margaret court has the most women's singles grand slam titles.
margaret court has the most women's singles grand slam titles.
who has the most women's singles grand slam titles?
margaret court
king's grand slam record from 1966 through 1975 was comparable to that of margaret court, her primary rival during these years. one or both of these women played 35 of the 40 grand slam singles tournaments held during this period, and together they won 24 of them. during this period, court won 31 of her career 64 grand slam titles, including 12 of her 24 grand slam singles titles, 11 of her 19 grand slam women's doubles titles, and eight of her 21 grand slam mixed doubles titles. court reached the final of a grand slam singles tournament in 14 out of 25 attempts and had a 12–2 win–loss record in those finals. court won seven of the 12 grand slam finals she played against king during these years, including 2–1 in singles finals, 4–1 in women's doubles finals, and 1–3 in mixed doubles finals.
billie jean king
federer's entry in the 2017 australian open already drew substantial and critical media attention due to his 6-month layoff from his knee injury, his continued years-long quest for his 18th singles major, and his consistent form and reflected appearances in two semi-finals and two finals in four previous grand slam tournaments despite his advancing age. the 2017 australian open men's singles final between perennial archrivals roger federer and rafael nadal further developed from that attention and the match was immediately regarded by fans, fellow tennis contemporaries, pundits and analysts, and the media as a 'dream final' and, more importantly, a match of historical significance for both players, as agreed by many past legends such as andy roddick and pam shriver as well as renowned tennis analyst mary carillo. due to their respective ages of 35 and 30, the increasing number of years since their last respective grand slam title wins, and the perceived declines from their prime sporting years which saw some critics voicing opinions that neither player would ever win a singles major again, it was critically speculated that the 2017 australian open men's singles final may mark the last time that federer and nadal would meet and contest each other in a grand slam final. furthermore, many other pundits and analysts also agreed that this match could very well prove who between federer and nadal would be popularly and critically viewed as the "greatest tennis player of all time". federer held the all-time count of men's singles grand slam titles at 17, while nadal held the second all-time count of 14 tied with pete sampras and a dominant head-to-head 23–11 record against federer. the 2017 australian open men's singles final would either see federer breaking his historic all-time record of 17 men's grand slam singles titles, or, nadal with 15 grand slam singles titles that would break the tie between himself and sampras' grand slam title count and subsequently narrow the grand slam title count gap between himself and federer. furthermore, should nadal win, he would become the first man in the open era to achieve a double career grand slam, winning each of the grand slams at least twice in men's singles.
2017 australian open – men's singles final