Tennis is an amazing game that has been watched around the globe. You might think you are being funny, but I also thrive on your lack of tennis intelligence! But i consider her to be one of the Greatest. Credit where credits due to Monica Seles. Was there ever a player more graceful on the court than Chris Evert? 1. Answer: I will be updating the list after the U.S. Open and yes, Martina Hingis will be on the list. Also, Margaret Court won more Grand Slam titles than Navratilova in singles, doubles and mixed doubles. Martina Hingis never won the French Open. Pity. Poor Hingis fans, Hingis is 2 Grand Slam singles titles behind the great Evonne Goolagong Cawley. While Venuss career has been fraught with injuries, there is no doubt that in the early 2000s she was the woman to beat on tour. As one of the strongest and most powerful women to ever play the game, Serena Williams has certainly left her mark on tennis. Youve woken up the wrong side of bed! Seles, a delight to watch. Seles was on target to be the greatest winner of Grand Slam singles titles before being stabbed. The reason why Monica Seles is also the best player of all time was that she was regularly beating Steffi Graf, one of the other best players of all time, before she was stabbed. Answer: Margaret Court was a great player, dominant in her era, but I don't feel that she is the greatest of all-time. Margaret Court. From the late 1980s to the mid-1990s, there was no one better than Graf, and when she retired in 1999, she was still ranked number three in the world. Hingis was too young to understand that at the time. 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. Mildred Babe Didrikson Zaharias was one of the most versatile female athletes the sports world has ever known. I will say that after reviewing her career, I do plan to bump Court up to the number four position ahead of Chris Evert. No credit to Hingis. 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. Steffi Graf is way too high at number 2, as she had it much easier after Seles was stabbed. Venus with the Smash. The true measure of greatness is to win every Grand Slam singles title in an era where Serena Williams dominated. 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? This list is made up of a variety of players, including Margaret Court and Billie Jean King. As part of LGBT+ History Month, BBC published a story about Renee Richards, a transgender tennis player who earned a place in women's draw of tennis tournaments, following a lengthy legal battle. In 2002, she finally attained the number one ranking in the world, a spot she would capture on three separate occasions. Steffi Graf Is The Greatest Of All Time! 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. Years as a Professional: 1996 - 2018. Japanese American professional tennis player Naomi Osaka has amazingly amassed an estimated net worth of $60 million. No awards or trophies are given out for the greatest male or female tennis players as you cannot compare different eras. You simply cannot compare different eras of tennis. Why not have our own opinion, Shishka, if we disagree with the 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. I have actually included 11 players here, with two greats tied for the 10th position. As Billie King used to say No one uses her mind like Hingis on court. Nothing you will say will change my mind. I completely agree with you Ted that Monica Seles was a class above Martina Hingis as a Grand Slam singles player and therefore ranked higher than Hingis as an all time great player. But many female tennis players view grunting not as a training exercise, but as a distraction, or even a cheating tactic. Question: Is Martina Hingis in 11th place? If it happens in Tennis, it happens at the Women's Tennis Association! Women tennis players have been making history since the start of the sport. Her first professional event was at the Bell Challenge in Quebec, Canada where she lost in the first round. By Sascha Wenninger, Melbourne, Australia via Wikimedia commons. Trailblazing athlete Althea Gibson became the first great African American player in women's tennis. Who holds the female record for this? So youre telling me that you always have to agree with every article you read. Zero sportsmanship = Zero respect for Hingis. Isn't it strange that All 5 recent comments are time compressed and stating same thing in same words Shiksha you don't know tennis We or I should say 'I' know tennis better. Because it seems to me the same person has written all comments or persuaded his pals to write Lolx anyways who soever you are man go get a life As you said everyone is ENTITLED for his/her opinion so did I. I agree with authors list. One of the most underrated women's tennis players of all time is Amelie Mauresmo. A brief comeback in 2010 was short lived, and she retired for good in early 2011. Congratulations Margaret! As one of the top-ranking female professional tennis players, Williams' record includes seven Grand Slam titles, five Wimbledon titles, and WTA tour victories. Congratulations Monica Seles on a magnificent tennis career. 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 just also wanted to mention that the years that Monica Seles was unfortunately robbed of her playing in her peak years due to that awful incident reminds me of Rod Laver, who won a calendar mens Grand Slam in both 1962 and 1969. The point Im trying to make is that rather than counting just the total number of Grand Slam titles won, although its justified with the likes of Margaret Court, Martina Navratilova and Serena Williams, there must be factors taken into account, as mentioned with the likes of Monica Seles and Rod Laver, when determining the overall rankings of the greatest tennis players of all time. Maria Sharapova did just that and must recognised accordingly. Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube. In 1991, she was the top-ranked woman in the world. Theres no such thing as a greatest player of all time. 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. Its simply saying that Sharapova has a better Grand Slam singles record in comparison. Top 10 Greatest Female Tennis Players of All Time 10 Evonne Goolagong Cawley Evonne Goolagong Cawley is an Australian former World No. Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have matched Roger Federer's record with 20 Grand Slam singles . With 64 major titles under her belt and the best performance on all court surfaces at 91.74 percent. Margret Court is the best. Thrust into the national consciousness at the 1932 Olympic Games, Didrikson took. Katie Volynets has reached her first WTA semifinal by beating reigning NCAA singles champion Peyton Stearns 7-5, 6-3 in a matchup between a pair of 21-year-old Americans at the ATX Open in Austin . Too bad you dont agree because we certainly dont agree with you. Favourite player or not, I will keep arguing and debating the issue that Maria Sharapova has won the same number of Grand Slam singles titles, 5, as Martina Hingis. I had to laugh out loud at your comment. It's always difficult to compare players from different eras, and certainly, Court is one of the greatest of all-time, but I think the likes of Serena Williams, Steffi Graf and even Martina Navratilova were just as athletic and skilled. The French crowd at Roland Garros do not condone unacceptable on court behaviour. We are dealing with the greatest of all time, not the favourites of all time. That is why Maria Sharapova is an all time great AHEAD of Hingis. AP Photo/Suzanne Vlamis / AP Photo/David Vincent / AP. 1 and she held that ranking for a total of 260 weeks. Margaret Court yes. Wheres your logic Shiksha? With 23 Grand Slam Singles titles, including the 2017 Australian Open, Serena now owns the Open Era record for Grand Slam singles titles by a tennis player, male or female. I totally agree with the List of author. She officially retired in 2008. Alexandra knows her tennis. All credit to the opponents of Hingis. . A fit Justine was better than Serena . To quote the disrespectful Shihska, go somewhere else if you want to keep mentioning your favourites! Here are tennis' ten highest-paid players for 2021 as the U.S. Open main draw begins play today. Seles was on target to be the greatest Grand Slam singles of all time and should be higher than Number 6. Although I disagreed with Seles being ranked as low as she was at number 6, at least the author used a subjective opinion by putting Seles above Billie Jean King, who won more Grand Slam singles titles than Seles, due to the horrific incident Seles had to ensure, and Seles would have definitely passed Billie Jean King on Grand Slam singles titles, otherwise. Skip to main content. Photo: Christopher Pike, Robert Prange (modified by author) Source: Getty Images. Sometimes success makes you think invincible. Had she kept her cool, she may have gone on to win her only French Open title. Grand Slam titles are what the best players in the world strive for. So the person who actually wins the most isn't the best here? She would retire after the 2022 US Open. 5 Grand Slam Singles Titles: 3 Australian Open, 1 Wimbledon, 1 US Open, Born in Griffith, New South Wales, Australia, Resides: Noosa Heads, Queensland, Australia, 7 Grand Slam Singles Titles: 4 Australian, 1 French, 2 Wimbledon, 7 Grand Slam Singles Titles: 1 Australian, 4 French, 2 US Open, 7 Grand Slam Singles Titles: 5 Wimbledon, 2 US Open, 12 Grand Slam Singles Titles: 1 Australian, 1 French, 6 Wimbledon, 4 US Open, Born in Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, 9 Grand Slam Singles Titles: 4 Australian, 3 French, 2 US Open, 18 Grand Slam Singles Titles: 2 Australian, 7 French, 3 Wimbledon, 6 US Open, Born in Albury, New South Wales, Australia, Career prize money approximately: $500,000, 24 Grand Slam Singles Titles: 11 Australian, 5 French, 3 Wimbledon, 5 US Open, 18 Grand Slam Singles Titles: 3 Australian, 2 French, 9 Wimbledon, 4 US Open, Born in Mannheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, West Germany, 22 Grand Slam Singles Titles: 4 Australian, 6 French, 7 Wimbledon, 5 US Open, 23 Grand Slam Singles Titles: 7 Australian, 3 French, 7 Wimbledon, 6 US Open. Espaol. The main awards are trophies given to players who have won Grand Slam titles. NO.1 table tennis review site. I dont care how good Hingis game was to watch or Federer. Oh -- oops -- I forgot about Serena. Question: Why is Maria Sharapova not in the list of greatest women's tennis players? I dont care how good Federers game was to watch. 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. Giant tennis racquet and ball at Barellan in honour of Evonne Goolagong. To be clear, we are not trying to destroy the character or tennis career of Martina Hingis.