"I don’t see her burning out also anytime soon" - Lindsay Davenport states who she presumes will achieve the most Grand Slams

In the last three years of Grand Slams, a special trio of women have dominated the scene, coming out on top in eight of them. Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff, and Iga Swiatek are the standout players in the WTA, with 11 Grand Slams between them. Three-time singles majors champion Lindsay Davenport revealed who she believes will win the most Grand Slams out of the trio.

The American previously won three consecutive Grand Slams in 1998, 1999, and 2000. She firstly defeated Martina Higgins for the US Open title, follwoed that up with success at Wimbledon against Steffi Graff and again got the better of the Swiss star in Melbourne.

She made it to four finals after that, two in 2000 and a brace in 2005, but she came unstuck by the Williams sisters. Venus defeated her twice at the start of the millennium at Wimbledon and Flushing Meadows, before defeating her again on grass five years in the future. Her sister, Serna Williams, got the better of Davenport at the Australian Open. On top of that, the American won three doubles majors, losing in 10 finals, including six in Australia.

The former number one believes another former number one will win the most Grand Slams out of the trio, with Swiatek her pick. The Pole already has a head start on the others, with her fourth Roland Garros triumphs enough to put her above both Gauff and Sabalenka. Add her US Open and Wimbledon titles, and she sits in a comfortable position.

Speaking to Tennis Channel Live, she said: “I’d say Iga. I say she continues exactly where she’s going right now, which is that all-encompassing attitude where everything I want to do is on the tennis court and achieve, and she’s so dedicated. She’s got the whole package. I don’t see her burning out also anytime soon. So I think Iga ends up with double digits.”

Former American tennis star CoCo Vandeweghe argued in favour of Davenport, with her predicting the 24-year-old would end on 12 Grand Slams by the end of her career. She said: “I’d say Iga as well, just because the consistency of Roland Garros, she’ll always have that to bank on to be able to win more at Roland Garros. I would say double digits, if we’re gonna go exact number, I’m gonna go 12.”

Sabalenka and Gauff are on the backfoot against the Pole, but with the tennis they have produced in the last few years, then anything is possible. Sabalenka has risen through the ranks to become the standout player in the WTA. The Belarusian won her first Grand Slam in 2023 in Melbourne, before going back-to-back the next year. She added to her tally at the end of 2024 at Flushing Meadows, but this year has lost two consecutive Grand Slam finals. One to Madison Keys in Australia, and one to Gauff at Roland Garros.

This was the American's second Grand Slam triumph of her short career. Her first came in her home event in 2023, defeating the Belarusian to prevent her from claiming her first Grand Slam. A year before, she got to her first major final in Paris, but lost to the impecible Swiatek. She put that to bed earlier this year by again getting the better of Sabalenka in a big final, fighting back from a set down. The world number two has youth to her side, being only 21-years-old and still improving. With the US Open coming up shortly, there is a huge chance that one of these women could add to their already stacked resumes.