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Most women’s Grand Slam titles of all-time

By Jonathan Bass

Jun4, 2015; Paris, France; Serena Williams (USA), right, at the net with Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) after their match on day 12 of the 2015 French Open at Roland Garros. Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports
Jun4, 2015; Paris, France; Serena Williams (USA), right, at the net with Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) after their match on day 12 of the 2015 French Open at Roland Garros. Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports /
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With Serena Williams’ victory over Lucie Safarova in the French Open, she has moved into third place all-time for the most women’s Grand Slam titles.

UPDATE

Following the Serena Williams’ 2015 victory at The Championships, Wimbledon, here are the updated standings for most Grand Slam titles in women’s tennis.

Names with a * represent players who completed a career Grand Slam

1) Margaret Court* (24)
2) Stefi Graf* (22)
3) Serena Williams* (21)
4) Hellen Wills Moody (19)
5) Chris Evert* (18)
5) Martina Navratilova* (18)
7) Billie Jean King* (12)
8) Monica Seles (9)
8) Maureen Connolly Brinker* (9)
10) Suzanne Lenglen (8)
10) Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (8)
12) Maria Bueno (7)
12) Evonne Goolagong (7)
12) Justine Henin (7)
12) Dorothea Lambert Chambers (7)
12) Venus Williams (7)
17) Nancye Wynne Bolton (6)
17) Louise Brough Clapp (6)
17) Margaret Osborne duPont (6)
17) Doris Hart* (6)
17) Blanche Bingley Hillyard (6)
22) Pauline Betz Addie (5)
22) Charlotte Cooper Sterry (5)
22) Daphne Akhurst Cozens (5)
22) Lottie Dod (5)
22) Althea Gibson (5)
22) Martina Hingis (5)
22) Helen Jacobs (5)
22) Alice Marble (5)
22) Maria Sharapova* (5)

ORIGINAL

By all practical notions, this should be the time Serena Williams is slowing down. And yet, here she is playing some of the most dominant tennis of her professional career. With Saturday’s French Open victory over Lucie Safarova, Williams notched her 20th singles Grand Slam title and continued moving up the historical ranks.

At 33 years of age, Serena has now won the last three Grand Slam tournaments (dating back to last year’s US Open) and has a slam winning streak of 21 consecutive matches. Should she take Wimbledon later this summer, it will mark the second “Serena Slam” of her career – between 2002-03 she held every major title.

In historical terms, Serena now sits at third all-time for majors – trailing only Steffi Graf (22) and Margaret Court (24). In regards to the Open Era, she sits in second just behind Graf.

For a visual representation, here’s a list of the all-time women’s singles Grand Slam winners who have five or more majors.

names with a * represent players who completed a career Grand Slam

1) Margaret Court* (24)
2) Stefi Graf* (22)
3) Serena Williams* (20)
4) Hellen Wills Moody (19)
5) Chris Evert* (18)
5) Martina Navratilova* (18)
7) Billie Jean King* (12)
8) Monica Seles (9)
8) Maureen Connolly Brinker* (9)
10) Suzanne Lenglen (8)
10) Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (8)
12) Maria Bueno (7)
12) Evonne Goolagong (7)
12) Justine Henin (7)
12) Dorothea Lambert Chambers (7)
12) Venus Williams (7)
17) Nancye Wynne Bolton (6)
17) Louise Brough Clapp (6)
17) Margaret Osborne duPont (6)
17) Doris Hart* (6)
17) Blanche Bingley Hillyard (6)
22) Pauline Betz Addie (5)
22) Charlotte Cooper Sterry (5)
22) Daphne Akhurst Cozens (5)
22) Lottie Dod (5)
22) Althea Gibson (5)
22) Martina Hingis (5)
22) Helen Jacobs (5)
22) Alice Marble (5)
22) Maria Sharapova* (5)

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