The women with the most Grand Slam tennis titles
The top 3 according to 5 votes from people: Martina Navratilova · Billie Jean King · Molla Mallory. (Updated Sep 20, 2026.)
Women's singles titles at the four Grand Slam tournaments, all eras included, according to Wikipedia's list as of the 2026 US Open. Is the greatest the one with the most titles? Vote.
Top 15
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1
Martina Navratilova
United States. 18 titles (Australian Open 3, French Open 2, Wimbledon 9, US Open 4), 1978-1990. A record nine Wimbledon singles titles.
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2
Billie Jean King
United States. 12 titles (Australian Open 1, French Open 1, Wimbledon 6, US Open 4), 1966-1975. Won the 1973 Battle of the Sexes against Bobby Riggs.
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Molla Mallory
Norway / United States. 8 titles (Australian Open 0, French Open 0, Wimbledon 0, US Open 8), 1915-1922. A record eight US titles.
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4
Aryna Sabalenka
Belarus. 4 titles (Australian Open 2, French Open 0, Wimbledon 0, US Open 2), 2023-2025.
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5
Margaret Court
Australia. 24 titles (Australian Open 11, French Open 5, Wimbledon 3, US Open 5), 1960-1973. The all-time record, including 11 Australian titles.
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Serena Williams
United States. 23 titles (Australian Open 7, French Open 3, Wimbledon 7, US Open 6), 1999-2017. The Open Era record; won the 2017 Australian Open while pregnant.
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7
Steffi Graf
Germany. 22 titles (Australian Open 4, French Open 6, Wimbledon 7, US Open 5), 1987-1999. In 1988 she won all four majors and Olympic gold: the only Golden Slam.
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8
Helen Wills Moody
United States. 19 titles (Australian Open 0, French Open 4, Wimbledon 8, US Open 7), 1923-1938.
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9
Maureen Connolly
United States. 9 titles (Australian Open 1, French Open 2, Wimbledon 3, US Open 3), 1951-1954. Won the calendar Grand Slam in 1953, aged 18.
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10
Monica Seles
Yugoslavia / United States. 9 titles (Australian Open 4, French Open 3, Wimbledon 0, US Open 2), 1990-1996.
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11
Suzanne Lenglen
France. 8 titles (Australian Open 0, French Open 2, Wimbledon 6, US Open 0), 1919-1926.
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12
Venus Williams
United States. 7 titles (Australian Open 0, French Open 0, Wimbledon 5, US Open 2), 2000-2008.
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13
Justine Henin
Belgium. 7 titles (Australian Open 1, French Open 4, Wimbledon 0, US Open 2), 2003-2007.
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14
Iga Świątek
Poland. 6 titles (Australian Open 0, French Open 4, Wimbledon 1, US Open 1), 2020-2025.
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15
Elena Rybakina
Kazakhstan. 3 titles (Australian Open 1, French Open 0, Wimbledon 2, US Open 0), 2022-2026.
Candidates
They don't make it into the top 15… yet. Vote for them to move them up.
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16
Martina Hingis
Swiss player with 5 Grand Slam singles titles, the youngest world No. 1 at 16.
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17
Kim Clijsters
Belgian player with 4 Grand Slam singles titles, including the 2009 US Open after returning from retirement.
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18
Chris Evert
United States. 18 titles (Australian Open 2, French Open 7, Wimbledon 3, US Open 6), 1974-1986. A record seven French Open titles among women.
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Comments (4)
Margaret Court at #1 with 24, but Serena's 23 in the Open era is the real record for me.
Steffi Graf's Golden Slam in 1988 is the greatest single season ever.
Martina Navratilova's 9 Wimbledons, unreal.
Missing Hingis and Clijsters!