| Women's tennis has evolved very much so over the | | | | grunts indicated this. For a while, she was untouchable, |
| course of the last 30 years or so. It continues to | | | | until her unfortunate stabbing. She was never the |
| develop into an extremely competitive sport and the | | | | same after that. Her 9 slams were all won at an |
| bar has been raised some more with each decade. | | | | extremely young age. |
| Women are faster, stronger, and harder working in the | | | | 4. Chris Evert. She ruled the 1970s and part of the |
| world of professional tennis and we've been lucky | | | | 1980s, and had a long, successful career. 18 grand |
| enough to see some absolutely great players. Here | | | | slams says it all. |
| are the 7 best since 1980, in my opinion. | | | | 3. Serena Williams. A true powerhouse on the |
| 7. Venus Williams. With all of her Wimbledon wins and | | | | women's tour who won't be going away anytime soon. |
| some other slams, there's no denying how great she's | | | | 2. Martina Navratilova. What an outstanding career she |
| been. | | | | had, and she just never seemed to go away. 18 grand |
| 6. Justine Henin. At her peak, she was beating both of | | | | slams and a shining career. |
| the Williams sisters. She retired early though. Lucky for | | | | 1. Steffi Graf. The queen of women's tennis, she was |
| us, she just announced a comeback. | | | | the Roger Federer of the women's game. 22 grand |
| 5. Monica Seles. Hitting with two hands on both sides, | | | | slams. |
| she literally pounded the ball with every shot, and her | | | | |