From Althea Gibson and Margaret Court to Billie Jean King and Chris Evert. From Monica Seles and Steffi Graf to Venus Williams and Serena Williams, women’s tennis has always had its stars. The players who regularly find themselves in Grand Slam finals, battling for titles and forging rivalries. Despite the major difference in number of titles, Maria Sharapova and the greatest of all time, Serena Williams, had one of the fiercest rivalries.

But, is that the case with the current generation of women’s tennis players? As the previous generation started retiring, several young players became front-runners for that #1 spot. Naomi Osaka, Iga Świątek, Coco Gauff, and Aryna Sabalenka are just some of the biggest names in women’s tennis. But, there hasn’t been a single player that has won two Grand Slams in total since 2025 began. That led us to ask, is women’s tennis having a star crisis?

Seven Winners in Seven Finals

We are living through one of the most interesting eras for women’s tennis, perhaps ever. Since 2025 began, we’ve had six Grand Slam finals, and six different winners. On the eve of the seventh Grand Slam final in a row— Wimbledon this time- we’re preparing for the seventh winner, as neither Noskova nor Muchova have won before.

The different winners for each Grand Slam show that there are absolutely no favorites in women’s tennis. While some have better head-to-head scores than others, there are no guarantees. Świątek will beat Sabalenka and then lose to Osaka. At the next Grand Slam, Sabalenka will beat Osaka and lose to Gauff, and so on. So, is women’s tennis having a star crisis? These are the last seven Grand Slam winners (including 2026 Wimbledon):

• 2025 Australian Open – Madison Keys
• 2025 Roland-Garros – Coco Gauff
• 2025 Wimbledon – Iga Świątek
• 2025 U.S. Open – Aryna Sabalenka
• 2026 Australian Open – Elena Rybakina
• 2026 Roland-Garros – Mirra Andreeva
• 2026 Wimbledon – Noskova or Muchova

Lack of Consistency Among the Top 10

The current WTA top 10 ranking ranges from 3,670 points in 10th place to 9,090 points in 1st place. Each of the players in the top 10 is an incredible athlete who has had great success. However, none of them has consistently made it to the Grand Slam finals for nearly two seasons.

Although many of these players show up and show out on the WTA 1000 and WTA 500 tournaments, the Grand Slams are the biggest stages. That is where they are supposed to build their stardom and write their names into tennis history. Sabalenka lost in the quarter-final at Roland-Garros and the round of 16 at Wimbledon in 2026. Świątek lost in the fourth round at Roland-Garros and the third round at Wimbledon in 2026. Comparatively, Gauff lost in the third round at Roland-Garros and the semi-final at Wimbledon in 2026. On the other hand, Osaka lost in the fourth round at Roland-Garros and the quarter-finals at Wimbledon in 2026.

This shows a stunning lack of consistency among the biggest names in women’s tennis. That is why we’re asking: is women’s tennis having a star crisis?

Evenly Matched Forces

The current era of women’s tennis we’re living through reminds us of the silent generation of men’s tennis. It is chock-full of fantastic tennis players that can be unbeatable on their day. The only trouble is, their days don’t always come when it matters the most. When the lights are the brightest, the current top 10, even top 20, of women’s tennis fails to deliver consistently.

And while you could look at it as their inability to deliver, there is another point of view we considered. At the moment, women’s tennis has more evenly matched players than it has ever had before. In the era of the Williams sisters, especially Serena, there were almost no other players that could measure up. Serena won 23 singles and 14 doubles Grand Slams, while Venus won 7 singles and 14 doubles Grand Slams. Before them, Steffi Graf won 22 singles Grand Slam titles.

That kind of dominance simply doesn’t exist anymore. The gaps between players are much narrower, which you can argue makes for a more exciting contest.