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

Walter Iooss Jr

Tennis

Lisa Lane

John G. Zimmerman

Chess

USA Olympians

Michael O'Neill

Softball

Hope Solo

Alexis Cuarezma

Soccer

Misty May (R)and Kerri Walsh

Michael O'Neill

Volleyball

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Neil Leifer

Track & Field

Bonnie Blair

Ronald C. Modra

Speed Skating

Nastia Liukin

Greg Nelson

Gymnastics

Amanda Beard

Heinz Kluetmeier

Swimming

Kristi Yamaguchi

Heinz Kluetmeier

Figure Skating

Picabo Street

John Burgess

Skiing

USA Women's Ski Jumping Team

Dan Campbell

Ski Jumping

Diana Taurasi

Michael J. LeBrecht II

Basketball

Marion Jones

Bill Frakes

Track & Field

Wilma Rudolph

Jerry Cooke

Track & Field

Martina Navratilova

Tony Triolo

Tennis

Annika Sorenstam (L) and Karrie Webb (R)

Robert Beck

Golf

USA Gold Medalist's Women's Basketball Team

John W. McDonough

Basketball

Chris Evert

Lynn Pelham

Tennis

Michelle Kwan

Robert Beck

Figure Skating

Laila Ali

Isabel Snyder

Boxing

Julie Krone

Heinz Kluetmeier

Horse Racing

Jun Gao

Michael O'Neill

Table Tennis

Lolo Jones

Robert Beck

Track & Field

Romania Nadia Comaneci

Neil Leifer

Gymnastics

USA Women's Water Polo Team

Joe McNally

Water Polo

Venus Williams

Bill Frakes

Tennis

Candace Parker

Bill Frakes

Basketball

Amy Alcott and Christina Kim

Darren Carroll

Golf

Annika Sorenstam

Robert Beck

Golf

Chris Evert

Graham Finlayson

Tennis

Jan Stephenson (L) and Natalie Gulbis (R)

Darren Carroll

Golf

Peggy Fleming

John G. Zimmerman

Figure Skating

Steffi Graf

Bob Martin

Tennis

Summer Sanders

Neil Leifer

Swimming

Martina Hingis

Bob Martin

Tennis

USA Women's 8 Rowing Team

Drew Gardner

Rowing

Mo'ne Davis

Al Tielemans

Youth Baseball

Shelly-Ann Fraser

Simon Bruty

Track & Field

Mikaela Shiffrin

Simon Bruty

Alpine Skiing

Paula Creamer

Darren Carroll

Golf

Natalie Coughlin

Michael O'Neill

Swimming

Monique Lamoureux (7) and Jocelyne (17) Lamoureux

Simon Bruty

Ice Hockey

Lashinda Demus (L) and Brittney Reese

Michael O'Neill

Track & Field

Candace Parker

Clay Patrick McBride

Basketball

Billie Jean King.

Stephen Green-Armytage

Tennis

Althea Gibson

John G. Zimmerman

Tennis

Lolo Jones (L) and Elana Meyers

Simon Bruty

Bobsleigh

Missy Franklin

Neil Leifer

Swimming

Simone Biles

Simon Bruty

Gymnastics

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Neil Leifer

Track & Field

Peggy Fleming

John G. Zimmerman

Figure Skating

Tracy Austin

John G. Zimmerman

Tennis

Lindsey Vonn

Bob Martin

Alpine Skiing

Ekaterina Gordeeva

Heinz Kluetmeier

Figure Skating

Brooke, Tai and Rainn Sheppard

Al Tielemans

Youth Track and Field

Tamika Catchings

Simon Bruty

Basketball

Ronda Rousey

Jeff Lipsky

Martial Arts

Noelle Pikus-Pace

Michael O'Neill

Skeleton

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

Michael O'Neill

Soccer

Gracie Gold

Simon Bruty

Figure Skating

Pat Head

Lane Stewart

Basketball Coach

Ibtihaj Muhammad

Simon Bruty

Fencing

Danica Patrick

Simon Bruty

Auto Racing

Bethany Zummo

Simon Bruty

Paralympic Sitting Volleyball

Ashleigh Johnson

Simon Bruty

Water Polo

Gracie Gold

Taylor Ballantyne

Figure Skating

Michelle Wie

Ben Van Hook

Golf

Serena Williams

Ben Van Hook

Tennis

Megan Rapinoe

Simon Bruty

Soccer