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Women's professional tennis began in 1926, when world number one female player Suzanne Lenglen accepted $50,000 for a series of matches against three-time U.S. Champion Mary K. Browne. The series ended in 1927, and the women did not compete as professionals again until 1941 when Alice Marble headlined a tour against Mary Hardwick .
Today, the ultimate pursuit in tennis is to win the Grand Slam; winning all four Grand Slam tournaments in the same calendar year. [13] In 1982, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) broadened the definition of the Grand Slam as meaning any four straight major victories, including the ones spanning two calendar years that became known as the non-calendar year Grand Slam, though it later ...
All-time tennis records – Women's singles; Open Era tennis records – Women's singles; World number 1 ranked female tennis players; Top ten ranked female tennis players; Top ten ranked female tennis players (1921–1974) List of Billie Jean King Cup champions; WTA 1000 Series singles records and statistics; WTA 1000 Series doubles records ...
Unless otherwise sourced, all records are based on data from the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), [3] the International Tennis Federation (ITF), [4] and the official websites of the four Grand Slam tournaments. All rankings-related records are based on ATP rankings, which began in 1973.
The modern form of tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as lawn tennis. [4] It had close connections to various field (lawn) games such as croquet and bowls as well as to the older racket sport today called real tennis. [5] The rules of modern tennis have changed little since the 1890s.
Throughout its history, many changes in the Grand Slam tennis tournaments have affected the number of titles won by various players. These have included the opening of the French national championships to international players in 1925, the elimination of the challenge round in 1922, and the admission of professional players in 1968 (the start of the Open Era).
By pitting the world’s best players against each other every year, the WTA Finals have been a celebration of women’s tennis for over half a century. WTA Finals: Records, history and the ...
In the Australian Championships, Roy Emerson holds the records for most titles with six (1961, 1963–1967) and most consecutive titles with five (1963–1967). [8] The inclusion of professional tennis players in 1969 marked the competition's entry into the Open Era , in which Novak Djokovic (2008, 2011–2013, 2015–2016, 2019–2021, 2023 ...