Top 10 Best Female Tennis Players of All Time

Serena Williams won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, a record in the Open Era. Her power and mentality changed women's tennis.

Steffi Graf won 22 Grand Slams and in 1988 the Golden Slam: all four Grand Slams plus Olympic gold in one year. Nobody else has managed that.

Martina Navratilova won Wimbledon nine times, a record. With her serve-and-volley game she dominated the 1980s.

Chris Evert won eighteen Grand Slams and Roland Garros seven times. Her rivalry with Navratilova is legendary.

Margaret Court won 24 Grand Slam singles titles, the absolute record. Many of them she won before the Open Era.

Monica Seles won eight Grand Slams as a teenager. Her career was interrupted when she was stabbed on court in 1993.

Iga Świątek became world number 1 and has won Roland Garros several times. She's the big star of her generation.

Venus Williams won Wimbledon five times. Together with her sister Serena, she changed the face of tennis.

Belgian Justine Henin won seven Grand Slams. Her one-handed backhand was regarded as one of the most beautiful shots ever.

Billie Jean King won twelve Grand Slams and fought for equal prize money. Her Battle of the Sexes against Bobby Riggs is historic.