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Who Won the Most Grand Slam Titles?

So many people associate a "grand slam" with baseball, but in the famous tennis competition, who won the most Grand Slam titles?

Margaret Court won the most Grand Slam titles with a staggering 62. However, men and women are separated in this sport, so we will look at both top winners for men and top winners for women. Remember, we are talking about the Grand Slams, a series of four tennis championships that are held at the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. All of these famous events comprise the Grand Slams.

Women with Grand Slam Titles

Listed below are some of the women who have had the most Grand Slam wins in the history of the game, along with the number of wins they have accomplished in their time.

  • Margaret Court-62
  • Martina Navratilova-59
  • Billie Jean King-39
  • Margaret Osborne duPont-37
  • Louise Brough Clapp-35
  • Doris Hart-35
  • Helen Wills Moody-31
  • Elizabeth Ryan-30
  • Serena Williams-27
  • Steffi Graf-23
  • Pam Shriver-22
  • Suzanne Lenglen-21
  • Chris Evert-21
  • Venus Williams-21
  • Natasha Zvereva-20
  • Maria Bueno-19
  • Shirley Fry Irvin-17
  • Jana Novotna-17
  • Gigi Fernandez-17

Men with Grand Slam Titles

Now we will take a look at the list of men who have won the most Grand Slams.

  • Roy Emerson-28
  • John Newcombe-26
  • Frank Sedgman-22
  • Tood Woodbridge-22
  • Bill Tilden-21
  • Rod Laver-20
  • Jack Bromwich-19
  • Neale Fraser-18
  • Jean Borotra-18
  • Fred Stolle-17
  • John McEnroe-17
  • Jack Crawford-17
  • Adrian Quist-17
  • Ken Rosewall-17

Both women and men have truly made strides and accomplishments at the tennis Grand Slams.

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