Is Serena Williams the greatest women’s tennis player? Rank the top 10
Serena Williams fell short of winning the Grand Slam when she lost in the U.S. Open semifinals on Friday. Williams still has 21 career Grand Slam tournament singles titles, trailing Steffi Graf (22) for for the most since the Open era began in 1968. If you include the non-Open era, Margaret Court still has the record for most women's singles titles, with 24. The Open era began when professionals were allowed to compete in the major tournaments.
Despite the loss, many still consider Williams to be the greatest women's tennis player of all time. Do you?
Below we have listed the women who have won the most major singles titles, along with a few other female stars, and we want you to rank them in order of who you think was or is best. So please rank your top 10.
A quick look at the players:
Margaret Court: 24 overall singles titles (11 Australian Open, 5 French Open, 3 Wimbledon, 5 U.S. Open)
Steffi Graf: 22 (4 Australian, 6 French, 7 Wimbledon, 5 U.S.)
Serena Williams: 21 (6 Australian, 3 French, 6 Wimbledon, 6 U.S.)
Helen Wills Moody: 19 (0 Australian, 4 French, 8 Wimbledon, 7 U.S.)
Chris Evert: 18 (2 Australian, 7 French, 3 Wimbledon, 6 U.S.)
Martina Navratilova: 18 (3 Australian, 2 French, 9 Wimbledon, 4 U.S.)
Billie Jean King: 12 (1 Australian, 1 French, 6 Wimbledon, 4 U.S.)
Monica Seles: 9 (4 Australian, 3 French, 0 Wimbledon, 2 U.S.)
Maureen Connolly: 9 (1 Australian, 2 French, 3 Wimbledon, 3 U.S.)
Suzanne Lenglen: 8 (0 Australian, 2 French, 6 Wimbledon, 0 U.S.)
Molla Bjurstedt Mallory: 8 (0 Australian, 0 French, 0 Wimbledon, 8 U.S.)
Maria Bueno: 7 (0 Australian, 0 French, 3 Wimbledon, 4 U.S.)
Evonne Goolagong: 7 (4 Australian, 1 French, 2 Wimbledon, 0 U.S.)
Justine Henin: 7 (1 Australian, 4 French, 0 Wimbledon, 2 U.S.)
Dorothea Lambert: 7 (0 Australian, 0 French, 7 Wimbledon, 0 U.S.)
Venus Williams: 7 (0 Australian, 0 French, 5 Wimbledon, 2 U.S.)
Althea Gibson: 5 (0 Australian, 1 French, 2 Wimbledon, 2 U.S.)
Martina Hingis: 5 (3 Australian, 0 French, 1 Wimbledon, 1 U.S.)
Maria Sharapova: 5 (1 Australian, 2 French, 1 Wimbledon, 1 U.S.)
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