The Third-most Grand Slam Titles Overall Belong To Serena Williams
One of the major accomplishments of Serena Williams is that she has the third-most grand slam titles overall. Serena Williams has taken home 39 Grand Slam victories in total, including 23 in singles, 14 in women's doubles, and two in mixed doubles. Serena is third on the list, tied with Billie Jean King, who also holds 39 Grand Slam trophies, and Margaret Court, who has 64 titles overall. Martina Navratilova is second with 59. Serena has won six U.S. Open singles championships, which puts her in a tie with Chris Evert for the most in the Open Era. Her seven singles championships at the Australian Open are the most in the Open Era. Serena now has the hard-court Grand Slam singles record with 13 victories.
Serena has won seven women's singles Wimbledon championships. Navratilova now holds the record with 9. She has three singles victories in the French Open. Chris Evert has won the most championships, with seven. With 351 victories, Serena also holds the record for the most major tournament victories in women's singles matches. Venus and Serena have won 14 Grand Slam championships together in doubles, including six Wimbledon Championships, four Australian Opens, two U.S. Opens, and two French Opens. Only Serena Williams has ever won the career Grand Slam in both singles and doubles tennis.