Williams, Serena (1981–)
Williams, Serena (1981–)
African-American tennis player. Born Sept 26, 1981, in Saginaw, Michigan; dau. of Richard (her coach) and Oracene Williams; sister of Venus Williams (tennis player).
Turned pro (1995); won mixed doubles at Wimbledon (1998) and US Open (1998); won a gold medal for doubles at Sydney Olympics (2000); with sister Venus, won doubles championships at Wimbledon (2000, 2002), Australian Open (2001, 2003), French Open (1999), and US Open (1999); won singles titles at French Open (2002), US Open (1999, 2002), Wimbledon (2002, 2003), and Australian Open (2003, 2005); was the 1st African-American since Althea Gibson to win the US Open (1999).
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