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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	US Open	French Open	Australian Open	Wimbledon
1999	Winner – Singles Defeats Martina Hingis(Swiss) 6-3,7-6
2002	Winner – Singles Defeats Venus Williams(USA) 6-4,6-3	Winner – Singles Defeats Venus Williams(USA) 7-5,6-3		Winner – Singles Defeats Venus Williams(USA) 7-6,6-3
2003			Winner – Singles Defeats Venus Williams(USA) 7-6,3-6,6-4	Winner – Singles Defeats Venus Williams(USA) 4-6,6-4,6-2
2005			Winner – Singles Defeats Lindsay Davenport(USA) 2-6,6-3,6-0
2007			Winner –Singles Defeats Maria Sharapova(Russia) 6-1,6-2
2008	Winner – Singles Defeats Jelena Jankovic(Serbia) 6-4,7-5
2009			Winner –Singles Defeats Dinara Safina(Russia) 6-0,6-3	Winner – Singles Defeats Venus Williams(USA) 7-6,6-2
2010			Winner –Singles Defeats Justin Henin(Belgium) 6-4,3-6,6-2	Winner – Singles Defeats Vera Zvonereva(Russia) 6-3,6-2
2012				Winner – Singles Defeats Agnieszka Radwanska(Poland) 6-1,5-7,6-2

Grand Slam Title - Women's Doubles Pairing Venus Williams

Year/ Grand Slam	US Open	French Open	Australian Open	Wimbledon
1999	Beats Chanda Rubin(USA) and SandrineTestud (France) 4–6, 6–1, 6–4	Beats Martina Hingis(Swiss)and AnnaKournikova (Russia) 6-3,6-7,8-6
2000				Beats Julie Halard Decugis(France)and Ai Sugiyama(Japan) 6-3,6-2
2001			Beats Lindsay Davenport (USA) and Corina Morariu (USA) 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
2002				Beats Virginia Ruano Pascual (Spain) and Paola Suarez(Argentina) 6–2, 7–5
2003			Beats Virginia Ruano Pascual (Spain)and Paola Suarez (Argentina) 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
2008				Beats Lisa Raymond(USA)and Samantha Stosur(Australia) 6–2, 6–2
2009	Beats Cara Black(Zimbabwe) And Liezel Huber(USA) 6–2, 6–2		Beats Danuela Hantuchova (Slovakia) And AiSugiyama(Japan) 6–3, 6–3	Beats Samantha Stosur(Australia) and Rennae Stubbs(Australia) 7-6,6-4
2010		Beats Kveta Peschke(Czech) and Katarina Srebotnik(Slovenia) 6–2, 6–3	Beats Cara Black(Zimbabwe) And Liezel Huber(USA) 6–4, 6–3
2012				Defeats Andrea Hlavackova(Czech)and Lucie Hradecka(Czech) 7–5, 6–4

Grand Slam Titles - Mixed Doubles with Max Mirnyi(Belarus)

Year/ Grand Slam	US Open	Wimbledon
1998	BeatsPatrick Galbraith(USA) and Lisa Raymond(USA) 6–2, 6–2	Beats Mahesh Bhupathi(India) and Mirjana Lucic(Croatia) 6–4, 6–4

Golden Grand Slam

On Aug 4, 2012 Serena Williams became the 2nd player after Steffi Graff to win a Career Golden Grand Slam(A player who wins all four Grand Slam tournaments and the Olympic gold medal during his or her career is said to have achieved a Career Golden Slam)after winning the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics and the 1st player in history, male or female, to win the Golden Grand Slam in both singles and doubles - with sister Venus

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