Williams holds the most major singles, doubles, and mixed doubles titles combined amongst active players, male or female. Her record of 37 major titles puts her fifth on the all-time list and second in the open era: 22 in singles, 13 in women’s doubles, and two in mixed doubles. She is the most recent female player to have held all four major singles titles simultaneously (2002–03 and 2014–15) and the third player, male or female, to achieve this record twice after Rod Laver and Steffi Graf. She is also the most recent player, together with her sister Venus Williams, to have held all four Grand Slam women’s doubles titles simultaneously (2009–10).
Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981) is an American professional tennis player, who is ranked No. 1 in women’s singles tennis. The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has ranked her world No. 1 in singles on six separate occasions. She became the world No. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002, and achieved this ranking for the sixth time on February 18, 2013. Serena Williams is regarded as the greatest female tennis player of all-time.
Her total of 22 Grand Slam singles titles is tied for second on the all-time list behind Margaret Court (24),and tied with Steffi Graf for the most in the Open Era. She is the only tennis player – female or male – to have won singles titles at least six times in three of the four Grand Slam tournaments. She is also the only tennis player to have won 10 Grand Slam singles titles in two separate decades. She has won an all-time record 12 Grand Slam singles titles on hardcourt. Williams holds the Open Era record for most titles at the Australian Open (6) and shares the record for most titles at the US Open with Chris Evert (6).
She has won 13 Grand Slam doubles titles with her sister Venus, and the pair are unbeaten in Grand Slam doubles finals. Williams is also a five-time winner of the WTA Tour Championships. Serena has also won four Olympic gold medals, one in women’s singles and three in women’s doubles — an all-time record shared with her sister, Venus.
In addition to English as her native language Williams also speaks French, Spanish and Italian. At the 2013, 2015, and 2016 French Open she gave her on-court interviews in French, much to the crowd’s delight.
In August 2009, Williams and her sister Venus became minority owners of the Miami Dolphins after purchasing a small stake in the team. Their home in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, is about an hour’s drive from the Dolphins’ stadium. They are the first African-American women to hold any amount of ownership in an NFL franchise. Stephen Ross, the majority owner of the Dolphins, said “We are thrilled to have Venus and Serena join the Dolphins as limited partners. They are among the most admired athletes in the world and have become global ambassadors for the game of tennis.”
THE MYBOYSAY NATIONS GLOBALÂ TENNIS ENTHUSIASTS WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE GREATEST WOMENS TENNIS PLAYER OF ALL TIME, SERENA JAMEKA WILLIAMS @serenawilliams ON HER 184TH WIN, 22ND GRAND SLAM, AND HER 7TH WIMBLEDON TITLE #Wimbledon
