Seles won nine major singles titles, eight of them while still a teenager. Her first six major finals all ended in victories, showing an exceptional early peak. The record is enough to support her place without inventing extra trophies or a hypothetical uninterrupted career.
She beats King on Open Era major titles and that early dominance, while Court wins on the larger in-scope total and a calendar sweep. Readers who rank short, intense peaks more heavily can move Seles up. We evaluate completed results; imagined outcomes cannot fairly decide what she might have won.
Source: Records.
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