Sports Illustrated's best portraits of women athletes

In honor of International Women's Day, Sports Illustrated showcases portraits back through the years on our outstanding women athletes.

Sports Illustrated's best portraits of women athletes

Serena Williams

Tennis

Lisa Lane

Chess

USA Olympians

Softball

Hope Solo

Soccer

Misty May (R)and Kerri Walsh

Volleyball

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Track & Field

Bonnie Blair

Speed Skating

Nastia Liukin

Gymnastics

Amanda Beard

Swimming

Kristi Yamaguchi

Figure Skating

Picabo Street

Skiing

USA Women's Ski Jumping Team

Ski Jumping

Diana Taurasi

Basketball

Marion Jones

Track & Field

Wilma Rudolph

Track & Field

Martina Navratilova

Tennis

Annika Sorenstam (L) and Karrie Webb (R)

Golf

USA Gold Medalist's Women's Basketball Team

Basketball

Chris Evert

Tennis

Michelle Kwan

Figure Skating

Laila Ali

Boxing

Julie Krone

Horse Racing

Jun Gao

Table Tennis

Lolo Jones

Track & Field

Romania Nadia Comaneci

Gymnastics

USA Women's Water Polo Team

Water Polo

Venus Williams

Tennis

Candace Parker

Basketball

Amy Alcott and Christina Kim

Golf

Annika Sorenstam

Golf

Chris Evert

Tennis

Jan Stephenson (L) and Natalie Gulbis (R)

Golf

Peggy Fleming

Figure Skating

Steffi Graf

Tennis

Summer Sanders

Swimming

Martina Hingis

Tennis

USA Women's 8 Rowing Team

Rowing

Mo'ne Davis

Youth Baseball

Shelly-Ann Fraser

Track & Field

Mikaela Shiffrin

Alpine Skiing

Paula Creamer

Golf

Natalie Coughlin

Swimming

Monique Lamoureux (7) and Jocelyne (17) Lamoureux

Ice Hockey

Lashinda Demus (L) and Brittney Reese

Track & Field

Candace Parker

Basketball

Billie Jean King.

Tennis

Althea Gibson

Tennis

Lolo Jones (L) and Elana Meyers

Bobsleigh

Missy Franklin

Swimming

Simone Biles

Gymnastics

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Track & Field

Peggy Fleming

Figure Skating

Tracy Austin

Tennis

Lindsey Vonn

Alpine Skiing

Ekaterina Gordeeva

Figure Skating

Brooke, Tai and Rainn Sheppard

Youth Track and Field

Tamika Catchings

Basketball

Ronda Rousey

Martial Arts

Noelle Pikus-Pace

Skeleton

(L-R) Portrait of USA Kristine Lilly, Julie Foudy, Mia Hamm, Joy Fawcett, and Brandi Chastain

Soccer

Gracie Gold

Figure Skating

Pat Head

Basketball Coach

Ibtihaj Muhammad

Fencing

Danica Patrick

Auto Racing

Bethany Zummo

Paralympic Sitting Volleyball

Ashleigh Johnson

Water Polo

Gracie Gold

Figure Skating

Michelle Wie

Golf

Serena Williams

Tennis

Megan Rapinoe

Soccer