The 14 women to win Grand Slams on multiple surfaces in 21st Century – ft. Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, Barbora Krejcikova
A previous Grand Slam champion won Wimbledon – but perhaps not the player many were expecting.
Early talk about the women’s draw focused largely on the WTA’s so-called ‘Big Four’, but it was 31st seed Barbora Krejcikova who stormed to the title.
After having won the French Open previously, the Czech has achieved the impressive feat of winning major singles titles on multiple surfaces.
That is something several players with multiple Slams are yet to achieve – with only 14 women doing that this century.
Serena Williams
There were no prizes for working out that Serena was on this list, with the all-time great winning 22 of her 23 major singles titles post-2000.
The American is perhaps best remembered for her seven victories at Wimbledon, winning her first title in 2002 and her last in 2016.
However, she was also a seven-time champion in Australia and won five US Open crowns in the 21st century, alongside three Roland Garros victories on clay.
Venus Williams
Much like her younger sister, former world No 1 Venus made a significant impact across the game in the early 2000s.
The grass at SW19 was where she found most of her success, winning the title five times in the space of eight years from 2000 to 2008.
She also is a double champion at her home major in New York, winning the title in 2000 and 2001.
Jennifer Capriati
A former world No 1, Capriati’s three major victories were spread across two tournaments – and different surfaces.
The US star won the Australian Open and French Open back-to-back in 2001, before successfully defending her title in Melbourne 12 months later.
Justine Henin
One of the best players of the century and the best Belgian player in history, Henin won three of the four majors across an epic career.
Henin is probably best remembered for her exploits on clay, winning four titles at Roland Garros, including three in a row before her sudden retirement.
But she was also a hard-court great, twice winning the US Open, and also winning the Australian Open in 2004.
Maria Sharapova
A true tennis great, Sharapova remains the last female player to complete the Career Grand Slam, doing so at the French Open in 2012.
The Russian would also add a second title in Paris to her collection in 2014, after previously winning the three other majors.
Sharapova memorably claimed the Wimbledon title as a 17-year-old in 2004, before winning the US Open in 2006 and the Australian Open in 2008.
Amelie Mauresmo
Mauresmo first reached a Grand Slam final in 1999 and was ranked world No 1 for the first time in 2004, before finally becoming a major champion in 2006.
The Frenchwoman claimed her first Slam in Australia after the retirement of Henin in the final, before beating the Belgian on the grass of SW19 later that season.
Svetlana Kuznetsova
One of a strong contingent of Russian players to break through in the 2000s, Kuznetsova is the only woman from the country outside of Sharapova to win multiple major titles.
Her first success came as a teenager in 2004, winning the title in Flushing Meadows – beating compatriot Elena Dementieva in the final.
Four and a half years later, the natural clay-courter finally captured the title at Roland Garros, downing Dinara Safina in the 2009 final.
Li Na
One of the most popular tennis players of all time, few can forget Na’s two Grand Slam triumphs.
The first came at Roland Garros in 2011, the Chinese star becoming the first Asian player – male or female – to win a Grand Slam singles title.
In 2014, after two previous final defeats – she then captured her second slam on hard courts at the Australian Open, before retiring that season.
Angelique Kerber
After being a consistent top-20 player for a number of years, Kerber surged into legendary status after two stunning seasons in 2016 and 2018.
In the first of those years, she captured both hard-court Slams, beating Serena at the Australian Open and Karolina Pliskova at the US Open.
She also lost the Wimbledon final to Serena that summer, but gained revenge to beat the American and claim the title two years later.
Garbine Muguruza
Recently-retired Muguruza was a strong all-surface player in her day and was able to seal victories at the two European majors across her career.
The Spaniard won her first major in 2016, beating Serena on the clay in Paris, before beating Venus in the Wimbledon final the following year.
Simona Halep
Former world No 1 Halep is another to have triumphed at Roland Garros and SW19, with the Romanian winning one title at both majors.
After final defeats in 2014 and 2017, she finally proved victorious in Paris in 2018, beating Sloane Stephens in the final.
Just over a year later, she downed Serena to triumph at Wimbledon – in her first final on Centre Court.
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Ashleigh Barty
Australian star Barty – a popular figure on the BBC’s Wimbledon coverage this past fortnight – is one of a select few to complete the ‘Surface Slam.’
The former world No 1 claimed her first major at the French Open in 2019, before winning Wimbledon two years later.
Barty then memorably completed the surface set by winning her home Slam in 2022, defeating Danielle Collins – before retiring just a few weeks later.
Iga Swiatek
The current world No 1, Swiatek has cemented her place as one of the best clay-court players in tennis history.
The Polish star has won Roland Garros four times in five years, and has won three in a row after her latest triumph in June.
However, she has also found huge success on hard courts, most notably beating Ons Jabeur to win the US Open in 2022.
Barbora Krejcikova
Krejcikova has eclipsed some truly great players with this achievement, coming after her Wimbledon victory this past weekend.
The Czech downed Jasmine Paolini in three sets to claim the title on the lawns of Centre Court, winning her second singles Slam.
Her first came at Roland Garros in 2021, beating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the final.
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