Monday, November 14, 2022

Serena Williams

 Serena Jameka Williams, born on September 26, 1981[1] is an American professional tennis player. Williams was the world's number. one tennis player and is widely regarded as to be among the top. The women's Tennis Association (WTA), placed her at as No. one in singles for 319 consecutive weeks. This was a record-setting of 186 consecutive weeks, and she was named the Year-End No. 5 times. She took home 23 Grand Slam singles titles. This is the highest number of any Open Era player and second-most ever.

Serena Williams, along with her elder sister Venus was coached by Richard Williams and Oracene Williams. Serena Williams turned professional in 1995. became professional and took her first major singles title at the 1999 US Open. She had a dominant run from 2002's French Open to 2003 Australian Open. She also won two singles majors over the next couple of years, but was suffering through injuries as well as a drop in performance. In 2007 she started to recover her fitness, despite ongoing injuries. 1 singles ranking. Williams continued to dominate in 2012 at the Wimbledon Championships. She won Olympic gold and became the first tennis player to achieve an entire career Golden Slam in singles and doubles. Williams was the winner of eight of the 13 singles majors and in a row from 2014 to 2015, to win another "Serena Slam". She took her 23rd major singles title in the 2017 Australian Open. This surpasses Steffi Graf's Open Era record. Following her pregnancy, Williams was off tennis for a while and then returned with four major finals. Williams announced her plans to quit tennis professionally in the month of August 2022. She also she played her final match in the 2022 US Open.

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