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Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981) [1] is an American former professional tennis player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, [a] she was ranked world No.1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 319 weeks, including a joint-record 186 consecutive weeks, and finished as the year-end No ...
6 days ago · Serena Williams (born September 26, 1981, Saginaw, Michigan, U.S.) is an American tennis player who revolutionized women’s tennis with her powerful style of play and who won more Grand Slam singles titles (23) than any other woman or man during the open era. Williams grew up in Compton, California.
Apr 2, 2014 · Serena 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 ...
Aug 9, 2022 · The world first came to know Serena Williams as a 17-year-old with beaded braids, overwhelming power and precocious intelligence and poise when she stunned her sport by winning the first of her 23 ...
Sep 1, 2022 · The U.S. Open threw the closest thing to a farewell celebration that Serena Williams would allow for her opening-round match Monday night. But if a party was all that the 23-time Grand Slam ...
Jun 15, 2024 · Williams, who’s now 42, retired from competitive tennis a little under two years ago. She won 23 Grand Slam tournaments, more than any woman in the Open era and one shy of the record. Her level ...
Aug 10, 2022 · Williams started and ended the 2015 season as world number one, winning the Australian Open, Roland Garros and Wimbledon to go with her 2014 US Open title and secure yet another 'Serena Slam'.
Sep 3, 2022 · As the story goes, Serena Williams' rise began before she was born. In 1979, her father Richard watched a women's tennis match on TV and saw the Romanian player Virginia Ruzici win $40,000 - about ...
Sep 3, 2022 · Getty Images. Williams' 1999 US Open victory was the first of six in New York. The arrival of Serena and Venus accelerated the spread of power hitting throughout the women's game. Monica Seles and ...
Aug 29, 2022 · Williams conquered her first major, the 1999 U.S. Open, at 17. “It really was a different mentality of tennis,” says Chris Evert, the 18-time major champion. “Go for everything. When you ...
