The greatest women's tennis players to win only one Grand Slam

Some players work hard all their careers for that one major triumph. These great tennis players had to settle for just one Grand Slam win. All stats sourced from ITF.

Sloane Stephens turned pro in 2009 and has regularly showcased her exceptional talent ever since. The highlight of her career so far came in 2017, when she won the US Open in front of her home crowd.

The same goes for Barbara Jordan, winner of the Australian Open singles title in 1979, who, apart from her victory in Melbourne, never really made an impact in other Grand Slams.

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Croatia's Iva Majola had her moment of glory in 1997 when she bagged the French Open – the only time she ever progressed beyond the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam tournament.

Anastasia Myskina was a top player in her prime, reaching world No. 2 in 2004, the year she won the French Open, the only Grand Slam victory of her career.

Flavia Pennetta made Italian tennis history in 2015, when she came out on top at the US Open. She retired that same year after having put the icing on the cake of her career.

Canadian Bianca Andreescu turned pro in 2017, just two years before winning her first (and only) Grand Slam.

The second Italian on this list, Francesca Schiavone, made her way to Grand Slam fame in 2010, defeating Australian Samantha Stosur in two sets.

Stosur herself had to wait another year to take home her first and only Grand Slam trophy, at the 2011 US Open.

Sofia Kenin conquered the tennis world at 22 in 2020, when she won the Australian Open and also played the final at Roland Garros. After that, however, she was never able to perform at the same level.

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In the late 1970s, it was Australian Christine O'Neil who prevailed in Melbourne for the only Grand Slam victory of her career.

Caroline Wozniacki is a big name in modern tennis, but only managed to win one Grand Slam: the 2019 Australian Open.

Like Wozniacki, Anna Ivanovic was once one of the best players of her generation. However, this translated into just one Grand Slam triumph for the Serb, who clinched the French Open title in 2008.

For Jeļena Ostapenko's biggest win, we have to go back to the 2017 French Open, when she dashed Simona Halep's hopes.

France's Marion Bartoli won eight titles in her career, including the most important in 2013 at Wimbledon.

Wimbledon was Jana Novotná's playground in 1998, when the former Czech tennis heroine defeated Nathalie Tauziat in the final.

Spain's Conchita Martinez played three Grand Slam finals in her career, of which she won only one, in 1994 at Wimbledon.

The same goes for Buenos Aires-born Gabriela Sabatini, who won the US Open in 1990.

On the other hand, the 1978 French Open was won by Virginia Ruzici of Romania, who would play one more final in Paris two years later.

Kerry Melville Reid excelled in front of her home crowd in 1977, winning the Australian Open by beating Austria's Dianne Fromholtz in two sets.

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