Crowning Glories: The most No.1 wins in history
Which players have scored the most victories over a reigning World No.1? Find out here.
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Martina Navratilova holds the record for most career wins over a World No.1 with 18, coming against Chris Evert (13), Monica Seles (3, including her last in the 1993 Paris final) and Stefanie Graf (2)
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Serena Williams has defeated a record eight different World No.1s on 17 occasions - her first coming over Martina Hingis in the 1999 Miami semifinals and most recent over Simona Halep at the 2019 Australian Open.
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Lindsay Davenport's first No.1 win was over Stefanie Graf in the 1996 Los Angeles semifinals and her last over Amélie Mauresmo in the 2006 New Haven quarterfinals, but 11 of her 15 total came over Martina Hingis.
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Venus Williams's 15 No.1 wins have encompassed six players, with her first coming over Martina Hingis in the second round of Sydney 1998 and her most recent over Angelique Kerber in the 2017 Miami semifinals.
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Stefanie Graf defeated five different World No.1s on 11 occasions - the first was over Martina Navratilova in the 1986 Berlin final and the last over Martina Hingis in the 1999 Roland Garros final.
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Of Gabriela Sabatini's 10 No.1 wins, both the first and last came in Rome - Martina Navratilova in the 1987 semifinals and Monica Seles in the 1992 final respectively - but the bulk (seven) would come over Stefanie Graf.
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Tracy Austin defeated Martina Navratilova five times and Chris Evert four times for a total of nine No.1 wins, her first coming over Navratilova in the 1979 Washington final and last over Evert in the 1981 East Rutherford semifinals.
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Chris Evert, the first ever WTA World No.1 when computer rankings were introduced in November 1975, tallied nine No.1 wins herself - eight over Martina Navratilova and one over Tracy Austin.
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