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The Best Women's Tennis Players of the 2000s

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List of the best women's tennis players from 2000s, listed by popularity with photos of the players when available. From 2000 to 2009, tennis had some of the greatest women's tennis players of all time. These are some of the most talented 2000s 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 popular women's tennis player from the 2000s 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 Serena Williams, Venus Williams, and Maria Sharapova. Featuring Grand Slam champions, Wimbledon winners, Doubles players, and more, this list has it all.

This list answers the questions, "Who are the greatest 2000s tennis players?" and "Who is the best tennis player of 2000s?"

You can click on the names of these legendary tennis players of the 2000s 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 2000s tennis players to find some athletes you haven't heard of before.

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Serena Williams
United States of America
Age: 38
Birthplace: Saginaw, Michigan, United States of America
Year Turned Pro: 1995
Australian Open: Winner 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009
French Open: Winner 2002
Wimbledon: Winner 2002, 2003, 2009; Finalist 2004, 2008
US Open: Winner 2002, 2008; Finalist 2001
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Venus Williams
United States of America
Age: 39
Birthplace: Lynwood, California, United States of America
Year Turned Pro: 1994-10-31
Australian Open: Finalist 2003
French Open: Finalist 2002
Wimbledon: Winner 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008; Finalist 2002, 2004, 2009
US Open: Winner 2000, 2001; Finalist 2002
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Justine Henin
Belgium
Age: 37
Birthplace: Liège, Belgium
Year Turned Pro: 1999-01-01
Autralian Open: Winner 2004; Finalist 2006
French Open: Winner 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007
Wimbledon: Finalist 2001, 2006
US Open: Winner 2003, 2007; Finalist 2006
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Maria Sharapova
Russia
Age: 32
Birthplace: Nyagan, Russia
Year Turned Pro: 2001-04-19
Australian Open: Winner 2008; Finalist 2007
Wimbledon: Winner 2004
US Open: Winner 2006
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Kim Clijsters
Belgium
Age: 36
Birthplace: Bilzen, Belgium
Year Turned Pro: 1997-08-17
Australian Open: Finalist 2004
French Open: Finalist 2001, 2003
US Open: Winner 2005, 2009; Finalist 2003
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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
Australian Open: Winner 2000; Finalist 2004
Wimbledon: Finalist 2000, 2005
US Open: Finalist 2000
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Amélie Mauresmo
France
Age: 40
Birthplace: Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
Year Turned Pro: 1993
Australian Open: Winner 2006
Wimbledon: Winner 2006

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Jennifer Capriati
United States of America
Age: 43
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States of America
Year Turned Pro: 1990-03-05
Australian Open: Winner 2001, 2002
French Open: Winner 2001
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Svetlana Kuznetsova
Russia
Age: 34
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Year Turned Pro: 2000
French Open: Winner 2009; Finalist 2006
US Open: Winner 2004; Finalist 2007
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Mary Pierce
Canada, France
Age: 44
Birthplace: Montreal, Canada
Year Turned Pro: 1989-03
French Open: Winner 2000; Finalist 2005
US Open: Finalist 2005
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Martina Hingis
Switzerland, Slovakia
Age: 39
Birthplace: Košice, Slovakia
Year Turned Pro: 1994
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Ana Ivanovic
Serbia
Age: 32
Birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia
Year Turned Pro: 2003-08-17
Australian Open: Finalist 2008
French Open: Winner 2008; Finalist 2007
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Angelique Kerber
Germany, Poland
Age: 31
Birthplace: Bremen, Germany
Year Turned Pro: 2003
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Li Na
China
Age: 37
Birthplace: Wuhan, China
Year Turned Pro: 1999
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Anastasia Myskina
Russia
Age: 38
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Year Turned Pro: 1998
French Open: Winner 2004