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Williams at the 2020 US Open | |
| Full name | Serena Jameka Williams |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) | United States |
| Residence | Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, U.S. |
| Born | (1981-09-26) September 26, 1981 (age 43) Saginaw, Michigan, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Turned pro | October 1995 |
| Retired | September 2022 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$94,816,730 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 858–156 (84.62%) |
| Career titles | 73 (5th in overall rankings) |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (July 8, 2002) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | W (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2017) |
| French Open | W (2002, 2013, 2015) |
| Wimbledon | W (2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016) |
| US Open | W (1999, 2002, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Grand Slam Cup | W (1999) |
| Tour Finals | W (2001, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014) |
| Olympic Games | W (2012) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 192–35 (84.58%) |
| Career titles | 23 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (June 21, 2010) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (2001, 2003, 2009, 2010) |
| French Open | W (1999, 2010) |
| Wimbledon | W (2000, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2016) |
| US Open | W (1999, 2009) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | SF (2009) |
| Olympic Games | W (2000, 2008, 2012) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Career record | 27–4 (87.1%) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | F (1999) |
| French Open | F (1998) |
| Wimbledon | W (1998) |
| US Open | W (1998) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | W (1999), record 17–3 |
| Hopman Cup | W (2003, 2008) |
| Signature | |
Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981) is an American former professional tennis player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, she was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 319 weeks, including a joint-record 186 consecutive weeks, and finished as the year-end No.
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Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player. She was ranked world No. 1 in singles on eight different occasions from 2002 to 2017 by the Women’s Tennis Association. Her nickname is ReRe.
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Key Facts & Information
Early Life and Education
- Serena Williams was born in Saginaw, Michigan to Richard Williams and Oracene Price.
- She moved to Compton, California with her family when she was still young.
- Serena Williams was homeschooled by her father.
- When Serena Williams was nine years old, they moved to West Palm Beach, Florida. There, she went to the tennis academy of Rick Macci.
Career Beginnings
- Serena Williams started playing tennis when she was three years old.
- One of Serena Williams’ coaches in Compton, California was named Richard Williams, who had the same name as her father.
- Her coach was the founder of The Venus and Serena Williams Tennis/Tutorial Academy.
- When Serena Williams was ten years old, her father made her focus on school work and stopped her from joining national tennis tournaments.
- She and her sister, Venus, experienced racist remarks during these tournaments, which was one reason why they stopped playing in them.
- She was ranked number one among the players aged under 10 in Florida.
- In 1995, Serena Williams stopped attending Rick Macci’s academy and was coached by her father.
- Serena Jameka Williams is
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Serena Williams holds the most major singles, doubles, and mixed doubles titles combined among all active tennis players.
Her father, Richard Williams, a former sharecropper from Louisiana determined to see his two youngest girls succeed, used books and videos to instruct Serena and Venus on how to play the game. Serena began practicing at three years old on a court near her home in Compton, California.
Williams became a professional tennis player in 1995 and won the French Open, the U.S. Open, and Wimbledon in 2002, defeating Venus in the finals of each tournament. She won her first Australian Open in 2003, making her one of only six women in the Open era to complete a Career Grand Slam. In 2008, she won the U.S. Open and teamed with Venus to capture a second women’s doubles Olympic gold medal at the Beijing Games. Williams is also the only professional tennis player to accomplish a Career Golden Slam in singles & doubles.
In December 2015 she was named Sportsperson of the Year by Sports Illustrated magazine.
Serena Williams Biography Activities, Flip Book & Report – Black History Month
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Searching for biography activities for Serena Williams for your early elementary students? These social studies activities are perfect for Kindergarten, First Grade, and Second Grade students. The variety of low-prep activities are easy to implement. They make a great addition to your Women’s History Month Unit!
Get your students excited about history and begging to learn more with these Serena Williams biography activities. Students will love learning about this professional tennis player with these activities and flip book. Finish off the unit with the Serena Williams report. It comes with a few options that will meet your student’s differentiated needs. Your students will not even realize how much they are learning!
-Video Link
-12 Posters
-8 Word Wall Cards
-KWL Chart
-Was, Had, Wanted Chart
-Timeline / Sequencing Worksheet w/ Answer Key
-Fill in the Blank Worksheet w/ Answer Key
-Fact or Opinion Worksheet w/ Answer Key
-Word Search w/ Answer Key
-Adjectives Worksheet
-All About Poster
-Reading Comprehension w/ a Non-Fiction Passage & Answer Key
-2 Biography Report Options
-3 Writing Prompts
-Brochure
-5 Page Flip Book
Your students will love learning about this important athlete with the variety of activities included. They are perfect for whole group lessons, small group lessons, center activities, independent practice, and substitute activities. They can also be used as morning work, bell ringers, or assigned as homework.
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