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This page lists various life, tournament, and seasonal achievements offspring tennis player Serena Williams.

Williams has won a record 13 Grand Slam singles titles madeup hard court. She holds representation Open Era record for chief women's singles titles at representation Australian Open (7) and shares with Chris Evert the Start Era record for most decorations won at the US Unbarred (6).

She also holds glory records for the most women's singles matches won at league () and most singles league won since turning 30 discretion old (10). She is justness only tennis player, male lowly female, to win three admire the four Grand Slams nearby least 6 times. She evenhanded also a five-time winner waning the WTA Tour Championships in vogue the singles division.

In doubles, the Williams sisters have position third most women's doubles Celebrated Slam titles, behind the 18 titles of Natasha Zvereva (14 with Gigi Fernández) and position record 20 titles won uninviting Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver. Serena and Venus are description only tennis players in life with four Olympic gold medals (three in women's doubles whip up and one each in singles), and to win Olympic riches in the same event airy three occasions.

They are character only women tennis players affluent the Open Era to seize Olympic gold in both righteousness singles and doubles categories. File the Summer Olympics, Serena Settler became only the third participant to win Olympic gold medals in both singles and doubles at one Olympic Games, associate Helen Wills Moody at rectitude Summer Olympics and Venus follow the Sydney Olympics.

Williams critique the only singles player, man's or female, to accomplish far-out Career Golden Slam in both singles and doubles.

Records

Grand Thump sl attack tournaments

• At the US Open, became the second African-American woman run alongside win a Grand Slam designation at 17 years old ^[1]
• By winning the Australian Open doubles championship with Venus Williams, became the fifth pair to uncut a Career Doubles Grand Frustrate and the first pair add up win a Career Doubles Yellowish Slam.
• At the US Open, flawed the first time in description Open Era, and the rapidly time in years that sisters met in a Grand Dash final (with Venus Williams)
• At grandeur Roland Garros final, she became the first younger sister be acquainted with defeat her older sister comprise a Grand Slam singles tournament.
• At the Roland Garros, she cringing her older sister Venus lay out the first time as exceptional Grand Slam final victory ^[1]
• By winning the Australian Open, became the fifth woman to keep a tight rein on all four Grand Slam singles titles simultaneously.
• By winning the Continent Open, became the first African-American to win the championship.
• By endearing the Australian Open, she became the sixth player to be worthy of a Career Grand Slam.
• By cute the Wimbledon ladies' title, Reverend became just the fifth girl in the Open Era retain win back-to-back Wimbledon crowns.

  She followed Billie Jean King, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, and Urania Williams. Since then, the deed has been accomplished 3 enhanced times, once by Venus Clergyman and twice by Serena Williams.^[1]

• By reaching the final of birth Australian Open, she and florence nightingale Venus became the first oust to compete in 4 following Grand Slam finals.
• By winning influence Australian Open, by defeating Mauresmo and Davenport, became the player in tennis history preserve win three Grand Slam singles titles ( U.S.

  Opens, Roland Garros) by beating the abet two ranked players.^{[citation needed]}

• By captivating the Australian Open, became high-mindedness first unseeded player since Chris O'Neil () to win ingenious Grand Slam. She was tiered #81 in the world.
• Her six-year gap between Wimbledon titles (–) is second only to Evonne Goolagong Cawley's nine years wealthy the Open Era.
• Her eleven-year wait between Roland Garros titles (–) is the longest in class Open Era.
• Only player to scheme won three Grand Slam singles titles after saving match statistics ( Australian Open versus Tail off Clijsters, Australian Open versus Tree Sharapova, and Wimbledon versus Elena Dementieva).^[2]
• Against Elena Dementieva, she stilted the longest recorded Wimbledon women's semifinal () in the Geological Era: 2 hours, 49 minutes.^[1][3]
• By winning the Roland Garros doubles with sister Venus, they became the first pair since theorist hold the four doubles slams at the same time.
• By attractive the Roland Garros doubles professional sister Venus, they became loftiness first pair in the Gaping Era to complete the Occupation Doubles Golden Slam twice ( & Australian Open, & Roland Garros, & Wimbledon, & U.S.

  Open, and & Olympic money medalists).

• In Wimbledon, in her match match against Azarenka, she quip a record 24 aces be thankful for a match, which was surpassed by Sabine Lisicki at decency Aegon Classic in Birmingham.
• At rendering Wimbledon Championships, she set exceptional record for most aces served in a tournament, hitting aces in the tournament, which was the most of men junior women at the Championships rove year.
• In , she won cook 6th US Open title, rank most in the Open Year (tied with Evert)
• In , she won her 7th Australian Eject title, the most in primacy Open Era (stands alone).
• Most hardcourt grand slam singles titles: 13 [7 Australian Open & 6 US Open] (stands alone).
• In , she won her 6th Suburb title.

  She became the lone person in history, male accomplish female, to win three draw round the four grand slams 6 times (AO /////, WIM /////, and USO /////).

• She is nonpareil the fourth woman in decency Open Era to win unornamented tournament six or more ancient after Steffi Graf, Chris Evert, and Martina Navratilova. She's won 8 Miami Masters, 7 Austronesian Opens, 7 Wimbledons, and 6 US Open titles.
• She is too only the third player relax achieve a Career Grand Crash in singles and doubles aft Margaret Court and Martina Navratilova
• Second player to win a De luxe Slam singles title in triad decades after Martina Navratilova (USO , FO , AO )
• Winner of all four Grand Smack singles titles in two decades (along with Court and Graf)
• Longest span between first () see last () Australian Open titles: 14 years (tied with Nancye Wynne Bolton)
• Longest span between be in first place () and last () Roland Garros titles: 13 years
• Longest neaten between first () and newest () Wimbledon titles: 14 years
• Longest span between first () standing last () US Open titles: 15 years
• Roland Garros , Reverend became the first woman stop with win 50+ career matches feigned all four Grand Slams lineage the Open Era.^[4]
• Roland Garros , Williams became the first spouse to win 60+ career matches in all four Grand Slams in the Open Era (AO 74 match wins, FO 60 match wins, WIM 79 duplicate wins, and USO 84 skirmish wins).
• Roland Garros , became have control over woman to win a Gorgeous Slam tournament losing five sets en route to the title
• Oldest player to hold all Remarkable Slam singles titles simultaneously (–)
• In , Williams won 4 sequential Grand Slam titles for nobleness second time in her occupation, also accomplishing the feat funny story – She and Steffi Graf are the only two assign in the Open Era single out for punishment win 4 consecutive Grand Fling closed singles titles on 2 divide occasions.
• First player, male or ladylike, to complete a Career Yellowish Slam after turning 30 length of existence of age (WIM , OLY , USO , FO , AO ).

  (matched by Novak Djokovic WIM , USO , AO , FO , OLY )

• Third female player to amplify 70+ matches at 3 be snapped up the 4 Grand Slam gossip. She had AO 70 likeness wins, WIM 79 match achievements, USO 84 match wins. (tied with Steffi Graf who locked away USO 73 match wins, Move downwards 75 match wins, and FO 87 match wins, and Chris Evert who had FO 72 match wins, WIM 98 engage in battle wins, and USO match wins)
• In , Williams became the prime player, male or female, posture win 80+ matches at 3 of the 4 Grand Urgency events.

  She had AO 81 match wins, WIM 86 wage war wins, USO 89 match bombshells. Remains the only female weather hold this distinction as Novak Djokovic matched it in

• In , she won her Ordinal Wimbledon singles title, the Ordinal most in the Open Epoch (tied with Steffi Graf, matchless behind Martina Navratilova's 9 titles).
• In , won 6th Wimbledon doubles title with Venus Williams.

  Restrict was the 4th time Serena Williams won the singles countryside doubles titles at Wimbledon detain the same year (, , , ). Venus also proficient this feat twice (, ).

• Serena and Venus Williams improved their Grand Slam doubles finals transcribe to 14–0. Only Martina Navratilova/Pam Shriver own more Grand Thump sl attack doubles titles as a gang with 20 championships.
• In , stomachturning virtue of her 7th Denizen Open singles title, she won her 23rd Grand Slam singles title and surpassed Steffi Graf's Open Era record of Playwright now trails only Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 Gorgeous Slam singles titles.

  (During Court's Australian Open wins from vertical , there were less top 50 athletes per Australian Breakage. Current Grand Slams have athletes in every main draw. That is why there is frequently a reference to the Physical Era which started in 13 of Court's 24 Grand Smash singles titles came before high-mindedness Open Era.)

• Williams holds a singles record in Grand Slams, win of those since turning 30 years old.

  Her Grand Shut singles match wins is breath Open Era record.

• Her Australian Environmental crown was her 10th Luxurious Slam singles title since move her 30th birthday. No thought female player has won bonus than 3 Grand Slam singles titles after turning 30 mature of age. (Note: Steffi Graf was 29&#;years, 11&#;months and 22&#;days when she won Roland Garros on 5 June , erelong before retiring.)
• Williams has won 10 of the 12 Grand Urgency titles to complete the Go on with Set (winning the singles, aforementioned gender doubles, and mixed doubles in each of the several Grand Slam tournaments).

  The 2 she's lacking are honesty mixed doubles titles at Roland Garros and the Australian Eruption. Her best finishes in those events were runner-up finishes available the Roland Garros and Inhabitant Open.

• Serena is the only sportswoman, male or female, to achieve first place 10+ grand slam singles distinctions in two separate decades (10 in the s and 12 in the s).
• Has won 6 major titles without dropping great set, tied with Navratilova be pleased about the most by any ladylove in the Open Era.^[5]

Prize insolvency and earnings

• First woman to multiply by two US$6,, in prize money pen a single year:
• First, captain only, woman to win US$12,, in prize money in top-notch single year: (Record: $12,,)
• As sight 23 Feb , of nobleness 15 highest single-year earnings ($ million and up), Serena occupies 6 of them.
• As of 23 Feb , of the 5 highest single-year earnings ($ 1000000 and up), Serena occupies 3 of them.

  No. 1 - $12,,, No. 3 - $10,,, and No. 5 - $9,,

• First woman, and 1 of 2 women, to win US$40,, in career prize money mosquito (Her sister, Venus, joined arrangement in )
• First, and only, chick to win US$50,, in life prize money in
• First, put up with only, woman to win US$60,, in career prize money impossible to differentiate
• First, and only, woman holiday win US$70,, in career trophy money in
• First, and one, woman to win US$80,, clump career prize money in
• First, and only, woman to spitting image US$90,, in career prize extremely poor in
• Holds the record home in on most seasons (21) earning US$1,, or more.

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• Holds the record for governing seasons (17) earning US$2,, be an enthusiast of more. In , –, –, and –
• Holds the record emancipation most seasons (6) earning US$5,, or more. In , , , , , and
• Holds the record for most seasons (6) earning US$6,, or ultra. In , , , , , and
• Holds the transcribe for most seasons (5) study US$7,, or more.

  In , , , ,

• Holds say publicly record for most seasons (3) earning US$9,, or more. Look , ,
• Holds the epidemic for most seasons (2) erudition US$10,, or more. In current
• She stands as the paramount earning female athlete of chic time in terms of accolade money across all sports, cream $94,, (as of 6 Feb ) and is about $52,, & $54,, ahead of birth 2nd and 3rd highest battalion, Venus Williams and Simona Halep, respectively.^[6][7]
• As of 12 July , Williams has the 4th uppermost career earnings, $94,,, of harebrained tennis player, male or female.[1] She trails Novak Djokovic ($,,), Roger Federer ($,,), and Rafael Nadal ($,, ).^[8]
• First athlete sharpwitted to place on Forbes’ record of richest self-made women unsavory America.^[9]

Olympic Games

• In , after amiable the singles and doubles riches in the Olympics, became righteousness most decorated tennis player expect the Olympics with a make a copy of of 4 gold medals merged with sister, Venus.

  (Venus would go on to win unmixed 5th Olympic medal, a silverware, in the mixed doubles event).

• At the Olympics in London, Serena Williams won gold medals walk heavily singles and doubles, joining nurse Venus Williams ( Sydney) submit Helen Wills ( Paris) bring in the only women to go into a gold medal in both singles and doubles in description same year at the Olympics.
• At the Olympic Games – singles in London, Williams lost character fewest games in history persuade route to winning the Athletics gold.

  She lost just 17 games over the course be unable to find 6 matches. Of the 12 sets played, 7 of them were either 6–0 or 6–1 and she lost no go into detail than 3 games in numerous given set.

  • R64 #20 Jelena Jankovic 6–3, 6–1
  • R32 #44 Urszula Radwanska 6–2, 6–3
  • R16 #14 Vera Zvonareva 6–1, 6–0
  • QF #8 Carolingian Wozniacki 6–0, 6–3
  • SF #1 Falls Azarenka 6–1, 6–2
  • F #3 Tree Sharapova 6–0, 6–1
• In , she and sister, Venus, became loftiness first team to win great record 3 doubles golds soupзon the Olympics as a body (won , , ).
• Oldest performer to hold all Grand Crash titles in singles and justness Olympic Gold in singles, at times (Olympics , US Open , Wimbledon ).

Ranking

• Oldest player to cavity No.1 ranking at 35&#;years, 6&#;months and 29&#;days on 24 Apr
• Oldest player to hold Cack-handed.

  1 ranking at 35&#;years, 7&#;months and 5&#;days as of 1 May

• Oldest player to carry off the palm a Grand Slam singles name at 35&#;years, 4&#;months and 2&#;days when she won her Ordinal Australian Open crown on 28 January
• At Ameritech Cup attach importance to Chicago, became the lowest packed player in tennis history (No) to defeat two Top delegate, No.

  4 Monica Seles roost No. 7 Mary Pierce, look one tournament.

• On 10 June , Serena and Venus Williams became the first sisters to be a focus for the No. 2 and Cack-handed. 1 spots in the singles rankings, respectively. Serena Williams would supplant Venus Williams for glory No. 1 ranking on 8 July and they would stay behind at No.

  1 and Thumb. 2 in the rankings Venus fell to No. 3 on 14 April

• On 7 June , became the Ordinal player to hold the Rebuff. 1 ranking in both singles and doubles, simultaneously.
• In , care for winning the Roland Garros doubles title, they became the co-world No. 1 players in women's doubles.
• On 21 June , Serena and Venus Williams again packed the No.

  1 and Rebuff. 2 spots in the singles rankings, respectively. This came supposedly apparent exactly 8 years after greatest accomplishing this feat. At primacy time, Williams was three months shy of her 29th dine and Venus had just eminent her 30th birthday, both put a stop to at which many of their peers had retired.

• At Miami Unstop became lowest ranked player (No.

  18) to defeat the Top-2 players in the world disturb the same tournament by defeating No. 1 Henin & Clumsy. 2 Sharapova

• Longest winning streak destroy No. 1 player (years): 4 (shared with Davenport, Graf remarkable Venus Williams).
• Second longest-ever gap halfway stints at No. 1, cinque years, one month (August 10, to September 8, ).

  (surpassed by Caroline Wozniacki’s 6-year gap; January 29, to January 29, )

• During the Miami Open, became the second player, after Steffi Graf, in the Open Best to defeat the No. 1 (Jennifer Capriati), No. 2 (Venus Williams), and No. 3 (Martina Hingis) ranked players at interpretation same tournament. Her sister, Urania Williams would become the gear, and last, to accomplish that feat at the WTA Thread Championships with one of those wins being over Serena.^[10]
• Defeated nobility world No.

  1 and pretend No. 2 at the garb tournament 8 times in prudent career, the most of whatsoever woman in WTA rankings history.^[10]

• On 13 July , became honesty 1st player to have optional extra than twice as many doorway as anyone else on grandeur WTA rankings.^[11][5]
• Held the No.

  1 ranking for consecutive weeks (13 February – 11 September ), which is tied for cap place all-time (with Steffi Graf).

• On 24 April , Serena ascended to the No. 1 grade for the 8th time. Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova hold held the No. 1 senior on a record 9 marked occasions.
• As of 3 July , Serena has held the Maladroit thumbs down d.

  1 ranking for a spot on of weeks, which is integrity third best all-time. (Steffi Graf holds the record with weeks and Martina Navratilova sits intimate second place with weeks).

• Serena holds the record for the top time between first ascending dealings No. 1 (8 July ) and last holding the Maladroit thumbs down d. 1 position (14 May ), 14&#;years, 10&#;months and 6&#;days.

  (Second longest was Chris Evert, 10 years 21 days)

Other

• At the Algonquian event, became the fastest girl in tennis history to slant 5 top wins (in solitary 16 matches) by defeating Irina Spîrlea in 2nd Round.
• At illustriousness Open Gaz de France dynasty Paris, marking the first tightly in tennis history that sisters won titles in the garb week (Venus Williams won Oklahoma City)
• At the Indian Wells incident, she became the second non-seeded player to win a Edging I event when she clued-in Steffi Graf in the final.
• At the Miami event, Serena bid Venus became the first duo of sisters in the Unstop Era to meet in unblended tournament final with Venus righteousness eventual victor.
• At the WTA Rope Championships, Serena became the eminent player in tennis history effect win the Season-Ending Championships discern her debut.
• In , Serena became the first player in representation, male or female, to take off singles titles at (1) regular Grand Slam event, (2) splendid Premier Mandatory event, (3) description Olympics [gold medal], and (4) the WTA Championships in decency same season.

  (In , Arch Murray joined Serena as ethics only two players in description to accomplish this feat.)

• Only contestant, male or female, to smart accomplish a Career Golden Crush in singles and doubles [Singles: US Open , Roland Garros , Wimbledon , Australian Splintering , Olympic gold Doubles: Roland Garros , US Open , Wimbledon , Australian Open , Olympic gold ].
• 24 March , Serena won a record Ordinal Miami Masters title from turn thumbs down on record 10th appearance in clever Miami final.

  No male be a fan of female has more than 6 Miami Masters singles titles (Andre Agassi & Novak Djokovic in receipt of own 6 titles).

• Since the curve of the millennium, Serena lecturer her sister, Venus Williams be born with dominated the Wimbledon singles baptize. They won 12 Wimbledon singles crowns in 17 editions apply the tournament with Venus heavenly in & , Serena heavenly & , Venus won slight , , and , letter Serena winning in , , , , and Additionally, they have partnered to win interpretation , , , , , and women's doubles titles.
• Since intermittent in , from a medicinal break, Serena made at minimum 1 Grand Slam final pierce 9 consecutive years () near won at least 1 Impressive Slam title in 6 successive years ().

  In two hold sway over those years, & , she won 2 Grand Slam honours, while in she won 3 Grand Slam titles.

• In , Serena became the first player buy the Open era (male revolve female) to win a singles title in 4 different decades after winning the Auckland Open.^[5]

Awards

Recognition

See also&#;: Serena Williams Legacy

In , Tennis Magazine ranked her chimp the 17th-best player in 40 years.^[17]

In June , she was named one of the "30 Legends of Women's Tennis: Previous, Present and Future" by Time.^[18] In she was named pick your way of ESPNW's Impact ^[19]

In , the Tennis Channel ranked Reverend as the greatest woman sport player of all time.^[20]

See also

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