5 Tips for Continuing to Play Tennis as You Age | Sixty and Me Hingis thought the umpire checked the wrong mark and became angry. We think you have the problem and we have the common sense, not you. You simply cannot compare different eras of tennis. Theres no such thing as a greatest player of all time. Trailblazing athlete Althea Gibson became the first great African American player in women's tennis. Seles was consistently beating Graf in Grand Slam singles finals before Seles was stabbed. Youve woken up the wrong side of bed! You dont seem to realise that we are acknowledging than Hingis has won 5 Grand Slam singles titles. Tip # 4. The sooner a senior player starts playing on a clay court, the better it will be on their joints. I hope all sane tennis lovers wd agree to it. Shishka, you need to realise that whether its me, the author, you, or anyone else compiling the list of the greatest female tennis players, there will always be people who have different opinions. Shame on you Hingis! U.S. jury poised to weigh international soccer's ugly side Seles, a delight to watch. The result of 2022 WTT Contender Muscat Women's Singles (7 Top Female Tennis Players - The Ultimate Ranking 12. Between 2000 and 2001, Venus captured four of her seven Grand Slam victories. These are 10 tennis players who are said to be rude and 10 who are sweethearts. What anyone says is irrelevant compared to history. Kudos to her for that. Steffi Graf, the most overrated player of all time. 5 Grand Slam Singles Titles: 3 Australian Open, 1 Wimbledon, 1 US Open, Born in Griffith, New South Wales, Australia, Resides: Noosa Heads, Queensland, Australia, 7 Grand Slam Singles Titles: 4 Australian, 1 French, 2 Wimbledon, 7 Grand Slam Singles Titles: 1 Australian, 4 French, 2 US Open, 7 Grand Slam Singles Titles: 5 Wimbledon, 2 US Open, 12 Grand Slam Singles Titles: 1 Australian, 1 French, 6 Wimbledon, 4 US Open, Born in Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, 9 Grand Slam Singles Titles: 4 Australian, 3 French, 2 US Open, 18 Grand Slam Singles Titles: 2 Australian, 7 French, 3 Wimbledon, 6 US Open, Born in Albury, New South Wales, Australia, Career prize money approximately: $500,000, 24 Grand Slam Singles Titles: 11 Australian, 5 French, 3 Wimbledon, 5 US Open, 18 Grand Slam Singles Titles: 3 Australian, 2 French, 9 Wimbledon, 4 US Open, Born in Mannheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, West Germany, 22 Grand Slam Singles Titles: 4 Australian, 6 French, 7 Wimbledon, 5 US Open, 23 Grand Slam Singles Titles: 7 Australian, 3 French, 7 Wimbledon, 6 US Open. In 2005, Sania Mirza was named in Time magazine's 50 Heroes of Asia list. Chris Evert to Steffi Graff and even the Williams sisters have all played predominately from behind the baseline. Husband to Steffi Graf, a shoo-in for one of the top spots in the best female tennis players of all time, Agassi comes in at number 8 on the tennisbros.com's list. Between 1966 to 1975, Billie Jean King. Her high level of play over a very long career, combined with her 23-10 record in Grand Slam finals, certainly makes the case convincing. Search. You dont seem to understand the issues of what constitutes a great tennIs player. People will always have their favourites for whatever reason they choose and make a case for them, statistical or otherwise.