Embed from Getty Images Here is a look at the record singles winning streaks on the respective tours since the Open Era started in 1968: Martina Navratilova - 74 matches (1984) Martina Navratilova eclipsed the 56-match women's singles record - set by her great friend and rival Chris Evert - with a superlative run 10 years after Evert's 1974 streak. He beat Pablo Arraya in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 (yes, a best-of-five match outside of a Grand Slam). 5,249 likes, 20 comments - ABC News (@abcnews_au) on Instagram: "Ash Barty's Wimbledon title and hold on the world number one ranking have helped her win the WTA'." 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[Online]. Tier one tournaments were played on 3 surfaces, one of which (carpet) ceased to be used from around 1995. 4 Virginia Wade 839 No one is anywhere near that. Women's world number one Iga Swiatek has taken the tennis world by storm in 2022. Show sources information Sorry, we couldn't find any rankings data. Are you interested in testing our business solutions? Use Ask Statista Research Service, Male tennis players with the most Grand Slam wins 2023, Female tennis players by number of Grand Slam tournament titles won 1968-2023, ATP World Tour - career prize money earnings of tennis players 2023, To download this statistic in XLS format you need a Statista Account, To download this statistic in PNG format you need a Statista Account, To download this statistic in PDF format you need a Statista Account. These are some of the important records since the start of women's tennis in 1884. 1984 was the year of Prince's "Purple Rain" and the Queen of tennis, Martina Navratilova. In the history of tennis, she is the only British woman to win titles at all four Majors. Lendl is in the International Tennis Hall of Fame, after all. If Nadal is the King of Clay, Evert is most definitely the Queen with seven French Open titles to her name. It was the end of Navratilova's 58 match winning run and was also the last Australian Open to be played on grass at Kooyong. Both Lendl and Nastase impressed with these wins in back-to-back-to-back fashion. Tier I tournaments were played on 3 surfaces, (carpet) ceased as a surface after 1995. 2. While Swiatek still has some way to go to match the best winning streaks in history, she does have two stars in her sights. She also held the No.1 one spot for 331 weeks. In her tennis career from 1962 to 1985, she has won 55 singles titles, achieved a career-high at No 2, three Grand Slams (1986 US Open, 1972 Australian Open, 1977 Wimbledon), 3 Major tennis singles championships, and 4 Major doubles championships. Only one other did that and it wasn't a man. Her 39 major titles (23 singles, 14 women's doubles, two mixed doubles) puts her joint-third on the all-time list and second in the Open Era. Yes, there used to be clay court experts who convinced with high odds on the first serve and corresponding series - but the serve was more of a safe game opening than a really . Check out the full list, as well as those who have won three tennis Slams in a season. The Istanbul Cup, due to be held this week, was cancelled with organisers citing the devastating earthquake in Turkey. Player Number Years; 1. In those finals, Chris Evert, Steffi Graf, Pam Shriver, Hana Mandlikova and Helena Sukova all fell to her. Martina Navratilova put together a 41-match winning streak in 1982, with her run ended by Pam Shriver at the 1982 US Open in the quarterfinals. Winning all four at some point in a career, even if not consecutively, is referred to as a "Career Grand Slam". Tennis legend Jimmy Connors appears onstage during the One 805 Kick Ash Bash benefiting First Responders on February 25th 2018, in Carpinteria, California. Martina Navratilova reigns supreme when it comes to winning tournaments. Rafael Nadal - Streak: 81 Nadal's winning streak on clay from 2005 to 2007 is the longest single-surface unbeaten run in the open era of men's tennis. What is intriguing about the statistic of consecutive titles won is that there are actually four winners here, three men and one woman. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set . This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. The Tar Heels (14-0) swept the Georgia Bulldogs (5-3) 4-0 to win the championship match . By continuing to browse our website, you agree to our use of cookies. For over half-a-decade, she won the Wimbledon Championships, dispatching American favorite Chris Evert four times. Navratilova's response was to start a longer winning streak. Roger Federer (8) 2. Long streaks of actual tournament wins will always be impressive. 1982 marked high tide for Lendl. Those particular tournament runs, coming on two different surfaces, must stand above the accomplishment of Borg, who managed five straight titles at the All England Club. Stefanos Tsitsipas brought in a crazy 39 first serves in a row in his win against Dominic Thiem in Madrid - and was amazed by it himself. Stefanos Tsitsipas found his flow during the encounter. Female tennis players by number of Grand Slam tournament titles won 1968-2023; Most women's Australian Open titles 1968-2023, by player . Musketeers. After winning her 33rd straight match, the Polish youngster surpassed Justine Henin to claim the third-best unbeaten run so far this century. Most Grand Slam Titles Women. Serena . It is no surprise, then, that he has wowed his fans over a long period of time at a dirt venue. The athletic woman with the game to conquer all surfaces won 13 straight tournaments. Copyright 2023 Sporting News Holdings Limited. list is alphabetized. Winning it once is an honor. As of January 2023, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic held the record for the most men's tennis Grand Slam titles, with a total of 22 each. The Swiss eventually won, 7-6 (7), 4-6, 7-6 (2), 2-6, 6-2. Here's a more detailed look at the most decorated champions of the Open Era (since 1968): Men: 1. I just wanted to be aggressive from the beginning and lead the match, and not let Daria play her game, said Swiatek, who blasted 22 winners in the 64-minute match. Serena Williams dominated the decade, on the court and in conversation. With a 129 year-long tradition, it is one of the four most famous Grand Slam tournaments. 33 players have earned at least US$15 million. 4. Last edited: Jul 5, 2017 Big_Dangerous Talk Tennis Guru Jul 5, 2017 #9 Overall totals include Tier I, Premier Mandatory, and Premier 5 tournaments only. Beginning in 1971, he won three straight titles, defeating American Stan Smith twice in a row and Dutchman Tom Oker once. Which Tennis Player Has Won The Most Grand Slam Titles? It equals Serena Williams' unbeaten run from 2013. 2 Rafael Nadal. In the semi-finals, Czech teenager Helena Sukova upset Navratilova 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 to end the remarkable winning streak of 74 matches. John McEnroe. In 1986, there were actually two Masters Tour Finals, as the place in the calendar year was changed. Since taking over from the retired Australian Ash Barty as world number one, Iga witek has been unbeatable. She didn't lose one set in those finals, even when the format was switched to best-of-five. Nadal has played his best tennis on clay. 1969 Australian Open, 1969 Roland Garros, 1969 Wimbledon, 1969 US Open. Photo courtesy HBO.com. Sources: Except for the information concerning active players, the source for the all-time table is the '2014 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Official Guide'. A winning streak of 14 years is now, and perhaps will remain, the most impressive winning streak in men's tennis history. . Iga Swiatek is getting closer to Serena Williams' record on clay. It is a great accomplishment and one for the record books, for sure. Beginning in 1905 and continuing to the present day, all four majors have been played yearly, with the exception of the two World Wars, 1986 for the Australian Open, and 2020 for Wimbledon. She ran off 13 straight championships from February 1984 to November. Nadal lifted his 22nd Grand Slam trophy at the French. Rafael Nadal will drop out of the top 100 in the rankings if he fails to play at the Rome Masters and French Open. These however do not make up the entire Open Era records (1968 present). Monica Seles had her life changed on this day 30 years ago. Margaret Osbourne duPont - Neale Fraser Shes now at 34 wins in a row, which ties Serenas streak from 2013she now only trails Venus 35 in a row in 2000. Josh is a content producer for The Sporting News Australia. PHOTOS: Williams wins Wimbledon Williams would break in the fourth game of the second set, as well, opening up a 3-1 lead and then dashing to 5-1, at one point winning 11 consecutive points. Top 10: Longest WTA winning runs A win streak of more than 40 WTA singles matches has been achieved 10 times in the Open Era. The fact remains, however. Swiatek still fell a few matches short to earn a spot amongst the best winning streaks in women's tennis. Longevity is the deciding factor. In fact, her winning streak started a month before Barty's shock announcement in March. That would be 36 straight sets won in Majors. 8 players have earned at least US$30 million. 1 ranked player since the Women's Tennis Association began computerized rankings on November 3, 1975. 5 Serena Williams 833 3. Nice win streak company 35 Venus Williams 200034 Serena Williams 201334 Iga witek 2022#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/w2dmH2eTfl. 367 and 73: Serena has won 367 major matches, the most by a woman in tennis history. One that's yet to be beaten 38 years later. 8 Lindsay Davenport 753 Statista. We use cookies to provide our services and for analytics and marketing. She ran off 13 straight championships from February 1984 to November 1984. Jimmy Connors (8) He has won eight major singles titles, three year-end championships, and 17 Grand Prix Super Series trophies. Wimbledon did not assign a loss to her or a win to her opponent. Her greatest achievements in Grand Slams were at Roland Garros as she won three French Open titles (1989, 1994, 1998) while she also won the US Open in 1994. Wimbledon Women's Winners: 1968 - Billie Jean King 1969 - Ann Jones 1970 - Margaret Court 1971 - Evonne Goolagong 1972 - Billie Jean King 1973 - Billie Jean King 1974 - Chris Evert 1975 - Billie Jean King 1976 - Chris Evert 1977 - Virginia Wade Her run of 66 wins was ended by the 16-year-old Monica Seles at the German Open in Berlin. Take for instance Guillermo Vilas' 46 wins in a row in 1977, despite its controversial endor Martina Navratilova's even more amazing 74 victories in 1984, which RealClearSports labels as an unbreakable streak. But this is merely part of a clear . 3. Interestingly, she managed to win 69 titles in doubles. In, ATP. Before him, Guillermo Vilas and Ivan Lendl won 46 and 46 matches in a row respectively. Steffi Graf: 66 consecutive wins. That's right, 21 straight years with at least one title to claim as her own. Will Serena Williams reach 900-match wins before she retires or wont she? ** both losses were actually "default", Suzanne Lenglen's adjusted win percentage would be 100%. 10. Borg's streak began in November 1979, in Tokyo, where he defeated Jimmy Connors, 6-2, 6-2. 1. It was the 2020 Roland Garros champion's 34th win in a row, which ties the second-longest women's winning streak since 2000. In singles, she collected 21 grand slam titles and four Paralympic gold medals. Again, Martina Navratilova and impressive winning streak seem to go together. The American's run on clay stretched over six years from 1973 to 1979. Three years after a run of 54 wins from 1983-84, she went four matches better, beating her own record with a 58-match long streak. The biggest criteria for this category is the ability to win, and win, and win over a long period of time. Well keep you informed on all you need to know across the Tours, including news, players, tournaments, features, competitions, offers and more. There was no prize money and players were compensated for travel expenses only. But winning it four years in a row is more impressive. In 1974 she won 55 matches on the bounce a record that stood for ten years before Martina Navratilova broke it in 1984. Most successful female singles tennis players 1971-2022; Further dominance beckoned in 1987 but in the Australian Open final in January, Navratilova was upset 7-5 7-6 by Czech player Hana Mandlikova. 1 won 11 of . Tennishead >> The World's most popular destination for tennis fans & players who want breaking tennis news, in-depth match analysis, tournament reporting, expert opinion, professional writing, tennis racket & gear reviews, videos, competitions & social media commentary. The German was finally beaten by Monica Seles in the final of Berlin. You need at least a Starter Account to use this feature. Iga Swiatek now has 35 wins in a row, the joint-longest winning streak by a women's player in the 21st century along with Venus Williams, who had achieved the feat in 2000. For Grand Slam records in the Open Era, see, Most titles / finals at a single tournament, Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 level records (since inception as "Tier One" in 1988), Most career singles wins over world No. The Australian great had already won 21 grand slam singles titles before 1972. witek'slatest victory over Russian Daria Kasatkina in the French Open semi-finals was her 34th win in a row. 1 in the WTA rankings. As soon as this statistic is updated, you will immediately be notified via e-mail. The wheelchair player has clinched victory in every tournament since 2003, winning 429 matches, 18 singles Grand Slams and three Paralympics singles gold medals along the way, as well as holding the No.1 ranking uncontested since 1999. Martina Navratilova: 74 consecutive winsIn 1984, Navratilova exhibited her most staggering streak, winning 74 matches in a row. Winning it three years in a row is impressive. Before the beginning of the Open era in April 1968, only amateurs were allowed to compete in established tennis tournaments, including the four Grand Slams. Should witek win the tournament she'll match Venus Williams' 21st century record streak of 35 matches that was set in the year 2000. 23 at the 2017 Australian Open with a win, fittingly, against Venus in the final, 6-4, 6-4. Since the turn of the century, Miami's 2000-03 34-game winning streak and Florida State 2012 . Some records additionally extend back a few more years in order to include the immediately preceding Virginia Slims Circuit era for completeness. 1 Iga Swiatek powered past Daria Kasatkina in the semifinals of Roland Garros today, 6-2, 6-1, to not only reach the second Grand Slam final of her career, but to continue building on her absolute monster of a winning streak. It was May 1980 before he lost. It is almost no surprise that Martina Navratilova owns the longest run in this ultimate category, too. Roger Federer. Steffi Graf strung together the next best run in 1989-90 when she won 66 straight matches. Its a case of wait and see as at 38 no is quite sure how many years she still has left, but the tennis great should, at worst, reach No 4 before she calls it a day. The 21-year-old Pole's first victim was Switzerland's Viktorija Golubic at the Qatar Open. Read Also: Most Grand Slam Titles in Women's Tennis (active players) 2021 #3 BJORN BORG'S LONGEST WINNING STREAK: 43 Image- WWD Bjorn Borg's defeated Rod Laver, Tony Roche, Cliff Drysdale, and Vitus Gerulaitis in Las Vegas in beginning. John McEnroe, Boris Becker, Novak. The Albury-born right-hander had lost none of her form when she returned to the tour and went on a 57-match winning run that was ended by American Billie Jean King in the semi-finals of a tournament in Indianapolis in February 1973. 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