With three French Open titles to her name – and seven titles on the dirt overall – by the age of 22, the Pole has already achieved so much on the surface, and you sense more is to come.
This fortnight she is chasing one of the few clay titles she hasn’t won at the Madrid Open, though is safely through to the fourth round.
And her win over Sorana Cirstea on Thursday means she now has an astonishing 87% win rate on clay.
That is better than any other woman this century – and only three all-time greats hold a better percentage.
Chris Evert – 94.2%
No one would dispute Chris Evert’s status as an all-time great of the sport – and arguably as the greatest clay courter in WTA history.
Her seven French Open titles are the most of any female player in the Open Era, while she only failed to make the semi-final once in her 13 appearances in Paris.
In total, the former world No 1 won a staggering 70 career singles titles on the dirt and at one point won 125 matches in a row on clay, a run spanning from 1973 to 1979.
All in all, she held a 441-27 record on clay – a win rate of 94.2% that is not matched by any man or woman.
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Margaret Court – 90.8%
No woman in history has won more Grand Slam singles titles than Margaret Court, with 24 major victories spanning the amateur and Open Eras.
She won Roland Garros five times – winning it on three of her four appearances during the Open Era – and was almost unplayable on the surface at times.
The Australian won almost 91% of her matches on the dirt during her extraordinary career, winning 327 matches and losing just 33 times.
Steffi Graf – 89.2%
One of the greatest and most popular tennis players of all time, Graf possessed an all-court prowess that few in tennis history have come close to emulating.
The German is the only player in history – male or female – to win all of the Grand Slams at least four times, and she won six of her 22 majors at the French Open.
Graf won 32 of her career titles on clay – only winning more on hard courts – and won 89.2% of her matches on the surface, compiling a 273-33 record.
Swiatek has a little way to go to match these three greats – though it is certainly possible that she can get there.
