Open Era tennis records – Women's singles
The Open Era is the current era of professional tennis. It began in 1968 when the Grand Slam tournaments allowed professional players to compete with amateurs, ending the division that had persisted in men's tennis since the dawn of the sport in the 19th century. The first "open" tournament was held in Bournemouth, England,[1] followed by the inaugural open Grand Slam tournament a month later.[2] All records are based on data from the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), the International Tennis Federation (ITF), and the official sites of the four Grand Slam tournaments. Active streaks and active players are in boldface.
Grand Slam totals
editActive streaks and active players are in boldface.
Career totals
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Matches
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Grand Slam tournament achievements
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editGrand Slam[broken anchor] | Player | First–last tournaments |
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Margaret Court | 1970 Australian Open—1970 US Open | |
Steffi Graf | 1988 Australian Open—1988 US Open | |
all four major titles consecutively (in a calendar year) |
Non-Calendar Year Grand Slam
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Margaret Court | 1969 US Open—1970 Wimbledon | |
Martina Navratilova | 1983 Wimbledon—1984 French Open | |
Steffi Graf | 1993 French Open—1994 Australian Open | |
Serena Williams | 2002 French Open—2003 Australian Open | |
Serena Williams(2) | 2014 US Open—2015 Wimbledon | |
all four major titles consecutively (not in a calendar year) |
Career Grand Slam
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Finals
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1970 Wimbledon | 27 | Margaret Court |
1972 French Open | 28 | Billie Jean King |
1973 US Open | 22 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley |
1975 US Open | 20 | Chris Evert |
1981 Wimbledon | 19 | Hana Mandlíková |
1981 US Open | 24 | / Martina Navratilova |
1988 Australian Open | 18 | Steffi Graf |
1992 Wimbledon | 18 | Monica Seles |
1995 Wimbledon | 23 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
1997 US Open | 16 | Martina Hingis |
2003 Australian Open | 22 | Venus Williams |
2003 Australian Open | 21 | Serena Williams |
2004 Australian Open | 21 | Justine Henin |
2012 French Open | 25 | Maria Sharapova |
* Reached the final of each Grand Slam tournament at least once during career |
Minimum at each Grand Slam tournament totals
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4 | Steffi Graf |
3 | Serena Williams |
2 | Chris Evert |
Martina Navratilova | |
1 | Margaret Court |
Maria Sharapova |
# | Finals (2+) |
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6 | Chris Evert |
Martina Navratilova | |
5 | Steffi Graf |
4 | Serena Williams |
2 | Margaret Court |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley | |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | |
Justine Henin |
# | Semifinals (4+) |
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6 | Martina Navratilova |
Chris Evert | |
5 | Steffi Graf |
Serena Williams | |
4 | Gabriela Sabatini |
# | Quarterfinals (5+) |
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10 | Serena Williams |
9 | Martina Navratilova |
7 | Steffi Graf |
6 | Chris Evert |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | |
5 | Gabriela Sabatini |
Monica Seles | |
Jennifer Capriati | |
Venus Williams |
# | Match wins (Top 10) |
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69 | Serena Williams |
48 | Venus Williams |
47 | Steffi Graf |
46 | Martina Navratilova |
41 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
38 | Maria Sharapova |
31 | Lindsay Davenport |
30 | Chris Evert |
Monica Seles | |
Justine Henin |
Season totals
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The Golden Slam and the Grand Slam
edit# | All 4 titles + Olympic gold medal* | Year |
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1 | Steffi Graf | 1988 |
*called the Golden Slam |
# | All 4 titles* | Year |
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1 | Margaret Court | 1970 |
Steffi Graf | 1988 | |
*called the Grand Slam |
Other achievements
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5 | Steffi Graf | 1988–89, 93, 95–96 |
3 | Margaret Court | 1969–70, 73 |
2 | Martina Navratilova | 1983–84 |
Monica Seles | 1991–92 | |
Serena Williams | 2002, 15 | |
1 | Billie Jean King | 1972 |
Martina Hingis | 1997 |
# | 2+ titles | Year |
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7 | Serena Williams | 2002–03, 09–10, 12–13, 15 |
6 | Martina Navratilova | 1982–87 |
5 | Chris Evert | 1974–76, 80, 82 |
Steffi Graf | 1988–89, 93, 95–96 | |
3 | Margaret Court | 1969–70, 73 |
2 | Monica Seles | 1991–92 |
Venus Williams | 2000–01 | |
Justine Henin | 2003, 07 | |
1 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | 1971 |
Billie Jean King | 1972 | |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 1994 | |
Martina Hingis | 1997 | |
Jennifer Capriati | 2001 | |
Amélie Mauresmo | 2006 | |
Angelique Kerber | 2016 | |
Iga Świątek | 2022 | |
Aryna Sabalenka | 2024 |
# | All 4 semifinals | Year |
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6 | Chris Evert | 1974, 81–82, 84–85, 86* |
4 | Martina Navratilova | 1984–85, 86*, 87 |
Steffi Graf | 1988–90, 93 | |
3 | Margaret Court | 1969–70, 73 |
2 | Martina Hingis | 1997–98 |
Serena Williams | 2015–16 | |
Justine Henin | 2003, 06 | |
1 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | 1973 |
Monica Seles | 1992 | |
Conchita Martínez | 1995 | |
Jennifer Capriati | 2001 | |
Kim Clijsters | 2003 | |
Aryna Sabalenka | 2023 | |
*Australian Open not played in 1986
Made all 3 available semifinals |
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6 | Chris Evert | 1974, 81–82, 84–85, 86* |
5 | Steffi Graf | 1988–91, 93 |
Serena Williams | 2001, 07, 09, 15–16 | |
4 | Martina Navratilova | 1984–85, 86*, 87 |
3 | Margaret Court | 1969–70, 73 |
Gabriela Sabatini | 1991–93 | |
Martina Hingis | 1997–98, 00 | |
Lindsay Davenport | 1998–99, 05 | |
2 | Venus Williams | 1998, 02 |
/ Monica Seles | 1992, 02 | |
Jennifer Capriati | 2001–02 | |
Justine Henin | 2003, 06 | |
1 | Billie Jean King | 1969 |
Rosemary Casals | 1969 | |
Virginia Wade | 1972 | |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley | 1973 | |
Hana Mandlíková | 1981 | |
Helena Suková | 1986* | |
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 1987 | |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 1991 | |
Conchita Martínez | 1995 | |
Kim Clijsters | 2003 | |
Amélie Mauresmo | 2004 | |
Maria Sharapova | 2005 | |
Aryna Sabalenka | 2023 | |
*Australian Open not played in 1986
Made all 3 available quarterfinals |
Achievements at all 4 majors by year
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Achievements at 3 out of 4 majors by year
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Consecutive titles
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6 | Margaret Court | 1969–71 |
Martina Navratilova | 1983–84 | |
5 | Steffi Graf | 1988–89 |
4 | Steffi Graf (2) | 1993–94 |
Serena Williams | 2002–03 | |
Serena Williams (2) | 2014–15 | |
3 | Billie Jean King | 1972 |
Martina Navratilova (2) | 1981–82 | |
Chris Evert | 1982–83 | |
Steffi Graf (3) | 1989–90 | |
Monica Seles | 1991–92 | |
Steffi Graf (4) | 1995 | |
Steffi Graf (5) | 1996 | |
Martina Hingis | 1997–98 |
# | Finals | Years |
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13 | Steffi Graf[7] | 1987–90 |
11 | Martina Navratilova | 1985–87 |
6 | Margaret Court | 1969–71 |
Martina Navratilova (2) | 1983–84 | |
Chris Evert | 1984–85 | |
Monica Seles | 1991–93 | |
5 | Steffi Graf (2) | 1993–94 |
Martina Hingis | 1997–98 | |
4 | Chris Evert (2) | 1982–83 |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 1994–95 | |
Serena Williams | 2002–03 | |
Venus Williams | 2002–03 | |
Justine Henin | 2006 | |
Serena Williams (2) | 2014–15 |
# | Semifinals |
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19 | Martina Navratilova |
15 | Steffi Graf |
11 | Chris Evert |
Martina Hingis | |
10 | Serena Williams |
9 | Margaret Court |
Chris Evert (2) | |
7 | Chris Evert (3) |
6 | Steffi Graf (2) |
/ Monica Seles | |
Jennifer Capriati | |
Serena Williams (2) | |
Aryna Sabalenka |
# | Quarterfinals |
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19 | Martina Navratilova |
Steffi Graf | |
15 | Gabriela Sabatini |
11 | Chris Evert |
Martina Hingis | |
10 | Lindsay Davenport |
Serena Williams | |
9 | Chris Evert (2) |
Steffi Graf (2) | |
Serena Williams (2) |
# | Match wins |
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45 | Martina Navratilova |
40 | Steffi Graf |
35 | Margaret Court |
33 | Serena Williams |
Serena Williams (2) | |
32 | Steffi Graf (2) |
27 | Steffi Graf (3) |
/ Monica Seles | |
26 | Steffi Graf (4) |
Martina Hingis |
# | Appearances |
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69 | Alizé Cornet |
62 | Ai Sugiyama[8] |
61 | Francesca Schiavone |
56 | Jelena Janković |
54 | Nathalie Dechy |
Elena Likhovtseva | |
52 | Patty Schnyder |
51 | Angelique Kerber |
48 | Ana Ivanovic |
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova |
Per Grand Slam tournament
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Finals per tournament
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Match wins per tournament
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Match record per tournament
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% | W–L | Australian Open |
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95.5 | 21–1 | Margaret Court |
91.5 | 43–4 | / Monica Seles |
88.7 | 47–6 | Steffi Graf |
88.2 | 30–4 | Chris Evert |
88.1 | 52–7 | Martina Hingis |
87.6 | 92–13 | Serena Williams |
86.5 | 45–7 | / Martina Navratilova |
82.7 | 43–9 | Kim Clijsters |
82.6 | 38–8 | Justine Henin |
81.5 | 22–5 | Aryna Sabalenka |
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95.2 | 20–1 | Margaret Court |
94.6 | 35–2 | Iga Świątek |
92.3 | 72–6 | Chris Evert |
89.4 | 84–10 | Steffi Graf |
88.4 | 38–5 | Justine Henin |
87.1 | 54–8 | / Monica Seles |
84.7 | 72–13 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
83.1 | 69–14 | Serena Williams |
82.4 | 56–12 | Maria Sharapova |
82.3 | 51–11 | / Martina Navratilova |
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91.4 | 74–7 | Steffi Graf |
89.6 | 120–14 | / Martina Navratilova |
87.5 | 98–14 | Serena Williams |
86.7 | 65–10 | Billie Jean King |
86.5 | 96–15 | Chris Evert |
84.5 | 49–9 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley |
84.4 | 27–5 | Margaret Court |
82.6 | 90–19 | Venus Williams |
80.3 | 49–12 | Lindsay Davenport |
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90.6 | 29–3 | Margaret Court |
89.4 | 101–12 | Chris Evert |
89.0 | 73–9 | Steffi Graf |
88.6 | 31–4 | Tracy Austin |
87.8 | 108–15 | Serena Williams |
85.7 | 36–6 | Billie Jean King |
84.4 | 38–7 | Kim Clijsters |
84.3 | 91–17 | / Martina Navratilova |
84.1 | 53–10 | / Monica Seles |
83.3 | 35–7 | Justine Henin |
Grand Slam miscellaneous
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Grand Slams won without losing a set
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6 | Martina Navratilova | 1983 WM, 1983 US, 1984 WM, 1986 WM, 1987 US, 1990 WM |
Serena Williams | 2002 WM, 2002 US, 2008 US, 2010 WM, 2014 US, 2017 AU | |
5 | Chris Evert | 1974 FR, 1976 US, 1977 US, 1978 US, 1981 WM |
Steffi Graf | 1988 AU, 1988 FR, 1989 AU, 1994 AU, 1996 US | |
4 | Evonne Goolagong | 1971 FR, 1975 AU, 1976 AU, 1977 AU (Dec) |
3 | Margaret Court | 1969 US, 1970 AU, 1973 AU |
Billie Jean King | 1971 US, 1972 FR, 1972 US | |
Lindsay Davenport | 1998 US, 1999 WM, 2000 AU | |
Justine Henin | 2006 FR, 2007 FR, 2007 US | |
2 | Martina Hingis | 1997 AU, 1997 US |
Venus Williams | 2001 US, 2008 WM | |
1 | Monica Seles | 1992 US |
Maria Sharapova | 2008 AU | |
Marion Bartoli | 2013 WM | |
Iga Świątek | 2020 FR | |
Emma Raducanu | 2021 US | |
Ashleigh Barty | 2022 AU | |
Aryna Sabalenka | 2024 AU |
Youngest and oldest at Grand Slams
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Winning a title
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Reaching a final
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Grand Slam titles by decade
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Court claimed both US National titles played in 1968 & 1969 alongside the US Open, but these tournaments were subsequently downgraded to non-Grand Slam status.[citation needed]
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All tournaments
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edit# | Titles |
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167 | / Martina Navratilova |
157 | Chris Evert |
107 | Steffi Graf |
92 | Margaret Court |
73 | Serena Williams |
68 | Evonne Goolagong |
67 | Billie Jean King |
55 | Virginia Wade |
Lindsay Davenport | |
53 | / Monica Seles |
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239 | / Martina Navratilova | 167–72 |
230 | Chris Evert | 157–73 |
138 | Steffi Graf | 107–31 |
122 | Billie Jean King | 67–55 |
121 | Margaret Court | 92–29 |
119 | Evonne Goolagong | 68–51 |
98 | Serena Williams | 73–25 |
93 | Lindsay Davenport | 55–38 |
85 | / Monica Seles | 53–32 |
83 | Venus Williams | 49–34 |
Matches
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1661 | / Martina Navratilova[10] |
1455 | Chris Evert |
1198 | Tatjana Maria |
1192 | Sara Errani |
1168 | Virginia Wade |
1156 | Varvara Lepchenko |
1099 | Patty Schnyder |
1096 | Venus Williams |
1093 | Francesca Schiavone |
1064 | Samantha Stosur |
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1442 | / Martina Navratilova |
1309 | Chris Evert |
900 | Steffi Graf |
858 | Serena Williams |
839 | Virginia Wade |
818 | Venus Williams |
765 | Arantxa Sánchez |
733 | Lindsay Davenport |
719 | Conchita Martínez |
704 | Evonne Goolagong |
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1198 | Tatjana Maria |
1192 | Sara Errani |
1155 | Varvara Lepchenko |
1096 | Venus Williams |
1057 | Angelique Kerber |
1013 | Karolína Plíšková |
1002 | Alizé Cornet |
980 | Zhang Shuai |
933 | Caroline Wozniacki |
922 | Vera Zvonareva |
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818 | Venus Williams |
687 | Sara Errani |
680 | Angelique Kerber |
670 | Tatjana Maria |
663 | Varvara Lepchenko |
654 | Caroline Wozniacki |
641 | Karolína Plíšková |
634 | Petra Kvitova |
629 | Victoria Azarenka |
597 | Vera Zvonareva |
# | Consecutive match wins | Years |
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74 | Martina Navratilova | 1984 |
66 | Steffi Graf | 1989–90 |
58 | Martina Navratilova | 1986–87 |
57 | Margaret Court | 1972–73 |
56 | Chris Evert | 1974 |
54 | Martina Navratilova | 1983–84 |
46 | Steffi Graf | 1988 |
45 | Steffi Graf | 1987 |
42 | Chris Evert | 1975–76 |
41 | Martina Navratilova | 1982 |
39 | Martina Navratilova | 1982–83 |
37 | Iga Świątek | 2022 |
Most titles / finals at a single tournament
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Career match streaks
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Titles by court type
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Match wins by court type
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Match record by court type
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Career season streaks
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Single season records
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Year-end Championships
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WTA Premier/Tier One (since inception in 1988)
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Olympic tournaments
editTennis was reinstated as an official Olympic sport in 1988. There have been nine tournaments in the Open Era.
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WTA rankings achievements
editWTA rankings began in 1975. These weekly rankings determine tournament eligibility and seedings. At the end of each year they also become the official WTA season rankings.
Correct as of 7 October 2024[update] with (▲) indicating active streaks.[17].
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Year-end rankings total through 2023
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Prize money
editSee WTA Prize money. As prize money has increased strongly in recent decades, the lists of prize money leaders for the Open Era (since 1968) and for the WTA Tour period (since 1973) are the same.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Henderson, Jon (15 June 2008). "Now I'd choose tennis". The Observer.
'Yes, "open" tennis has come at last and Bournemouth has been entrusted with the task of a world shaking launching,' said the programme notes for the 1968 Hard Court Championships of Great Britain, which brought an end to the sport's segregation of amateur and professional players.
- ^ "Event Guide / History: Roland-Garros, a never-ending story". Roland Garros Official Website. IBM Corporation and Fédération Française de Tennis. Archived from the original on 4 July 2008.
Another significant turning point came in 1968 when the French Internationals became the first Grand Slam tournament to join the "Open" era.
- ^ Court, Margaret. "WTA Record Title Leaders" (PDF). 2014. WTA. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ Janela, Mike (26 August 2013). "From Richard Sears to Andy Murray, Six Degrees of US Open separation". 26 August 2013. Guinness World Records Limited. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ Schwartz, Larry. "Evert: grit, grace and glamour". 2014. ESPN. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ Player profile itftennis.com [dead link]
- ^ Finn, Robin (6 July 1990). "Garrison Stuns Graf in Wimbledon Semifinal". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ^ "Most Grand Slam singles tennis tournaments played consecutively". 2014. Guinness World Records Ltd. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ "Tennis Career Highlights". 2014. chrisevert.org. Archived from the original on 30 August 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ "Martina Navratilova record". tennisabstract.com. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ Navratilova, Martina. "Title Leaders at One WTA Event2014" (PDF). WTA. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ "Six time champion". Los Angeles Times. 27 May 2001. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ "STAT OF THE DAY: IGA SWIATEK JOINS RARE OPEN ERA COMPANY WITH 35-MATCH WINNING STREAK". tennis.com. 4 June 2022. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022.
- ^ 2012 Official Guide to Professional Tennis, compiled by the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, page 253
- ^ Court, Margaret. "Record Titles One Season" (PDF). 2014. WTA. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ a b c "Serena Williams | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Tennis Rankings | Official Women's Tennis Rankings – WTA Tennis". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ Serena Clinches Year-End World no. 1