People who nominate Federer dont have kind words to say about Nadal and Djokovic. - No. Answer: At the moment, I believe the plan is still for Serena Williams to return to competitive tennis. Hingis must grow up. Another great in making is Naomi osaka. Keeping fingers crossed for US 2020. Factor in her 13 Grand Slam Doubles titles, 7 Mixed Doubles titles, and her 2 Tour Finals titles, and its hard to exclude the Swiss star. People unfortunately can say what they like if they strongly believe it and theres nothing we can do about it. Or is it the Game? All of these tennis players prove that age doesn't have to stop you from going after your dreams. She would lose all composure and I always thought she lost her nerve and was too afraid to get back to singles . Wesley makes a great point. Answer: Serena Williams has the most in the Open Era while Margaret Court has the most all-time. I am fan of both Seles and Hingis. Where as Serena having a Long span, power, built, fitness gadgets, advanced rackets should not be compared with all other greats. The 36 most iconic female athletes of the past century Meredith Cash From left to right: Mary Lou Retton, Megan Rapinoe, and Serena Williams. You can only go by their records and their competitors at that time. Still, he found time to compete in tennis, playing in the U.S. Open five times between 1953 and '60. Seles what a tragedy she was easily better than Graf . In the end, it wont matter what anyone says about the greatest female tennis player of all time. Hingis won her Grand Slam singles titles after Seles was stabbed and Graf was her only main competition. Grand Slam singles titles are what separates the best from the rest. Oh heard again Hingis was No1 simultaneously both in singles and doubles. Ohh Hingis Head to Head against Williams is almost equal and williams devoured Sharapova dont know how manyyyyy times. Any count? Martina Hingis never won the French Open. Asaad, not Hingis. How would you like it Shiksha if I accused you, Arivinder, Tashbi and Surya of being the same person? Also, the quality of opposition Graf was left with after Seles stabbing and the quality of opponent that Seles was beating in Grand Slam singles finals in Graf, before that shocking incident. This is a list of female tennis players who meet one or more of the following criteria: Singles: Officially ranked among the top 25 by the Women's Tennis Association (since 1975) Ranked among the top 10 by an expert (e.g. She then became the youngest Grand Slam singles champ at 16 years and 117 days old when she won the 1997 Australian Open. We said we dont agree with you. It doesnt necessarily mean that these people really dislike the others, or even if thats the case, its just that they really like or regard highly the person or people they nominate as the greatest tennis players of all time. I had to laugh out loud at your comment. Although I, like others, happen to like Monica Seles, Maria Sharapova and Margaret Court, I could name you so many other favourite female tennis players of mine that wouldnt get anywhere near the list of the top 10 greatest female tennis players. Question: Why isn't Kim Clijsters on the list of greatest women's tennis players? Top Female Tennis Players - The Ultimate Ranking 12. Selecting the top 10 of anything can be a difficult and subjective task. The point Im trying to make is that everyone will have any reason to go for a particular player over another and even change from one player to another. Pity. Other Links > Women's Tennis > Top Ranked Female Tennis Players by Decade . The Tennis Expert made some very good points about Margaret Courts Grand Slam singles, doubles and mixed doubles record. Nothing you will say will change my mind. It's rare to see someone retiring at 22.she had a Seles effect. Once again, were not going mad. Get over it, Hingis fans. She has the distinction of being the only mother since before World War I to have won Wimbledon, having won the title in 1980 after giving birth to her daughter in 1977. Sorana Cirstea. For the last two years, she has . Richards was born a man, in 1934. However, after that match, I lost all respect for Hingis for her bad sportsmanship, which the French crowd certainly let her know about. Do more thorough research than that and come back to us. We never said anything bad about Hingis game. Also, Margaret Court won more Grand Slam titles than Navratilova in singles, doubles and mixed doubles. One of the most underrated women's tennis players of all time is Amelie Mauresmo. Answer: Maria Bueno had a great career that included winning 7 Grand Slam singles titles, 3 Wimbledon and 4 US Open . An astonishing 24 Grand Slams and a long and injury-free career was the result. O yeah just read few comments here. 1 with Serena Williams. She holds the Open Era record for career titles with 167 and has 59 total Grand Slam titles, which includes singles, doubles, and mixed doubles. These champions from the amateur eras would have certainly benefited too from these things, had they been playing now. Melek Hu. She won 18 Grand Slam singles titles and 3 Grand Slam doubles titles. Playing on a clay court also cuts down the heat index. So the person who actually wins the most isn't the best here? Seles was on target to be the greatest female singles players of all time. No credit at all because no credit is due. Court she married Barry Court in 1967 and Bueno were playing each other for the 12th time in 1964, a . Ty, apparently its not bad to say anything bad about any achiever. Thats common knowledge. People are absolutely entitled to DISAGREE with you and the top 10 rankings if they feel strongly about it. Congratulations Margaret! She bounced back with modeling and launched her confectionary brand Sugarpova. While a case can certainly be made to include Bueno in the top 10 all-time, I think that she falls into the top 10 to 15 all-time ranking. That is the true measure of greatness. In fact, it's the 5th most popular sport with over one billion followers worldwide. Hui is right handed and plays using an all-round attacking style. Maria Sharapova won EVERY Grand Slam singles title. Her first professional event was at the Bell Challenge in Quebec, Canada where she lost in the first round. Seles was consistently beating Graf in Grand Slam singles finals before Seles was stabbed. What is currently missing in womens tennis is that great rivalry between two top players. Trailblazing athlete Althea Gibson became the first great African American player in women's tennis. If it happens in Tennis, it happens at the Women's Tennis Association! Chris Evert to Steffi Graff and even the Williams sisters have all played predominately from behind the baseline. Shishka, you like to quote Asad. I would have to say Monica Seles. No one jumps out in my opinion. In the one spot, Harvard's duo of Rachel Arbitman and Iveta Daujotaite defeated their LBSU opponents Peppi Ramstedt and Rhona Cook, 6-1. It was unbelievable that she did manage to win 1 Grand Slam singles title after that terrible incident. So please calm down. Oh i just heard Hingis was No 1 for 209 weeks and Sharapova whatttttttt 17. Hingis almost made 1999 French open but fate had something else enstore for her. Thats a fact of life. Pay attention Vaani. Lucky Joe, I completely disagree with you. Were stating the FACTS of both players Grand Slam singles careers and the criteria required to be regarded as one of the all time greats. If you havent already looked at the corresponding Greatest Male Tennis Players of all time, the main candidates are Nadal, Federer and Djokovic. Sharapova also won 5 Grand Slam singles titles in a much tougher era than Hingis. Venus with the Smash. King is one of just 10 female tennis players to have completed the Career Grand Slam, and her 12 singles titles places her sixth in the all-time list. Tip # 4. Pathetic choice to put Hingis on the top 10 list. Question: Who is the best women's tennis player of all time? She for me is GOAT. During her career, she stayed on the top for 377 weeks, the most by any woman, and shares the record for the most consecutive weeks (186) as the world No. Number 1 in the world does not mean much when Caroline Wozniacki was Number 1 in the world for nearly 2 years and only won 1 Grand Slam title. She has won every Grand Slam singles title on every surface, whereas Hingis has not. Never mind everything I said. I hope all sane tennis lovers wd agree to it. Shishka, just because someone has bothered to do research does not mean they are right with their rankings. Navratilova was world No. Her record 377 weeks ranked as number one in the world is a record for any player, male or female. Sometimes success makes you think invincible. Answer: Margaret Court was a great player, dominant in her era, but I don't feel that she is the greatest of all-time. Venus is regarded as one of the greatest female tennis players, as she and her sister paved the way for modern-day female tennis. In 1988, Graff became the first player to achieve what is regarded as the calendar year Golden Slam by winning all four majors plus the Olympic Gold Medal in the same year, a remarkable feat. A fit Justine was better than Serena . There is a big difference. 21. Were it not for the unfortunate on-court attack and stabbing by a deranged fan in 1993, Monica Seles would certainly have gone on to win more Grand Slam titles. Question: So who is currently the best active female tennis player? May long the greatest be the greatest number of Grand Slam singles titles. Sharapova won her 5 Grand Slam singles titles in the era where the Williams sisters were at their peak, as well as Henin, Davenport, Clijsters and more recently when Kerber, Maguruzza and Halep were top players. Shame on you Hingis! We dont care who people vote for, we are just making a comparison of their Grand Slam singles record. Here they are. The Greatest Men's Tennis Players of All Time, The Best Women's Tennis Players Of All Time, Ranking the greatest men's and women's tennis players of every decade, The Best Women's Tennis Players of the 1960s, Upvote the best tennis players who played during the 1960s. However, although I am giving Hingis credit for mentioning this head to head record, the 1st meeting between Seles and Hingis started in 1996, not long after Seles won her last Grand Slam singles title in the Australian Open, taking her tally to 9. (Page 7) . Look at mens tennis now. Featuring Grand Slam champions, Wimbledon winners, Doubles players, and more, this list has it all. Sharapova won every Grand Slam title on all surfaces. I know Seles did not win Wimbledon but she could have, if not for the stabbing. Poor Shishka! She could not absorb power. When all these great players have retired, the history books will show who has won the greatest amount of Grand Slam singles titles and the greatest number of Grand Slam titles overall. You stop criticising us. Aggie Radwanska, a delight to watch. To me, I couldnt care less who has less power or more power. Chris Eason, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Answer: The youngest Grand Slam winner to date is Martina Hingis, who was 15 years and nine months old when she won the 1996 Wimbledon Doubles Championship playing with Helena Sukova. The International Tennis Hall of Fame and Museum. Mr Tennis Historian. You know its quite evident that you are also doing wt m sayingjust picking up your favourites. Who cd have imagined putting sharapova with likes of Seles and Court. Sharapova is no where close to those greats or even close to Serena or Henin. For example, Shiksha, Ash Barty in all her press conferences says We not I. She was a machine from the baseline, and with that two-handed backhand shot, she dominated womens tennis from the mid-1970s into the early 1980s. The measure of greatness is winning every Grand Slam singles title on every surface and nothing you will say will convince me otherwise. Monica Seles was a better player than Steffi Graf. What was I thinking? I will always say that Sharapova was a a better Grand Slam singles player than Hingis because Hingis did not win every Grand Slam singles title whereas Sharapova did. I used to go for Hingis and wanted Hingis to beat Graf in that French Open Final. Asad, Maria Sharapova was a better singles player than Martina Hingis because Maria Sharapova won every Grand Slam singles title at least once. She did not achieve enough in Grand Slam singles. 5. Answer: I think Kim Clijsters is more of a top 20 all-time player. The true measure of greatness is winning Grand Slam singles titles on all surfaces and Maria Sharapova did just that. She is the only player to have lifted at least twice all four Grand Slam titles in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles. She may not have won many grand slams, but she will be the player with the longest ever run in top 10? This list is made up of a variety of players, including Margaret Courtand Billie Jean King. Grand Slam titles mean everything! By the way, I am one of those who agree that Maria Sharapova was a better Grand Slam singles player than Martina Hingis because of their respective Grand Slam singles records. Nadal has only won 1 less Grand Slam title in 5 years less. In 1991, she was the top-ranked woman in the world. Zero sportsmanship = Zero respect for Hingis. Photo: Christopher Pike, Robert Prange (modified by author) Source: Getty Images. Question: Margaret Court has 24 grand slams to Serena Williams 23, but above it states Serena has the most? He first started playing tennis ahead of the Open Era as an amateur in 1956 before turning pro in 1963. Almost like stepping up against Tyson. She currently plays as a Turkish and has managed to secure the tenth position in the current world's best female ping pong rankings. Evert was the year-ending number one player in the world for seven years and had a career winning percentage in singles matches of over 90 percent. As for your disrespectful comment about a thesis, many times people have come back to me, stating where is your evidence to back up your claims. Margaret Court. Even Monica Seles, Martina Hingis, Evonne Goolagong, Maria Sharapova, and Justine Henin have all, for the most part, won Grand Slam titles with a ground game from behind the baseline. Luckily, her mother dragged her back for the presentation. Tennis Player Statistics By Gender 46.2% of tennis players are women and 53.8% of tennis players are men. Because apart from few recent posts i could hardly see sharapova's name Not to be offended please Lolx. I believe facing Monica was like having to step in the batters box against Nolan Ryan or putting with Tiger Woods 10 feet away from you. She had her own style her own charizma. Therefore, I choose not to name them because they are nowhere near the greatest.