Serena Williams

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Daughter of Richard Williams and Oracene Price...Has four sisters, Venus, Lyndrea, Isha and Yetunde (deceased in 2003)...Began playing tennis at age 5 at public courts in Compton, California...Favorite author is Maya Angelou...Hobbies are watching movies and football, reading, acting, talking on the phone, spending time with family and friends...Debuted a custom-designed Nike apparel line in Paris in May 2004...Minority owner of the Miami Dolphins...Co-founded the Serena Williams Secondary School in Kenya, which opened in November 2008.

Career Highlights

• With her win at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships, tied Steffi Graff for the all-time Open Era record with 22 Grand Slam titles, which ranks second all-time behind Margaret Court (24).
• In 2015, became only the second woman ever to win four or more consecutive Grand Slam titles twice and the oldest to win a Grand Slam in the Open Era.
• Completed her second career “Serena Slam” in 2015 by winning the US Open (2014), Australian Open (2015), French Open (2015) and Wimbledon (2015) consecutively.

Olympic Experience

• 4-time Olympian; 4-time Olympic medalist (4 gold)
• Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, 9th (Singles - Women), 17th (Doubles - Women)
• Olympic Games London 2012, gold (Doubles - Women, Singles - Women)
• Olympic Games Beijing 2008, gold (Doubles - Women), 5th (Singles - Women)
• Olympic Games Sydney 2000, gold (Doubles - Women)

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