in 1932 • 1932 Wimbledon semifinalist | |
| Bobbie Heine Miller |  South Africa |
1909 | 2016 | Ranked world No. 5 at year-end in 1929 • 1929 Wimbledon quarterfinalist • 1927 French Championships women's doubles champion | |
| Julie Heldman | United States |
1945 | Ranked world No. 5 at year-end in 1969 | ||
| Helen Hellwig | United States |
1874 | 1960 | 1 | 1894 U.S. Championships champion in singles and doubles |
| Justine Henin | Belgium |
1982 | 7 | Ranked world No. 1 in singles at the end of the year in 2003/2006/2007 and world No. 23 in doubles in 2002 ◌ Singles: 2003/2005/2006/2007 French Open champion • 2003/2007 US Open champion • 2004 Australian Open champion • 2004 Olympic gold medalist • 2006/2007 WTA Finals champion • 2001/2006 Wimbledon finalist ◌ Ranked world No. 1 for 125 weeks | |
| Betty Hilton | United Kingdom |
1920 | 2017 | Ranked world No. 6 at year-end in 1949 ◌ Singles: 1949 Wimbledon quarterfinalist • 1946 French quarterfinalist | |
| Martina Hingis | Switzerland |
1980 | 5 | Ranked world No. 1 in singles at the end of the year in 1997/1999/2000 and world No. 1 in doubles in 1998 ◌ Singles: 1997/1998/1999 Australian Open champion • 1997 Wimbledon champion • 1997 US Open champion • 1998/2000 WTA Finals champion • 1997/1999 French Open finalist ◌ Doubles: 1996/1998/2015 Wimbledon champion • 1997/1998/1999/2002/2016 Australian Open champion • 1998/2000 French Open champion • 1998/2015/2017 US Open champion ◌ Mixed doubles: 2006/2015 Australian Open champion • 2016 French Open champion • 2015/2017 Wimbledon champion • 2015/2017 US Open champion ◌ Ranked world No. 1 for 209 weeks | |
| Rika Hiraki | Japan |
1971 | Ranked world No. 72 in singles and world No. 26 in doubles in 1997 • 1997 French Open mixed doubles champion | ||
| Andrea Hlaváčková | Czech Republic |
1986 | Ranked world No. 58 in singles and world No. 3 in doubles in 2012 ◌ Doubles: 2011 French Open champion • 2013 US Open champion • 2017 WTA Finals champion ◌ Mixed doubles: 2013 US Open champion | ||
| Jenny Hoad | Australia |
1934 | 2024 | 1954 Australian Championships runner-up | |
| Patti Hogan | United States |
1949 | 1972 Wimbledon quarterfinalist | ||
| Dorothy Holman | United Kingdom |
1883 | 1979 |
1912/1913 Wimbledon semifinalist • 1920 Olympic silver medalist in singles and women's doubles | |
| Miloslava Holubová | Czechoslovakia |
1949 | 1976 French Open quarterfinalist | ||
| Helen Homans | United States |
1877 | 1949 | 1 | 1906 U.S. Championships champion |
| Emily Hood Westacott | Australia |
1910 | 1980 | 1 | 1939 Australian Championships champion in singles • 1930/1933/1934 Australian Championships champion in doubles |
| Nell Hall Hopman | Australia |
1909 | 1968 | 1939/1947 Australian Championships runner-up • 1930/1936/1937/1939 Australian Championships mixed doubles champion • 1954 French Championships women's doubles champion | |
| Marie-Louise Horn |  Germany |
1912 | 1991 | Ranked world No. 8 at year-end in 1932 and 1937 • 1936 Wimbledon quarterfinalist | |
| Kathleen Horvath | United States |
1965 | Ranked world No. 10 in singles in 1984 and world No. 45 in doubles in 1988 ◌ Singles: 1983/1984 French Open quarterfinalist | ||
| Justina Bricka Horwitz | United States |
1943 | Singles: 1965 Wimbledon quarterfinalist | ||
| Lucie Hradecká | Czech Republic |
1985 | Ranked world No. 41 in singles and world No. 4 in doubles in 2012 ◌ Doubles: 2011 French Open champion • 2013 US Open champion | ||
| Hsieh Su-wei | Chinese Taipei |
1986 | Ranked world No. 23 in singles in 2013 and world No. 1 in doubles in 2014 ◌ Doubles: 2013 Wimbledon Champion • 2014 French Open champion • 2013 WTA Finals champion | ||
| Anke Huber | Germany |
1974 | Ranked world No. 4 in singles in 1996 and world No. 30 in doubles in 2000 ◌ Singles: 1996 Australian Open finalist • 1993 French Open semifinalist • 1999/2000 US Open quarterfinalist | ||
| Liezel (Horn) Huber | South Africa United States |
1976 | Ranked world No. 131 in singles in 1999 and world No. 1 in doubles in 2007 • 2005/2007 Wimbledon women's doubles champion • 2007 Australian Open women's doubles champion • 2008 US Open women's doubles champion • 2009 French Open mixed doubles champion • 2010 US Open mixed doubles champion | ||
| Lesley Hunt | Australia |
1950 | Ranked world No. 9 at year-end in 1974 | ||
| Storm Hunter | Australia |
1994 | Ranked world No. 1 in doubles in 2023 • 2022 US Open mixed doubles champion | ||
| Janette Husárová | Slovakia |
1974 | Ranked world No. 3 in doubles in 2003 • 2002 WTA Finals champion in doubles | ||
| Ana Ivanovic |  Serbia |
1987 | 1 | Ranked world No. 1 in singles in 2008 and world No. 50 in doubles in 2006 ◌ Singles: 2008 French Open champion • 2008 Australian Open finalist • 2007 Wimbledon semifinalist • 2012 US Open quarterfinalist | |
| Ons Jabeur |  Tunisia |
1994 | Ranked world No. 2 in 2022 • 2022 Wimbledon Finalist • 2022 US Open Finalist • 2020 Australian Open Quarterfinalist | ||
| Helen Jacobs | United States |
1908 | 1997 | 5 | Ranked world No. 1 at the end of the year in 1936 • 1932/1933/1934/1935 U.S. Championships champion • 1936 Wimbledon champion • 1932/1934/1935 U.S. Championships women's doubles champion • 1934 U.S. Championships mixed doubles champion |
| Andrea Jaeger | United States |
1965 | Ranked world No. 3 at the end of the year in 1982 and 1983 • 1981 French Open mixed doubles champion | ||
| Freda James | United Kingdom |
1911 | 1988 | Doubles: 1935/1936 Wimbledon champion • 1933 U.S. Championships champion | |
| Jelena Janković | Serbia |
1985 | Ranked world No. 1 in singles at the end of the year in 2008 and world No. 43 in doubles in 2006 ◌ Singles: 2008 US Open finalist • 2007/2008/2010 French Open semifinalist • 2008 Australian Open semifinalist ◌ Mixed doubles: 2007 Wimbledon champion | ||
| Mima Jaušovec | Yugoslavia |
1956 | 1 | Ranked world No. 8 at year-end in 1976 • 1977 French Open champion • 1978 French Open women's doubles champion | |
| Jadwiga Jędrzejowska |  Poland |
1912 | 1980 | Ranked world No. 3 at year-end in 1937 • 1939 French Championships women's doubles champion | |
| Marion Jessup | United States |
1897 | 1979 | Ranked world No. 8 at year-end in 1922 • 1919/1920 U.S. Championships runner-up • 1918/1919/1920/1921 U.S. Championships women's doubles champion • 1919 U.S. Championships mixed doubles champion • 1924 Olympic silver medalist in mixed doubles | |
| Ann Haydon Jones | United Kingdom |
1938 | 3 | Ranked world No. 2 at year-end in 1967 and 1969 • 1961/1966 French Championships champion • 1969 Wimbledon champion • 1963/1968/1969 French Championships women's doubles champion • 1969 Australian Championships mixed doubles champion • 1969 Wimbledon mixed doubles champion | |
| Marion Jones Farquhar | United States |
1879 | 1965 | 2 | 1899/1902 U.S. Championships champion • 1902 U.S. Championships women's doubles champion • 1901 U.S. Championships mixed doubles champion • 1900 Olympic bronze medalist in singles and mixed doubles |
| Barbara Jordan | United States |
1957 | 1 | Ranked world No. 78 in 1983 • 1979 Australian Open champion • 1983 French Open mixed doubles champion | |
| Kathy Jordan | United States |
1959 | Ranked world No. 5 in singles and world No. 6 in doubles in 1984 • 1980 French Open women's doubles champion • 1980/1985 Wimbledon women's doubles champion • 1981 Australian Open women's doubles champion • 1981 US Open women's doubles champion • 1986 French Open mixed doubles champion • 1986 Wimbledon mixed doubles champion | ||
| Yone Kamio | Japan |
1971 | Ranked world No. 24 in singles in 1995 and world No. 65 in doubles in 1994 | ||
| Kaia Kanepi |  Estonia |
1985 | Ranked world No. 15 in 2012 | ||
| Carina Karlsson |  Sweden |
1963 | 1984 Wimbledon quarterfinalist | ||
| Daria Kasatkina | Russia |
1997 | Ranked world No. 10 in singles in 2018 and world No. 43 in doubles in 2016 | ||
| Helen Kelesi | Canada |
1969 | Ranked world No. 13 in singles in 1989 and world No. 26 in doubles in 1991 | ||
| Sofia Kenin | United States |
1998 | 1 | Ranked world No. 4 at the end of the year in 2020 • 2020 Australian Open champion | |
| Angelique Kerber | Germany |
1988 | 3 | Singles: ranked world No. 1 in 2016 • 2016 Australian Open champion • 2016 US Open champion • 2018 Wimbledon champion • 2012/2018 French Open quarterfinalist • 2021 Olympic silver medalist | |
| Madison Keys | United States |
1995 | Ranked world No. 9 in singles in 2016 ◌ Singles: 2017 US Open finalist • 2015 Australian Open semifinalist, 2018 quarterfinalist • 2015 Wimbledon quarterfinalist | ||
| Billie Jean King | United States |
1943 | 12 | Ranked world No. 1 at the end of the year in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1972, and 1974 • 1966/1967/1968/1972/1973/1975 Wimbledon champion • 1967/1971/1972/1974 US Open champion • 1968 Australian Championships champion • 1972 French Open champion • 1961/1962/1965/1967/1968/1970/1971/1972/1973/1979 Wimbledon women's doubles champion • 1972 French Open women's doubles champion • 1964/1967/1974/1978/1980 US Open women's doubles champion • 1968 Australian Championships mixed doubles champion • 1967/1970 French Open mixed doubles champion • 1967/1971/1973/1974 Wimbledon mixed doubles champion • 1967/1971/1973/1976 US Open mixed doubles champion | |
| Vania King | United States |
1989 | Ranked world No. 50 in singles in 2006 and world No. 4 in doubles in 2010 • 2010 Wimbledon women's doubles champion • 2010 US Open women's doubles champion | ||
| Maria Kirilenko | Russia |
1987 | Ranked world No. 10 in singles in 2008 and world No. 9 in doubles in 2011 | ||
| Alisa Kleybanova | Russia |
1989 | Ranked world No. 20 in singles in 2011 and world No. 10 in doubles in 2010 | ||
| Ilana Kloss | South Africa |
1956 | Ranked world No. 19 in singles in 1979 and world No. 1 in doubles in 1976 | ||
| Dorothy Head Knode | United States |
1925 | 2015 | Ranked world No. 5 at year-end in 1955 and 1957 • 1955/1957 French Championships runner-up | |
| Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | West Germany |
1963 | Ranked world No. 4 in 1985 • 1985 US Open women's doubles champion • 1987 Wimbledon women's doubles champion • 1988 Olympic bronze medalist in women's doubles | ||
| Dorothea Köring | Germany |
1880 | 1945 | 1912 Olympic silver medalist in singles and gold medalist in mixed doubles | |
| Zsuzsa Körmöczy | Hungary |
1924 | 2006 | 1 | Ranked world No. 2 at year-end in 1958 • 1958 French Championships champion |
| Ana Konjuh |  Croatia |
1997 | Ranked world No. 20 in singles in 2017 | ||
| Johanna Konta | Australia United Kingdom |
1991 | Ranked career high world No.4 in singles in 2016 • 2016 Australian open Semifinalist | ||
| Anett Kontaveit | Estonia |
1995 | Ranked world No. 2 in singles in 2022 • 2020 Australian Open quarterfinalist • 2021 WTA Finals runner-up | ||
| Klára Koukalová | Czech Republic |
1982 | Ranked world No. 20 in singles in 2013 and world No. 31 in doubles in 2014 | ||
| Anna Kournikova | Russia |
1981 | Ranked world No. 8 in singles in 2000 and world No. 1 in doubles in 1999 • 1999/2002 Australian Open women's doubles champion | ||
| Karen Krantzcke | Australia |
1946 | 1977 | Ranked world No. 9 at year-end in 1970 • 1970 French Open semifinalist • 1970/1977 Australian Open semifinalist • 1968 Australian Championships women's doubles champion | |
| Lina Krasnoroutskaya | Russia |
1984 | Ranked world No. 25 in singles and world No. 22 in doubles in 2004 | ||
| Barbora Krejčíková | Czech Republic |
1995 | 2 | Singles: ranked world No. 2 in 2022 • 2021 French Open champion • 2024 Wimbledon champion ◌ Doubles: ranked world No. 1 in 2018 • 2022/2023 Australian Open champion • 2018/2021 French Open champion • 2018/2022 Wimbledon champion • 2022 US Open champion | |
| Anne Kremer |  Luxembourg |
1975 | Ranked world No. 18 in singles in 2002 | ||
| Joannette Kruger | South Africa |
1973 | Ranked world No. 21 in singles in 1998 and world No. 91 in doubles in 2002 | ||
| Marise Kruger | South Africa |
1958 | 1978 Wimbledon quarterfinalist | ||
| Veronika Kudermetova | Russia |
1997 | Ranked world No. 9 in singles and world No. 2 in doubles in 2022 • 2022 WTA Finals champion in doubles | ||
| Kathy Kuykendall | United States |
1956 | 1976 French Open quarterfinalist | ||
| Svetlana Kuznetsova | Russia |
1985 | 2 | Singles: ranked world No. 2 at the end of the year in 2007 • 2004 US Open champion • 2009 French Open champion ◌ Doubles: 2005/2012 Australian Open champion | |
| Petra Kvitová | Czech Republic |
1990 | 2 | Ranked world No. 2 in singles in 2011 • 2011/2014 Wimbledon champion • 2019 Australian Open finalist • 2012/2020 French Open semifinalist • 2015/2017 US Open quarterfinalist | |
| Simone Lafargue | France |
1914 | 2010 | 1945 French Championships runner-up | |
| Joan Fry | United Kingdom |
1906 | 1985 | Ranked world No. 7 at year-end in 1926 • 1925 Wimbledon runner-up | |
| Dorothea Lambert Chambers | United Kingdom |
1878 | 1960 | 7 | 1903/1904/1906/1910/1911/1913/1914 Wimbledon champion• 1908 Olympic gold medalist in singles |
| Sylvia Lance Harper | Australia |
1895 | 1982 | 1 | Ranked world No. 10 in 1924 • 1924 Australian Championships champion • 1923/1924/1925 Australian Championships women's doubles champion • 1923 Australian Championships mixed doubles champion |
| Nelly Adamson Landry | France |
1916 | 2010 | 1 | Ranked world No. 7 at year-end in 1946 • 1948 French Championships champion |
| Ethel Thomson Larcombe | United Kingdom |
1879 | 1965 | 1 | 1912 Wimbledon champion • 1914 Wimbledon mixed doubles champion |
| Silvana Lazzarino | Italy |
1933 | 1954 French Championships semifinalist | ||
| Andrea Leand | United States |
1964 | Ranked world No. 19 in 1983 | ||
| Jan Lehane O'Neill | Australia |
1941 | Ranked world No. 7 at year-end in 1963 • 1960/1961/1962/1963 Australian Championships runner-up • 1960/1961 Australian Championships mixed doubles champion | ||
| Suzanne Lenglen | France |
1899 | 1938 | 12 | Ranked world No. 1 at year-end from 1921 through 1926 • 1919/1920/1921/1922/1923/1925 Wimbledon champion • 1920/1921/1922/1923/1925/1926 French Championships champion |
| Varvara Lepchenko |  Uzbekistan United States |
1986 | Ranked world No. 19 in singles 2012 and world No. 40 in doubles in 2013 | ||
| Dorothy Levine | United States |
1954 French Championships quarterfinalist | |||
| Li Na |  China |
1982 | 2 | Ranked world No. 2 in singles in 2014 and world No. 54 in doubles in 2006 • 2011/2013 Australian Open runner-up • 2011 French Open champion • 2014 Australian Open champion | |
| Li Ting | China |
1980 | Ranked world No. 136 in singles in 2005 and world No. 19 in doubles in 2004 • Gold medalist in women's doubles at the 2004 Olympics | ||
| Elena Likhovtseva | Russia |
1975 | Ranked world No. 15 in singles in 1999 and world No. 3 in doubles in 2004 • 2002 Wimbledon mixed doubles champion • 2007 Australian Open mixed doubles champion | ||
| Catarina Lindqvist | Sweden |
1963 | Ranked world No. 10 in 1985 | ||
| Sabine Lisicki | Germany |
1989 | Ranked world No. 12 and world No. 35 in doubles in 2012 • 2009 Wimbledon quarterfinalist • 2011 Wimbledon semifinalist • 2012 Wimbledon quarterfinalist • 2013 Wimbledon finalist • 2014 Wimbledon quarterfinalist | ||
| Dorothy Round Little | United Kingdom |
1908 | 1982 | 3 | Ranked world No. 1 at year-end in 1934 • 1934/1937 Wimbledon champion • 1935 Australian Championships champion • 1934/1935/1936 Wimbledon mixed doubles champion |
| Anita Lizana |  Chile |
1915 | 1994 | 1 | Ranked world No. 1 at year-end in 1937 • 1937 U.S. Championships champion |
| Nuria Llagostera Vives | Spain |
1980 | 2009 WTA Finals champion in doubles | ||
| Peanut Louie Harper | United States |
1960 | Ranked world No. 19 in singles in 1985 and world No. 31 in doubles in 1992 | ||
| Gail Sherriff Chanfreau Lovera |
France |
1945 | 1968/1971 French Open quarterfinalist | ||
| Mirjana Lučić | Croatia |
1982 | Ranked world No. 20 in singles in 2017 and world No. 19 in doubles in 1998 • 1998 Australian Open women's doubles champion • 1999 Wimbledon semifinalist • 2017 Australian Open semifinalist | ||
| Ivanna Madrgua-Osses | Argentina |
1961 | 1980 French Open quarterfinalist • 1980/1983 US Open quarterfinalist | ||
| Gretchen (Rush) Magers | United States |
1964 | Ranked world No. 22 in singles in 1985 and world No. 18 in doubles in 1990 | ||
| Iva Majoli | Croatia |
1977 | 1 | Ranked world No. 4 in singles in 1996 and world No. 24 in doubles in 1995 • 1997 French Open champion | |
| Ekaterina Makarova | Russia |
1988 | Ranked world No. 8 in singles and world No. 1 in doubles • 2013 French Open women's doubles champion • 2014 US Open women's doubles champion • 2012 US Open mixed doubles champion • 2016 Olympics women's doubles gold medalist | ||
| Katerina Maleeva |  Bulgaria |
1969 | Ranked world No. 6 in singles in 1990 and world No. 24 in doubles in 1994 | ||
| Magdalena Maleeva | Bulgaria |
1975 | Ranked world No. 4 in singles in 1996 and world No. 13 in doubles in 2004 | ||
| Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière | Bulgaria |
1967 | Ranked world No. 3 in 1985 • 1984 US Open mixed doubles champion | ||
| Molla Bjurstedt Mallory |  Norway United States |
1884 | 1959 | 8 | Ranked world No. 2 at year-end in 1921 and 1922 • 1915/1916/1917/1918/1920/1921/1922/1926 U.S. Championships champion • 1916/1917 U.S. Championships women's doubles champion • 1917/1922/1923 U.S. Championships mixed doubles champion |
| Hana Mandlíková | Czechoslovakia Australia |
1962 | 4 | Ranked world No. 3 in 1984 • 1980/1987 Australian Open champion • 1981 French Open champion • 1985 US Open champion • 1989 US Open women's doubles champion | |
| Lucia Manfredi | Italy |
1947 French Championships quarterfinalist | |||
| Eugenia Maniokova | Soviet Union Russia |
1968 | Ranked world No. 68 in singles in 1992 and world No. 18 in doubles in 1994 • 1993 French Open mixed doubles champion | ||
| Alice Marble | United States |
1913 | 1990 | 5 | Ranked world No. 1 at the end of the year in 1939 • 1936/1938/1939/1940 U.S. Championships champion • 1939 Wimbledon champion • 1937/1938/1939/1940 U.S. Championships women's doubles champion • 1938/1939 Wimbledon women's doubles champion • 1936/1938/1939/1940 U.S. Championships mixed doubles champion • 1937/1938/1939 Wimbledon mixed doubles champion |
| Norma Marsh | Australia |
1936 | 1958 Australian Championship semifinalist | ||
| Regina Maršíková | Czechoslovakia |
1958 | 1977/1978 French Open semifinalist | ||
| Cecilia Martinez | United States |
1947 | 1970 Wimbledon quarterfinalist | ||
| Conchita Martínez | Spain |
1972 | 1 | Ranked world No. 2 at the end of the year in 1995 • 1994 Wimbledon champion • 1992/2004 Olympic silver medalist in women's doubles • 1996 Olympic bronze medalist in women's doubles | |
| María José Martínez Sánchez | Spain |
1982 | Ranked world No. 19 in singles and world No. 4 in doubles in 2010 | ||
| Helga Niessen Masthoff | West Germany |
1941 | Ranked world No. 6 at year-end in 1970 • 1970 French Open runner-up • 1976 French Open women's doubles runner-up | ||
| Simonne Mathieu | France |
1908 | 1980 | 2 | Ranked world No. 3 at year-end in 1932 • 1938/1939 French Championships champion • 1933/1934/1937 Wimbledon women's doubles champion • 1933/1934/1936/1937/1938/1939 French Championships women's doubles champion • 1937/1938 French Championships mixed doubles champion |
| Christine Matison | Australia |
1951 | 1978 Australian Open semifinalist | ||
| Bethanie Mattek-Sands | United States |
1985 | Ranked world No. 30 in singles in 2011 and world No. 1 in doubles in 2017 • 2012 Australian Open mixed doubles champion | ||
| Amélie Mauresmo | France |
1979 | 2 | Ranked world No. 1 in 2004 and 2006 • 2006 Australian Open champion • 2006 Wimbledon champion | |
| Kathy May | United States |
1956 | 1977/1978 French Open quarterfinalist • 1978 US Open quarterfinalist • Ranked 10th in singles in 1977 | ||
| Myrtle McAteer | United States |
1878 | 1952 | 1 | 1900 U.S. Championships champion |
| Meredith McGrath | United States |
1971 | Ranked world No. 18 in singles in 1996 and world No. 5 in doubles in 1994 • 1995 US Open mixed doubles champion | ||
| Christina McHale | United States |
1992 | Ranked world No. 24 in singles in 2012 and world No. 35 in doubles in 2017 | ||
| Mary McIlquham | Netherlands |
1901 | 1929 Wimbledon quarterfinalist | ||
| Winifred McNair | United Kingdom |
1877 | 1954 | 1913 Wimbledon women's doubles champion • 1920 Olympic gold medalist in women's doubles | |
| Lori McNeil | United States |
1963 | Ranked world No. 9 in singles in 1988 and world No. 4 in doubles in 1987 • 1987 Australian Open women's doubles champion • 1988 French Open mixed doubles champion | ||
| Rachel McQuillan | Australia |
1971 | 1992 Olympic bronze medalist in women's doubles | ||
| Anabel Medina Garrigues | Spain |
1982 | Ranked world No. 16 in singles in 2009 and world No. 3 in doubles in 2008 • 2008/2009 French Open women's doubles champion | ||
| Natalia Medvedeva | Soviet Union Ukraine |
1971 | Ranked world No. 23 in singles in 2003 and world No. 21 in doubles in 1994 | ||
| Christiane Mercelis | Belgium |
1931 | 2024 | 1957 French quarterfinalist | |
| Elise Mertens | Belgium |
1995 | Ranked world No. 12 in singles in 2018 and world No. 1 in doubles in 2021 ◌ Singles: 2018 Australian Open semifinalist • 2019/2020 US Open quarterfinalist ◌ Doubles: 2019 US Open doubles champion • 2021 Australian Open doubles champion | ||
| Leila Meskhi | Soviet Union  Georgia |
1968 | Ranked world No. 12 in singles in 1991 and world No. 21 in doubles in 1995 | ||
| Margaret "Peggy" Michel | United States |
1949 | 1974/1975 Australian Open women's doubles champion • 1974 Wimbledon women's doubles champion | ||
| Peggy Michell | United Kingdom |
1905 | 1941 | Doubles: 1928/1929 Wimbledon champion 1929 U.S. Championships champion | |
| Florența Mihai | Romania |
1955 | Singles: 1977 French Open runner-up | ||
| Anne Minter | Australia |
1963 | Ranked world No. 23 in singles in 1988 and world No. 68 in doubles in 1990 | ||
| Sania Mirza |  India |
1986 | Ranked world No. 27 in singles and world No. 1 in doubles. Three Grand Slam titles in mixed doubles. By far the most successful female player from India. | ||
| Kristina Mladenovic | France |
1993 | Ranked world No. 10 in singles in 2017 and world No. 1 in doubles in 2019 ◌ Singles: 2015 US Open quarterfinalist • 2017 French Open quarterfinalist ◌ Doubles: 2016/2019/2020/2022 French Open champion ◌ Mixed doubles: 2013 Wimbledon champion • 2014/2022 Australian Open champion | ||
| Corinne Molesworth | United Kingdom |
1949 | 1972 French Open quarterfinalist | ||
| Margaret Molesworth | Australia |
1894 | 1985 | 2 | Ranked world No. 10 at year-end in 1922 and 1923 • 1922/1923 Australian Championships champion • 1930/1933/1934 Australian Championships women's doubles champion |
| Alicia Molik | Australia |
1981 | Ranked world No. 8 in singles and world No. 6 in doubles in 2005 ◌ Singles: 2005 Australian Open quarterfinalist • 2004 Olympic bronze medalist ◌ Doubles: 2005 Australian Open champion • 2007 French Open champion | ||
| Dominique Monami | Belgium |
1973 | Ranked world No. 9 in singles in 1998 and world No. 21 in doubles in 2000 ◌ Singles: 1997/1999 Australian Open quarterfinalist | ||
| Ángeles Montolio | Spain |
1975 | Ranked world No. 22 in singles in 2002 | ||
| Helen Wills Moody | United States |
1905 | 1998 | 19 | Ranked world No. 1 at the end of the year in 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, and 1938 • 1923/1924/1925/1927/1928/1929/1931 U.S. Championships champion • 1927/1928/1929/1930/1932/1933/1935/1938 Wimbledon champion • 1928/1929/1930/1932 French Championships champion • 1922/1924/1925/1928 U.S. Championships women's doubles champion • 1924/1927/1930 Wimbledon women's doubles champion • 1930/1932 French Championships women's doubles champion • 1924/1928 U.S. Championships mixed doubles champion • 1929 Wimbledon mixed doubles champion • 1924 Olympic gold medalist in singles and in doubles |
| Elisabeth Moore | United States |
1876 | 1959 | 4 | 1896/1901/1903/1905 U.S. Championships champion |
| Sally Moore Huss | United States |
1940 | Ranked world No. 9 at year-end in 1959 • 1959 Wimbledon semifinalist | ||
| Corina Morariu | United States |
1978 | Ranked world No. 29 in singles in 1998 and world No. 1 in doubles in 2000 • 1999 Wimbledon women's doubles champion • 2001 Australian Open mixed doubles champion | ||
| Olga Morozova | Soviet Union |
1949 | Ranked world No. 7 at year-end in 1975 • 1974 French Open women's doubles champion | ||
| Angela Mortimer Barrett | United Kingdom |
1932 | 3 | Ranked world No. 1 at year-end in 1961 • 1955 French Championships champion • 1958 Australian Championships champion • 1961 Wimbledon champion • 1955 Wimbledon women's doubles champion | |
| Joy Gannon Mottram | United Kingdom |
1928 | 1952 French Championships quarterfinalist | ||
| Alycia Moulton | United States |
1961 | Ranked world No. 18 in singles in 1984 and world No. 28 in doubles in 1987 | ||
| Phyllis Mudford King | United Kingdom |
1905 | 2006 | Ranked world No. 7 at year-end in 1930 • 1930 Wimbledon quarterfinalist • 1931 Wimbledon women's doubles champion | |
| Garbiñe Muguruza | Spain |
1993 | 2 | Singles: ranked world No. 1 in singles in 2017, ranked world No. 10 in doubles in 2015 ◌ Singles: 2016 French open champion • 2017 Wimbledon champion • 2020 Australian Open finalist | |
| Anastasia Myskina | Russia |
1981 | 1 | Ranked world No. 2 in singles in 2004 and world No. 15 in doubles in 2005 • 2004 French Open champion | |
| Kyōko Nagatsuka | Japan |
1974 | Ranked world No. 28 in singles and world No. 31 in doubles in 1995 | ||
| Betsy Nagelsen | United States |
1956 | Ranked world No. 25 in singles in 1986 and world No. 11 in doubles in 1988 • 1978/1980 Australian Open women's doubles champion | ||
| Henrieta Nagyová | Slovakia |
1978 | Ranked world No. 21 in singles in 2001 and world No. 37 in doubles in 2002 | ||
| Martina Navratilova | Czechoslovakia United States |
1956 | 18 | Ranked world No. 1 at year-end in 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, and 1986 • 1978/1979/1982/1983/1984/1985/1986/1987/1990 Wimbledon champion • 1981/1983/1985 Australian Open champion • 1982/1984 French Open champion • 1983/1984/1986/1987 US Open champion • 1980/1982/1983/1984/1985/1987/1988/1989 Australian Open women's doubles champion • 1975/1982/1984/1985/1986/1987/1988 French Open women's doubles champion • 1976/1979/1981/1982/1983/1984/1986 Wimbledon women's doubles champion • 1977/1978/1980/1983/1984/1986/1987/1989/1990 US Open women's doubles champion • 2003 Australian Open mixed doubles champion • 1974/1985 French Open mixed doubles champion • 1985/1993/1995/2003 Wimbledon mixed doubles champion • 1985/1987/2006 US Open mixed doubles champion • Ranked world No. 1 for 331 weeks | |
| Carrie Neely | United States |
1876 | 1938 | Doubles: 1903/1905/1907 U.S. Championships champion | |
| Larisa (Savchenko) Neiland |  Latvia |
1966 | Ranked world No. 13 in singles in 1988 and world No. 1 in doubles in 1992 • 1989 French Open women's doubles champion • 1991 Wimbledon women's doubles champion • 1992 Wimbledon mixed-doubles champion • 1994/1996 Australian Open mixed-doubles champion • 1995 French Open mixed-doubles champion | ||
| Janet Newberry | United States |
1953 | 1975/1977 French Open semifinalist | ||
| Jana Novotná | Czechoslovakia Czech Republic |
1968 | 2017 | 1 | Ranked world No. 2 in singles at the end of the year in 1997 and world No. 1 in doubles in 1990 • 1998 Wimbledon champion • 1989/1990/1995/1998 Wimbledon women's doubles champion • 1990/1995 Australian Open women's doubles champion • 1990/1991/1998 French Open women's doubles champion • 1994/1997/1998 US Open women's doubles champion • 1988/1989 Australian Open mixed doubles champion • 1988 US Open mixed doubles champion • 1989 Wimbledon mixed doubles champion |
| Yola Ramírez Ochoa | Mexico |
1935 | Ranked world No. 6 at year-end in 1961 • 1958 French Championships women's doubles champion • 1959 French Championships mixed doubles champion | ||
| Meryl O'Hara Wood | Australia |
1958 | Doubles: 1926/1927 Australian Championships champion | ||
| Chris O'Neil | Australia |
1956 | 1 | 1978 Australian Open champion | |
| Naomi Osaka | Japan |
1997 | 4 | Singles: ranked world No. 1 in 2019 • 2018/2020 US Open champion • 2019/2021 Australian Open champion | |
| Jeļena Ostapenko | Latvia |
1997 | 1 | Singles: ranked world No. 5 in 2018 • 2017 French Open champion • 2018 Wimbledon semifinalist ◌ Doubles: ranked No. 32 in 2017 | |
| Miriam Oremans | Netherlands |
1972 | Ranked world No. 25 in singles in 1993 and world No. 19 in doubles in 1997 ◌ Doubles: 2000 Olympic silver medalist | ||
| Melanie Oudin | United States |
1991 | Ranked world No. 31 in singles in 2010 and world No. 125 in doubles in 2011 • 2011 US Open mixed doubles champion | ||
| Tatiana Panova | Russia |
1976 | Ranked world No. 20 in singles in 2002 and world No. 75 in doubles in 2003 | ||
| Pascale Paradis | France |
1966 | Ranked world No. 20 in singles and world No. 38 in doubles in 1988 | ||
| Susan Chatrier Partridge | France |
1930 | 1999 | 1953 French Championships quarterfinalist | |
| Jasmine Paolini | Italy |
1996 | Ranked world No. 5 in singles in 2024 • 2024 French Open and Wimbledon finalist | ||
| Barbara Paulus | Austria |
1970 | Ranked world No. 10 in singles in 1996 and world No. 83 in doubles in 1989 | ||
| Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | Russia |
1991 | Ranked world No. 14 in singles in 2011 and world No. 70 in doubles in 2009 | ||
| Lolette Payot | Switzerland |
1910 | 1988 | Ranked world No. 4 at year-end in 1932 • 1932/1934/1935 French Championships quarterfinalist • 1931/1933/1934 Wimbledon Championships quarterfinalist • 1935 French Championships mixed doubles champion | |
| Irene Bowder Peacock | South Africa |
1892 | 1978 | Ranked world No. 6 at year-end in 1922 • 1927 French Championships runner-up • 1927 French Championships women's doubles champion | |
| Shahar Pe'er |  Israel |
1987 | Ranked world No. 11 in singles in 2011 and world No. 14 in doubles in 2008 | ||
| Jessica Pegula | United States |
1994 | Ranked world No. 3 in singles in 2022 and world No. 1 in doubles in 2023 | ||
| Peng Shuai | China |
1986 | Ranked world No. 14 in singles in 2011 and world No. 1 in doubles in 2014 | ||
| Flavia Pennetta | Italy |
1982 | 1 | Ranked world No. 6 in singles in 2009 and world No. 1 in doubles in 2011 ◌ Singles: 2015 US Open champion • 2014 Australian Open quarterfinalist ◌ Doubles: 2011 Australian Open champion • 2010 WTA Finals champions | |
| Květa (Hrdličková) Peschke | Czech Republic |
1975 | Ranked world No. 26 in singles in 2005 and world No. 1 in doubles in 2011 • 2011 Wimbledon doubles champion | ||
| Andrea Petkovic | Germany |
1987 | Ranked world No. 9 in singles in 2011 and world No. 68 in doubles in 2009 | ||
| Nadia Petrova | Russia |
1982 | Ranked world No. 3 in singles in 2006 and world No. 3 in doubles in 2005 | ||
| Eva Pfaff | West Germany |
1961 | Ranked world No. 17 in singles in 1983 and world No. 16 in doubles in 1988 | ||
| Terry Phelps | United States |
1966 | Ranked world No. 20 in singles in 1986 and world No. 37 in doubles in 1989 | ||
| Mary Pierce | France |
1975 | 2 | Ranked world No. 3 in singles in 1995 and world No. 3 in doubles in 2000 • 1995 Australian Open champion • 2000 French Open champion • 2000 French Open women's doubles champion • 2005 Wimbledon mixed doubles champion | |
| Laura Pigossi | Brazil |
1994 | 2020 Olympic bronze medalist in women's doubles | ||
| Marie Neumannová Pinterova |
Czechoslovakia Hungary |
1946 | 1974 French Open quarterfinalist | ||
| Sylvia Plischke | Austria |
1977 | Ranked world No. 27 in singles in 1999 and world No. 78 in doubles in 2001 • 1999 French Open quarterfinals | ||
| Karolína Plíšková | Czech Republic |
1992 | Ranked world No. 1 in singles in 2017 • 2016 US Open finalist | ||
| Kimberly Po-Messerli | United States |
1971 | Ranked world No. 14 in singles in 1997 and world No. 6 in doubles in 2001 • 2000 Wimbledon mixed doubles champion | ||
| Claudia Porwik | Germany |
1968 | Ranked world No. 29 in singles in 1990 and world No. 24 in doubles in 1994 • 1990 Australian Open quarterfinals | ||
| Barbara Potter | United States |
1961 | Ranked world No. 10 in singles in 1983, and world No. 15 in doubles in 1988 | ||
| Betty Rosenquest Pratt | United States |
1925 | 2016 | Ranked world No. 7 at year-end in 1954 • 1954 Wimbledon semifinalist | |
| Mary Prentiss | United States |
1916 | 1975 | 1948 French Championships quarterfinalist | |
| Yvonne Prévost | France |
1878 | 1942 | 1900 Olympic silver medalist | |
| Sandra Reynolds Price | South Africa |
1934 | Ranked world No. 3 at year-end in 1960 • 1959 Australian Championships women's doubles champion • 1959/1961/1962 French Championships women's doubles champion • 1959 Australian Championships mixed doubles champion | ||
| Monica Puig | Puerto Rico |
1993 | Singles: 2016 Olympic gold medalist | ||
| Jean Quertier | United Kingdom |
1925 | 2019 | Ranked world No. 9 at year-end in 1952 • 1948/1952 Wimbledon quarterfinalist • 1953 French Championships quarterfinalist | |
| Emma Raducanu | United Kingdom |
2002 | 1 | Singles: ranked world No. 23 in 2021 • 2021 US Open champion | |
| Agnieszka Radwańska | Poland |
1989 | Ranked world No. 2 in singles in 2012 and world No. 25 in doubles in 2011 | ||
| Lisa Raymond | United States |
1973 | Ranked world No. 15 in singles in 1997 and world No. 1 in doubles in 2000 • 2000 Australian Open women's doubles champion • 2001 Wimbledon women's doubles champion • 2001/2005 US Open women's doubles champion • 2006 French Open women's doubles champion • 1996/2002 US Open mixed doubles champion • 1999 Wimbledon mixed doubles champion • 2003 French Open mixed doubles champion | ||
| Virginie Razzano | France |
1983 | Ranked world No. 16 in singles in 2009 and world No. 82 in doubles in 2001 | ||
| Hazel Redick-Smith | South Africa |
1926 | 1996 | 1952 French Championships semifinalist | |
| Raffaella Reggi | Italy |
1965 | Ranked world No. 13 in singles in 1988 and world No. 25 in doubles in 1991 | ||
| Stephanie Rehe | United States |
1969 | Ranked world No. 10 in singles in 1989 and world No. 10 in doubles in 1992 | ||
| Kerry Melville Reid | Australia |
1947 | 1 | Ranked world No. 5 at year-end in 1971 • 1977 (January) Australian Open champion • 1968/1977 Australian Championships/Open women's doubles champion • 1978 Wimbledon women's doubles champion | |
| Elna Reinach | South Africa |
1968 | Ranked world No. 26 in singles in 1989 and world No. 10 in doubles in 1990 • 1994 US Open mixed doubles champion | ||
| Jennifer Mundel Reinbold | South Africa |
1962 | 1983 Wimbledon quarterfinalist | ||
| Mary Carter Reitano | Australia |
1934 | 2 | 1956/1959 Australian Championships champion • 1961 Australian Championships women's doubles champion • 1960/1961 Australian Championships mixed doubles champion | |
| Aravane Rezaï | France |
1987 | Ranked world No. 16 in singles in 2010 | ||
| Lena Rice | United Kingdom |
1866 | 1907 | 1 | 1890 Wimbledon champion |
| Nancy Richey (Gunter) | United States |
1942 | 2 | Ranked world No. 3 at the end of the year in 1968 • 1967 Australian Championships champion • 1968 French Open champion • 1966 Australian Championships women's doubles champion • 1965/1966 U.S. Championships women's doubles champion | |
| Louise Riddell Williams | United States |
1884 | 1958 | Doubles: 1913/1914/1921 U.S. Championships champion | |
| Joan Ridley O'Meara | United Kingdom |
1903 | 1983 | 1929 Wimbledon semifinalist | |
| Helen Rihbany | United States |
1916 | 1998 | 1949 Wimbledon semifinalist | |
| Kathy Rinaldi | United States |
1967 | Ranked world No. 7 in singles in 1986 and world No. 13 in doubles in 1993 | ||
| Barbara Rittner | Germany |
1973 | Ranked world No. 24 in singles in 1993 and world No. 23 in doubles in 2002 | ||
| Muriel Robb | United Kingdom |
1878 | 1907 | 1 | 1902 Wimbledon champion |
| Esna Boyd Robertson | Australia |
1899 | 1966 | 1 | Ranked world No. 10 at year-end in 1928 • 1927 Australian Championships champion • 1922/1923/1926/1928 Australian Championships women's doubles champion • 1922/1926/1927 Australian Championships mixed doubles champion |
| Madzy Rollin Couquerque | Netherlands |
1903 | 1994 | 1938 French Championships semifinalist | |
| Ellen Roosevelt | United States |
1868 | 1954 | 1 | 1890 U.S. Championships champion in singles and doubles |
| E. F. Rose | United Kingdom |
1923 Wimbledon quarterfinalist | |||
| Hedwiga Rosenbaumová |  Bohemia |
1864 | 1939 | 1900 Olympic bronze medalist | |
| Edith Rotch | United States |
1874 | 1969 | Doubles: 1909/1910 U.S. Championships champion | |
| Odile de Roubin | France |
1948 | 1973 French Open quarterfinalist | ||
| Erin Routliffe | New Zealand |
1995 | Ranked world No. 1 in doubles in 2024 • 2023 US Open doubles champion | ||
| Virginia Ruano Pascual | Spain |
1973 | Ranked world No. 28 in singles in 1999 and world No. 1 in doubles in 2003 • 2001/2002/2004/2005/2008 French Open women's doubles champion • 2002/2003/2004 US Open women's doubles champion • 2004 Australian Open women's doubles champion • 2000 French Open mixed doubles champion | ||
| Chanda Rubin | United States |
1976 | Ranked world No. 6 in singles in 1996 and world No. 9 in doubles in 1996 • 1996 Australian Open semifinalist • 1995/2000/2003 French Open quarterfinalist • 1996 Australian Open women's doubles champion | ||
| Magda Rurac | Romania |
1918 | 1995 | Ranked world No. 9 at year-end in 1948 • 1947 French Championships quarterfinalist | |
| Joanne Russell | United States |
1954 | Ranked world No. 22 in singles in 1983 and world No. 32 in doubles in 1987 | ||
| Virginia Ruzici | Romania |
1955 | 1 | Ranked world No. 8 in 1979 • 1978 French Open champion • 1978 French Open women's doubles champion | |
| Elizabeth Ryan | United States |
1892 | 1979 | Ranked world No. 3 at year-end in 1927 • 1914/1922/1930/1932/1933/1934 French Championships women's doubles champion • 1914/1919/1920/1921/1922/1923/1925/1926/1927/1930/1933/1934 Wimbledon women's doubles champion • 1926 U.S. Championships women's doubles champion • 1913/1914 French Championships mixed doubles champion • 1919/1921/1923/1927/1928/1930/1932 Wimbledon mixed doubles champion • 1926/1933 U.S. Championships mixed doubles champion | |
| Elena Rybakina |  Kazakhstan
|
1999 | 1 | 2022 Wimbledon Champion • Ranked No. 12 in 2022 • 2021 French Open quarterfinalist | |
| Magdaléna Rybáriková | Slovakia |
1988 | Ranked world No. 17 in 2018 • 2017 Wimbledon semifinalist • 2014 Wimbledon doubles semifinalist | ||
| Aryna Sabalenka | Belarus |
1998 | 2 | Ranked world No. 1 in 2023 • 2023/2024 Australian Open champion | |
| Gabriela Sabatini | Argentina |
1970 | 1 | Ranked world No. 3 in singles in 1989 and world No. 3 in doubles in 1988 • 1990 US Open champion • 1988 Wimbledon women's doubles champion. 1988 Olympic silver medalist in singles. | |
| Lucie Šafářová | Czech Republic |
1987 | Ranked world No. 5 in singles in 2015 and world No. 1 in doubles in 2017 | ||
| Dinara Safina | Russia |
1986 | Ranked world No. 1 in singles in 2009 and world No. 8 in doubles in 2008 • 2007 US Open women's doubles champion | ||
| Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Spain |
1971 | 4 | Ranked world No. 1 in singles in 1995 and world No. 1 in doubles in 1992 • 1989/1994/1998 French Open champion • 1994 US Open champion • 1992/1995/1996 Australian Open women's doubles champion • 1993/1994 US Open women's doubles champion • 1995 Wimbledon women's doubles champion • 1990/1992 French Open mixed doubles champion • 1993 Australian Open mixed doubles champion • 2000 US Open mixed doubles champion | |
| Christina Sandberg | Sweden |
1948 | 1970 Australian Open quarterfinals | ||
| Mara Santangelo | Italy |
1981 | Ranked world No. 27 in singles and world No. 5 in doubles in 2007 • 2007 French Open women's doubles champion | ||
| Phyllis Satterthwaite | United Kingdom |
1886 | 1962 | Ranked world No. 8 at year-end in 1924 • 1924 Wimbledon semifinalist | |
| Kazuko Sawamatsu | Japan |
1951 | 1975 French Open quarterfinalist • 1975 Wimbledon women's doubles champion | ||
| Naoko Sawamatsu | Japan |
1973 | Ranked world No. 14 in singles and world No. 98 in doubles in 1995 | ||
| Mary Sawyer | Australia |
1957 | 1979 Australian Open semifinalist | ||
| Marijke Schaar | Netherlands |
1944 | 1971 French Open semifinalist | ||
| Barbara Schett | Austria |
1976 | Ranked world No. 7 in singles in 1999 and world No. 8 in doubles in 2001 ◌ Singles: 1999 US Open quarterfinalist • 1999 WTA Finals quarterfinalist | ||
| Francesca Schiavone | Italy |
1980 | 1 | Ranked world No. 4 in singles in 2011 and world No. 8 in doubles in 2007 ◌ Singles: 2010 French Open champion, 2003/2010 US Open quarterfinalist, 2009 Wimbledon quarterfinalist, 2011 Australian Open quarterfinalist | |
| Patty Schnyder | Switzerland |
1978 | Ranked world No. 7 in singles and world No. 15 in doubles in 2005 ◌ Singles: 2004 Australian Open semifinalist • 1998/2008 French Open quarterfinalist • 1998/2008 US Open quarterfinalist | ||
| Brenda Schultz-McCarthy | Netherlands |
1970 | Ranked world No. 9 in singles in 1996 and world No. 7 in doubles in 1995 | ||
| Helga Schultze | West Germany |
1940 | 2015 | Ranked world No. 5 at year-end in 1964 • 1964 French Championships semifinalist | |
| Renée Schuurman | South Africa |
1939 | 2001 | Ranked world No. 8 at year-end in 1963 • 1959 Australian Championships women's doubles champion • 1959/1961/1962/1963 French Championships women's doubles champion • 1962 French Championships mixed doubles champion | |
| Barbara Schwartz | Austria |
1979 | Ranked world No. 40 in singles in 1999 • 1999 French Open quarter-finals | ||
| Margaret Scriven Vivian | United Kingdom |
1912 | 2001 | 2 | Ranked world No. 5 at year-end in 1933 and 1934 • 1933/1934 French champion • 1935 French women's doubles champion • 1935 French mixed doubles champion |
| Eleonora Sears | United States |
1881 | 1968 | Doubles: 1911/1915/1916/1917 U.S. Championships champion | |
| Evelyn Sears | United States |
1875 | 1966 | 1 | 1907 U.S. Championships champion |
| Anne-Marie Seghers | France |
1911 | 2012 | 1949/1954 French Championships quarter-finalist | |
| Monica Seles | Yugoslavia United States |
1973 | 9 | Ranked world No. 1 in singles at the end of 1991/1992/1995 and ranked world No. 16 in doubles in 1991 • 1991/1992/1993/1996 Australian Open champion • 1990/1991/1992 French Open champion • 1991/1992 US Open champion • 1990/1991/1992 WTA Finals champion • 1992 Wimbledon finalist • 2000 Olympic bronze medalist | |
| Magüi Serna | Spain |
1979 | Ranked world No. 19 in singles and world No. 25 in doubles in 2004 | ||
| Anastasija Sevastova | Latvia |
1990 | Ranked world No. 11 in singles in 2018 • 2018 US Open semifinalist | ||
| Maria Sharapova | Russia |
1987 | 5 | Ranked world No. 1 in 2005 ◌ Singles: 2004 Wimbledon champion • 2006 US Open champion • 2008 Australian Open champion • 2012/2014 French Open champion • 2004 WTA Finals champion • 2012 Olympic silver medalist | |
| Meghann Shaughnessy | United States |
1979 | Ranked world No. 11 in singles in 2001 and world No. 4 in doubles in 2005 | ||
| Winnie Shaw | United Kingdom |
1947 | 1992 | 1970 Wimbledon quarterfinalist | |
| Dorothy Shepherd-Barron | United Kingdom |
1897 | 1953 | 1921/1924 Wimbledon quarterfinalist • 1924 Olympic bronze medalist in women's doubles • 1931 Wimbledon women's doubles champion | |
| Betty Nuthall Shoemaker | United Kingdom |
1911 | 1983 | 1 | Ranked world No. 4 at the end of the year in 1929 • 1930 U.S. Championships champion • 1930/1931/1933 U.S. Championships women's doubles champion • 1931 French Championships women's doubles champion • 1929/1931 U.S. Championships mixed doubles champion • 1931/1932 French Championships mixed doubles champion |
| Pam Shriver | United States |
1962 | Ranked world No. 3 in 1984 • 1984/1985/1987/1988 French Open women's doubles champion • 1981/1982/1983/1984/1986 Wimbledon women's doubles champion • 1983/1984/1986/1987/1991 US Open women's doubles champion • 1982/1983/1984/1985/1987/1988/1989 Australian Open women's doubles champion • 1987 Wimbledon mixed-doubles champion | ||
| Yaroslava Shvedova | Russia Kazakhstan |
1987 | Ranked world No. 25 in singles in 2012 and world No. 3 in doubles in 2016 • 2010 Wimbledon women's doubles champion • 2010 US Open women's doubles champion | ||
| Anne-Gaëlle Sidot | France |
1979 | Ranked world No. 24 in singles in 2000 and world No. 15 in doubles in 2001 | ||
| Laura Siegemund | Germany |
1988 | Ranked world No. 27 in singles in 2016 and world No. 5 in doubles in 2023 • 2020 US Open women's doubles champion • Mixed doubles: 2016 US Open champion • 2023 WTA Finals champion in doubles | ||
| Brigitte Simon-Glinel | France |
1956 | 1978 French Open semifinalist | ||
| Kateřina Siniaková | Czech Republic |
1996 | Ranked world No. 1 in doubles in 2018 • 2020 Olympic gold medalist in women's doubles | ||
| Susan Sloane-Lundy | United States |
1970 | Ranked world No. 19 in 1989 | ||
| Anna Smashnova (Pistolesi) | Israel |
1976 | Ranked world No. 15 in 2003 | ||
| Anne Smith | United States |
1959 | Ranked world No. 12 in 1982 • 1981 Australian Open women's doubles champion • 1980/1982 French Open women's doubles champion • 1980 Wimbledon women's doubles champion • 1981 US Open women's doubles champion • 1980/1984 French Open mixed-doubles champion • 1982 Wimbledon mixed-doubles champion • 1981/1982 US Open mixed-doubles champion | ||
| Elizabeth Smylie | Australia |
1963 | Ranked world No. 20 in singles in 1987 and world No. 5 in doubles in 1988 • 1985 Wimbledon women's doubles champion • 1991 Wimbledon mixed-doubles champion • 1983/1990 US Open mixed-doubles champion | ||
| Abigail Spears | United States |
1981 | 2017 Australian Open mixed doubles champion | ||
| Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling |  Denmark |
1908 | 1981 | 3 | Ranked world No. 2 at year-end in 1936 • 1935/1936/1937 French Championships champion • 1933 Wimbledon mixed doubles champion |
| Irina Spîrlea | Romania |
1974 | Ranked world No. 7 in singles in 1997 and world No. 16 in doubles in 1995 | ||
| Karolina Šprem | Croatia |
1984 | Ranked world No. 17 in 2004 | ||
| Katarina Srebotnik |  Slovenia |
1981 | Ranked world No. 20 in singles in 2006 and world No. 1 in doubles in 2011 • 1999/2006/2010 French Open mixed doubles champion • 2003 US Open mixed doubles champion • 2011 Australian Open mixed doubles champion | ||
| Kay Stammers Bullitt | United Kingdom |
1914 | 2005 | Ranked world No. 2 at year-end in 1939 • 1935 French Championships women's doubles champion • 1935/1936 Wimbledon women's doubles champion | |
| Carolin Babcock Stark | United States |
1912 | 1987 | Ranked world No. 10 at year-end in 1934 and 1936 • 1936 U.S. Championships women's doubles champion | |
| Luisa Stefani | Brazil |
1997 | Ranked world No. 9 in doubles in 2021 ◌ Doubles: 2020 Olympic bronze medalist in women's doubles • 2021 and 2023 US Open doubles semifinalist • 2023 Australian Open mixed doubles champion | ||
| Sloane Stephens | United States |
1993 | 1 | Ranked world No. 3 in singles in 2018 ◌ Singles: 2017 US Open champion • 2018 French Open finalist • 2013 Australian Open semifinalist • 2013 Wimbledon quarterfinalist | |
| Greer Stevens | South Africa |
1957 | Ranked world No. 10 at year-end in 1980 • 1980 Wimbledon quarterfinalist | ||
| Alexandra Stevenson | United States |
1980 | Ranked world No. 18 in singles in 2002 and world No. 67 in doubles in 2003 | ||
| Samantha Stosur | Australia |
1984 | 1 | Ranked world No. 4 in singles in 2011 and world No. 1 in doubles in 2006 ◌ Singles: 2011 US Open Champion • 2010 French Open finalist • 2010/2011 WTA Finals semifinalist ◌ Doubles: 2006 French Open champion • 2005 US Open champion • 2005/2006 WTA Finals champion ◌ Mixed doubles: 2005 Australian Open champion • 2008/2014 Wimbledon champion | |
| Betty Stöve | Netherlands |
1945 | Ranked world No. 5 in 1977 • 1972/1979 French Open women's doubles champion • 1972 Wimbledon women's doubles champion • 1972/1977/1979 US Open women's doubles champion • 1978/1981 Wimbledon mixed-doubles champion • 1977/1978 US Open mixed-doubles champion | ||
| Barbora Strýcová | Czech Republic |
1986 | Ranked world No. 16 in singles in 2017 and world No. 1 in doubles in 2019 • 2016 Olympic bronze medalist in women's doubles | ||
| Rennae Stubbs | Australia |
1971 | Ranked world No. 64 in 1996 • 2000 Australian Open women's doubles champion • 2001/2004 Wimbledon women's doubles champion • 2001 US Open women's doubles champion • 2000 Australian Open mixed-doubles champion • 2001 US Open mixed-doubles champion | ||
| Paola Suárez | Argentina |
1976 | Ranked world No. 9 in singles in 2004 and world No. 1 in doubles in 2002 ◌ Doubles: 2001/2002/2004/2005 French Open champion • 2002/2003/2004 US Open champion • 2004 Australian Open champion | ||
| Carla Suárez Navarro | Spain |
1988 | Ranked world No. 6 in singles in 2016 and world No. 11 in doubles in 2015 ◌ Singles: 2008/2014 French Open quarterfinalist • 2009/2016/2018 Australian Open quarterfinalist • 2013 US Open quarterfinalist | ||
| Elena Subirats | Mexico |
1947 | 1968 French Open quarterfinalist | ||
| Ai Sugiyama | Japan |
1975 | Ranked world No. 8 in singles in 2004 and world No. 1 in doubles in 2000 ◌ Doubles: 2000 US Open champion • 2003 French Open champion • 2003 Wimbledon champion ◌ Mixed doubles: 1999 US Open champion | ||
| Helena Suková | Czech Republic |
1965 | Ranked world No. 4 in 1985 • 1990/1992 Australian Open women's doubles champion • 1990 French Open women's doubles champion • 1987/1989/1990/1996 Wimbledon women's doubles champion • 1985/1993 US Open women's doubles champion • 1991 French Open mixed-doubles champion • 1994/1996/1997 Wimbledon mixed-doubles champion • 1993 US Open mixed-doubles champion | ||
| Věra Suková | Czechoslovakia |
1931 | 1982 | Ranked world No. 5 at the end of the year in 1962 • 1962 Wimbledon finalist • 1957/1963 French semifinalist • 1962 US quarterfinalist ◌ Mixed doubles: 1957 French champion | |
| Sheila Piercey Summers | South Africa |
1919 | 2005 | Ranked world No. 6 at the end of the year in 1947 • 1947/1949 French Championships mixed-doubles champion • 1949 Wimbledon mixed-doubles champion | |
| Sun Tiantian | China |
1981 | Ranked world No. 77 in singles and world No. 16 in doubles in 2007 ◌ Doubles: 2004 Olympics gold medalist ◌ Mixed doubles: 2008 Australian Open champion | ||
| Karen Hantze Susman | United States |
1942 | 1 | Ranked world No. 4 at the end of the year in 1962 • 1962 Wimbledon champion • 1961/1962 Wimbledon women's doubles champion • 1964 U.S. Championships women's doubles champion | |
| May Sutton Bundy | United States |
1886 | 1975 | 3 | 1904 U.S. Championships champion • 1905/1907 Wimbledon champion • 1904 U.S. Championships women's doubles champion |
| Astrid Suurbeek | Netherlands |
1947 | 1968 Australian Open quarterfinalist | ||
| Elina Svitolina | Ukraine |
1994 | Ranked world No. 3 in singles in 2017 and world No. 108 in doubles in 2015 ◌ Singles: 2019 Wimbledon semifinalist • 2019 US Open semifinalist • 2018 WTA Finals champion | ||
| Mariaan de Swardt | South Africa |
1971 | Ranked world No. 28 in singles in 1996 and world No. 11 in doubles in 1998 • 1999 Australian Open mixed doubles champion • 2000 French Open mixed doubles champion | ||
| Iga Świątek | Poland |
2001 | 5 | Singles: ranked world No. 1 in 2022 • 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 French Open champion, 2022 US Open champion ◌ Doubles: 2021 French Open finalist | |
| Éva Szabó | Hungary |
1945 | 1975 French Open quarter-finalist | ||
| Ágnes Szávay | Hungary |
1988 | Ranked world No. 13 in singles in 2008 and world No. 22 in doubles in 2007 | ||
| Silvija Talaja | Croatia |
1978 | Ranked world No. 18 in singles in 2000 and world No. 54 in doubles in 2004 | ||
| Tamarine Tanasugarn |  Thailand |
1977 | Ranked world No. 19 in singles in 2002 and world No. 15 in doubles in 2004 | ||
| Catherine Tanvier | France |
1965 | Ranked world No. 20 in singles in 1984 and world No. 16 in doubles in 1986 | ||
| Billie Tapscott | South Africa |
1903 | 1970 | 1927 French, 1929 Wimbledon quarterfinalist | |
| Patricia Tarabini | Argentina |
1968 | Ranked world No. 29 in singles and world No. 12 in doubles in 1888 • 1996 French Open mixed doubles champion | ||
| Nathalie Tauziat | France |
1967 | Ranked world No. 3 in singles in 2000 and world No. 3 in doubles in 2002 ◌ Singles: 1998 Wimbledon finalist • 1991 French Open quarterfinalist • 2000 US Open quarterfinalist | ||
| Pam Teeguarden | United States |
1951 | 1977 French Open quarterfinalist | ||
| Judy Tegart Dalton | Australia |
1937 | Ranked world No. 7 at the end of the year in 1968 • 1968 Wimbledon runner-up • 1964/1967/1969/1970 Australian Championships/Open women's doubles champion • 1966 Wimbledon women's doubles champion • 1966 French Championships women's doubles champion • 1970/1971 US Open women's doubles champion | ||
| Andrea Temesvári | Hungary |
1966 | Ranked world No. 7 in 1984 • 1986 French Open women's doubles champion | ||
| Aline Terry | United States |
1 | 1893 U.S. Championships champion in singles and doubles | ||
| Sandrine Testud | France |
1972 | Ranked world No. 9 in singles and world No. 8 in doubles in 2000 ◌ Singles: 1997 US Open quarterfinalist • 1998 Australian Open quarterfinalist | ||
| Patricia Canning Todd | United States |
1922 | 2015 | 1 | Ranked world No. 4 at the end of the year in 1950 • 1947 French Championships champion • 1948 French Championships women's doubles champion • 1947 Wimbledon women's doubles champion • 1948 French Championships mixed doubles champion |
| Renáta Tomanová | Czechoslovakia |
1954 | Ranked world no. 22 ◌ Singles: 1976 Australian Open finalist • 1976 French Open finalist ◌ Doubles: 1978 Australian Open champion ◌ Mixed doubles: 1978 French Open champion | ||
| Bertha Townsend | United States |
1869 | 1909 | 2 | 1888/1889 U.S. Championships champion |
| Christine Truman Janes | United Kingdom |
1941 | 1 | Ranked world No. 2 at the end of the year in 1959 ◌ Singles: 1959 French champion ◌ Doubles: 1960 Australian champion | |
| Kay Tuckey | United Kingdom |
c.1921 | 2016 | Ranked world No. 10 at year-end in 1951 • 1951 Wimbledon quarterfinalist | |
| Linda Tuero | United States |
1950 | 1971 French Open quarter-finalist | ||
| Iroda Tulyaganova | Uzbekistan |
1982 | Ranked world No. 16 in singles and world No. 28 in doubles in 2002 | ||
| Wendy Turnbull | Australia |
1952 | Ranked world No. 3 in singles in 1985 • 1977 US Open runner-up • 1979 French Open runner-up • 1980 Australian Open runner-up • 1978 Wimbledon women's doubles champion • 1979 French Open women's doubles champion • 1979/1982 US Open women's doubles champion • 1979/1982 French Open mixed-doubles champion • 1980 US Open mixed-doubles champion • 1983/1984 Australian Open mixed-doubles champion | ||
| Lesley Turner Bowrey | Australia |
1942 | 2 | Ranked world No. 2 at the end of the year in 1963 • 1963/1965 French Championships champion • 1964/1965/1967 Australian Championships women's doubles champion • 1964/1965 French Championships women's doubles champion • 1964 Wimbledon women's doubles champion • 1961 U.S. Championships women's doubles champion • 1961/1964 Wimbledon mixed doubles champion | |
| C Tyrell | United Kingdom |
1926 Wimbledon quarterfinalist | |||
| Vladimíra Uhlířová | Czech Republic |
1978 | Ranked world No. 18 in doubles in 2007 | ||
| Nicole Vaidišová | Czech Republic |
1989 | Ranked world No. 7 in singles in 2007 ◌ Singles: 2006 French Open semifinalist • 2007 Australian Open semifinalist • 2007/2008 Wimbledon quarterfinalist | ||
| Lucia Valerio |  Italy |
1905 | 1996 | 1933 Wimbledon quarterfinalist | |
| Molly Van Nostrand | United States |
1965 | 1985 Wimbledon quarterfinalist | ||
| Coco Vandeweghe | United States |
1991 | Ranked world No. 9 in singles in 2017 and world No. 18 in doubles in 2016 ◌ Singles: 2017 Australian Open semifinalist • 2017 US Open semifinalist • 2015/2017 Wimbledon quarterfinalist | ||
| Donna Vekic | Croatia |
1996 | Ranked world No. 19 in singles in 2019 • 2024 Wimbledon semifinalist | ||
| Yvonne Vermaak | South Africa |
1956 | Ranked world No. 20 in 1983 | ||
| Elena Vesnina | Russia |
1986 | Ranked world No. 13 in singles in 2017 and world No. 1 in doubles in 2018 • 2013 French Open women's doubles champion • 2014 US Open women's doubles champion • 2016 Australian Open mixed doubles champion • 2016 Olympics women's doubles gold medalist | ||
| Roberta Vinci | Italy |
1983 | Ranked world No. 12 in singles in 2013 and world No. 1 in doubles in 2012 • Year-end world No. 1 in doubles in 2012 • 2012 French Open women's doubles champion • 2012 US Open women's doubles champion • 2013 Australian Open women's doubles champion • ITF World Champion in doubles, 2012 (with Sara Errani) | ||
| Julie Vlasto | France |
1903 | 1985 | 1924 Olympic silver medalist[2] | |
| Erika Vollmer | Germany |
1925 | 2021 | 1953 Wimbledon quarterfinalist | |
| Markéta Vondroušová | Czech Republic |
1999 | 1 | 2023 Wimbledon champion • 2020 Olympic silver medalist | |
| Vlasta Vopičková | Czechoslovakia |
1944 | 1968 and 1970 French Open quarter-finalist | ||
| Bernice Carr Vukovich | South Africa |
1938 | 1960 US Open quarter-finals | ||
| Virginia Wade | United Kingdom |
1945 | 3 | Ranked world No. 2 at the end of the year in 1968 • 1968 US Open champion • 1977 Wimbledon champion • 1972 Australian Open champion • 1973 Australian Open women's doubles champion • 1973 French Open women's doubles champion • 1973 and 1975 US Open women's doubles champion | |
| Jean Walker-Smith | United Kingdom |
1924 | 2010 | Ranked world No. 5 at the end of the year in 1951 • 1951 French Championships semifinalist | |
| Wang Qiang | China |
1992 | Ranked world No. 22 in singles in 2018 | ||
| Patricia Ward Hales | United Kingdom |
1929 | 1985 | Ranked world No. 8 at the end of the year in 1956 | |
| Heather Watson | United Kingdom |
1992 | 2016 Wimbledon mixed doubles champion | ||
| Maud Watson | United Kingdom |
1864 | 1946 | 2 | 1884/1885 Wimbledon champion |
| Phoebe Holcroft Watson | United Kingdom |
1898 | 1980 | Ranked world No. 2 at year-end in 1929 • 1929 U.S. Championships runner-up • 1928/1929 Wimbledon women's doubles champion • 1929 U.S. Championships women's doubles champion • 1928 French Championships women's doubles champion | |
| Maria Teran Weiss | Argentina |
1918 | 1984 | 1948/1952 French quarterfinalist | |
| Alice Weiwers | Luxembourg |
1946 French quarterfinalist | |||
| Mimi Arnold | United States |
1939 | 1958 Wimbledon quarterfinalist | ||
| Nancy Chaffee | United States |
1929 | 2002 | Ranked world No. 4 at year-end in 1951 • 1951 Wimbledon quarterfinalist | |
| Anne White | United States |
1961 | Ranked world No. 19 in singles in 1986 and world No. 18 in doubles in 1988 | ||
| Robin White | United States |
1963 | Ranked world No. 15 in singles in 1987 and world No. 8 in doubles in 1990 • 1988 US Open women's doubles champion • 1989 US Open mixed-doubles champion | ||
| Eileen Bennett Whittingstall | United Kingdom |
1907 | 1979 | Ranked world No. 3 at year-end in 1931 • 1928 French Championships runner-up • 1931 U.S. Championships runner-up • 1928/1931 French Championships women's doubles champion • 1931 U.S. Championships women's doubles champion • 1928/1929 French Championships mixed-doubles champion • 1927 U.S. Championships mixed-doubles champion | |
| Yanina Wickmayer | Belgium |
1989 | Ranked world No. 12 in singles and world No. 72 in doubles in 2010 ◌ Singles: 2009 US Open semifinalist | ||
| Judith Wiesner | Austria |
1966 | Ranked world No. 12 in singles in 1997 and world No. 29 in doubles in 1989 • 1996 Wimbledon quarterfinalist • 1996 US Open quarterfinalist | ||
| Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman |
United States |
1886 | 1974 | 4 | 1909/1910/1911/1919 U.S. Championships champion • 1909/1910/1911/1915/1924/1928 U.S. Championships women's doubles champion • 1924 Wimbledon women's doubles champion • 1909/1910/1911/1915/1918/1920 U.S. Championships mixed doubles champion • 1924 Olympic gold medalist in women's doubles and mixed doubles |
| Serena Williams | United States |
1981 | 23 | Ranked world No. 1 at the end of the year in 2002, 2009, 2013, 2014 and 2015, and ranked world No. 1 in doubles in 2010 • ITF World Champion: singles, 2002, 2009, 2012; doubles, 2009 (with Venus Williams) • 2003/2005/2007/2009/2010/2015/2017 Australian Open champion • 2002/2013/2015 French Open champion • 2002/2003/2009/2010/2012/2015/2016 Wimbledon champion • 1999/2002/2008/2012/2013/2014 US Open champion • 2012 Olympic Singles Gold Medalist • 2000/2008/2012 Olympic Doubles Gold Medalist • 2001/2003/2009/2010 Australian Open women's doubles champion • 1999/2010 French Open women's doubles champion • 2000/2002/2008/2009/2012/2016 Wimbledon women's doubles champion • 1999/2009 US Open women's doubles champion • 1998 Wimbledon mixed-doubles champion • 1998 US Open mixed-doubles champion • Ranked world No. 1 for a total of 300 weeks One of the Williams sisters (with Venus). | |
| Venus Williams | United States |
1980 | 7 | Ranked world No. 1 in singles in 2002 and world No. 1 in doubles in 2010 • ITF World Champion in doubles, 2009 (with Serena Williams) • 2000/2001/2005/2007/2008 Wimbledon champion • 2000/2001 US Open champion • 2000 Olympic Singles Gold Medalist • 2000/2008/2012 Olympic Doubles Gold Medalist • 2001/2003/2009/2010 Australian Open women's doubles champion • 1999/2010 French Open women's doubles champion • 2000/2002/2008/2009/2012/2016 Wimbledon women's doubles champion • 1999/2009 US Open women's doubles champion • 1998 Australian Open mixed-doubles champion • 1998 French Open mixed-doubles champion • Ranked world No. 1 for a total of 11 weeks One of the Williams sisters (with Serena). | |
| Ruth Winch | United Kingdom |
1870 | 1952 | 1908 Olympic bronze medalist | |
| Julia Wipplinger | South Africa |
1923 | 1952 French quarterfinalist | ||
| Marianne Werdel Witmeyer | United States |
1967 | Ranked world No. 21 in singles in 1995 and world No. 45 in doubles in 1992 | ||
| Caroline Wozniacki | Denmark |
1990 | 1 | Ranked world No. 1 in singles at the end of the year in 2010 and world No. 52 in doubles in 2014 ◌ Singles: 2018 Australian Open champion • 2009/2014 US Open finalist • 2010/2017 French Open quarterfinalist • 2017 WTA Finals champion | |
| Aleksandra Wozniak | Canada |
1987 | Ranked world No. 21 in 2009 | ||
| Qinwen Zheng | China |
2002 | Ranked world No. 7 in 2024 • 2024 Australian Open Finalist | ||
| Yan Zi | China |
1984 | Ranked world No. 40 in singles in 2008 and world No. 4 in doubles in 2006 • 2006 Australian Open women's doubles champion • 2006 Wimbledon women's doubles champion | ||
| Billie Yorke | United Kingdom |
1910 | 2000 | Doubles: 1936/1937/1938 French Championships champion 1937 Wimbledon champion | |
| Zhang Shuai | China |
1989 | Ranked world No. 23 in singles in 2016 | ||
| Zheng Jie | China |
1983 | Ranked world No. 15 in singles in 2009 and world No. 3 in doubles in 2006 • 2006 Australian Open women's doubles champion • 2006 Wimbledon women's doubles champion | ||
| Radka Zrubáková | Czech Republic |
1970 | Ranked world No. 22 in singles in 1991 and world No. 38 in doubles in 1993 | ||
| Fabiola Zuluaga |  Colombia |
1979 | Ranked world No. 16 in singles in 2005 | ||
| Natasha Zvereva | Belarus |
1971 | Ranked world No. 5 in singles in 1989 and world No. 1 in doubles in 1991 • 1989/1992/1993/1994/1995/1997 French Open women's doubles champion • 1991/1992/1995/1996 US Open women's doubles champion • 1991/1992/1993/1994/1997 Wimbledon women's doubles champion • 1993/1994/1997 Australian Open women's doubles champion • 1990 & 1995 Australian Open mixed-doubles champion | ||
| Vera Zvonareva | Russia |
1984 | Ranked world No. 2 in singles in 2010 and world No. 9 in doubles in 2005 • 2006 US Open women's doubles champion • 2012 Australian Open women's doubles champion • 2004 US Open mixed-doubles champion • 2006 Wimbledon mixed-doubles champion |
See also
[edit]
- List of male tennis players
- List of sportspeople
- List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players
- List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players
- Top ten ranked female tennis players
- Top ten ranked female tennis players (1921–1974)
- List of Grand Slam women's singles champions
References
[edit]- ^ "Olympedia – Élisabeth d'Ayen". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Olympedia – Julie Vlasto". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
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