<p>Known colloquially as “the Happy Slam” the Australian Open has brought more joy to some than others.</p> <p>Those looking to kickstart a successful year on tour, often target the Aus Open as their launch pad. Chronologically the first of the four Grand Slams, victory at Melbourne Park can set players on the path of greatness.</p> <p>In anticipation for the latest edition of the Australian Open, we’ve already counted down who has the most&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sportsbet.com.au/huddle/australian-open/news/most-mens-titles-of-all-time">Australian Open Men’s titles of all time</a>, now it’s the ladies' turn.</p> <p>So, without further ado, let’s take a gander at who has the most Australian Open Women’s titles of all time.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Most Australian Open Women’s Titles of All Time</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Joan Hartigan – 3 (1933, 1934 1936)</h3> <p>We’re winding the clock back to the 1930s to kickstart this list. Joan Hartigan won three Australian Open titles between 1933-1936 and was a true trailblazer of women’s tennis Down Under.</p> <p>Hartigan was posthumously inducted into the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame in 2022 as recognition for her contribution to the sport.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Martina Navratilova – 3 (1981, 1983, 1985)</h3> <p>Fast forward half a century and you’ll find the legendary Martinia Navratilova lifting a third Australian Open trophy of her own.</p> <p>Of her 18 major singles titles, three of them came at the Australian Open. She didn’t mind pulling double duty either when Down Under, helping herself to no less than eight Australian Open Doubles titles.</p> <p>A true titan of the sport, Navratilova’s achievements speak for themselves and it’s no mystery why she’s considered among the finest players to ever pick up a racquet.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Martina Hingis – 3 (1997, 1998, 1999)</h3> <p>From one legendary Martina to another, Swiss icon Martina Hingis also claimed a hat-trick of Australian Open titles during her illustrious career.</p> <p>Just like Navratilova, Hingis also had a penchant for doubles, taking out the Aus Open crown in that realm no less than five times.</p> <p>Unlike Navratilova however, the Happy Slam was the major Hingis enjoyed more than any other. With three of her five major singles titles coming at Melbourne Park.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Evonne Goolagong Cawley – 4 (1974, 1975, 1976, 1977)</h3> <p>The word icon is thrown around fairly lightly in the world of sport these days, but Evonne Goolagong Cawley truly is an icon of Australian tennis and sport in general.</p> <p>She won four Australian Open Women’s Single titles during her career, all consecutively and was named Australian of the Year in 1971.</p> <p>An inductee of both the Australian Sport Hall of Fame and the International Tennis Hall of Fame, Australian Tennis has had few ambassadors that can mirror the achievements of Evonne Goolagong Cawley.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Steffi Graf – 4 (1988, 1989, 1990, 1994)</h3> <p>Not to be outdone by her husband Andre Agassi, Steffi Graf also won the Australian Open on four occasions.</p> <p>Unlike her husband, she won a mind-blowing 22 Grand Slams during her career, while Andre won eight.</p> <p>Her 22 major titles are the third most of any women in tennis history behind only Serena Williams and Margaret Court.</p> <p>In 1988, Graf became the first tennis player in history to achieve the “Golden Slam”, winning all four majors as well as an Olympic Gold Medal in the same year.</p> <p>To date, she is still the only player, male or female, who has won each Grand Slam at least four times.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Monica Seles – 4 (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996)</h3> <p>Few players in tennis or sport in general have burst onto the scene like Monica Seles did in the 1990s.</p> <p>She won eight major singles titles while still a teenager and dominated the sport in a whirlwind three-year period like few have ever done before.</p> <p>During this time, she won three Australian Open titles, before she stepped away for two years after being stabbed mid-match by a crazed fan in shocking scenes that rocked the tennis world.</p> <p>After making her return to the tour, Seles won her fourth Australian Open, in what would prove to be her final triumph at a Grand Slam.</p> <p>Many tennis historians and pundits agree that if Seles had not been stabbed, she would have gone on to become the greatest female tennis player of all time.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Daphne Akhurst – 5 (1925, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1930)</h3> <p>Want to talk about trailblazers? Look no further than Daphne Akhurst. The Aussie ace won five Australian Open Women’s single titles from 1925-1930, but unfortunately passed away in 1933 aged just 29.</p> <p>Since 1934, as tribute to her and her accomplishments at the Australian Open, the trophy presented to the eventual winner of the women’s singles, has been named the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Nancye Wynne Bolton – 6 (1937, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1951)</h3> <p>Ok, now we’re really starting to get up there. Across a span of 14 years, Nancye Wynne Bolton won the Australian Open Women’s singles title a staggering six times.</p> <p>The Aussie right-hander was even more prolific when it came to playing doubles Down Under. She took out the Aus Open doubles title no less than 10 times during her storied career.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Serena Williams – 7 (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2017)</h3> <p>The lady on this list who has most recently lifted the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup, doing so in 2017, Serena Williams also lifted it six additional times before that.</p> <p>Widely regarded as the greatest female tennis player of all time, Williams won 23 Grand Slams, a truly mind-blowing feat in the Open Era.</p> <p>Seven of those came at Melbourne Park and there remains only one woman in tennis history who has a better record than the American superstar in the land of Aus.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Margaret Court – 11 (1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973)</h3> <p>That woman is of course Margaret Court. The clue is in the title as they say, it seems as though Margaret was born to be on centre court.</p> <p>They don’t name an arena after you for nothing. Court won no less than 11 Australian Open singles titles during her career, seven of which came consecutively.</p> <p>Her 24 major singles titles make her the most successful women’s tennis player of all time and equal with male player Novak Djokovic.</p> <p>Court dominated the women’s game during the 1960s in a way we are unlikely to ever see again and as a result has the most Australian Open Women’s titles of all time.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Australian Open Women’s Winner 2025 Odds</h2>