List of leading women’s grand slam singles title winners in the professional era after Serena Williams surpassed Steffi Graf by winning the Australian Open on Saturday.
Serena Williams (United States) 23
IMAGE: Serena Williams with her historic Australian Open title on Saturday. Photograph: Issei Kato TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY/Reuters
Steffi Graff (Germany) 22
IMAGE: Steffi Graf of Germany raises the trophy after winning the Australian Open at Flinders Park 1988, in Melbourne. Photograph: Getty Images
Martina Navratilova (US) 18
IMAGE: Martina Navratilova. Photograph: Getty Images
Chris Evert (US) 18
IMAGE: American tennis player Chris Evert in action. Photograph: Central Press/Getty Images
Margaret Court (Australia) 11*
IMAGE: Margaret Court. Photograph: Evening Standard/Getty Images
Monica Seles (US) 9
IMAGE: Monica Seles of the USA celebrates with the Australian Open trophy after defeating Anke Huber of Germany to win the final of the Ford Australian Open 1996 at Flinders Park in Melbourne. Photograph: Getty Images
Billie Jean King (US) 8 **
IMAGE: Billie-Jean King with her Wimbledon title, one of her 8 titles in the professional era. Photograph: Getty Images
* Court leads overall with 24 grand slam titles but won 13 of her titles before the professional era
** King won a total of 12 grand slam singles titles, four of them before the professional era
Source: Rediff