Serena williams biography sports illustrated
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Serena Williams holds the most major singles, doubles, and mixed doubles titles combined among all active tennis players.
Her father, Richard Williams, a former sharecropper from Louisiana determined to see his two youngest girls succeed, used books and videos to instruct Serena and Venus on how to play the game. Serena began practicing at three years old on a court near her home in Compton, California.
Williams became a professional tennis player in 1995 and won the French Open, the U.S. Open, and Wimbledon in 2002, defeating Venus in the finals of each tournament. She won her first Australian Open in 2003, making her one of only six women in the Open era to complete a Career Grand Slam. In 2008, she won the U.S. Open and teamed with Venus to capture a second women’s doubles Olympic gold medal at the Beijing Games. Williams is also the only professional tennis player to accomplish a Career Golden Slam in singles & doubles.
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Serena Williams
American tennis player (born 1981)
Williams at the 2013 US Open | |
| Full name | Serena Jameka Williams |
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| Country (sports) | United States |
| Residence | Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, U.S.[1] |
| Born | (1981-09-26) September 26, 1981 (age 43) Saginaw, Michigan, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[1] |
| Turned pro | October 1995 |
| Retired | September 2022 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$94,816,730[2] |
| Official website | www.serenawilliams.com |
| Career record | 858–156 |
| Career titles | 73 (5th in overall rankings) |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (July 8, 2002) |
| Australian Open | W (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2017) |
| French Open | W (2002, 2013, 2015) |
| Wimbledon | W (2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016) |
| US Open | W (1999, 2002, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014) |
| Grand Slam Cup | W (1999) |
| Tour Finals | W • Serena Williams(1981-) Who Is Serena Williams?Serena Williams is an American professional tennis player who has held the top spot in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings numerous times over her stellar career. Williams began intensive tennis training at age three. She won her first major championship in 1999 and completed the career Grand Slam in 2003. Along with her individual success, Serena has teamed with sister Venus Williams to win a series of doubles titles. In 2017, she defeated her big sister at the Australian Open to claim the 23rd Grand Slam singles title of her career. Early Life and FamilySerena Jameka Williams was born on September 26, 1981, in Saginaw, Michigan, to Richard and Oracene Williams. The youngest of Richard's five daughters, Serena and her sister Venus would grow up to become great tennis champions. Serena's father — a former sharecropper from Louisiana determined to see his two youngest girls succeed — used what he'd gleaned from tenn |