Top 10 Famous Female Tennis Players Of All Time

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1. Margaret Court

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Australian tennis player who has won 24 Grand Slam women's singles tournaments, an all-time record. 

2. Chris Evert

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The American has won 90% of her matches over the course of her career. This is the highest percentage in the Open Era for both men and women.

3. Steffi Graf

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The only female tennis player to win every Grand Slam tournament at least four times and collect a Golden Slam.

4. Martina Hingis

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The Swiss has won 45 trophies in her career and is one of the few tennis players to reach the finals of every Grand Slam in one season

5. Venus Williams

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American tennis player, one of the most decorated female athletes with 49 titles, including seven Grand Slam victories

6. Billie Jean King

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The American won 20 trophies at Wimbledon, became the first woman in sports history to win $100,000 in one year, and founded the WTA

7. Justine Henin

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The Belgian tennis player, former №1 in the WTA rankings, won an Olympic medal in 2004 and has won seven Grand Slam singles titles.

8. Martina Navratilova

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Czech-American tennis player who has won 18 Grand Slam singles tournaments. She also set a record by winning 167 singles tournaments.

9. Serena Williams

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She has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles and collected a so-called career "Golden Slam", i.e. to win all Grand Slam tournaments and the Olympics 

10. Maria Sharapova

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She is one of the top ten women to have a "career" slam, was one of the leaders in advertising earnings among the athletes of the world.