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| Birth Name(s) : Serena Williams |
Date of Birth: September 26, 1981 |
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Full Serena Williams Biography
Serena Williams, currently the #1 tennis player in the world, has always maintained a level of interest. She earned her first grand slam singles title at the U.S. Open back in 1999, and is currently riding a string of four straight grand slam singles title wins - the 2002 French, Wimbledon, and U.S. Open titles, and the 2003 Australian Open title, all achieved by defeating her older sister, Venus. As of late, Serena has taken a stab at acting, appearing in guest roles on both "Simpsons, The" (1989) and "My Wife and Kids" (2001). More roles are likely to follow.
Serena was born in Saginaw, Michigan, to Richard and Oracene Williams (now divorced). The youngest of five girls, Serena grew up with Venus and older sisters Lyndrea, Isha & Yetunde. She was born in 1981. |
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Serena Jameka Williams, (born September 26, 1981) is an American former World No. 1 ranked female tennis player who has won eight Grand Slam singles titles and an Olympic gold medal in women's doubles.. She is the last player, male or female, to have held all four Grand Slams at the same time. In 2005, Tennis magazine ranked her as the 17th-best player of the preceding forty years. She is the younger sister of another former world no. 1 professional female tennis player, Venus Williams. Serena currently resides in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
Serena also went 1-0 in the United States 4-1 win in the final of the 1999 Fed Cup against Russia giving the U.S. its 16th title. She teamed up with sister Venus Williams to defeat Elena Dementieva and Elena Makarova 6-2, 6-1.
In 2002, Serena won the French Open, Wimbledon, and the U.S. Open (where she wore her famous black catsuit) by defeating Venus in the finals of all three. She also reached the final of the WTA Tour Championships for the second time, where she lost to Kim Clijsters. She finished the year with a 56-5 record, eight singles titles, and the World No. 1 ranking. She also won the Wimbledon doubles title with Venus for the second time.
Williams successfully defended her Wimbledon title by defeating her sister for the 5th straight major in which they met. She also gained revenge on Henin, easily defeating her in straight sets in the semis.
Williams's older sister, Yetunde Price, was murdered on the morning of September 14, 2003, by gunshots as she passed by in a car driven by a man in the Compton area.
Her participation in the 2005 Wimbledon Championships ended in the third round when she was beaten by fellow American Jill Craybas (ranked 85th in the world) 6-3, 7-6(4). Williams broke down in tears in the subsequent press conference. She had come into the tournament with a stress fracture in her ankle (which forced her to place extra strain onto her right knee) and a severe lack of conditioning. She also had not played a competitive match for six weeks, missing the French Open.
Williams went into the Australian Open with no official warm-up tournaments. Williams was the defending champion at the Australian Open but fell to Daniela Hantuchová 6-1, 7-6(5) in the third round. In earlier rounds, Williams defeated Li Na of China and Camille Pin of France. Her early exit provoked media reports that Williams had lost her enthusiasm for the sport, which she denied. She then fell out of the top 50 for the first time in many years. She then pulled out of the Proximus Diamond Games in Antwerp, the Dubai Duty Free Women's Open, and the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida.
After withdrawing from the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, South Carolina, Williams fell out of the top-100 players in the world for the first time in almost a decade. Shortly after, she announced that she would miss both the French Open and Wimbledon because of a chronic knee injury. She said that she would not be able to compete before "the end of the summer," on doctors' orders.
In Los Angeles, Williams defeated Hantuchová in the third round, the woman responsible for her early Australian Open exit. Williams then defeated Meghann Shaughnessy to set up a semifinal match against Jelena Janković. Williams lost the match 6-4, 6-3.
Serena's next tournament was the U.S. Open. She beat Angelique Kerber 6-3 7-5 in her first round, Maria-Elena Camerin 7-5 6-2 in the second round, Vera Zvonareva 6-4 7-6 in the third, and 2007 Wimbledon finalist Marion Bartoli 6-3 6-4 in the fourth, setting up her third consecutive grand slam quarterfinal matchup with Justine Henin. However, she lost to Henin yet again, 6-7 1-6. Serena could not convert as the first set was brought to a tiebreaker, even after saving a set point, down 4-5, and having her own set point, at 6-5, on Henin's serve. Serena never seemed to find her form as Henin dominated the tiebreak 7-3. The first set took over an hour. In the second set, Henin quickly raced out to a 3-0 lead before Serena could win her first game. She had several chances to break for 3-2, but couldn't capitalize as Henin won the last three games of the match. The second set raced by in comparison to the first, finishing in almost half the time. It was Serena's third straight lost to Henin, third straight loss in a Grand Slam to Henin this year, as well as her third straight loss in the quarterfinals of a major this year. It was also Henin's first win over Serena on a hard court. Henin and Williams' lifetime record is now tied at 6-6. The post match press conference was rather controversial with Serena claiming that Henin had benefited from 'lucky' shots and Williams's own errors. Serena was heavily criticised in the press for not showing sportsmanship.
Williams has her own line of designer clothing called Aneres — her first name spelled backward (a la Oprah Winfrey and Harpo productions) — that she plans to sell in boutiques in Miami and Los Angeles. Venus also appeared as one of her models, showing her latest designs.
In April 2005, MTV announced plans to broadcast a reality show around the lives of Serena and Venus Williams, but ABC Family aired the show.
In 2002, Williams played Miss Wiggins in the season 3 episode "Crouching Mother, Hidden Father" of My Wife and Kids. In 2005, Serena guest starred in an episode of the twelfth season of ER. She also guest starred on an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. |
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