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Serena Williams
American multi-champion tennis player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
![]() At the 2012 Wimbledon Championships | |
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Residence | Palm Beach Gardens, Florida[1] |
Born | (1981-09-26) 26 September 1981 (age 42) Saginaw, Michigan |
Hicht | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Turned pro | 24 September 1995 |
Plays | Richt-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) |
Career record | 855–152 |
Career titles | 47 WTA[1] (6t in oweraw rankins) |
Heichest rankin | No. 1 (8 Julie 2002) |
Current rankin | No. 22 (September 11, 2017) |
Australian Open | W (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2017) |
French Open | W (2002, 2013, 2015) |
Wimbledon | W (2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016) |
US Open | W (1999, 2002, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014) |
Tour Finals | W (2001, 2009, 2012) |
Olympic Gemmes | ![]() |
Career record | 190–34 |
Career titles | 22 |
Heichest rankin | No. 1 (7 Juin 2010) |
Current rankin | No. 34 (11 Julie 2016) |
Australian Open | W (2001, 2003, 2009, 2010) |
French Open | W (1999, 2010) |
Wimbledon | W (2000, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2016) |
US Open | W (1999, 2009) |
Ither Doubles toornaments | |
Olympic Games | ![]() |
Career record | 27–3 (90%) |
Career titles | 2 |
Australian Open | F (1999) |
French Open | F (1998) |
Wimbledon | W (1998) |
US Open | W (1998) |
Last updatit on: 14 Januar 2013. |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Weemen's tennis | ||
Representin the ![]() | ||
![]() | 2000 Sydney | Doubles |
![]() | 2008 Beijing | Doubles |
![]() | 2012 London | Singles |
![]() | 2012 London | Doubles |
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]