10 of the greatest women's tennis players

7. Monica Seles

Monica Seles

Career Highlights

Grand Slam Titles: 9

Career Singles Titles: 53

Career Win % : 83

Weeks as No 1: 178

3 WTA Finals titles

91 consecutive weeks as No 1

8 Consecutive Grand Slam Finals (winning 7)

Monica was predicted to become the greatest tennis player of all time after she won 8 Grand Slams before turning 20. The three-time Roland-Garros champion became and still is the youngest player to win the title at the age of 16.

And if she wouldn't have been attacked by that crazy fan, it was quite probable that she could have indeed become the greatest of all time. Monica never fully recovered from that incident, winning only one Slam title after her comeback. Her double-handed forehand was perhaps the most unusual shot in tennis history, which made her equally dangerous from both sides of the court.

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6. Billie Jean King

Billie Jean King

Career Highlights

Grand Slam Titles: 12

Career Singles Titles: 129

Career Win % : 82

4 Fed cup Titles

6 year-end No 1 singles ranking

Billie has been a champion not just on the court, but off the court as well. The 12-time Grand Slam champion is the founder of Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) and an advocate of gender equality in tennis. Besides winning 129 singles titles on the women’s tour, she also won the epic 'Battle of the Sexes' match against Bobby Riggs in straight sets. She was and always will be the true icon of women’s tennis.