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The Best Women's Tennis Players of the 1990s

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List of the best women's tennis players from 1990s, listed by popularity with photos of the players when available. From 1990 to 1999, tennis had some of the greatest women's tennis players of all time. These are some of the most talented 1990s tennis players to ever live, so if you're a fan of tennis and are aspiring to play tennis professionally then these people should be your idols. If you're searching for a particular famous female tennis player from the 1990s then you can use the "search" box to find who you're looking for.

This list is made up of a variety of players, including Steffi Graf, Monica Seles, and Martina Hingis. Featuring Grand Slam champions, Wimbledon winners, Doubles players, and more, this list has it all.

This list answers the questions, "Who are the greatest 1990s tennis players?" and "Who is the best tennis player of 1990s?"

You can click on the names of these legendary tennis players of the 1990s in order to get more information about each one. If you play tennis or just love the sport then use this list of the top 1990s tennis players to find some athletes you haven't heard of before.

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Steffi Graf
Germany, West Germany
Age: 50
Birthplace: Mannheim, Germany
Year Turned Pro: 1982
Australian Open: Winner 1990, 1994; Finalist 1993
French Open: Winner 1993, 1995, 1996, 1999; Finalist 1990, 1992
Wimbledon: Winner 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996; Finalist 1999
US Open: Winner 1993, 1995, 1996; Finalist 1990, 1994
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Monica Seles
United States of America, Germany
Age: 46
Birthplace: Novi Sad, Serbia
Year Turned Pro: 1989
Australian Open: Winner 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996
French Open: Winner 1990, 1992, 1993; Finalist 1998
Wimbledon: Finalist 1992
US Open: Winner 1991, 1992; Finalist 1995, 1996
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Martina Hingis
Switzerland, Slovakia
Age: 39
Birthplace: Košice, Slovakia
Year Turned Pro: 1994
Australian open: Winner 1997, 1998, 1999
French Open: Finalist 1997, 1999
Wimbledon: Winner 1997
US Open: Winner 1997; Finalist 1998, 1999
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Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Spain
Age: 48
Birthplace: Barcelona, Spain
Year Turned Pro: 1985
Australian Open: Finalist 1994, 1995
French Open: Winner 1994, 1998; Finalist 1991, 1995, 1996
Wimbledon: Finalist 1995, 1996
US Open: Winner 1994; Finalist 1992
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Gabriela Sabatini
Argentina
Age: 49
Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Year Turned Pro: 1985-01
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Martina Navratilova
United States of America, Czechoslovakia
Age: 63
Birthplace: Prague, Czech Republic
Year Turned Pro: 1975
Wimbledon: Winner 1990; Finalist 1994
US Open: Finalist 1991
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Lindsay Davenport
United States of America
Age: 43
Birthplace: Palos Verdes, California, United States of America
Year Turned Pro: 1993-02-22
Wimbledon: Winner 1999
US Open: Winner 1998
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Serena Williams
United States of America
Age: 38
Birthplace: Saginaw, Michigan, United States of America
Year Turned Pro: 1995
US Open: Winner 1999
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Mary Pierce
Canada, France
Age: 44
Birthplace: Montreal, Canada
Year Turned Pro: 1989-03
Australian Open: Winner 1995; Finalist 1997
French Open: Finalist 1994
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Conchita Martínez
Spain
Age: 47
Birthplace: Monzón, Spain
Year Turned Pro: 1988
Australian Open: Finalist 1998
Wimbledon: Winner 1994
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Jana Novotná
Czech Republic
Age: 51
Birthplace: Brno, Jihovýchod, Czech Republic
Year Turned Pro: 1987
Australian Open: Finalist 1991
Wimbledon: Winner 1998; Finalist 1993, 1997
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Magdalena Maleeva
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Manuela Maleeva
Bulgaria
Age: 52
Birthplace: Sofia, Bulgaria
Year Turned Pro: 1982
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Katerina Maleeva
Bulgaria
Age: 50
Birthplace: Sofia, Bulgaria
Year Turned Pro: 1984
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Iva Majoli
Croatia
Age: 42
Birthplace: Zagreb, Yugoslavia
Year Turned Pro: 1991-08
French Open: Winner 1997

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