Esther Vergeer of the Netherlands, who announced her retirement on Tuesday, won 21 consecutive Grand Slam titles in which she competed and finishes on a 470-match winning streak, dating back to a loss ...

After winning the 2003 Australian Open, Serena Williams became just the fifth woman in tennis history to hold the titles of all four Grand Slam tournaments—the Australian Open, the French Open, ...

* Williams is seventh on the list of leading women grand slam title leaders * Regained world number one ranking for the third time in her career after capturing the 2009 Australian Open title * Is one ...

The Australian Open is a Grand Slam tournament held live from Melbourne for two weeks in January, finishing on Australia Day. Founded in 1905, women have been competing in the Aussie Open since 1922.