Serena Williams and it isn’t even close.
Ummmmm, Margaret Court and Navratilova both have far more titles than Serena.
Does anyone seriously believe that Margaret Court wouldn't be decimated by Williams in straight sets?
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Yes, I do. Court was a better all around athlete than Serena.
From wiki
Margaret Court AC MBE (née
Smith; born 16 July 1942), also known as
Margaret Smith Court, is an Australian retired tennis player and former
world No. 1. She won 24
Grand Slam women's singles titles in her career, 19 Grand Slam doubles titles, and 21 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. She won more Grand Slam titles than any other player in history, and is considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time. She is currently a Christian minister in
Perth, Western Australia.
In 1970, Court became the first woman during the
Open Era (the second woman in history after
Maureen Connolly) to win the singles
Grand Slam (all four major tournaments in the same calendar year). She won 24 Grand Slam singles titles in total (11 in the Open Era),
which is the all-time record. She also won 19 women's doubles and 21 mixed doubles titles, giving her a record 64 Grand Slam titles overall. Her all surfaces (hard, clay, grass and carpet) singles career-winning percentage of 91.74 is the best of all time according to the Sporteology website.
[1] Her Open era singles career winning percentage of 91.37% (593–56) is unequalled, as is her Open era winning percentage of 91.7% (11–1) in Grand Slam finals.
[2] Her win-loss performance in all Grand Slam singles tournaments was 90.12% (210–23). She was 95.31% (61–3) at the
Australian Open, 90.38% (47–5) at the
French Open, 85.10% (51–9) at
Wimbledon and 89.47% (51–6) at the
US Open. She also shares the Open era record for most Grand Slam singles titles as a mother with
Kim Clijsters.
[3][4] In 1973, Court set the record for most titles won in a single Grand Slam event, with 11 Australian Open wins. This record was surpassed by
Rafael Nadal in 2019 when he won his
12th French Open title, but remains a women's record.
Singles champion
Australian 1960-66, 1969-71, 1973
French 1962, 1964, 1969-70, 1973
United States 1962, 1965, 1969-70, 1973
Wimbledon 1963, 1965, 1970
Doubles champion
Australian 1961-63, 1965, 1969-71, 1973
French 1964-66, 1973
Wimbledon 1964, 1969
United States 1963, 1968, 1970, 1973, 1975
Mixed doubles champion
Australian 1963-65, 1969
French 1963-65, 1969
Wimbledon 1963, 1965-66, 1968, 1975
United States 1961-65, 1969-70, 1972
Federation Cup
1963-1965, 1968-1970
Captain 1965, 1968, 1971
Dubbed “The Arm” by Billie Jean King for her formidable reach, Court amassed a list of tournament wins that is unrivalled. She is one of only three players to complete the “boxed set” – singles, doubles and mixed titles at all four majors. A strong, superbly conditioned athlete known for her blanketing net attack and powerful serve, Court collected 64 major titles in singles, doubles and mixed (including two shared Australian mixed titles); her closest rival is Martina Navratilova with 59. In 1970, Margaret Court became just the second woman to complete the Grand Slam; only Steffi Graf has since emulated the feat. As Margaret Smith, the “Aussie Amazon” had already swept a unique Grand Slam in mixed doubles with Ken Fletcher in 1963. An 11-time winner of her national title, from 12 finals, no other player has so dominated a Grand Slam like Court at the Australian Championships.
