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Born September 26, 1981 (age 45) • Saginaw • Michigan
Awards And Honors Olympic Games • Australian Open (2017) • Wimbledon Championships (2016) • Australian Open (2015) • French Open (2015) • Wimbledon Championships (2015) • U.S. Open (2014) • French Open (2013) • U.S. Open (2013) • Wimbledon Championships (2012) • U.S. Open (2012) • Wimbledon Championships (2010) • Australian Open (2010) • Wimbledon Championships (2009) • Australian Open (2009) • U.S. Open (2008) • Australian Open (2007) • Australian Open (2005) • Australian Open (2003) • Wimbledon Championships (2003) • U.S. Open (2002) • French Open (2002) • Wimbledon Championships (2002) • U.S. Open (1999)
Notable Family Members sister Venus Williams

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Serena Williams
Future champion
A young champion
Golden sisters
Serena Williams in a black tennis dress hitting a two-handed backhand during a match at the 2004 US Open, with a blue court background.
Serena Williams and Venus Williams stand on a tennis court, both wearing pink outfits and smiling as they hold their trophy after winning the 2009 U.S. Open Women's Doubles.
Serena Williams stretches to return a shot during a tennis match, wearing a red top and blue shorts, with her racket extended and eyes focused on the ball.
Serena Williams and her daughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanian, Jr.
Serena Williams at the Met Gala, 2019
On the runway
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Venus Williams
Venus Williams
American tennis player
Althea Gibson
Althea Gibson
American tennis player
Billie Jean King smiles on the red carpet in a black jacket and white top at the Tribeca Film Festival, with event signage visible behind her.
Billie Jean King
American tennis player
Martina Navratilova in action during a tennis match, wearing glasses, a white headband, and a white tennis outfit with yellow and green accents.
Martina Navratilova
Czech American tennis player
Helen Wills.
Helen Wills
American tennis player
Rafael Nadal smiles and holds up the US Open championship trophy while wearing a purple jacket, with American flags visible in the background.
Rafael Nadal
Spanish tennis player
Andre Agassi, wearing a black Adidas shirt, prepares to serve during a tennis match, holding a racket and tennis ball on a blue court.
Andre Agassi
American tennis player
Martina Hingis stands on a tennis court in a white tennis outfit and visor, smiling and looking upward after her win at the 2001 Acura Classic.
Martina Hingis
Swiss tennis player
Rod Laver
Rod Laver
Australian tennis player
Margaret Smith Court
Margaret Court
Australian athlete
Ken Rosewall
Ken Rosewall
Australian tennis player
Jimmy Connors in a blue jacket holds the Wimbledon Men's Singles trophy above his head on the tennis court after his 1982 championship win.
Jimmy Connors
American tennis player
Bill Tilden
Bill Tilden
American tennis player
Chris Evert
Chris Evert
American tennis player
Connolly, Maureen
Maureen Connolly
American tennis player
Suzanne Lenglen
Suzanne Lenglen
French tennis player
Kitty Godfree
Kitty Godfree
British tennis player
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RenĂŠ Lacoste
French tennis player
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Jacques Brugnon
French tennis player
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Lew Hoad
Australian tennis player

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