The Open Era is the current era of professional tennis. It began in 1968 when the Grand Slam tournaments allowed professional players to compete with amateurs, ending the division that had persisted in men's tennis since the dawn of the sport in the 19th century. The first "open" tournament was held in Bournemouth, England, followed by the inaugural open Grand Slam tournament a month later. All records are based on data from the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), the International Tennis Federation (ITF), and the official sites of the four Grand Slam tournaments. Active streaks and active players are in boldface.
Grand Slam totals
Active streaks and active players are in boldface.
Open era Career totals
Career matches
Consecutive titles
spanning consecutive tournaments
Grand Slam tournament totals
Titles per tournament
Finals per tournament
Match wins per tournament
Match record per tournament
minimum 20 wins and over 80% (correct as of 2023 US Open)
Grand Slam career achievements
Titles
Finals
Reached the final of each Grand Slam tournament at least once during career
Grand Slam calendar-year achievements
Match record
minimum 20 wins
The Golden Slam and the Grand Slam
Other achievements
Achievements at all 4 majors by year
Achievements at 3 out of 4 majors by year
Grand Slam miscellaneous
Grand Slam season streaks
Grand Slams won without losing a set
Youngest and oldest at Grand Slams
Winning first and last titles
Winning a title
Reaching a final
Grand Slam titles by decade
minimum 2 titles
1960s
Court claimed both US National titles played in 1968 & 1969 alongside the US Open, but these tournaments were subsequently downgraded to non-Grand Slam status.
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
All tournaments
Titles and finals
Matches
Most titles / finals at a single tournament
Career match streaks
Titles by court type
Match wins by court type
Match record by court type
active players are denoted in boldface
Career season streaks
Single season records
Year-end Championships
(1972 – present)
WTA Premier/Tier One (since inception in 1988) Overall totals include premier mandatory, premier five and tier one tournaments only. Tier one tournaments were played on 3 surfaces (carpet ceased as a surface in 1995).
Titles by court type
WTA rankings achievements
WTA rankings began in 1975. These weekly rankings determine tournament eligibility and seedings. At the end of each year they also become the official WTA season rankings.
Correct with (▲) indicating active streaks..
Year-end rankings total through 2021
Prize money
See WTA Prize money. As prize money has increased strongly in recent decades, the lists of prize money leaders for the Open Era (since 1968) and for the WTA Tour period (since 1973) are the same.