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My Take
Serena Williams, to me, redefined what dominance looks like in sport. Twenty-three majors, 319 weeks at world No. 1, a partnership with her sister that started in Saginaw and ended at the very summit of the game; the numbers alone are absurd. But what I value most is her ferocity and resilience, the way she absorbed criticism, returned after motherhood, and kept reshaping expectations for women in athletics. Off court she has built a serious life as an entrepreneur and author. I think of her not in terms of trophies but as a study in how to compete and live without apology, on her own terms.
Overview
Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981) is an American professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 319 weeks (third-most of all time), and finished as the year-end No. 1 five times. Williams won 73 WTA Tour–level singles titles, including 23 major women's singles titles—the most in the Open Era, and the second-most of all time.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Serena Williams
- Name (Japanese)
- セリーナ・ウィリアムズ
- Reading
- せりーな・うぃりあむず
- Born
- September 26, 1981 (age 44)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Rooster
- Origin
- Saginaw, Michigan, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 178 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- tennis player / autobiographer / actor / businessperson / writer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2000 Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year
- 2003 Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award
- 2003 Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year
- 2003 Best Female Athlete ESPY Award
- 2003 NAACP Image Award – President's Award
- 2004 Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award
- 2007 Laureus World Sports Award for Comeback of the Year
- 2009 Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.