top 10 female tennis players
1. Serena WilliamsSerena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player, who is ranked No. 1 in women's singles tennis. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her world No. 1 in singles on six separate occasions.
2. Steffi GrafStefanie Maria "Steffi" Graf is a former German Tennis player, who was ranked world No. 1 during her career. Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles.
3. Martina NavratilovaMartina Navratilova left Czechoslovakia to become an American citizen and go on to claim a still-record 167 titles on the WTA Tour. Martina Navratilova finished in the top 10 every year between 1974 and 1994. Indeed. Her last Grand Slam win came in 2006 at the age of 50, when winning the mixed doubles at the U.S. Open. That success meant that, in addition to her 18 Grand Slam singles titles, she also won 41 Grand Slam doubles titles.
4. Chris EvertChris Evert is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships and three doubles titles. Chris Evert won 18 Grand Slam singles titles.
5. Margaret CourtMargaret Court hold the record of 24 Grand Slam titles, 11 of which were in the Open era. The Australian’s 11 titles at her home Grand Slam is unmatched at any Major in either the women’s or men’s game. Margaret Court’s image was put on a stamp in 2003.
6. Billie Jean KingBillie Jean King is the founder of the Women’s Tennis Association and a fervent campaigner for gender equality in the sport and beyond.Billie Jean King won 12 Grand Slams in total with her attacking play and clinical volleying. Billie Jean King’s most famous winwas when defeating Bobby Riggs in the “Battle of the Sexes” in 1973.
7. Monica SelesSeles became French Open champion at the age of 16 and later added another seven Grand Slam titles. Having looked set to take the sport to a new level with fearsome two-handed hitting on both wings, Monica Seles’ time at the top of the sport was cut short when during a tournament in Hamburg in 1993 an obsessed fan of Steffi Graf stabbed between the shoulder blades.
8. Venus WilliamsVenus Williams won seven Grand Slam singles titles , Venus Williams has enjoyed her greatest success at the All England Club, winning five titles. Her ability to compete for more was severely impeded following her diagnosis with Sjogrens syndrome in 2011, but she has remained a dangerous competitor even at the age of 35.
9. Justine HeninJustine Henin ranked No. 1 for 117 weeks and took home seven Grand Slam titles, including four French Opens. Henin also worked tirelessly to improve her serve and physical strength in order to compete with the likes of Serena. It was unfortunate then that, having walked away from the game at the age of 25 while still ranked No. 1, her return lasted just a year due to injury.
10. Evonne GoolagongEvonne Goolagongs became the second ever world No. 1 on the WTA tour in 1976. And despite competition from the likes of Evert, King and Navratilova, Goolagong’s prominent position in that era is demonstrated by a record of making the finals of 17 of the 29 Grand Slams between 1971 and 1977, winning seven of them.