List of WTA Tour top-level tournament singles champions
This is a list of the women's singles tennis champions at the Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA championships, the Olympic Games, and the WTA Tier I/Premier (Premier Mandatory and Premier Five)/1000 tournaments since 1990.
Champions list
[edit]| Year | Grand Slam tournaments | Tier I tournaments | WTA Finals[1] | Olympics[2] | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AO[3][4] | FO[5] | WI[6][7] | UO[8][9] | SD[10]/DO[11] | ZU/DU[12][13] | CO/BR/IW[14][15] | MI[16][17] | BE/MA[18] | RO[19] | CA[20] | HH/CH[21]/CI[22] | TO[23]/WU[24]/GU[25] | PH[26]/MO[27]/BG[28] | |||
| 1990 |  Graf*
|
 Seles*
|
 Navratilova*
|
 Sabatini*
|
not Tier I | not Tier I | Navratilova*
|
Seles*
|
Seles*
|
Seles*
|
Graf*
|
Navratilova*
|
not Tier I | not an event | Seles*
|
not held |
| 1991 | Seles*
|
Seles*
|
Graf*
|
Seles*
|
Sabatini*
|
Seles*
|
Graf*
|
Sabatini*
|
Capriati*
|
Sabatini*
|
not Tier I | Seles*
|
not held | |||
| 1992 | Seles*
|
 Seles*
|
Graf*
|
Seles*
|
Graf*
|
 Sánchez-Vicario*
|
Graf*
|
Sabatini*
|
Sánchez-Vicario*
|
Sabatini*
|
Seles*
|
Capriati*
| ||||
| 1993 | Seles*
|
Graf*
|
Graf*
|
Graf*
|
 Maleeva-Fragnière*
|
not Tier I | Sánchez-Vicario*
|
Graf*
|
Martínez*
|
Graf*
|
Graf*
|
Navratilova*
|
Martínez*
|
Graf*
|
not held | |
| 1994 | Graf*
|
Sánchez-Vicario*
|
Martínez*
|
Sánchez-Vicario*
|
 Mag. Maleeva*
|
Graf*
|
Graf*
|
Martínez*
|
Sánchez-Vicario*
|
Martínez*
|
Graf*
|
Huber*
|
Sabatini*
|
not held | ||
| 1995 |  Pierce*
|
Graf*
|
Graf*
|
Graf*
|
 Majoli*
|
Graf*
|
Sánchez-Vicario*
|
Martínez*
|
Seles*
|
Martínez*
|
 Date*
|
Graf*
|
Graf*
|
not held | ||
| 1996 | Seles*
|
Graf*
|
Graf*
|
Graf*
|
 Novotná*
|
Graf*
|
Graf*
|
Graf*
|
Martínez*
|
Seles*
|
Sánchez-Vicario*
|
Majoli*
|
not Tier I | Graf*
|
Davenport*
| |
| 1997 | Hingis*
|
Majoli*
|
Hingis*
|
Hingis*
|
Davenport*
|
Davenport*
|
Hingis*
|
M. J. Fernández*
|
Pierce*
|
Seles*
|
Hingis*
|
Hingis*
|
Novotná*
|
Novotná*
|
not held | |
| 1998 | Hingis*
|
Sánchez-Vicario*
|
Novotná*
|
Davenport*
|
Davenport*
|
Hingis*
|
V. Williams*
|
Martínez*
|
Hingis*
|
Seles*
|
 Coetzer*
|
Davenport*
|
Pierce*
|
Hingis*
|
not held | |
| 1999 | Hingis*
|
Graf*
|
Davenport*
|
S. Williams*
|
V. Williams*
|
S. Williams*
|
V. Williams*
|
Hingis*
|
V. Williams*
|
Hingis*
|
Hingis*
|
Hingis*
|
Tauziat*
|
Davenport*
|
not held | |
| 2000 | Davenport*
|
Pierce*
|
V. Williams*
|
V. Williams*
|
Hingis*
|
Davenport*
|
Hingis*
|
Martínez*
|
Seles*
|
Hingis*
|
Pierce*
|
Hingis*
|
Hingis*
|
Hingis*
|
V. Williams*
| |
| 2001 | Capriati*
|
Capriati*
|
V. Williams*
|
V. Williams*
|
Davenport*
|
S. Williams*
|
V. Williams*
|
Mauresmo*
|
Dokic*
|
S. Williams*
|
Capriati*
|
Davenport*
|
Dokic*
|
S. Williams*
|
not held | |
| 2002 | Capriati*
|
S. Williams*
|
S. Williams*
|
S. Williams*
|
Schnyder*
|
 Hantuchová*
|
S. Williams*
|
 Henin*
|
S. Williams*
|
Mauresmo*
|
Majoli*
|
Hingis*
|
Mag. Maleeva*
|
Clijsters*
|
not held | |
| 2003 | S. Williams*
|
Henin*
|
S. Williams*
|
Henin*
|
Henin*
|
Clijsters*
|
S. Williams*
|
Henin*
|
Clijsters*
|
Henin*
|
Henin*
|
Davenport*
|
 Myskina*
|
Clijsters*
|
not held | |
| 2004 | Henin*
|
Myskina*
|
Sharapova*
|
Kuznetsova*
|
Davenport*
|
 Molik*
|
Henin*
|
S. Williams*
|
Mauresmo*
|
Mauresmo*
|
Mauresmo*
|
V. Williams*
|
Davenport*
|
Myskina*
|
Sharapova*
|
Henin*
|
| 2005 | S. Williams*
|
Henin*
|
V. Williams*
|
Clijsters*
|
Pierce*
|
Davenport*
|
Clijsters*
|
Clijsters*
|
Henin*
|
Mauresmo*
|
Clijsters*
|
Henin*
|
Sharapova*
|
Pierce*
|
Mauresmo*
|
not held |
| 2006 | Mauresmo*
|
Henin*
|
Mauresmo*
|
Sharapova*
|
Sharapova*
|
Sharapova*
|
Sharapova*
|
Kuznetsova*
|
Petrova*
|
Hingis*
|
 Ivanovic*
|
Petrova*
|
Dementieva*
|
Chakvetadze*
|
Henin*
|
not held |
| 2007 | S. Williams*
|
Henin*
|
V. Williams*
|
Henin*
|
Sharapova*
|
Henin*
|
Hantuchová*
|
S. Williams*
|
 Ivanovic*
|
Janković*
|
Henin*
|
Janković*
|
Hingis*
|
Dementieva*
|
Henin*
|
not held |
| 2008 | Sharapova*
|
Ivanovic*
|
V. Williams*
|
S. Williams*
|
Sharapova*
|
not Tier I | Ivanovic*
|
S. Williams*
|
Safina*
|
Janković*
|
Safina*
|
S. Williams*
|
Safina*
|
Janković*
|
V. Williams*
|
Dementieva*
|
| 2009 | S. Williams*
|
Kuznetsova*
|
S. Williams*
|
Clijsters*
|
not an event | V. Williams*
|
Zvonareva*
|
 Azarenka*
|
Safina*
|
Safina*
|
Dementieva*
|
Janković*
|
Sharapova*
|
Kuznetsova*
|
S. Williams*
|
not held |
| 2010 | S. Williams*
|
 Schiavone*
|
S. Williams*
|
Clijsters*
|
V. Williams*
|
Janković*
|
Clijsters*
|
Rezaï*
|
Martínez Sánchez*
|
 Wozniacki*
|
Clijsters*
|
Wozniacki*
|
Wozniacki*
|
Clijsters*
|
not held | |
| 2011 | Clijsters*
|
 N. Li*
|
Kvitová*
|
Stosur*
|
not Tier I | Wozniacki*
|
Wozniacki*
|
Azarenka*
|
Kvitová*
|
Sharapova*
|
S. Williams*
|
Sharapova*
|
 Radwańska*
|
Radwańska*
|
Kvitová*
|
not held |
| 2012 | Azarenka*
|
Sharapova*
|
S. Williams*
|
S. Williams*
|
 Azarenka*
|
not Tier I | Azarenka*
|
Radwańska*
|
S. Williams*
|
Sharapova*
|
Kvitová*
|
N. Li*
|
Petrova*
|
Azarenka*
|
S. Williams*
|
S. Williams*
|
| 2013 | Azarenka*
|
S. Williams*
|
Bartoli*
|
S. Williams*
|
Azarenka*
|
Sharapova*
|
S. Williams*
|
S. Williams*
|
S. Williams*
|
S. Williams*
|
Azarenka*
|
Kvitová*
|
S. Williams*
|
S. Williams*
|
not held | |
| 2014 | N. Li*
|
Sharapova*
|
Kvitová*
|
S. Williams*
|
 Halep*
|
Pennetta*
|
S. Williams*
|
Sharapova*
|
S. Williams*
|
Radwańska*
|
S. Williams*
|
Kvitová*
|
Sharapova*
|
S. Williams*
|
not held | |
| 2015 | S. Williams*
|
S. Williams*
|
S. Williams*
|
Pennetta*
|
not Tier I | Halep*
|
Halep*
|
S. Williams*
|
Kvitová*
|
Sharapova*
|
Bencic*
|
S. Williams*
|
V. Williams*
|
Muguruza*
|
Radwańska*
|
not held |
| 2016 | Kerber*
|
Muguruza*
|
S. Williams*
|
Kerber*
|
Suárez Navarro*
|
not Tier I | Azarenka*
|
Azarenka*
|
Halep*
|
S. Williams*
|
Halep*
|
Plíšková*
|
Kvitová*
|
Radwańska*
|
Cibulková*
|
 Puig*
|
| 2017 | S. Williams*
|
 Ostapenko*
|
Muguruza*
|
Stephens*
|
not Tier I |  Svitolina*
|
Vesnina*
|
 Konta*
|
Halep*
|
Svitolina*
|
Svitolina*
|
Muguruza*
|
Garcia*
|
Garcia*
|
Wozniacki*
|
not held |
| 2018 | Wozniacki*
|
Halep*
|
Kerber*
|
Osaka*
|
Kvitová*
|
not Tier I | Osaka*
|
Stephens*
|
Kvitová*
|
Svitolina*
|
Halep*
|
 Bertens*
|
Sabalenka*
|
Wozniacki*
|
Svitolina*
|
not held |
| 2019 | Osaka*
|
Barty*
|
Halep*
|
 Andreescu*
|
not Tier I | Bencic*
|
Andreescu*
|
Barty*
|
Bertens*
|
Plíšková*
|
Andreescu*
|
Keys*
|
Sabalenka*
|
Osaka*
|
Barty*
|
not held |
| 2020 | Kenin*
|
Świątek*
|
not held[a] | Osaka*
|
Sabalenka*
|
not Tier I | not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Halep*
|
not held[a] | Azarenka*
|
not held[a] | not held[a] | not held[a] | |||
| 2021 | Osaka*
|
Krejčíková*
|
Barty*
|
Raducanu*
|
not Tier I | Muguruza*
|
Badosa*
|
Barty*
|
Sabalenka*
|
Świątek*
|
Giorgi*
|
Barty*
|
not held[a] | Muguruza*
|
Bencic*
| |
| 2022 | Barty*
|
Świątek*
|
 Rybakina*
|
Świątek*
|
Świątek*
|
not Tier I | Świątek*
|
Świątek*
|
 Jabeur*
|
Świątek*
|
Halep*
|
Garcia*
|
Pegula*
|
not held[b] | Garcia*
|
not held |
| 2023 |  [c] Sabalenka*
|
Świątek*
|
Vondrousova*
|
Gauff*
|
not Tier I | Krejčíková*
|
Rybakina*
|
Kvitová*
|
[c] Sabalenka*
|
Rybakina*
|
Pegula*
|
Gauff*
|
 Sakkari*
|
Świątek*
|
Świątek*
|
not held |
| 2024 | [c] Sabalenka*
|
Świątek*
|
Krejčíková*
|
[c] Sabalenka*
|
Świątek*
|
Paolini*
|
Świątek*
|
Collins*
|
Świątek*
|
Świątek*
|
Pegula*
|
[c] Sabalenka*
|
[c] Sabalenka*
|
Gauff*
|
Gauff*
|
Zheng*
|
| 2025 | Keys*
|
* | * | * | Anisimova*
|
[d] Andreeva*
|
[d] Andreeva*
|
[c] Sabalenka*
|
* | * | * | * | * | * | * | not held |
Title leaders
[edit]- The leaders in these tournaments since 1990 are (5+ total titles):
- Important note: by setting 1990 as the cut-off point, this list excludes many notable champions in high level tournaments from the previous years. High category tournaments equivalent to Tier 1/Premier/WTA 1000 existed before 1990, and the Grand Slam tournaments, Olympic Games and WTA Finals have been held since 1884, 1900 and 1972, respectively. See the all-time records article for records spanning the sport's history. Totals including titles won before 1990 are in brackets.
Active players and records since 1990 are denoted in bold.
| Titles | Player | Majors | Tier I | Premier Mandatory/5 |
WTA 1000 |
WTA Finals |
Olympic Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Serena Williams |
23 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 32 | Steffi Graf |
14 (22) | 15 | — | — | 3 (5) | 0 (1) |
| 24 | Martina Hingis |
5 | 17 | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | / Monica Seles |
9 | 9 | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Maria Sharapova |
5 | 6 | 8 | — | 1 | 0 |
| Justine Henin |
7 | 10 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | |
| 18 | Venus Williams |
7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Lindsay Davenport |
3 | 11 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Iga Świątek |
5 | — | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
| 14 | Kim Clijsters |
4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Victoria Azarenka |
2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Petra Kvitová |
2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 11 | Simona Halep |
2 | — | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aryna Sabalenka |
3 | — | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Conchita Martínez |
1 | 9 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Amélie Mauresmo |
2 | 6 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 |
| Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
3 (4) | 6 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Caroline Wozniacki |
1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Gabriela Sabatini |
1 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Mary Pierce |
2 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Ashleigh Barty |
3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 6 | Jennifer Capriati |
3 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 1 |
| Jelena Janković |
0 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Agnieszka Radwańska |
0 | 0 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Garbiñe Muguruza |
2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Naomi Osaka |
4 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Elina Svitolina |
0 | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dinara Safina |
0 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
Calendar sweeps
[edit]- Back-to-back titles in a calendar year (three minimum).
- Currently active calendar combinations in bold.
| Combination | Winner | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Rome—Berlin—French Open | Monica Seles
|
1990 |
| Australian Open—Tokyo—Miami | Steffi Graf
|
1994 |
| Moscow—Zurich—Year-end Championship | Martina Hingis
|
2000 |
| Australian Open—Doha—Indian Wells | Victoria Azarenka
|
2012 |
| Miami—Madrid—Rome—French Open | Serena Williams
|
2013 |
| Madrid—Rome—French Open | Iga Świątek
|
2024 |
See also
[edit]- List of WTA Tour top-level tournament doubles champions
- List of Grand Slam women's singles champions
- WTA Tier I tournaments
- List of Olympic medalists in tennis
- List of ATP Tour top-level tournament singles champions
- List of ATP Tour top-level tournament doubles champions
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- ^ not held due to Peng Shuai allegation.
- ^ a b c d e f g On 1 March 2022, the WTA announced that players from Russia and Belarus will not be allowed to compete under the name or flag of Russia or Belarus following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[29]
- ^ a b On 1 March 2022, the WTA announced that players from Russia and Belarus will not be allowed to compete under their nations' names or flags following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[30]
References
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- ^ "OLYMPICS TENNIS EVENT Past Winners | WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
- ^ "Women's Singles". ausopen.com. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
- ^ "Australian Open Past Winners | WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
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- ^ "Ladies' Singledefs". www.wimbledon.com. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
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- ^ "US Open Past Winners | WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
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