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All Things Serena Williams
Serena Williams
PROFILE OF A CHAMPION
- Birthdate: September 26, 1981
- Residence: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
- Status: Pro (September 1995)
- CAREER GRAND SLAM (Singles)
- CAREER GRAND SLAM (Doubles)
- 2009 Prize Money: $6,545,586 (Record)
- Career Prize Money: $32,773,004
- 57 Consecutive Weeks at #1
- 123 Total Weeks at # 1
- Held the #1 ranking in singles and doubles simultaneously (2010)
- 57 Titles (37 Singles / 20 Dbls)
- 13 Grand Slam (Singles) Titles
- 12 Grand Slam (Doubles) Titles
- 2 Grand Slam (Mixed Doubles)
- 2 Hopman Cup Titles
- 2x Olympic Gold Medalist (Dbls)
- 2 WTA Tour Championships
- Fed Cup Title
- 2009 Singles Record: 50-12
- 2010 Singles Record: 25-4
- 2010 Doubles Record: 19-1
- Race to Sony Ericsson Championships: #3
Blog Award
STAY IN STEP WITH SERENA
CURRENT WORLD RANKING: # 4
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Serena wins 13th Grand Slam!
UPCOMING TOURNAMENT
EVENT:
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PRIZE MONEY:
DATE:
LOCATION:
SURFACE:
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SCORE LINE
| Round | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | TBD | TBD |
| 2nd | TBD | TBD |
| Qtr | TBD | TBD |
| Semi | TBD | TBD |
| Final | TBD | TBD |
SERENA SLIDESHOW
CAREER MATCH RECORD
| TYPE MATCH | WINS | LOSSES |
|---|---|---|
| Singles | 474 | 101 |
| Doubles | 154 | 20 |
Serena wins 12th Grand Slam!
SIGNATURE SHOT: Backhand
SERENA CHAT BOX
2010 SINGLES TITLES
2010 DOUBLES TITLES
Serena's HP Commercial
2010 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
- Medibank International (Sydney) - 01/10/10
- Australian Open (Melbourne) - 01/18/10
- Dubai Tennis Championships (Dubai) - 02/15/10
- Sony Ericsson Open (Miami) - 03/24/10
- Andalucia Tennis Experience (Marbella) - 04/05/10
- Family Circle Cup (Charleston) - 04/10/10
- Internazionali BNL d'Italia (Rome) - 05/02/10
- Madrid Open - 05/07/10
- Roland Garros (Paris) - 05/23/10
- The Championships (Wimbledon) - 06/21/10
- Istanbul Cup (Istanbul) - 07/26/10
- Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open (Cincinnati) - 08/07/10
- Rogers Cup (Toronto) - 08/14/10
- U.S. Open (Flushing Meadows) - 08/30/10
- Toray Pan Pacific Open (Tokyo) - 09/27/10
- China Open (Beijing) - 10/04/10
- Generali Ladies Linz (Linz) - 10/11/10
- Sony Ericsson Championships (Doha) - 10/25/10
Serena Wins 10th GRAND SLAM!
Serena & Rafa: Tennis on Water
WILL SERENA BE THE 2010 YEAR-END #1
SERENA'S AUSSIE '09 OUTLOOK
Serena: The Fight of a Champion
CAREER TITLES (Singles) - 37
- 2010 Wimbledon
- 2010 Australian Open
- 2009 WTA Tour Championship
- 2009 Wimbledon
- 2009 Australian Open
- 2008 US Open
- 2008 Family Circle Cup
- 2008 Sony Ericsson Open
- 2008 Bangalore Open
- 2007 Sony Ericsson Open
- 2007 Australian Open
- 2005 Australian Open
- 2004 China Open
- 2004 NASDAQ-100 Open
- 2003 Wimbledon
- 2003 NASDAQ-100 Open
- 2003 Open Gaz de France (Paris)
- 2003 Australian Open
- 2002 Sparkassen Cup (Leipzig)
- 2002 Toyota Princess Cup (Tokyo)
- 2002 US Open
- 2002 Wimbledon
- 2002 French Open
- 2002 Italian Open (Rome)
- 2002 NASDAQ-100 Open
- 2002 State Farm Classic (Scottsdale)
- 2001 Sanex Championships (Munich)
- 2001 Rogers and AT&T Cup (Toronto)
- 2001 Tennis Masters Series (Indian Wells)
- 2000 Toyota Princess Cup (Tokyo)
- 2000 estyle.com Classic (Los Angeles)
- 2000 Faber Grand Prix (Hanover)
- 1999 Grand Slam Cup (Munich)
- 1999 US Open
- 1999 Acura Classic (Los Angeles)
- 1999 Evert Cup (Indian Wells)
- 1999 Open Gaz de France (Paris)
Williams Sisters Join DSRL
Serena wins 8th Grand Slam Title
TENNIS WORD OF THE WEEK
Lob - a stroke in tennis where the ball is lifted high above the net with the intention of it going over the opposing player in the case of him being close to the net, thus nearly guaranteeing the point.
Serena's EBONY Mag Photoshoot
Serena Serves 15 Aces In Match!
Serena's SIGNATURE STATEMENT
SERENA STATISTICS / AWARDS
- 2010 ESPY Best Female Tennis Player
- 2010 - California Hall of Fame Inductee
- 2010 BET Subway Sportswoman of the Year
- Serena and Venus are the only tennis players to play each other in 4 consecutive Grand Slam Finals
- 2010 - Serena became the 6th woman to hold the No. 1 ranking in singles and doubles simultaneously and the first to do so since Kim Clijsters in 2003
- 2009 WTA Doubles Team of the Year (w/ Venus)
- 2009 WTA Player of the Year
- Serena is the ONLY woman to win 3 Laureus World Sports Awards. Only PERSON to have won more is Roger Federer (4)
- 2010 Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year
- One of only 2 women (the other being Martina Navratilova) to have won a Major Tournament in 3 straight decades
- 2010 Guinness World Record - Only female to have won Hopman Cup Twice ('03 and '08)
- 2009 SI.com Female Athlete of the Decade
- 2009 AP Female Athlete of the Year
- 2009 ITF World Champion (Doubles w/ Venus)
- 2009 ITF World Champion (Singles)
- 2009 Sports Illustrated Doubles Team of the Year (w/ Venus)
- 2009 Sports Illustrated Female Player of the Year
- 2009 Single Season Prize Money Record ($6,545,586)
- 2009 Harris Poll Favorite Female Sports Star
- 2009 ESPY Best Female Tennis Player
- 2009 BET Best Female Athlete
- 1st Female to cover EA Sports Video Game (Grand Slam Tennis)
- 2009 Billie Jean King Cup
- 2008 WTA Tour Player of The Year
- ALL-TIME FEMALE ATHLETE PRIZE MONEY LEADER
- Opens Serena Williams Secondary School in Matooni, Kenya (Nov. 14, 2008)
- Has NEVER lost in the 1st Rnd of a Major (43-0)
- Sept 2008 - #1 in the world (last held #1 ranking Aug. 2003); Sets record for longest gap between stints at #1 for any player (male or female) - 5 years and 1 month
- (w/ Venus) 1st sisters in history to win Grand Slam doubles title together
- (w/ Venus) 1st sisters in history to meet in a Tour Final
- (w/ Venus) 1st sisters in history to have each won a Grand Slam singles title
- World Team Tennis w/ Washington Kastles (2008)
- World Team Tennis w/ St. Louis Aces (2007)
- Harris Poll - Most Favorite Female Sports Star (2007)
- Laureus World Comeback of the Year (2007)
- BET's Best Female Athlete Award (2005)
- BET's Best Female Athlete Award (2004)
- ESPY Best Female Tennis Player Award (2004)
- Family Circle/Prudential Financial Player Who Makes a Difference (2004)
- Tour Comeback Player of the Year (2004)
- 34th NAACP Image Awards - President's Award (2003)
- No.1 on Top 10 Most Marketable Female Athletes in Sports Business Daily (2003)
- Young Heroes Award from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater L.A. and Inland (2003)
- Celebrity Role Model Award from Avon Foundation (2003)
- Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year (2003)
- Honored at 2003 Charleston for becoming 5th in history to complete non-calendar year Grand Slam; (The Serena Slam)
- Achieved Grand Slam (age 21)
- Doubles Career Golden Slam (w/ Venus); includes Olympics
- Female Tennis Player of the Year (2003)
- ESPY Female Athlete of the Year (2003)
- Named by Time as one of the People Who Mattered (2002)
- Named by People Magazine in Top 25 Most Intriguing People (2002)
- Voted best female athlete in the world by AP and Spanish news agency EFE (2002)
- Named one of BBC's Sports Personalities of the Year (2002)
- Named by Ebony as one of 57 Most Intriguing African-Americans (2002)
- Ranked No.7 among A&E and Biography Magazine's Top 10 most significant people (2002)
- ITF Women's Singles World Champion (2002)
- WTA Tour Player of the Year (2002)
- One of the 12 Coolest Girls in Sports in SI For Women (2001)
- World Team Tennis w/ Delaware Smash (2000)
- Tour Doubles Team of the Year (w/ Venus) (2000)
- One of People's 25 Most Intriguing People (1999)
- Tennis Magazine Player of the Year (1999)
- Tour Most Improved Player (1999)
- Tennis Magazine/Rolex Rookie of the Year (1998)
- Tour Most Impressive Newcomer Award (1998)
WTA "Looking For A Hero?" Ad
McDonald's Commercial
THE SERENA SLAM!
Serena was the last person (male or female) to hold all four Major Grand Slam Titles (at the same time): '02 FRENCH OPEN, '02 WIMBLEDON, '02 U.S. OPEN and '03 AUSTRALIAN OPEN. This accomplishment saw Serena join immortals of the game such as the late Maureen Connolly, Margaret Court, Steffi Graff and Martina Navratilova, the only other (female) players who have won four grand slam titles in a row.
NIKE Commercial
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1 comment:
You know what, I totally disagree with Bodo's oversimplification of the match. Yes, Serena's serve did get her out of trouble; however, there is much more to Serena's game than just her serve. She has the best return of serve in women's tennis, her backhand is accurate & powerful, her forehand is great, and she's good on the net. Serena is an all-around excellent player. I'm tired of people not giving Serena credit for her all-around play- she is not just another power player.
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