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Athlete
Serena Williams
Famoose for
Winning 23 Grand Slam singles titles.
Tennis · Olympic gold
- Born
- 26 September 1981
- Birthplace
- Saginaw, Michigan, USA
More people
Serena Williams
An American tennis player whose powerful serve and attacking game shaped an era of women’s tennis.
Early life
Compton courts
Grew up training with her sister Venus in California.
Family coaching
Her parents, Richard Williams and Oracene Price, guided her early tennis.
Career
- 1995
Professional debut
Entered professional tennis as a teenager.
- 1999
Major breakthrough
Won her first Grand Slam singles title at the US Open.
- 2002
World number one
Reached the top of the singles rankings.
Achievements
Serena Slam
Won four consecutive major singles tournaments.
London Olympics
Won singles gold and doubles gold with Venus.
Australian Open
Won her 23rd major singles title.
Beyond tennis
Family
Married entrepreneur Alexis Ohanian in 2017.
Business
Built an investment career through Serena Ventures.
Sources & photo credit
Biographical reference ↗Achievement reference ↗Photo: SWinxy. CC BY 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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