Any active female player can break the GS record?

Question

seem like people only talk(care) about men's GS record, what about women's? is the current record hold by Graf or Navratilova? Margaret Court? Can any active player has a shot of breaking the record? any female GS winner achieve calendar-year GS like Rod Laver?

Thanks.

Answer 1

I don't think that there is really any know female tennis player who can even match Graf's, Navratilova's, and Court's record. The WTA is so unstable with top-ranked players. Going into the US Open, 5 women could have came out #1. There can't be a change between Rafa and Roger in the rankings.

Answer 2

No it will never happens with today's womens players. None of them are consistent and anyone can win.

Answer 3

no one

Answer 4

The women's game in the past was very stable and there were very few women at the top of the game.  Those during those times women were able to rank up lots of Grand Slams which will not be done for some time.  I do not see any player right now that will hit any of those numbers.  If Venus stayed health through out her career she might have eclipsed the Navratilova Wimbledon record. Since nobody is health and head a shoulders above the competition the answer is no.

Answer 5

I would highly doubt it. The record is 24 which was set by Margaret Court. She was the first person to win all four grand slams in the calender year. Navratilova won 18 single titles, but never won all four in a calender year. Graf won 22 single titles and is the only player in the history of tennis (men and women) to win a Golden Slam, which includes winning all 4 grand slam single titles and the Olympic gold in a calender year. However, tennis wasn't an olympic sport between 1924-1988, so many of the top players, including Court, couldn't have won a golden slam.

Of all the active players, Serena is closest to the record with 8 single titles. Venus is second with 7. Sharapova and Lindsay Davenport come after them with 3 single titles. Then there's Ivanovic with 1.

So to answer your question, it is highly unlikely that any active player will break the record. In fact, I think of all records in tennis, this one will be the hardest to break. The one thing that Court and Graf have in common was that they started winning grand slam titles at 18. This is why many believed, including Graf, Serena would break the record because she won her first GS title at 17.  

Answer 6

At this point, I'd say no. The women's game without Henin, lacks a player who is consistent and has an all-around game. If Henin never retired, I'd say she would've had the chance to win quite a few more slams, if completely healthy. The women's game has so much depth and talent, that there's always someone new making their mark just about every week. It's hard for the players at the top right now to keep a level of consistency, as well as trying to stay healthy.

Until someone gets truly serious and takes their game to the next level, and is able to stay healthy, I think the women's game will be without a single dominant player for quite a while.