Her great rival Martina Navratilova – who is not far behind her in terms of most major finals lost – denied her on 10 occasions in Grand Slam finals. Steffi Graf and Arantxa Sanchez Vicario ...

In this, she joins Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, Monica Seles, and Martina Hingis. More relevant to the Australian Open, she is the eighth woman in the Open Era to reach three or more finals ...

before losing to Martina Navratilova. Graf won four Australian Open titles during her career and her best run saw her win three straight titles – and 25 consecutive matches. Playing the event ...

Serena Williams once refused to put a number on the number of Grand Slam titles she wanted under her belt when she retired.

Monica Seles holds the highest win percentage in Australian Open women’s singles matches in the Open Era, while Steffi Graf, Serena Williams and Martina Navratilova make the top seven.

That was followed by an emphatic 6-3, 6-2 win over Martina Navratilova in the 1975 final ... 6-2 triumph against leading rival Steffi Graf in 1993. After missing the 1994 and 1995 events after ...

The Polish phenom, already a five-time Grand Slam champion at 23, aims to eclipse legends like Serena Williams, Steffi Graf, and Martina Navratilova by clinching a third consecutive title at the ...