6 Iconic winners of WTA Finals

#3 Steffi Graf: 5 titles

Graf at the WTA Championships in the 1990s; she is widely considered one of the GOAT of tennis

How can the Open Era’s most successful major winner be left out of this list? 22-time Grand Slam champion and one of the Greatest of All Time in the sport, has etched her name five times on the cup, currently known as the Billie Jean King Trophy.

Graf won five titles, prevailing over five different opponents. The German’s first victory came over Gabriela Sabatini in four sets in her breakthrough year of 1987. Her next win was in 1989, when as a 20-year-old she got the better of Navratilova in four sets.

Her last three victories were in 1993, 1995 and 1996 over Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Anke Huber and a 16-year-old Martina Hingis respectively. The final two triumphs required a lot of grit and stamina form the German icon as she had to battle for five sets.

Steffi Graf’s titles

1987 Steffi Graf def Gabriela Sabatini 4–6, 6–4, 6–0, 6–41989 Steffi Graf def Martina Navratilova 6–4, 7–5, 2–6, 6–21993 Steffi Graf def Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–11995 Steffi Graf def Anke Huber 6–1, 2–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–31996 Steffi Graf def Martina Hingis 6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 4–6, 6–0