Iga Swiatek can hit her latest milestone with victory at the Qatar Open this coming week.
Should the Pole lift the title for a staggering fourth time, it would become the joint-most successful event of her career to date.
It is already one of five events that Swiatek has won on multiple occasions.
=4) Stuttgart Open – Two titles
Unsurprisingly, three of Swiatek’s five most successful tournaments are on clay – starting on the indoor clay at the Stuttgart Open.
The Pole won the title for the first time in 2022, defeating Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 6-2 in the final, and she beat the Belarusian 6-3, 6-4 to successfully defend her title in 2023.
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Swiatek’s reign was snapped by Elena Rybakina in 2024, though she will likely return to try and regain her title in 2025.
=4) Indian Wells – Two titles
One of just two hard court tournaments on this countdown, the slower conditions have been advantageous for Iga Swiatek across her career.
Swiatek lifted the title for the first time in 2022, defeating Maria Sakkari 6-4, 6-1 to claim what was her third WTA 1000 title.
After a loss to Rybakina in the 2023 semi-finals, the former world No 1 regained her title in 2024 – this time beating Sakkari 6-4, 6-0.
=2) Italian Open – Three titles
Probably the most prestigious title to win outside of Roland Garros, Swiatek is a three-time champion at the Italian Open.
The Pole claimed the first of 10 WTA 1000 titles at the tournament in 2021, thrashing Karolina Pliskova 6-0, 6-0 in the final, before a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Ons Jabeur saw her defend her crown in 2022.
Swiatek retired injured in her 2023 quarter-final against Rybakina, though won the Italian Open for a third time in 2024 with a 6-2, 6-3 victory versus Sabalenka.
=2) Qatar Open – Three titles
Swiatek heads into the Qatar Open as the three-time defending champion, including WTA 1000 titles at the tournament in 2022 and 2024.
The Pole beat Anett Kontaveit 6-2, 6-0 to claim the title for the first time in 2022, a run that kickstarted her 37-match win streak that season – and her rise to world No 1.
She then breezed past Jessica Pegula 6-3, 6-0 to successfully defend her title in 2023, before completing a successful ‘threepeat’ with a 7-6(8), 6-2 triumph over Rybakina in the final last season.
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1) French Open – Four titles
Swiatek’s greatest triumphs have come at Roland Garros and it will likely come as no surprise that this has been the most successful tournament of her career to date.
Few can forget a teenage Swiatek lifting her first WTA-level title at the tournament in 2020, defying her unseeded status to beat fourth seed Sofia Kenin 6-4, 6-1 in the final.
After losing to Sakkari in the 2021 quarter-finals, the Pole would then bounce back to win three straight titles on the dirt.
Swiatek defeated Coco Gauff 6-1, 6-3 to triumph for a second time in 2022, and a year later edged past Karolina Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 in a thrilling final to take home her third title.
She then completed a successful ‘threepeat’ in 2024 with a comfortable 6-2, 6-1 win versus Jasmine Paolini.
