1887 Ellen Hansell, United States

1888 Bertha Townsend, United States

1889 Bertha Townsend, United States

1890 Ellen Roosevelt, United States

1891 Mabel Cahill, Britain

1892 Mabel Cahill, Britain

1893 Aline Terry, United States

1894 Helen Hellwig, United States

1895 Juliette Atkinson, United States

1896 Elisabeth Moore, United States

1897 Juliette Atkinson, United States

1898 Juliette Atkinson, United States

1899 Marion Jones, United States

1900 Myrtle McAteer, United States

1901 Elisabeth Moore, United States

1902 Marion Jones, United States

1903 Elizabeth Moore, United States

1904 May Sutton, United States

1905 Elizabeth Moore, United States

1906 Helen Homans, United States

1907 Evelyn Sears, United States

1908 Maud Barger Wallach, United States

1909 Hazel Hotchkiss, United States

1910 Hazel Hotchkiss, United States

1911 Hazel Hotchkiss, United States

1912 Mary Browne, United States

1913 Mary Browne, United States

1914 Mary Browne, United States

1915 Molla Bjurstedt, Norway

1916 Molla Bjurstedt, Norway

1917 Molla Bjurstedt, Norway

1918 Molla Bjurstedt, Norway

1919 Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, United States

1920 Molla Bjurstedt Mallory, United States

1921 Molla Bjurstedt Mallory, United States

1922 Molla Bjurstedt Mallory, United States

1923 Helen Wills, United States

1924 Helen Wills, United States

1925 Helen Wills, United States

1926 Molla Bjurstedt Mallory, United States

1927 Helen Wills, United States

1928 Helen Wills, United States

1929 Helen Wills, United States

1930 Betty Nuthall, Britain

1931 Helen Wills Moody, United States

1932 Helen Jacobs, United States

1933 Helen Jacobs, United States

1934 Helen Jacobs, United States

1935 Helen Jacobs, United States

1936 Alice Marble, United States

1937 Anita Lizana, Chile

1938 Alice Marble, United States

1939 Alice Marble, United States

1940 Alice Marble, United States

1941 Sarah Palfrey Cooke, United States

1942 Pauline Betz, United States

1943 Pauline Betz, United States

1944 Pauline Betz, United States

1945 Sarah Palfrey Cooke, United States

1946 Pauline Betz, United States

1947 Louise Brough, United States

1948 Margaret Osbourne duPont, United States

1949 Margaret Osbourne duPont, United States

1950 Margaret Osbourne duPont, United States

1951 Maureen Connolly, United States

1952 Maureen Connolly, United States

1953 Maureen Connolly, United States

1954 Doris Hart, United States

1955 Doris Hart, United States

1956 Shirley Fry, United States

1957 Althea Gibson, United States

1958 Althea Gibson, United States

1959 Maria Bueno, Brazil

1960 Darlene Hard, United States

1961 Darlene Hard, United States

1962 Margaret Smith, Australia

1963 Maria Bueno, Brazil

1964 Maria Bueno, Brazil

1965 Margaret Smith, Australia

1966 Maria Bueno, Brazil

1967 Billie Jean King, United States

1968 Virginia Wade, Britain

1969 Margaret Smith Court, Australia

1970 Margaret Smith Court, Australia

1971 Billie Jean King, United States

1972 Billie Jean King, United States

1973 Margaret Smith Court, Australia

1974 Billie Jean King, United States

1975 Chris Evert, United States

1976 Chris Evert, United States

1977 Chris Evert, United States

1978 Chris Evert, United States

1979 Tracy Austin, United States

1980 Chris Evert Lloyd, United States

1981 Tracy Austin, United States

1982 Chris Evert Lloyd, United States

1983 Martina Navratilova, United States

1984 Martina Navratilova, United States

1985 Hana Mandlikova, Czechoslovakia

1986 Martina Navratilova, United States

1987 Martina Navratilova, United States

1988 Steffi Graf, West Germany

1989 Steffi Graf, West Germany

1990 Gabriela Sabatini, Argentina

1991 Monica Seles, Yugoslavia

1992 Monica Seles, Yugoslavia

1993 Steffi Graf, Germany

1994 Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, Spain

1995 Steffi Graf, Germany

1996 Steffi Graf, Germany

1997 Martina Hingis, Switzerland

1998 Lindsay Davenport, United States

1999 Serena Williams, United States

2000 Venus Williams, United States

2001 Venus Williams, United States

2002 Serena Williams, United States

2003 Justine Henin-Hardenne, Belgium

2004 Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia

2005 Kim Clijsters, Belgium

2006 Maria Sharapova, Russia

2007 Justine Henin, Belgium

2008 Serena Williams, United States

2009 Kim Clijsters, Belgium

2010 Kim Clijsters, Belgium

2011 Sam Stosur, Australia

2012 Serena Williams, United States

2013 Serena Williams, United States

2014 Serena Williams, United States

2015 Flavia Pennetta, Italy

2016 Angelique Kerber, Germany

2017 Sloane Stephens, United States

2018 Naomi Osaka, Japan

2019 Bianca Andreescu, Canada

2020 Naomi Osaka, Japan

2021 Emma Raducanu, Britain

2022 Iga Swiatek, Poland

2023 Coco Gauff, United States

2024 Aryna Sabalenka, Belarus

2025 Aryna Sabalenka, Belarus

Note: Before 1968, was the amateur United States National Championships