Credit: Mark Kolbe, Getty Images site: media | arena: tennis | pageType: photos | /11 She is one of the most powerful players the sport has ever seen, and was World No.1 for a total of 332 weeks in singles and record of 237 weeks in doubles. One of the Greatest Female Tennis Players, who have Nine Grand Slams, 53 titles, 595/122 @82.98% win, Prize money $14,891,762. Credit: Bob Martin, Getty Images
The official website of the Women's Tennis Association. She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2000.Billie Jean King played tennis professionally in four decades, winning a total of 39 career Grand Slam titles. Sign Up to the WTA First Serve! Credit: AFP/AFP/Getty Images She won 181 consecutive matches and lost just seven matches in her professional career.CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc.
She dominated the sport until 2002 before ankle injuries derailed her career.
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Credit: Don Morley, Getty Images Successful doubles teams don’t wait to see what might happen, they make things happen. Unfortunately, after an on-court attack in 1993, Seles took two years off and never regained her elite form.Three months before turning sweet 16, Martina Hingis won Wimbledon's doubles titles to become the youngest Grand Slam champion ever. With an additional 19 women's doubles and 21 mixed-doubles titles, Court won a record 64 majors in her career.For a time, there was debate about which Williams sister was better.
1 professional tennis player and a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. 1 women's tennis player ever. With an additional 19 women's doubles and 21 mixed-doubles … View our gallery of top 10 players in the WTA doubles rankings and their best result of the 2018 season so far.Every week receive player features, tournament news, and WTA Insider content with the WTA First Serve newsletter The aptly-named Court became the first Open-era women's tennis player to complete the singles Grand Slam. US Open Series WTA Insider Podcast She was the first player to win all four Grand Slam titles and the Olympic gold medal in the same season.In her time, Martina Navratilova was simply a force on the court. 1 in the world for the sixth time in her illustrious career. Privacy Notice International Tennis Hall of Fame To find out more about our use of cookies and how you can disable them, please see our Privacy Policy.