Achievements
According to Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Lenglen was ranked in the world top ten from 1921 (when the rankings began) through 1926 and was the World No. 1 player in each of those years.
During her career, Lenglen won 81 singles titles, seven of which were achieved without losing a single game. In addition, she won 73 doubles titles and 11 mixed doubles titles. She won the Wimbledon singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles championships in the same year on three separate occasions (1920, 1922, and 1925).
The World Hard Court Championships (WHCC), the official clay court world championships, were held in Paris (except for one year in Brussels) beginning in 1912 and lasting through 1923. Unlike the pre-1925 French Championships, the WHCC was open to all nationalities. Therefore, the WHCC is the truer forerunner of the open-to-all-nationalities French Championships that began in 1925. For purposes of determining the total number of championship titles won by Lenglen, the WHCC is used for 1914 and 1920 through 1923 instead of the closed-to-foreigners French Championships for those years. Under this counting method, Lenglen's total number of championship wins is 31.
| Event | Women's Singles | Women's Doubles | Mixed Doubles |
|---|---|---|---|
| French Championships | (6) 1920/1921/1922/1923/1925/1926 | (5) 1914/1921/1922/1925/1926 | (5) 1921/1922/1923/1925/1926 |
| Wimbledon | (6) 1919/1920/1921/1922/1923/1925 | (6) 1919/1920/1921/1922/1923/1925 | (3) 1920/1922/1925 |
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