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Serena Williams
Kintra Unitit States
ResidencePalm Beach Gardens, Florida[1]
Born (1981-09-26) 26 September 1981 (age 43)
Saginaw, Michigan
Hicht1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro24 September 1995
PlaysRicht-haundit (twa-haundit
backhaund)
Coach(es)Richard Williams, Oracene Price, Patrick Mouratoglou
Prize money$ 41,960,896
(1st aw-time amang weemen athletes
an 4t aw-time amang tennis athletes)
Singles
Career record855–152
Career titles47 WTA[1] (6t in oweraw rankins)
Heichest rankinNo. 1 (8 Julie 2002)
Current rankinNo. 22 (September 11, 2017)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenW (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2017)
French OpenW (2002, 2013, 2015)
WimbledonW (2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016)
US OpenW (1999, 2002, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014)
Ither toornaments
Tour FinalsW (2001, 2009, 2012)
Olympic Gemmes Gowd Medal (2012)
Doubles
Career record190–34
Career titles22
Heichest rankinNo. 1 (7 Juin 2010)
Current rankinNo. 34 (11 Julie 2016)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenW (2001, 2003, 2009, 2010)
French OpenW (1999, 2010)
WimbledonW (2000, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2016)
US OpenW (1999, 2009)
Ither Doubles toornaments
Olympic Games Gowd Medal (2000, 2008, 2012)
Mixed Doubles
Career record27–3 (90%)
Career titles2
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian OpenF (1999)
French OpenF (1998)
WimbledonW (1998)
US OpenW (1998)
Last updatit on: 14 Januar 2013.
Olympic medal record
Weemen's tennis
Representin the  Unitit States
Gowd medal – first place 2000 Sydney Doubles
Gowd medal – first place 2008 Beijing Doubles
Gowd medal – first place 2012 London Singles
Gowd medal – first place 2012 London Doubles

Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981) is a profeesional American tennis player. The Weemen's Tennis Association haes rankit her Warld No. 1 in singles on five separate occasions. She became the Warld No. 1 for the first time on 8 Julie 2002, an regained this rankin for the fift time on 2 November 2009. She is the anerlie female player tae hae wan ower $40 million in prize money.

Her tot o 23 Grand Slam singles teetles merks the record for the maist Major wins bi a tennis player in the Open Era,[2] an is seicont on the aw-time leet behind Margaret Court (24).[2] Amang active players, male or female, she haulds the maist Major titles amid singles, doubles, an mixed doubles. She haes wan 13 Grand Slam doubles titles wi her sister Venus Williams an the pair is unbeaten in Grand Slam feenals.[3] Serena Williams is an aa a three time winner o the WTA Tour Championships[4]

Williams haes wan fower Olympic gowd medals, ane in weemen's singles an three in weemen's doubles.[5]

Grand Slam toornaments

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Grand Slam toornaments performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF R# RR LQ (Q#) A P Z# PO SF-B F-S G NMS NH

Won toornament; or reached Final; Semifinal; Quarter-final; Roond 4, 3, 2, 1; competit at a Roond Robin stage; lost in Qualification Round; absent frae toornament event; played in a Davis Cup Zonal Group (wi its nummer indication) or Play-off; won a bronze, siller (F or S) or gowd medal at the Olympics; a doungradit Masters Series/1000 toornament (Nae a Masters Series); or a toornament that was Not Held in a gien year.

Tae avoid confusion an double coontin, these charts are updatit either at the conclusion o a toornament, or when the player's pairteecipation in the toornament has endit.

Tournament 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 SR W–L
Australian Open 2R 3R 4R QF A W A W 3R W QF W W A 4R QF 4R W F W 7 / 17 81–10
French Open 4R 3R A QF W SF QF A A QF 3R QF QF A 1R W 2R W F A 3 / 15 60–12
Wimbledon 3R A SF QF W W F 3R A QF F W W 4R W 4R 3R W W A 7 / 17 86–10
US Open 3R W QF F W A QF 4R 4R QF W SF A F W W W SF SF A 6 / 17 89–11
Win–Loss 8–4 11–2 12–3 18–4 21–0 19–1 14–3 12–2 5–2 19–3 19–3 23–2 18–1 9–2 17–2 21–2 13–3 26–1 24–3 7–0 23 / 66 316–43

References

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  1. a b Serena Williams at the Women's Tennis Association
  2. a b Hickman, Craig (30 Januar 2010). "Serena Williams Wins Australian Open". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 30 Januar 2010.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 8 Mey 2013. Retrieved 18 Januar 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. http://www.wtatennis.com/news/20120910/serena-liezel-lisa-andrea-lucie-qualify_2256076_2914805
  5. "Venus and Serena Williams win Olympic gold". London, England: CBS News. Associated Press. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 24 Apryle 2017.