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Serena Williams
Williams at the 2013 US Open
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Full name
| Serena Jameka Williams
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Country (sports)
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United States
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Residence
| Palm Beach Gardens
,
Florida
,
U.S.
[1]
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Born
| (
1981-09-26
)
September 26, 1981
(age 42)
Saginaw, Michigan
, U.S.
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Height
| 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
[1]
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Turned pro
| October 1995
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Plays
| Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
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Coach
| Richard Williams
(1994?)
Oracene Price
Patrick Mouratoglou
(2012?)
[2]
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Prize money
| US$
88,233,301 (as of November 12, 2018)
[3]
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Official website
| serenawilliams.com
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Career record
| 806?138 (85.38%)
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Career titles
| 72
WTA
(
5th in overall rankings
)
, 0
ITF
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Highest ranking
| No.
1
(July 8, 2002)
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Current ranking
| No. 11 (April 5, 2019)
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Australian Open
| W
(
2003
,
2005
,
2007
,
2009
,
2010
,
2015
,
2017
)
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French Open
| W
(
2002
,
2013
,
2015
)
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Wimbledon
| W
(
2002
,
2003
,
2009
,
2010
,
2012
,
2015
,
2016
)
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US Open
| W
(
1999
,
2002
,
2008
,
2012
,
2013
,
2014
)
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Grand Slam Cup
| W
(
1999
)
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Tour Finals
| W
(
2001
,
2009
,
2012
,
2013
,
2014
)
|
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Career record
| 187?33 (85%)
|
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Career titles
| 23
WTA
, 0
ITF
|
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Highest ranking
| [[List of WTA number 1 ranked tennis players#Doubles|No.
Template:Nbsp;
1
]] (June 21, 2010)
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Current ranking
| No. 283 (March 4, 2019)
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Australian Open
| W
(
2001
,
2003
,
2009
,
2010
)
|
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French Open
| W
(
1999
,
2010
)
|
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Wimbledon
| W
(
2000
,
2002
,
2008
,
2009
,
2012
,
2016
)
|
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US Open
| W
(
1999
,
2009
)
|
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Tour Finals
| SF (
2009
)
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Career record
| 27?4 (87.1%)
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Australian Open
| F (
1999
)
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French Open
| F (
1998
)
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Wimbledon
| W
(
1998
)
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US Open
| W
(
1998
)
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Fed Cup
| W
(
1999
), record 16?1
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Hopman Cup
| W
(
2003
,
2008
)
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Last updated on: March 10, 2019.
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Serena Jameka Williams
(born September 26, 1981) is an
American
professional tennis player. She is the younger sister of another former world no. 1 professional female tennis player,
Venus Williams
.
The Williams sisters grew up in
Los Angeles
. She lives in
Palm Beach Gardens
,
Florida
,
United States
with her husband
Alexis Ohanian
and daughter. She is a Jehovah's witness.
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- WTA rankings incepted on November 3, 1975
- (year first held/year last held ? number of weeks (w))
- current No. 1 in bold, as of week of April 8, 2019
[update]
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