Player Profiles
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Serena Williams
Country:
United States of America
Birth Date:
26 September 1981
Birthplace:
Saginaw, MI, USA
Residence:
Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA
Height:
5 ft. 9 in. ( 1.75 metres )
Weight:
150 lbs. ( 68.2 kilos )
Plays
Right
Turned pro:
1995
Tournament Info
Wimbledon Championships Played: 13
Best Singles Performance: Winner (2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012)
Best Doubles Performance: Winner (2000, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2012)
Player Overview
| Career Singles Titles: 47 Career Doubles titles: 22 | Career matches won: 557 Career matches lost: 106 | Year to date matches Won: 12 Year to date matches lost: 2 |
| Current 52 week rank for singles: 1 | High rank for singles: 1 | High rank for doubles: 1 |
| Current 52 week rank for doubles: 23 | High rank date for singles: 8 July 2002 | High rank date for doubles: 7 June 2010 |
| Career prize money: $42,455,272 USD | Year to date prize money for singles: $627,216 USD | Year to date prize money for doubles: $30,147 USD |
| Grand Slam Singles Results | ||||
| Year | Australian Open | Roland Garros | Wimbledon | US Open |
| 1998 | 2ND | 4TH | 3RD | 3RD |
| 1999 | 3RD | 3RD | - | WON |
| 2000 | 4TH | - | SF | QF |
| 2001 | QF | QF | QF | RUP |
| 2002 | - | WON | WON | WON |
| 2003 | WON | SF | WON | - |
| 2004 | - | QF | RUP | QF |
| 2005 | WON | - | 3RD | 4TH |
| 2006 | 3RD | - | - | 4TH |
| 2007 | WON | QF | QF | QF |
| 2008 | QF | 3RD | RUP | WON |
| 2009 | WON | QF | WON | SF |
| 2010 | WON | QF | WON | - |
| 2011 | - | - | 4TH | RUP |
| 2012 | 4TH | 1ST | WON | WON |
| 2013 | QF | - | - | - |
| Grand Slam Doubles Results | ||||
| Year | Australian Open | Roland Garros | Wimbledon | US Open |
| 1997 | - | - | - | 1ST |
| 1998 | 3RD | - | 1ST | - |
| 1999 | SF | WON | - | WON |
| 2000 | - | - | WON | SF |
| 2001 | WON | - | 3RD | 3RD |
| 2002 | - | - | WON | - |
| 2003 | WON | - | 3RD | - |
| 2007 | - | - | 2ND | - |
| 2008 | QF | - | WON | - |
| 2009 | WON | 3RD | WON | WON |
| 2010 | WON | WON | QF | - |
| 2012 | - | - | WON | 3RD |
| 2013 | QF | - | - | - |
Legend
WON = Champion
RUP = Runner-up
SF = Semi-finalist
QF = Quarter-finalist
4TH = Lost in fourth round
3RD = Lost in third round
2ND = Lost in second round
1ST = Lost in first round
Bio information courtesy of the WTA TOUR
News
- Williams sisters dominate to take doubles gold
- Astonishing Serena smashes Sharapova to win gold
- Serena guarantees herself gold or silver
- Serena scorches into semi-finals
- Williams sisters notch singles victories
- Serena thunders into second round
- Tour report - Serena equals Venus in Stanford
- Records tumble alongside Federer's achievement
- Stunning Serena wins fifth Wimbledon singles title
- Radwanska has honour in defeat to Serena
- Serena chases two titles in one day
- Azarenka unable to break Serena's stranglehold
- Ladies' semi-final preview: discovering Serena Williams
- Williams sisters end Russians' run
- Ferrer is tennis's version of a human metronome
- Serena made to go distance again
- Battling Serena has wind in her sails again
- Williams sisters lead way in Olympic dream doubles
- Serena back on track after Paris
- Something about Serena
- 10 French Open moments
- Tour report - Madrid
- Omens from Australia
Interviews
- Venus and Serena Williams - Ladies' Doubles final
- Serena Williams - Ladies' singles final
- Serena Williams - Ladies' final preview
- Victoria Azarenka - semi-final
- Serena Williams - semi-final
- Serena Williams - quarter-final
- Serena Williams - fourth round
- Serena Williams - second round
- Serena Williams pre-Wimbledon
Centre Court - Ladies' Doubles Pts 1 2 3 4 5 No. 1 Court - Ladies' Doubles Pts 1 2 3 4 5 Centre Court - Ladies' Doubles Pts 1 2 3 4 5 No. 2 Court - Ladies' Doubles Pts 1 2 3 4 5 No. 2 Court - Ladies' Doubles Pts 1 2 3 4 5 Court 18 - Ladies' Doubles Pts 1 2 3 4 5 Centre Court - Ladies' Singles - Final Pts 1 2 3 4 5 Centre Court - Ladies' Singles - Semi-finals Pts 1 2 3 4 5 Centre Court - Ladies' Singles - Quarter-finals Pts 1 2 3 4 5 No. 2 Court - Ladies' Singles - 4th Round Pts 1 2 3 4 5 Centre Court - Ladies' Singles - 3rd Round Pts 1 2 3 4 5 Centre Court - Ladies' Singles - 2nd Round Pts 1 2 3 4 5 No. 2 Court - Ladies' Singles - 1st Round Pts 1 2 3 4 5 |
| Round | 1R | 2R | 3R | 4R | QF | SF | F |
| Sets played | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Tie breaks played | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total games | 18 | 17 | 37 | 27 | 21 | 22 | 27 |
| Winners | 24 | 22 | 54 | 35 | 27 | 45 | 58 |
| Unforced errors | 12 | 8 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 36 |
| Service points won | 31 | 37 | 80 | 56 | 45 | 52 | 54 |
| Return games won | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Total points | 64 | 60 | 112 | 90 | 72 | 77 | 99 |
| 1st serves in | 34 | 28 | 66 | 53 | 36 | 50 | 45 |
| % 1st serves in | 68 | 64 | 67 | 63 | 59 | 70 | 56 |
| Total aces | 3 | 10 | 23 | 12 | 13 | 24 | 17 |
| Total double faults | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1st serve points won | 22 | 27 | 53 | 40 | 31 | 41 | 37 |
| % 1st serve points won | 65 | 96 | 80 | 75 | 86 | 82 | 82 |
| % 2nd Serve points won | 56 | 63 | 84 | 52 | 56 | 52 | 49 |
