Player Overview - Serena Williams
Serena Williams
Country:
United States of America
Birth Date:
26 September 1981
Birthplace:
Saginaw, MI, USA
Residence:
Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA
Height:
5 ft. 9 in. ( 1.75 meters )
Weight:
150 lbs. ( 68.2 kilos )
Plays
Right
Turned pro:
1995
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Tournament Info
US Opens Played: 13
Best Singles Performance: Winner (1999, 2002, 2008)
Best Doubles Performance: Winner (1999, 2009)
Player Overview
| Career Singles Titles: 44 Career Doubles titles: 22 | Career matches won: 531 Career matches lost: 103 | Year to date matches Won: 44 Year to date matches lost: 3 |
| Current 52 week rank for singles: 4 | High rank for singles: 1 | High rank for doubles: 1 |
| Current 52 week rank for doubles: 42 | High rank date for singles: 8 July 2002 | High rank date for doubles: 7 June 2010 |
| Career prize money: $38,131,392 USD | Year to date prize money for singles: $3,175,027 USD | Year to date prize money for doubles: $202,012 USD |
| Grand Slam Singles Results | ||||
| Year | Australian Open | Roland Garros | Wimbledon | US Open |
| 1998 | 2ND | 4TH | 3RD | 3RD |
| 1999 | 3RD | 3RD | - | WON |
| 2000 | 4TH | - | SF | QF |
| 2001 | QF | QF | QF | RUP |
| 2002 | - | WON | WON | WON |
| 2003 | WON | SF | WON | - |
| 2004 | - | QF | RUP | QF |
| 2005 | WON | - | 3RD | 4TH |
| 2006 | 3RD | - | - | 4TH |
| 2007 | WON | QF | QF | QF |
| 2008 | QF | 3RD | RUP | WON |
| 2009 | WON | QF | WON | SF |
| 2010 | WON | QF | WON | - |
| 2011 | - | - | 4TH | RUP |
| 2012 | 4TH | 1ST | WON | - |
| Grand Slam Doubles Results | ||||
| Year | Australian Open | Roland Garros | Wimbledon | US Open |
| 1997 | - | - | - | 1ST |
| 1998 | 3RD | - | 1ST | - |
| 1999 | SF | WON | - | WON |
| 2000 | - | - | WON | SF |
| 2001 | WON | - | 3RD | 3RD |
| 2002 | - | - | WON | - |
| 2003 | WON | - | 3RD | - |
| 2007 | - | - | 2ND | - |
| 2008 | QF | - | WON | - |
| 2009 | WON | 3RD | WON | WON |
| 2010 | WON | WON | QF | - |
| 2012 | - | - | WON | - |
Legend
WON = Champion
RUP = Runner-up
SF = Semi-finalist
QF = Quarter-finalist
4TH = Lost in fourth round
3RD = Lost in third round
2ND = Lost in second round
1ST = Lost in first round
Bio information courtesy of the WTA TOUR
Articles
Victorious Serena keeps dream alive
4e sacre pour Serena, Djokovic rejoint Murray en finale
Le combat de Vika, la balade de Serena
Matt Cronin’s women's final pick
Matt Cronin's women's semifinal picks
Matt Cronin's Day 10 Picks
Matt Cronin's Day 8 Picks
Serena loves to be loved
Top Five Factors: Azarenka the annihilator
Top Five Factors: Serena, Stephens out to avenge losses
Un torneo más incierto de lo habitual
2012 Kids’ Day, stars draw youthful mass to tennis center
Golden Serena sees US Open as launching pad
Top Five Factors: Best Women's Match-ups, First Round
Azarenka, Sharapova, Serena among women's top seeds
Top Five Factors: The Unbelievable, Unbreakable Records
Serena, Sharapova lead women's field
Serena regroups to defeat Azarenka and win fourth US Open
Serena reaches the semifinals with another dominant performance
Russians dethrone Williams sisters
Serena exacts revenge on Australian Open ouster
Serena screams loudest, stops Martinez Sanchez
Serena screams loudest, stops Martinez Sanchez
Seeing double: Bryans, Williams sisters advance
Seeing double: Bryans, Williams sisters advance
Serena bashes Vandeweghe in bid for fourth title
4e sacre pour Serena, Djokovic rejoint Murray en finale
Le combat de Vika, la balade de Serena
Matt Cronin’s women's final pick
Matt Cronin's women's semifinal picks
Matt Cronin's Day 10 Picks
Matt Cronin's Day 8 Picks
Serena loves to be loved
Top Five Factors: Azarenka the annihilator
Top Five Factors: Serena, Stephens out to avenge losses
Un torneo más incierto de lo habitual
2012 Kids’ Day, stars draw youthful mass to tennis center
Golden Serena sees US Open as launching pad
Top Five Factors: Best Women's Match-ups, First Round
Azarenka, Sharapova, Serena among women's top seeds
Top Five Factors: The Unbelievable, Unbreakable Records
Serena, Sharapova lead women's field
Serena regroups to defeat Azarenka and win fourth US Open
Serena reaches the semifinals with another dominant performance
Russians dethrone Williams sisters
Serena exacts revenge on Australian Open ouster
Serena screams loudest, stops Martinez Sanchez
Serena screams loudest, stops Martinez Sanchez
Seeing double: Bryans, Williams sisters advance
Seeing double: Bryans, Williams sisters advance
Serena bashes Vandeweghe in bid for fourth title
Interviews
Match Reports
Serena regroups to defeat Azarenka and win fourth US Open
Serena reaches the semifinals with another dominant performance
Russians dethrone Williams sisters
Serena exacts revenge on Australian Open ouster
Serena screams loudest, stops Martinez Sanchez
Serena screams loudest, stops Martinez Sanchez
Seeing double: Bryans, Williams sisters advance
Seeing double: Bryans, Williams sisters advance
Serena bashes Vandeweghe in bid for fourth title
Serena reaches the semifinals with another dominant performance
Russians dethrone Williams sisters
Serena exacts revenge on Australian Open ouster
Serena screams loudest, stops Martinez Sanchez
Serena screams loudest, stops Martinez Sanchez
Seeing double: Bryans, Williams sisters advance
Seeing double: Bryans, Williams sisters advance
Serena bashes Vandeweghe in bid for fourth title
Galleries
Media
US Open Women's Review Show
Day 14 - Match of the Day
Sights and Sounds of 2012 Women's Tournament
Serena Williams - Day 14
Serena Williams vs Victoria Azarenka
Serena Williams: Road to the Women's Final
Serena Williams - Day 12
Serena Williams vs Sara Errani
Serena Williams vs Ana Ivanovic
Serena Williams - Day 10
Serena Williams - Day 8
Serena Williams vs Andrea Hlavackova
Serena Williams vs Ekaterina Makarova
Serena Williams - Day 6
Serena Williams - Day 4
Serena Williams vs Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez
Williams/Williams vs Lee-Waters/Moulton-Levy
Serena Williams vs Coco Vandeweghe
Serena Williams - Day 2
Serena Williams - Pre-Event
Women's Review
Day 14 - Match of the Day
Sights and Sounds of 2012 Women's Tournament
Serena Williams - Day 14
Serena Williams vs Victoria Azarenka
Serena Williams: Road to the Women's Final
Serena Williams - Day 12
Serena Williams vs Sara Errani
Serena Williams vs Ana Ivanovic
Serena Williams - Day 10
Serena Williams - Day 8
Serena Williams vs Andrea Hlavackova
Serena Williams vs Ekaterina Makarova
Serena Williams - Day 6
Serena Williams - Day 4
Serena Williams vs Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez
Williams/Williams vs Lee-Waters/Moulton-Levy
Serena Williams vs Coco Vandeweghe
Serena Williams - Day 2
Serena Williams - Pre-Event
Women's Review
Louis Armstrong Stadium - Women's Doubles - 3rd Round
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| Round | 1R | 2R | 3R | 4R | QF | SF | F |
| Sets played | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Tie breaks played | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total games | 14 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 28 |
| Winners | 16 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 38 | 44 |
| Unforced errors | 9 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 45 |
| Service points won | 24 | 41 | 32 | 26 | 36 | 32 | 48 |
| Return games won | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Total points | 50 | 65 | 67 | 60 | 57 | 60 | 94 |
| 1st serves in | 26 | 36 | 21 | 17 | 29 | 26 | 43 |
| % 1st serves in | 72 | 59 | 53 | 49 | 59 | 65 | 54 |
| Total aces | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 13 |
| Total double faults | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 1st serve points won | 17 | 30 | 18 | 13 | 26 | 24 | 33 |
| % 1st serve points won | 65 | 83 | 86 | 76 | 90 | 92 | 77 |
| % 2nd Serve points won | 70 | 44 | 74 | 72 | 50 | 57 | 41 |