Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and former world No. 1 in women's single tennis. She has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most by any player in the Open Era, and the second-most of all time behind Margaret Court (24). The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) ranked her world No. 1 in singles on eight separate occasions between 2002 and 2017. She reached the No. 1 ranking for the first time on July 8, 2002. On her sixth occasion, she held the ranking for 186 consecutive weeks, tying the record set by Steffi Graf. In total, she has been No. 1 for 319 weeks, which ranks third in the Open Era among female players behind Graf and Martina Navratilova.
Serena Williams and Shailene Woodley are among the stars tapped to appear as part of Verizon Media's two-day virtual wellness event, Reset Your Mindset.
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Becker also believes the current coronavirus crisis presents the sport with a unique opportunity to restructure, drop tournaments and bring the men's and women's game closer together.
Serena Williams hilariously dodged every mention of her friend Meghan, Duchess of Sussex while appearing on the latest episode of Naomi Campbell's YouTube series.
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The organisers of the U.S. Open say a decision on whether to hold the grand slam this year amid the coronavirus outbreak will be made in June, and playing it without fans is on the table but highly..
Serena Williams needs to "change her strategy" and "face reality" after failing to win a Grand Slam title since returning to tennis, says her coach Patrick Mouratoglou. BBC News - Published
John McEnroe calls on Serena Williams to overtake Margaret Court's record of 24 Grand Slams and "leave her offensive views in the past". BBC News - Published
As Serena Williams describes her defeat by Wang Qiang at the Australian Open as "unprofessional", BBC Sport looks at what's next for the 23-time Grand Slam champion. BBC News - Published
Can Serena Williams win that elusive 24th Grand Slam? Will the 'Big Three' dominance end? Will there be British success? Here is the Australian Open lowdown. BBC News - Published
Serena Williams claims her first title in three years and first since becoming a mother with victory over Jessica Pegula at the Auckland Classic. BBC News - Published
Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams are among a number of players who will feature in an exhibition match ahead of this month's Australian Open to raise funds for bushfire relief efforts,.. Reuters - Published
Roger Federer, Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal will take part in an exhibition match to raise money for a bushfire relief fund in Australia. BBC News - Published
Serena Williams starts her fourth decade on the WTA Tour with a straightforward win over Italian qualifier Camila Giorgi in Auckland. BBC News - Published
Britain's Johanna Konta is knocked out of the Brisbane International in the first round, while Coco Gauff and Serena Williams win in Auckland. BBC News - Published
Serena Williams may think she can overcome those who now believe they have the beating of her in finals - but it does not look that way, says Russell Fuller. BBC News - Published
So new is Bianca Andreescu to the Grand Slam stage that after beating Serena Williams to win the U.S. Open on Saturday, a tournament official had to show her which side of the trophy was the front. Reuters - Published
Canadians took to social media on Saturday to hail their first tennis Grand Slam champion Bianca Andreescu after the 19-year-old's U.S. Open win over Serena Williams. Reuters - Published
Factbox on Canada's Bianca Andreescu, who defeated American Serena Williams to win the U.S. Open on Saturday (prefix number denotes seeding): Reuters - Published
Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu claimed her first Grand Slam title in a hard-hitting and nerve-jangling 6-3 7-5 win over Serena Williams on Saturday that put the brakes on the American's bid to.. Reuters - Published
Amid the excitement of Serena Williams' latest bid for U.S. Open glory, some off-court news buzzed about the plaza at Flushing Meadows: a duchess had come to Queens. Reuters - Published
Serena Williams says she has not thought about her loss to Naomi Osaka in last year's US Open final as she goes again for her 24th Grand Slam title. BBC News - Published
Serena Williams has another shot at winning a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title after demolishing Elina Svitolina to reach the US Open final. BBC News - Published
Serena Williams underlines her tag as the US Open favourite with a brutal quarter-final win over China's Wang Qiang in just 44 minutes. BBC News - Published
Johanna Konta believes playing on Arthur Ashe Stadium can inspire her to beat fifth seed Elina Svitolina and reach the US Open semi-finals. BBC News - Published
In her final BBC Sport column from the US Open, Karolina Pliskova reflects on defeat by Britain's Johanna Konta - and her chances of indulging a favourite hobby. BBC News - Published
Serena Williams fights back from a set down to beat American teenager Caty McNally in an entertaining late-night match at the US Open. BBC News - Published
Serena Williams makes the perfect return to the US Open after last year's controversial final by thrashing her long-time rival Maria Sharapova. BBC News - Published
US Open umpire Carlos Ramos will not chair any matches involving Serena or Venus Williams in New York this year following last year's final. BBC News - Published
Naomi Osaka will return to the top of the world rankings despite losing to Serena Williams after Karolina Pliskova is beaten in the quarter-finals of the Rogers Cup. BBC News - Published
Watch the quirkier moments from day twelve at Wimbledon as Romanian Simona Halep sensationally beats Serena Williams to win her first ever Wimbledon title. BBC News - Published
Simona Halep pays tribute to her family and says she played the best match of her career to beat Serena Williams 6-2 6-2 and win her first Wimbledon title. BBC News - Published
Watch the winning moment as Simona Halep puts in a fantastic performance to beat Serena Williams 6-2 6-2 in 55 minutes to win her first Wimbledon title. BBC News - Published
Serena Williams faces "pressure times 100" when she plays Simona Halep in the Wimbledon final seeking a 24th Grand Slam title, her coach says. BBC News - Published
Watch the quirkier moments from day ten at Wimbledon as Serena Williams powers into the Wimbledon final and David Beckham pays a visit to the Royal Box. BBC News - Published
Serena Williams makes light work of Barbora Strycova to reach the Wimbledon final and stand one win away from a 24th Grand Slam singles title. BBC News - Published
Unseeded Barbora Strycova says she will have no fear when she bids to halt Serena Williams' charge towards an 11th Wimbledon singles final. BBC News - Published
Andy Murray and Serena Williams are out of the Wimbledon mixed doubles after the stellar pairing lose to top seeds Bruno Soares and Nicole Melichar. BBC News - Published
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