WTA Mount Rushmore – The four that defined women’s tennis

4. Serena Williams

Years Active: 1995-Present

Grand Slam titles: 37 (23 singles, 14 doubles)

Serena and her sister Venus took the mantle as the faces of tennis after Graf retired. With powerful serves and groundstrokes, they were both quickly pegged as the next greats in the sport. While Venus has put together a great career, it’s Serena that has formed into the all-time legend.

After an inconsistent start to her career, Serena won the 1999 US Open singles and doubles events. 2002 was the birth of her takeover of the WTA, as she won 5 of the 6 Grand Slam tournaments she entered in 2002 and 2003 (only losing in 2003 French Open semis).

She’d already collected two gold medals in 2000 and 2008 with her sister Venus in doubles, however, in 2012, she won her first gold medal in singles and became the second woman to acheieve the career Golden Slam.

Serena hasn’t let up once in her career. She hold 23 singles titles, which is behind only Margaret Court for most all time. Through her fiery attitude and style of play, she is one of the winningest tennis players ever.

Collecting 7 Australian Opens, 7 Wimbledon Championships, 6 US Opens, and 3 French Opens, she’s a shoo-in for our Mount Rushmore. With her career likely to end soon, we won’t know if she’ll break Court’s Grand Slam singles record, but regardless, she’s one of the best to ever do it.