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Serena Williams Profile |
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Birth Date: September 26, 1981
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Birth Place: Saginaw, Michigan, USA
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Birth Name: Serena Williams
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Height: 5'9"
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Serena Williams
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Serena Williams was born on September 26, 1981, in Saginaw
Michigan and is the youngest of five sisters: Lyndrea, Isha,
Yetunde, and Venus. Her parents, Richard and Oracene, later
relocated to Los Angeles, and the girls grew up in Compton,
a rough L.A. suburb.
It was Richard Williams -- now coach and manager of Serena
and Venus -- who first introduced young Serena to the sport
when he motivated her to start taking lessons at an early
age. She began her training in neighborhood courts, where
her talent for the sport quickly made its presence known.
When she was only four and a half, Serena entered her first
tournament, and from there she went on to win nearly every
match she entered at the junior level. Her talent for tennis
led to national press coverage and promises of product
endorsement deals.
Her sister Venus was also making a name for herself as a pro
player, and their father was reluctant to enter them in
competitions together, citing the possibility of racial
problems and competition among siblings.
In 1993, Serena was enrolled in Rick Macci's Tennis Academy
in Florida and the entire family moved to Palm Beach
Gardens. And although the World Tennis Association did not
recognize players that young, Serena turned pro at 14.
Once she was playing in the big leagues, things got off to a
rocky start: Serena suffered a glaring defeat at the 1995
Bell Challenge in Quebec, her first major tournament. In
1997, she was ranked 304th yet beat No. 7 Mary Pierce in the
second round and No. 4 Monica Seles in the quarterfinals, at
a 1997 Ameritech-sponsored tournament in Chicago. With her
father's continuous encouragement, Serena continued her
upward spiral.
By 1999, Serena was No. 21, after managing to beat sixth
seed Irina Spirlea before losing to her sister Venus at the
1998 Australian Open, Serena's first Grand Slam singles
event.
Her hard work paid off: The following September, Serena won
her first title at the U.S. Open, beating out higher-ranked
players like Martina Hingis and Lindsay Davenport. The next
day, she and her sister won the Ladies' Doubles tournament.
There was no question that Serena was en route to becoming
one of the greatest tennis players of all-time.
Her stunning performances have vaulted her into the No. 1
position (right above her sister; a first for siblings) and
together, she and Venus are the biggest threat in tennis
today.
Such success has brought Serena to the attention of
producers and agents. In addition to being featured with
Venus on a 2001 episode of The Simpsons, she made a cameo in
Martin Lawrence's Black Knight and made an appearance in
rapper Memphis Bleek's video, "Do My" featuring Jay-Z. And
with numerous endorsements such as athletic show company
Puma in the works, Serena is not only fulfilling her
father's dreams, she's surpassing them.
When she's not practicing, she enjoys surfing,
skateboarding, watching cartoons, and playing the guitar.
For now, tennis remains a top priority for Serena, as she
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Beat her older sister Venus to win the 2002 French Open,
2002 Wimbledon, 2002 US Open & the 2003 Australian Open. By
doing so, she joined Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf,
Margaret Court, and Maureen Connolly as the only women to
have won four Grand Slam titles in a row.
Was the 1999 US Open champion
Is the youngest of 5 girls
Her other sisters are Lyndrea, Isha & Yetunde
Parents are Richard & Oracene (divorced)
Dad Richard is her coach
Won the 2000 Olympics doubles competition with her sister
Venus
Her scenes of her first movie "Black Knight" were cut.
Among her pets was a Yorkshire by the name of Petey (Named
after one of her tennis heros Pete Sampras), Jackie the Jack
Russell Terrier; and Bambi the pitbull.
Sister of Venus Williams.
Elder sister Yetunde Price was murdered in Compton,
California in Fall of 2003
Born on the same day as actress Christina Milian.
On 25 January 2003, she won the Australian Open tennis
championship, completing the 'grand slam' of women's tennis.
"The Serena Slam Completed" was ranked #10 in TV Guide's
list of the "25 Most Awesome Sports Moments (of the last 15
years)". [17 July 2005 issue]
She is a certified Fashion Designer and has her own clothing
line called "Aneres" which is her name spelled backwards. |
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