It is a very difficult achievement to go down as one of the greatest WTA players of all time, but Iga Swiatek is arguably already there.
Swiatek is only 24 years old, but she has already achieved so much in her glittering career, with much more success certain to arrive in the years to come.
The Pole has become an icon of women’s tennis thanks to her achievements on the court, having also adopted an admirable and much-loved attitude off it.
Only a select few can be considered as true greats of the WTA Tour, with many earning their places in the International Tennis Hall of Fame, which Swiatek can be confident of joining when she retires.
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Iga Swiatek must be considered one of the WTA greats
World number two Swiatek is currently playing at Indian Wells, after which she will remain a top five player regardless of where she finishes.
And her ranking alone is enough to suggest her status as one of the best ever, with the Pole having just started her 250th career week in the WTA top 10.
Simply adding to her remarkable efforts is the fact that she has spent 195 of those 250 weeks in the top two.
Add in that she is a former world number one and six-time Grand Slam champion aged 24, and there is no denying her place among the greats.
Even with the presence of Aryna Sabalenka, a return to the very top of the pile for Swiatek cannot be ruled out, and neither can further Grand Slam glory.
Her record in Grand Slam finals epitomizes her phenomenal career, with the Pole having emerged victorious in all six.
They represent six of her 25 career titles, while she has already moved beyond 400 career wins and $44million in prize money.
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How can Iga Swiatek cement her WTA greatness?
Swiatek will be far from finished in her career, with plenty more achievements still out there to be accomplished.
However, potentially at the forefront of her mind will be the completion of the career Grand Slam, which she is agonizingly close to.
But she will need to wait another year to get over the line, needing only the Australian Open to complete the set.
She boasts four French Open titles and one each at the US Open and Wimbledon, having twice reached the semifinals in Melbourne but no further.
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 2020 | French Open | Clay | Sofia Kenin | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 2022 | French Open | Clay | Coco Gauff | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 2022 | US Open | Hard | Ons Jabeur | 6–2, 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 2023 | French Open | Clay | Karolina Muchova | 6–2, 5–7, 6–4 |
| Win | 2024 | French Open | Clay | Jasmine Paolini | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 2025 | Wimbledon | Grass | Amanda Anisimova | 6-0, 6-0 |
Swiatek certainly has recent motivation to achieve the feat, with Carlos Alcaraz completing the career Grand Slam earlier this year.
He is now one of nine men to have completed the career Grand Slam, while 10 women have achieved the stunning feat.
Notably, Swiatek is already among an exclusive group that is very relevant right now, representing one of only four women to complete the Sunshine Double.
She won Indian Wells and the Miami Open in 2022, joining only Steffi Graf, Kim Clijsters and Victoria Azarenka, with Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer among the seven ATP players to achieve the impressive feat.
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