Serena Williams

Serena Williams
	Williams at the 2013 US Open
Full name	Serena Jameka Williams
Country	United States
Residence	Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, U.S.
Born	26 September 1981 (aged 44); Saginaw, Michigan, U.S.
Height	5 ft 9 in
Turned pro	October 1995
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$88,233,301 (as of November 12, 2018) 1st in all-time rankings (female);
Official website	serenawilliams.com
Singles
Career record	806–138 (85.38%)
Career titles	72 WTA (5th in overall rankings), 0 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 1 (July 8, 2002)
Current ranking	No. 11 (April 5, 2019)
Grand Slam Singles results
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)
	Other tournaments
Championships	W (2001, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014)
Doubles
Career record	187–33 (85%)
Career titles	23 WTA, 0 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 1 (June 21, 2010)
Current ranking	No. 283 (March 4, 2019)
Grand Slam Doubles results
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)
	Other Doubles tournaments
Championships	SF (2009)
Mixed Doubles
Career record	27–4 (87.1%)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open	F (1999)
French Open	F (1998)
Wimbledon	W (1998)
US Open	W (1998)
Team Competitions
Fed Cup	W (1999), record 16–1
Hopman Cup	W (2003, 2008)
Medal record
	Representing United States
Olympic Games
	Last updated on: March 10, 2019.

Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981) is an American professional tennis player. She won 23 Grand Slam singles titles in her career, the most all-time among women in the Open era.^[3] She is the younger sister of another former world no. 1 professional female tennis player, Venus Williams.

Personal life

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.

Serena Williams Media

Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova at the 2025 International Tennis Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Press Conference.
Venus (left) and Serena Williams at a 1993 Pam Shriver event in Baltimore
Williams playing at Medibank International Sydney, 2002
Serena Williams at 2009 Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia.
Williams won the singles gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Games.
Williams winning her fifth US Open title
Williams celebrating her third French Open title
Williams S. RG18 (17)
The Williams sisters in 2022 during their final doubles match together
6 November 2018; Alexis Ohanian, Reddit on Centre Stage during the opening day of Web Summit 2018 at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal. Photo by Seb Daly/Web Summit via Sportsfile