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Reginald Doherty, four-time Olympic medalist Venus Williams, five-time Olympic medalist. Tennis was first contested as a Summer Olympic sport in the 1896 Olympic Games until 1924 (excluding 1916 due to World War I), before going on hiatus due to disputes between the International Lawn Tennis Federation and the International Olympic Committee over how to define amateur players.
These are some of the important records since the start of women's tennis in 1884. Most statistics are based on the data at the WTA Tour and International Tennis Federation , the official websites of each respective Grand Slam tournament and published sources though this is not a definitive list due to the time periods involved.
The Australian, French Championships, and U.S. tournaments were officially recognized by the ILTF in 1924, though the French Championships were not played in 1924 because of the Olympics. The United States Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA) had several grievances with the ILTF and refused to join when it was formed in 1913. [9]
This article facilitates the comparison of the career Grand Slam, World Hard Court Championships and Olympic singles results of each player, particularly of women who were playing at the same time. This article is split into two sections, 1884–1977 and 1978–present, for ease of navigation.
American tennis player May Sutton in play on Court 4 during a women’s doubles match at Wimbledon, London, 1908. Topical Press Agency - Getty Images By the 20th century, Wimbledon had non-British ...
Female tennis players who have won at least one of the four Grand Slam titles in singles. 130 women have won at least one of the 460 majors staged. They are listed here in order of their first win. Players in bold are still active.
This is a list of female tennis players who meet one or more of the following criteria: Singles: Officially ranked among the top 25 by the Women's Tennis Association (since 1975) Ranked among the top 10 by an expert (e.g. A. Wallis Myers) before 1975; Reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament; Reached the finals of or won the year ...
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 and statistics