Serena Jameka Williams (DOB Sep 26, 1981) is a professional US Tennis Player who became the world no. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002 and regained this ranking for the fifth time on Nov 2, 2009.
Serena Williams is the only female player to have won over $35 million in prize money.
Grand Slam Titles - Singles(14), Doubles(13) and Mixed Doubles(2)
Serena Williams ranks 4th in Grand Slam women's singles titles won during the open era, behind -
Steffi Graff(22)
Chris Evert(18) and
Martina Navratilova(18)
Serena Williams is the most recent player, male or female, to have held all 4 Grand Slam singles titles simultaneously and only the 5th woman ever to do so.
Serena Williams was also the 1st woman, along with older sister Venus Williams, to hold all 4 Grand Slam doubles titles simultaneously since Martina Hingis did so in 1998.
Serena Williams has won 13 Grand Slam doubles titles with her sister Venus Williams and the pair is unbeaten in Grand Slam finals.
Grand Slam Title - Women's Singles
Year/Grand Slam
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US Open
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French Open
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Australian Open
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Wimbledon
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1999
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Winner – Singles
Defeats Martina Hingis(Swiss)
6-3,7-6
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2002
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Winner – Singles
Defeats Venus Williams(USA)
6-4,6-3
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Winner – Singles
Defeats Venus Williams(USA)
7-5,6-3
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Winner – Singles
Defeats Venus Williams(USA)
7-6,6-3
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2003
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Winner – Singles
Defeats Venus Williams(USA)
7-6,3-6,6-4
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Winner – Singles
Defeats Venus Williams(USA)
4-6,6-4,6-2
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2005
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Winner – Singles
Defeats Lindsay Davenport(USA)
2-6,6-3,6-0
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2007
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Winner –Singles
Defeats Maria Sharapova(Russia)
6-1,6-2
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2008
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Winner – Singles
Defeats Jelena Jankovic(Serbia)
6-4,7-5
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2009
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Winner –Singles
Defeats Dinara Safina(Russia)
6-0,6-3
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Winner – Singles
Defeats Venus Williams(USA)
7-6,6-2
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2010
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Winner –Singles
Defeats Justin Henin(Belgium)
6-4,3-6,6-2
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Winner – Singles
Defeats Vera Zvonereva(Russia)
6-3,6-2
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2012
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Winner – Singles
Defeats Agnieszka Radwanska(Poland)
6-1,5-7,6-2
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Grand Slam Title - Women's Doubles Pairing Venus Williams
Year/
Grand Slam
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US Open
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French Open
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Australian Open
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Wimbledon
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1999
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Beats Chanda Rubin(USA) and SandrineTestud
(France)
4–6, 6–1, 6–4
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Beats Martina Hingis(Swiss)and AnnaKournikova
(Russia)
6-3,6-7,8-6
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2000
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Beats Julie Halard Decugis(France)and Ai Sugiyama(Japan)
6-3,6-2
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2001
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Beats Lindsay Davenport
(USA)
and Corina Morariu
(USA)
6–2, 2–6, 6–4
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2002
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Beats
Virginia Ruano Pascual
(Spain)
and Paola Suarez(Argentina)
6–2, 7–5
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2003
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Beats
Virginia Ruano Pascual
(Spain)and Paola Suarez
(Argentina)
4–6, 6–4, 6–3
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2008
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Beats
Lisa Raymond(USA)and Samantha Stosur(Australia)
6–2, 6–2
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2009
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Beats Cara Black(Zimbabwe)
And Liezel Huber(USA)
6–2, 6–2
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Beats
Danuela Hantuchova
(Slovakia)
And
AiSugiyama(Japan)
6–3, 6–3
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Beats Samantha Stosur(Australia) and Rennae Stubbs(Australia)
7-6,6-4
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2010
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Beats Kveta Peschke(Czech)
and Katarina Srebotnik(Slovenia)
6–2, 6–3
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Beats Cara Black(Zimbabwe)
And Liezel Huber(USA)
6–4, 6–3
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2012
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Defeats Andrea Hlavackova(Czech)and Lucie Hradecka(Czech)
7–5, 6–4
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Grand Slam Titles - Mixed Doubles with Max Mirnyi(Belarus)
Year/
Grand Slam
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Wimbledon
 | |
1998
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BeatsPatrick Galbraith(USA) and Lisa Raymond(USA)
6–2, 6–2
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Beats
Mahesh Bhupathi(India)
and Mirjana Lucic(Croatia)
6–4, 6–4
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Golden Grand Slam
Serena Williams has won 4 Olympic Gold Medals -
1)2000 Sydney Olympic Games - Beats Kristie Boogert(NLD)and Miriam Oremans(NLD) 6–1, 6–1 in the Women's Doubles pairing with Venus Williams
2)2008 Beijing Olympics Games - Beats Anabel Medina Garrigues(Spain)and Virginia Ruano Pascual(Spain)6-2,6-0 in the Women's Doubles pairing with Venus Williams
3)2012 London Olympic Games - Beats Maria Sharapova(Russia) 6–0, 6–1 in the Women's Singles Tennis
4)2012 London Olympics Games - Beats Andrea Hlavackova(Czech)and Lucie Hradecka(Czech)6-4, 6-4 in the Women's Doubles pairing with Venus Williams
Serena Williams on the Cover of July 2013 Issue of Essence Magazine
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