Serena Williams
Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981) is an African-American professional tennis player. She has been ranked World No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association on four separate occasions; as of April 20, 2009 she is ranked World No. 2. She is the reigning US Open and Australian Open singles champion and has won twenty Grand Slam titles: ten in singles, eight in doubles, and two in mixed doubles. She has won two Olympic gold medals in women's doubles.[3] She is the most recent player, male or female, to hold all four Grand Slam singles titles simultaneously. Williams has won more career prize money than any other female athlete.
In 2005, Tennis Magazine ranked her as the 17th-best player in 40 years.[4] She is the younger sister of former World No. 1 professional female tennis player Venus Williams; the sisters have had a noted professional rivalry since 1998, with matches played between them tied at 10–10 as of 2009. They are the only women during the open era to have played each other in four consecutive Grand Slam singles finals.
Williams' off-court interests include fashion, acting, and charity.
Serena will play Next match: Round 3, Serena Williams (2) vs. Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez in french open
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