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Serena Williams picked as greatest female player of the Open era by BBC Sport users

Serena Williams has been picked as the greatest female tennis player of the Open era by BBC Sport users.

We asked you to rank the seven women who have won the most major titles and more than 84,000 selections were made, with 49% choosing Williams as their first pick.

The 35-year-old American secured her 23rd Grand Slam title at the Australian Open on Saturday, taking her past Steffi Graf in the all-time list of major winners in the professional era.

Graf came in second with 35%, while Martina Navratilova - who has 18 titles to her name - was third on the list with 10%.