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Pre Open Era, all Four Grand Slam Tournaments was not open for all competitors as it only permitted amateur tennis players to compete. 

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Open Era in tennis refers to the modern period, beginning in April 1968 during which all Four Grand Slam Tournaments allowed all players, amateur or professional, to compete at the four Grand Slam events.

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Doris Hart

Wimbledon Titles: 1 (singles) Total Grand Slam Singles Titles: 6 WTA Titles: Hart's career was mainly in the pre-WTA era

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Wimbledon Titles: 3 (singles) Total Grand Slam Singles Titles: 24 (the most in tennis history) WTA Grass Court Titles: 4

Margaret Court 

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Wimbledon Titles: 3 (singles) Total Grand Slam Singles Titles: 7 WTA Titles: Bueno's career was mostly in the pre-WTA era

Maria Bueno

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Wimbledon Titles: 3 Total Grand Slam Singles Titles: 18 WTA Grass Titles: 5

Chris Evert 

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Wimbledon Titles: 4 Total Grand Slam Singles Titles: 7 WTA Titles: Goolagong's career was mainly in the pre-WTA era

Evonne Cawley 

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Wimbledon Titles: 5 Total Grand Slam Singles Titles: 7 WTA Grass Court Titles: 5

Venus Williams 

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Wimbledon Titles: 6 (singles) Total Grand Slam Singles Titles: 12 WTA Grass Court Titles: 10

Billie Jean King 

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Wimbledon Titles: 7 Total Grand Slam Singles Titles: 23 (the most in the Open Era) WTA Grass Court Titles: 7

Serena Williams 

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Wimbledon Titles: 7 Total Grand Slam Singles Titles: 22 WTA Grass Court Titles: 8

Steffi Graf

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Wimbledon Titles: 6 (singles) WTA Titles: Elizabeth's career was mainly in the pre-WTA era

Suzanne Lenglen

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Grass Court Grand Slams: 7  (Wimbledon & US Championship) WTA Titles: Elizabeth's career was mainly in the pre-WTA era

Maureen Connolly

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Wimbledon Titles: 19 (women's doubles and mixed doubles) Total Grand Slam: 30 WTA Titles: Elizabeth's career was mainly in the pre-WTA era

Elizabeth Ryan  

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Grass Court Grand Slams: 15  (8 - Wimbledon &  7 - US Championship) WTA Titles: Helen’s career was mainly in the pre-WTA era

Helen Wills Moody

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Wimbledon Titles: 9 Total Grand Slam Singles Titles: 18 WTA Grass Court Titles: 12

Martina Navratilova