Serena Williams
Tennis Player, Athlete, and Olympic Medalist
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Without Williams sisters, US faces test vs ItalyREGGIO CALABRIA, Italy (AP) - Without Serena and Venus Williams, the United States is relying on 18-year-old Melanie Oudin and a veteran doubles specialist in the Fed Cup final against Italy. The young American squad is led by Oudin - the... In this article: Serena Williams, Mary Joe Fernandez, Italy, United States, Melanie Oudin, Francesca Schiavone, Venus Williams, Fed Cup, Alexa Glatch, and Liezel Huber |
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Reuters | 2 days ago
Serena sets WTA single-season prize money record
Serena Williams has set a single-season prize money record on the women's tour by earning $6,545,586 in 2009, according to the Women's Tennis Association. The 11-times grand slam champion and world number one now has career earnings...
In this article: Women's Tennis Association, Wimbledon, Australian Open, and Lindsay Davenport
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The Japan Times: All Stories | 3 days ago
Serena defeats Venus in season-ending final
DOHA (AP) Serena Williams said she didn't arrive at the Sony Ericsson Championships expecting to win. Plenty of other people did that for her. Williams bested big sister Venus again Sunday, winning 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) in the season-ending...
In this article: Wimbledon, Jelena Jankovic, Doha, Australian Open, Justine Henin, and Miami, Florida
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Telegraph.co.uk - Sport | 4 days ago
Serena Williams shows her class to claim Sony Ericsson Championships title
...can be made from sales of tennis books - Andre Agassi's stories should sell a few copies of his snort-and-tell autobiography, and Serena Williams, the winner of the season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships, flew overnight from Doha to...
In this article: Wimbledon, US Open, Doha, Charleston, Australian Open, Dinara Safina, EPA, Andre Agassi, and JK Rowling
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BBC News | 4 days ago
Serena pulls out of Fed Cup final
...pulls out of Fed Cup final Williams has won both the Australian Open and Wimbledon titles in 2009 The USA will be without Serena Williams when they face Italy in the Fed Cup final after the year-end world number one withdrew on Saturday.
In this article: Fed Cup, USA, Wimbledon, Melanie Oudin, Australian Open, Sara Errani, Alexa Glatch, Roberta Vinci, and Flavia Pennetta
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washingtonpost.com | 4 days ago
Serena beats Venus to win WTA Championships
DOHA (Reuters) - Ruthless Serena Williams underlined her dominance at the top of women's tennis on Sunday, completing her year in style with a 6-2 7-6 defeat of big sister Venus in the final of the WTA Championships. The two Americans,...
In this article: Doha, Wimbledon, Australian Open, WTA, Dinara Safina, Caroline Wozniacki, Jelena Jankovic, and Khalifa Stadium
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Sports Illustrated | 4 days ago
Serena gets season-ending victory over Venus
...Sunday November 1, 2009 11:56AM; Updated: Sunday November 1, 2009 1:31PM Serena knocks off sister Venus in WTA championships final Serena Williams beat sister Venus 6-2, 7-6 (4) in the Sony Ericsson final It was Serena's fourth straight...
In this article: Wimbledon, Doha, U.S. Open, Australian Open, WTA, Dinara Safina, Caroline Wozniacki, Jelena Jankovic, and Sony Ericsson
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washingtonpost.com | 4 days ago
Serena beats Venus in WTA championships final
DOHA, Qatar -- Serena Williams bested big sister Venus again Sunday, winning 6-2, 7-6 (4) in the season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships final. Serena broke twice in the first set and lost just seven points on serve in her last match of...
In this article: Wimbledon, WTA, Doha, U.S. Open, Australian Open, Dinara Safina, Caroline Wozniacki, Jelena Jankovic, and Miami, Florida
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BBC News | 4 days ago
Serena ends Venus reign in Doha
Page last updated at 16:56 GMT, Sunday, 1 November 2009 Serena ends Venus reign in Doha Serena Williams also won the season-ending title in 2001 Serena Williams beat her sister and defending champion Venus Williams to win the Sony...
In this article: Venus Williams, Doha, Victoria Azarenka, Wimbledon, US Open, Australian Open, WTA, Dinara Safina, and Caroline Wozniacki
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AP Online | 5 days ago
Serena to face Venus in all-Williams Doha final
Venus Williams defeated Jelena Jankovic 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 Saturday in one semifinal at the Sony Ericsson Championships. Serena Williams won the other when Caroline Wozniacki quit because of an abdominal injury while trailing 6-4, 0-1.
In this article: Venus Williams, Caroline Wozniacki, Jelena Jankovic, Doha, Wimbledon, Fed Cup, U.S. Open, Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, and Elena Dementieva
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washingtonpost.com | 5 days ago
Serena Williams pulls out of Fed Cup final
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Serena Williams withdrew from the U.S. team that will face Italy in the Fed Cup final, deciding she needs to rest after a long season. Williams informed U.S. Fed Cup captain Mary Joe Fernandez she won't play in the...
In this article: Fed Cup, Mary Joe Fernandez, U.S. Open, Melanie Oudin, WTA, U.S. Tennis Association, Alexa Glatch, Caroline Wozniacki, and Vania King
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Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981) is an American professional tennis player. She has been ranked World No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) on four separate occasions; as of July 27, 2009, she is ranked World No. 2. She is the reigning Australian Open and Wimbledon singles champion and has won 23 Grand Slam titles: 11 in singles, ten in women's doubles and two in mixed doubles. In addition, she has won two Olympic gold medals in women's doubles. She also has won more Grand Slam titles than any other active female player and has won more career prize money than any other female athlete in history. In 2005, Tennis Magazine ranked her as the 17th-best player in 40 years.
Williams breached the top ten on the WTA world rankings for the first time in 1999 when she won several tournaments, including her first Grand Slam victory at the US Open at the age of 17. Between 2002 and 2003, Williams won five of the six Grand Slam events she entered, becoming the fifth woman in history to hold all four Grand Slam titles simultaneously. She became the World No. 1 for the first time in July 2002.
- Birth Date:
- September 26, 1981
- Birthplace:
- Saginaw, Michigan, U.S.
- Residence:
- Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, U.S.
- Highest Ranking - Singles:
- No. 1 (8 July 2002)
- Highest Ranking - Doubles:
- No. 3 (September 14, 2009)
- Career Record - Doubles:
- 135–18 (87.3%)
- Wimbledon Results:
- W (2002, 2003, 2009)
- French Open Results:
- W (2002)
- Fench Open Results (Doubles):
- W (1999)
- Australian Open Results:
- W (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009)
- Australian Open Results (Doubles):
- W (2001, 2003, 2009)
- US Open Results (Doubles):
- W (1999, 2009)
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