Top 10 Greatest Women's Tennis Players of All-Time
10. Venus Williams
- Born June 17, 1980
- Lynwood, California
- Resides Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
- Turned pro 1994
- Career prize money $ 30,122,776
- 45 career titles
- 7 Grand Slam Singles Titles: --- 5 Wimbledon, 2 US Open
- Current active player
9. Justine Henin
- Born June 1, 1982
- Liege, Belgium
- Resides Brussels, Belgium
- Turned pro 1999
- Retired 2008, 2011
- Career prize money $20,863,335
- 50 career titles
- 7 Grand Slam Singles Titles: --- 1 Australian, 4 French, 2 US Open
8. Evonne Goolagong
- Born July 31, 1951
- Griffith, New South Wales, Australia
- Resides Noosa Heads, Queensland, Australia
- Turned pro 1968
- Retired 1983
- Career prize money $1,399,431
- 68 career titles
- 7 Grand Slam Singles Titles: --- 4 Australian, 1 French, 2 Wimbledon
- Inducted into Tennis Hall of Fame 1988
7. Monica Seles

- Born December 2, 1973
- Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
- Resides Sarasota, Florida
- Turned pro 1989
- Retired 2008
- Career prize money $14,891,762
- 53 career titles
- 9 Grand Slam Singles Titles: --- 4 Australian, 3 French, 2 US Open
- Inducted into Tennis Hall of Fame 2009
6. Billie Jean King
- Born November 22, 1943
- Long Beach, California
- Resides Chicago and New York
- Turned pro 1968
- Retired 1983
- Career prize money $1,966,487
- 129 career titles
- 12 Grand Slam Singles Titles: --- 1 Australian, 1 French, 6 Wimbledon, 4 US Open
- Inducted into Tennis Hall of Fame 1987
5. Margaret Court
- Born July 16, 1942
- Albury, New South Wales, Australia
- Resides Perth, Western Australia
- Turned pro 1960
- Retired 1977
- Career prize money approximately $500,000
- 192 career titles
- 24 Grand Slam Singles Titles: --- 11 Australian, 5 French, 3 Wimbledon, 5 US Open
- Inducted into Tennis Hall of Fame 1979
4. Chris Evert
- Born December 21, 1954
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Resides Baca Raton, Florida
- Turned pro 1972
- Retired 1989
- Career prize money $8,895,195
- 157 career titles
- 18 Grand Slam Singles Titles: --- 2 Australian, 7 French, 3 Wimbledon, 6 US Open
- Inducted into Tennis Hall of Fame 1995
3. Serena Williams
- Born September 26, 1981
- Saginaw, Michigan
- Resides Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
- Turned pro 1995
- Career prize money $60,881,179
- 63 career titles
- 18 Grand Slam Singles Titles: --- 5 Australian, 2 French, 5 Wimbledon, 6 US Open
- Current active player
2. Martina Navratilova
- Born October 18, 1956
- Prague, Czechoslovakia
- Resides Sarasota, Florida
- Turned pro 1975
- Retired 1994
- Career prize money $21,626,089
- 167 career titles
- 18 Grand Slam Singles Titles: --- 3 Australian, 2 French, 9 Wimbledon, 4 US Open
- Inducted into Tennis Hall of Fame 2000
1. Steffi Graf
- Born June 14, 1969
- Mannheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, West Germany
- Resides Las Vegas, Nevada
- Turned pro 1982
- Retired 1999
- Career prize money $21,891,306
- 107 career titles
- 22 Grand Slam Singles Titles: --- 4 Australian, 6 French, 7 Wimbledon, 5 US Open
- Inducted into Tennis Hall of Fame 2004
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