List of WTA Tour top-level tournament singles champions

This is a list of the women's singles tennis champions at the Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA championships, the Olympic Games, and the WTA Tier I/Premier (Premier Mandatory and Premier Five)/1000 tournaments since 1990.

Champions list

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Year Grand Slam tournaments Tier I tournaments WTA Finals[1] Olympics[2]
AO[3][4] FO[5] WI[6][7] UO[8][9] SD[10]/DO[11] ZU/DU[12][13] CO/BR/IW[14][15] MI[16][17] BE/MA[18] RO[19] CA[20] HH/CH[21]/CI[22] TO[23]/WU[24]/GU[25] PH[26]/MO[27]/BG[28]
1990   Graf*   Seles*   Navratilova*   Sabatini* not Tier I not Tier I   Navratilova*   Seles*   Seles*   Seles*   Graf*   Navratilova* not Tier I not an event   Seles* not held
1991   Seles*   Seles*   Graf*   Seles*   Sabatini*   Seles*   Graf*   Sabatini*   Capriati*   Sabatini* not Tier I   Seles* not held
1992   Seles*   Seles*   Graf*   Seles*   Graf*   Sánchez-Vicario*   Graf*   Sabatini*   Sánchez-Vicario*   Sabatini*   Seles*   Capriati*
1993   Seles*   Graf*   Graf*   Graf*   Maleeva-Fragnière* not Tier I   Sánchez-Vicario*   Graf*   Martínez*   Graf*   Graf*   Navratilova*   Martínez*   Graf* not held
1994   Graf*   Sánchez-Vicario*   Martínez*   Sánchez-Vicario*   Mag. Maleeva*   Graf*   Graf*   Martínez*   Sánchez-Vicario*   Martínez*   Graf*   Huber*   Sabatini* not held
1995   Pierce*   Graf*   Graf*   Graf*   Majoli*   Graf*   Sánchez-Vicario*   Martínez*   Seles*   Martínez*   Date*   Graf*   Graf* not held
1996   Seles*   Graf*   Graf*   Graf*   Novotná*   Graf*   Graf*   Graf*   Martínez*   Seles*   Sánchez-Vicario*   Majoli* not Tier I   Graf*   Davenport*
1997   Hingis*   Majoli*   Hingis*   Hingis*   Davenport*   Davenport*   Hingis*   M. J. Fernández*   Pierce*   Seles*   Hingis*   Hingis*   Novotná*   Novotná* not held
1998   Hingis*   Sánchez-Vicario*   Novotná*   Davenport*   Davenport*   Hingis*   V. Williams*   Martínez*   Hingis*   Seles*   Coetzer*   Davenport*   Pierce*   Hingis* not held
1999   Hingis*   Graf*   Davenport*   S. Williams*   V. Williams*   S. Williams*   V. Williams*   Hingis*   V. Williams*   Hingis*   Hingis*   Hingis*   Tauziat*   Davenport* not held
2000   Davenport*   Pierce*   V. Williams*   V. Williams*   Hingis*   Davenport*   Hingis*   Martínez*   Seles*   Hingis*   Pierce*   Hingis*   Hingis*   Hingis*   V. Williams*
2001   Capriati*   Capriati*   V. Williams*   V. Williams*   Davenport*   S. Williams*   V. Williams*   Mauresmo*   Dokic*   S. Williams*   Capriati*   Davenport*   Dokic*   S. Williams* not held
2002   Capriati*   S. Williams*   S. Williams*   S. Williams*   Schnyder*   Hantuchová*   S. Williams*   Henin*   S. Williams*   Mauresmo*   Majoli*   Hingis*   Mag. Maleeva*   Clijsters* not held
2003   S. Williams*   Henin*   S. Williams*   Henin*   Henin*   Clijsters*   S. Williams*   Henin*   Clijsters*   Henin*   Henin*   Davenport*   Myskina*   Clijsters* not held
2004   Henin*   Myskina*   Sharapova*   Kuznetsova*   Davenport*   Molik*   Henin*   S. Williams*   Mauresmo*   Mauresmo*   Mauresmo*   V. Williams*   Davenport*   Myskina*   Sharapova*   Henin*
2005   S. Williams*   Henin*   V. Williams*   Clijsters*   Pierce*   Davenport*   Clijsters*   Clijsters*   Henin*   Mauresmo*   Clijsters*   Henin*   Sharapova*   Pierce*   Mauresmo* not held
2006   Mauresmo*   Henin*   Mauresmo*   Sharapova*   Sharapova*   Sharapova*   Sharapova*   Kuznetsova*   Petrova*   Hingis*   Ivanovic*   Petrova*   Dementieva*   Chakvetadze*   Henin* not held
2007   S. Williams*   Henin*   V. Williams*   Henin*   Sharapova*   Henin*   Hantuchová*   S. Williams*   Ivanovic*   Janković*   Henin*   Janković*   Hingis*   Dementieva*   Henin* not held
2008   Sharapova*   Ivanovic*   V. Williams*   S. Williams*   Sharapova* not Tier I   Ivanovic*   S. Williams*   Safina*   Janković*   Safina*   S. Williams*   Safina*   Janković*   V. Williams*   Dementieva*
2009   S. Williams*   Kuznetsova*   S. Williams*   Clijsters* not an event   V. Williams*   Zvonareva*   Azarenka*   Safina*   Safina*   Dementieva*   Janković*   Sharapova*   Kuznetsova*   S. Williams* not held
2010   S. Williams*   Schiavone*   S. Williams*   Clijsters*   V. Williams*   Janković*   Clijsters*   Rezaï*   Martínez Sánchez*   Wozniacki*   Clijsters*   Wozniacki*   Wozniacki*   Clijsters* not held
2011   Clijsters*   N. Li*   Kvitová*   Stosur* not Tier I   Wozniacki*   Wozniacki*   Azarenka*   Kvitová*   Sharapova*   S. Williams*   Sharapova*   Radwańska*   Radwańska*   Kvitová* not held
2012   Azarenka*   Sharapova*   S. Williams*   S. Williams*   Azarenka* not Tier I   Azarenka*   Radwańska*   S. Williams*   Sharapova*   Kvitová*   N. Li*   Petrova*   Azarenka*   S. Williams*   S. Williams*
2013   Azarenka*   S. Williams*   Bartoli*   S. Williams*   Azarenka*   Sharapova*   S. Williams*   S. Williams*   S. Williams*   S. Williams*   Azarenka*   Kvitová*   S. Williams*   S. Williams* not held
2014   N. Li*   Sharapova*   Kvitová*   S. Williams*   Halep*   Pennetta*   S. Williams*   Sharapova*   S. Williams*   Radwańska*   S. Williams*   Kvitová*   Sharapova*   S. Williams* not held
2015   S. Williams*   S. Williams*   S. Williams*   Pennetta* not Tier I   Halep*   Halep*   S. Williams*   Kvitová*   Sharapova*   Bencic*   S. Williams*   V. Williams*   Muguruza*   Radwańska* not held
2016   Kerber*   Muguruza*   S. Williams*   Kerber*   Suárez Navarro* not Tier I   Azarenka*   Azarenka*   Halep*   S. Williams*   Halep*   Plíšková*   Kvitová*   Radwańska*   Cibulková*   Puig*
2017   S. Williams*   Ostapenko*   Muguruza*   Stephens* not Tier I   Svitolina*   Vesnina*   Konta*   Halep*   Svitolina*   Svitolina*   Muguruza*   Garcia*   Garcia*   Wozniacki* not held
2018   Wozniacki*   Halep*   Kerber*   Osaka*   Kvitová* not Tier I   Osaka*   Stephens*   Kvitová*   Svitolina*   Halep*   Bertens*   Sabalenka*   Wozniacki*   Svitolina* not held
2019   Osaka*   Barty*   Halep*   Andreescu* not Tier I   Bencic*   Andreescu*   Barty*   Bertens*   Plíšková*   Andreescu*   Keys*   Sabalenka*   Osaka*   Barty* not held
2020   Kenin*   Świątek* not held[a]   Osaka*   Sabalenka* not Tier I not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic   Halep* not held[a]   Azarenka* not held[a] not held[a] not held[a]
2021   Osaka*   Krejčíková*   Barty*   Raducanu* not Tier I   Muguruza*   Badosa*   Barty*   Sabalenka*   Świątek*   Giorgi*   Barty* not held[a]   Muguruza*   Bencic*
2022   Barty*   Świątek*   Rybakina*   Świątek*   Świątek* not Tier I   Świątek*   Świątek*   Jabeur*   Świątek*   Halep*   Garcia*   Pegula* not held[b]   Garcia* not held
2023  [c] Sabalenka*   Świątek*   Vondrousova*   Gauff* not Tier I   Krejčíková*   Rybakina*   Kvitová*  [c] Sabalenka*   Rybakina*   Pegula*   Gauff*   Sakkari*   Świątek*   Świątek* not held
2024  [c] Sabalenka*   Świątek*   Krejčíková*  [c] Sabalenka*   Świątek*   Paolini*   Świątek*   Collins*   Świątek*   Świątek*   Pegula*  [c] Sabalenka*  [c] Sabalenka*   Gauff*   Gauff*   Zheng*

Title leaders

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  • The leaders in these tournaments since 1990 are (5+ total titles):
  • Important note: by setting 1990 as the cut-off point, this list excludes many notable champions in high level tournaments from the previous years. High category tournaments equivalent to Tier 1/Premier/WTA 1000 existed before 1990, and the Grand Slam tournaments, Olympic Games and WTA Finals have been held since 1884, 1900 and 1972, respectively. See the all-time records article for records spanning the sport's history. Totals including titles won before 1990 are in brackets.

Active players and records since 1990 are denoted in bold.

Titles Player Majors Tier I Premier
Mandatory/5
WTA
1000
WTA
Finals
Olympic
Games
52   Serena Williams 23 10 13 0 5 1
32   Steffi Graf 14 (22) 15 3 (5) 0 (1)
24   Martina Hingis 5 17 2 0
21  /  Monica Seles 9 9 3 0
20   Maria Sharapova 5 6 8 1 0
  Justine Henin 7 10 0 2 1
18   Venus Williams 7 6 3 0 1 1
16   Lindsay Davenport 3 11 1 1
  Iga Świątek 5 0 10 1 0
14   Kim Clijsters 4 5 2 0 3 0
12   Victoria Azarenka 2 0 10 0 0 0
  Petra Kvitová 2 0 8 1 1 0
11   Simona Halep 2 8 1 0 0
10   Conchita Martínez 1 9 0 0
  Aryna Sabalenka 3 3 4 0 0
9   Amélie Mauresmo 2 6 0 1 0
  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 3 (4) 6 0 0
8   Caroline Wozniacki 1 0 6 0 1 0
7   Gabriela Sabatini 1 5 1 0
  Mary Pierce 2 5 0 0 0
  Ashleigh Barty 3 1 2 1 0
6   Jennifer Capriati 3 2 0 1
  Jelena Janković 0 4 2 0 0
  Agnieszka Radwańska 0 0 5 1 0
  Garbiñe Muguruza 2 2 1 1 0
  Naomi Osaka 4 2 0 0 0
5   Elina Svitolina 0 4 0 1 0
  Dinara Safina 0 3 2 0 0

Calendar sweeps

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  • Back-to-back titles in a calendar year (three minimum).
  • Currently active calendar combinations in bold.
Combination Winner Year
Rome—Berlin—French Open   Monica Seles 1990
Australian Open—Tokyo—Miami   Steffi Graf 1994
Moscow—Zurich—Year-end Championship   Martina Hingis 2000
Australian Open—Doha—Indian Wells   Victoria Azarenka 2012
Miami—Madrid—Rome—French Open   Serena Williams 2013
Madrid—Rome—French Open   Iga Świątek 2024

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  2. ^ not held due to Peng Shuai allegation.
  3. ^ a b c d e f On 1 March 2022, the WTA announced that players from Belarus will not be allowed to compete under the name or flag of Belarus following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[29]

References

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  2. ^ "OLYMPICS TENNIS EVENT Past Winners | WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  3. ^ "Women's Singles". ausopen.com. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  4. ^ "Australian Open Past Winners | WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  5. ^ "Roland Garros Past Winners | WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
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  12. ^ "Past Champions". Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
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  18. ^ "Mutua Madrid Open Past Winners | WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  19. ^ "Internazionali BNL d'Italia Past Winners | WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  20. ^ "National Bank Open Past Winners | WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  21. ^ "Credit One Charleston Open Past Winners | WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
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  23. ^ "Toray Pan Pacific Open Past Winners | WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  24. ^ "Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open Past Winners | WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  25. ^ "Guadalajara Open Akron Past Winners | WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
  26. ^ "ADVANTA CHAMPIONSHIPS Past Winners | WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  27. ^ "VTB Kremlin Cup 2021 Past Winners | WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  28. ^ "China Open Past Winners | WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  29. ^ "Joint Statement by the International Governing Bodies of Tennis". WTA Tour. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.