Top 15 woman tennis players of the open era

[tennisfan911]

Who are the top 15 open era woman tennis players over the last 54 years or so.

1)
Martina Navratilova

2) Serena Williams

3) Steffi Graff

4) Chris Evert

5) Margaret Court

6) Billy Jean King

7) Monica Seles

8) Evonne Goolagong

9) Venus Williams

10) Justin Henin

11) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

12) Martina Hingis

13) Maria Sharapova

14) Kim Clijsters

15) Hana Mandlikova

That's my list, what yours?

Only count open era titles,stats,etc. So no pre-era stats allowed.

 

[Hoi Polloi]

1) Steffi Graf

2) Margaret Court

3) Martina Navratillova

4) Serena Wiliams

5) Chris Evert

6) Justine Henin

7) Billie Jean Kingg

8) Monica Selles

9) Venus Wiliams

10) Evonne Goolagong

11) Martina Hingis

12) Hana Mandlikova

13) Arantxa Sanchez

14) Iga Swiatek

15) Gabriela Sabatini

 

[thrust]

Open era only applies to Men's tennis, as there was NO Women's Pro Tour before 1968. Whatever, Henin should be above Venus and especially Goolagong.

 

[Tennfan123]

Court
Graf
Navratilova
Evert
Seles
S Williams
BjK
Goolagong
Henin
Hingis
V Williams
Sanchez Vicario
Mandlikova
Capriati
Sabatini

 

[martinezownsclay]

1. Serena
2. Graf
3. Court
4. Evert
5. Navratilova
6. King
7. Venus
8. Seles
9. Henin
10. Hingis
11. Goolagong
12. Sharapova
13. Clijsters
14. Davenport
15. Capriati or Mandlikova

 

[martinezownsclay]

1) Steffi Graf

2) Margaret Court

3) Martina Navratillova

4) Serena Wiliams

5) Chris Evert

6) Justine Henin

7) Billie Jean Kingg

8) Monica Selles

9) Venus Wiliams

10) Evonne Goolagong

11) Martina Hingis

12) Hana Mandlikova

13) Arantxa Sanchez

14) Iga Swiatek

15) Gabriela Sabatini

Swiatek top 15 already? Interesting. I do think she is a certainty to be there eventually, but I wouldn't have her there now.

 

[THUNDERVOLLEY]

Top female players in tennis history--as it is only one history:

The GOAT--

Court, Graf and Connolly.

The Best of the Rest--

Serena above all others in this category by considerable distance.




She is followed by the likes of Navratilova, Evert, King, Seles, Venus, et al.

14) Iga Swiatek

What? She's not not even top 15 of this century, let alone of the the open era or of all time.

 

[Scott_tennis]

Open era only applies to Men's tennis, as there was NO Women's Pro Tour before 1968. Whatever, Henin should be above Venus and especially Goolagong.

There were a few scattered women's tours prior to 1968:

1926-27 Suzanne Lenglen vs Mary K Browne

1936 Ethel Burkhardt Arnold vs Jane Sharp
Part of tour with Bill Tilden and Bruce Barnes

1941 Alice Marble vs Mary Hardwick (Hare)
Part of tour with Bill Tilden and Don Budge
[Also short 1947 series]

1947-48 Pauline Betz (Addie) vs Sarah Palfrey Cooke

1950-51 Pauline Betz (Addie) vs Gussie Moran
Part of tour with Jack Kramer and Pancho Segura

1959 Althea Gibson vs Karol Fageros
In conjunction with Harlem Globetrotters tour

 

[martinezownsclay]

Why on earth is this not on the "Former" Pro Player section, LOL!