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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 ...
Jun 23, 2024 · 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. The family included her parents—Oracene ...
Mar 25, 2024 · Serena Williams: The little sister that could The family Williams origin story is a well-known one: After Richard, their father, watched Virginia Ruzici win the 1978 Roland-Garros title and receive a winner's cheque of $20,000, he set out for his two youngest daughters, Venus and Serena, to become tennis champions themselves.
Aug 29, 2022 · Richard Williams with daughters Serena, right, and Venus in 1991 in Compton, Calif. Paul Harris—Online USA/Getty Images Childlike curiosity intact, the sisters went on to learn multiple ...
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 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 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'.
Aug 9, 2022 · Serena Williams announced plans to retire after this year’s U.S. Open in an essay published Tuesday. Damon Winter/The New York Times. By Kurt Streeter. Aug. 9, 2022. She is a symbol. A persona ...
Aug 10, 2022 · Serena Williams has announced her upcoming retirement from tennis as she admitted on Tuesday she is "evolving away" from the sport. The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion made just her second ...
