Top 5 female tennis players of the decade

#2 Angelique Kerber

Angelique Kerber won 3 Grand Slams in this decade

Hailing from Germany, Angelique Kerber had made her professional tennis debut in 2003. However, she got her big breakthrough at the 2016 Australian Open where she captured her first major title. She defeated Serena Williams in the final and soon she took the number 1 spot in WTA Rankings. The 31-year-old won the US Open in 2016 while her last Grand Slam triumph was her Wimbledon win in 2018. She spent 34 weeks as the world number 1 however, the German player could not secure a single Grand Slam title in 2019. The current world number 20 will look to get her mojo back in the next decade.

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#1 Serena Williams

Serena Williams took her Grand Slam tally from 11 to 23 in this decade

The American female tennis legend, Serena Williams ruled the women's tennis arena in the last 10 years. She won the Australian Open in 2010, 2015 and 2017 while she also the French Open twice. Williams won three consecutive US Open championships from 2012 to 2014. She also earned 4 Wimbledon titles in the last decade.

Besides, Williams once had all the 4 majors to her name during the 2014-15 season. She matches Steffi Graf's record of holding the number 1 position in rankings for 186 consecutive weeks before Angelique Kerber dethroned her. Though she had taken a maternal break from tennis, she has made a terrific comeback to the court. The world number 10 player had recently finished up runner-up to Bianca Andreescu at the US Open 2019.