10 of the greatest women's tennis players

3. Martina Navratilova

Martina Navratilova

Career Highlights

Grand Slam Titles: 18

Career Singles Titles: 167

Career Win % : 87

Weeks as world No 1: 332

Tour Finals Titles: 8

Longest ever 74-match winning streak (13 titles)

156 Consecutive weeks as World no 1

Navratilova was perhaps the most hard-working tennis player of all time. The 18-time Major winner changed women’s tennis forever with her physical transformation. Martina also reached the final of 14 year-end championships, winning 8 of them. Her rivalry with Evert is regarded as one of the greatest rivalries of all time in all of sports.

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2. Margaret Court

Margaret Court

Career Highlights

Grand Slam Titles: 24

Career Singles title: 192

Career Win % : 91

Calendar Year Slam in 1970

57-match winning streak

Most Grand Slam singles titles

Well, what do you expect from a tennis player whose last name is court? The 11-time Australian Open champion has stats which only few players can dream of. Besides 24 Grand Slam titles, she also has an impeccable 91% career win percentage.

Her lightning fast speed on the court with her wide reach on both sides of the court won her 192 career titles. Her 1970 Wimbledon final against Billie Jean King is one of the best Grand Slam finals of all time.