They are fierce and skilful, continue to be role models
One of the classy and rich sports is tennis. Tennis over the years has seen a surge in players and admirers for whom this sport is a religion and their allegiance to a tennis player ritual. While we have seen men taking over the tennis court with their skills, we have also seen women tennis players slaying the tennis court with their rackets. These ladies, while taking over the court, have also become role models for millions of little girls around the world. We all know Martina Hingis, Serena Williams, and Maria Sharapova. Let us take a look at a few of the best women tennis players in the world.
Justine Henin
This Belgian former professional tennis player was the world's No. 1 for a total of 117 weeks. Henin was known for her all-court style of play and for being one of the few female players to use a single-handed backhand. The 39-year-old tennis player has won seven Grand Slam singles titles and was the runner-up in 2001 and 2006 at Wimbledon. Henin also has to her credit a gold medal in the women's singles at the 2004 Olympic Games. And in total, she has won 43 WTA singles titles.
Steffi Graf
A German former professional tennis player, Graf ranked world No. 1 for a record 377 weeks. In a career spanning over a decade, she has won 22 major singles titles. It was in 1988 that the now 52-year-old became the first tennis player to have taken over the Golden Slam by winning all four Grand Slam singles titles and the Olympic gold medal, all in the same year. Graf as a player, came to be known for her versatility across all playing surfaces, footwork, and powerful forehand drive. Game fun fact about Graf, she is the only tennis player - male or female - to have won each major at least four times.
Martina Navratilova
Former professional tennis player and coach Martina Navratilova is a legend counted among the greatest tennis players of all time. Navratilova has won 18 Grand Slam singles titles, 31 major women's doubles titles, and ten major mixed doubles titles, making a record for the most Grand Slam titles won by a single player. She has won the women's singles title a record nine times at Wimbledon.
Other women tennis players are Margaret Court, Chris Evert, Monica Seles, Billie Jean King, Venus Williams, EvonneGoolagong, Jennifer Capriati, Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, Gabriella Sabatini, Lindsay Davenport, Martina Navratilova, Caroline Wozniacki, Victoria Azarenka, Kim Clijsters, and SimonaHalep to name a few.
