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Serena Williams
Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 319 weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 five times. Williams won 73 WTA Tour–level singles titles, including 23 major women's singles titles—the most in the Open Era, and the second-most of all time. She is the only player to accomplish a Career Golden Slam in both singles and doubles, and the only player to have simultaneously held Olympic gold and all four major titles in both singles and doubles.
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Tennis World ES: Iga Swiatek supera a Aryna Sabalenka y se acerca al récord de Serena Williams
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tennisworldusa.org: Iga Swiatek surpasses Aryna Sabalenka, closes in on Serena Williams' record
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Sportskeeda: "Terrible role model" - Serena Williams slammed by fans over controversial GLP-1 moment during Venus Williams’ Cincinnati Open 1R
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Yahoo Sports: Why you might see a Serena Williams GLP-1 ad at the Cincinnati Open
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Tennishead: Iga Swiatek has just beaten Serena Williams' record and achieved feat no player in WTA history has before
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saportareport.com: Serena Williams brings lessons on confidence, investing and perseverance to Atlanta’s Invest Fest
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Yahoo: Inside Serena Williams' Love Story
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Mshale: CoCo Vandeweghe On Serena Williams’ Dominance Wv Election Results (VT0F8bBSre)
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Yahoo: Serena Williams gave fans a glimpse of her comeback training ahead of her Cincinnati Open doubles match with Venus
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Yahoo Sports: “This Is So Dystopian”; “Ridiculous” – Tennis Fans React to Serena Williams’ Weight-Loss Drug Advertisement Stunt at Cincinnati Open
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ESPN Guatemala: Un mes después de la lesión, Serena Williams compartió imágenes alentadoras
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Mshale: NO 3RD SET! SERENA WILLIAMS DEF COCO VANDEWEGHE SONY OPEN 2014 Club Brugge - Stvv (8b6diURdXb)
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Mshale: La Historia De Amor De Serena Williams Y Un Empresario. ¡Mira Cómo Lucen Sus Hijos Hoy! Coco Gauff (4f8aOtQGbI)
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Law360: Serena Williams Loses Bid To Register 'Serena Ventures' TM
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Tennis World ES: Kim Clijsters compara las dificultades de Aryna Sabalenka con un problema al que se enfrentó Serena Williams
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tennisworldusa.org: Kim Clijsters compares Aryna Sabalenka's struggles to a problem Serena Williams faced
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WWD: Serena Williams and Heineken Team Up for Special US Open Activation
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Yahoo Sports: “Dear God”: Serena Williams’ Coach Reacts to Ben Shelton’s Scary Canadian Open Incident
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Tennishead: Serena Williams' coach says there's a 'major concern' for Aryna Sabalenka and her team ahead of the US Open
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Tennis World ES: Steve Johnson afirma que solo Serena Williams es una estrella más grande que Alex Eala
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tennisworldusa.org: Steve Johnson says only Serena Williams is a bigger star than Alex Eala
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Yahoo: The Truth About Venus And Serena Williams' Relationship With Their Father
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Public attention spiked: 26,908 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4.4× the usual 6,165, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 21,009 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.4× the usual 6,165, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 230,689 Wikipedia readers in one day, 37.4× the usual 6,165, with 1 article edits.
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Williams was also awarded a wildcard into the women's singles event at Wimbledon, marking her first Grand Slam singles appearance since the 2022 US Open
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Public attention spiked: 37,415 Wikipedia readers in one day, 6.1× the usual 6,165, with 3 article edits. Editors noted: 2026: Return to tennis
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Public attention spiked: 28,887 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4.7× the usual 6,165, with 13 article edits. Editors noted: 2020–2022: Final years clarify year and add wikilink
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Williams announced she would return to professional tennis nearly four years after her retirement, accepting a wildcard to compete in doubles alongside Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko at the 2026 Queen's Club Championsh
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Awarded Time 100 (2025).
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Snopes rated the claim “President-elect Donald Trump once played tennis with tennis star Serena Williams.” True.
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That Williams had re-entered the doping testing pool, a necessary step for a potential comeback, though she shut down rumors on X
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News Mobile rated the claim “Serena Williams passed away in a car crash in Texas” False.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “serena williams passes away following tragic car crash in texas” Death Scam.
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PolitiFact rated the claim ““Serena Williams reportedly passes away following tragic car crash in Texas.”” Pants on Fire.
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The International Sports Press Association (AIPS) voted her as the best female athlete of the past 100 years
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Williams was raised as a Jehovah's Witness, but was not baptized until 2023.
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In August 2023, Williams gave birth to a second daughter, Adira River Ohanian.
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John McEnroe described Williams as an "icon" and the "GOAT of GOATs"
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By February 2021, Williams had hired a tennis coach for Olympia, then three years old.
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fact checker rated the claim “A popular Facebook post thatdiscusses race and COVID-19was written by tennis star Serena Williams.” fake.
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Reported claimRated This is incorrect, the post was shared by someone also called Serena Williams, but not the tennis player. · Full Fact
Full Fact rated the claim “Tennis pro Serena Williams wrote a post saying she is “sick of COVID-19” and sick of “black vs. white”.” This is incorrect, the post was shared by someone also called Serena Williams, but not the tennis player..
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BOOM Fact Check rated the claim “Serena Williams wrote a post arguing against racial distinctions.” False.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Tennis player Serena Williams wrote this text” Partly false.
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AP News rated the claim “In a Facebook post, tennis star Serena Williams said that she was sick of COVID-19, black versus white, gay versus straight and Democrats versus Republicans, and that people should “stop thrusting your beliefs on others.”” Partly False.
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PolitiFact rated the claim “Tennis star Serena Williams wrote that she’s “sick of COVID-19. I’m sick of black vs. white. I’m sick of Democrats vs. Republicans. I’m sick of gay vs. straight. I’m sick of Christians vs atheists. I’m REALLY sick of the media.”” False.
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FactCheck.org rated the claim “Tennis star Serena Williams wrote post that states, “I’m sick of COVID-19. I’m sick of black vs. white."” False.
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The Tennis Channel ranked Williams as the greatest women's tennis player of all time
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The Tennis Channel ranked Williams as the greatest female tennis player in history
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Time created 89 new covers to celebrate women of the year starting from 1920; it chose Williams for 2003
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Won the Associated Press Athlete of the Year with WTA Tour Womens (2018).
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Awarded Associated Press Athlete of the Year (2018).
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Williams withdrew from the upcoming Australian Open, citing a lack of sufficient preparation in the wake of her pregnancy
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Roger Federer said the player who probably has the best case for "Greatest Of All Time", man or woman, is Serena Williams
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Williams gave birth to a daughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr
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Williams gave birth to a daughter
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Williams revealed that she was 20 weeks pregnant and would miss the remainder of the season
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Williams posted a picture of herself on Snapchat that focused on her midsection
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On September 1, 2017, Williams gave birth to a daughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr.
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Said she "never really practiced [the faith]"
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On April 19, 2017, Williams posted a picture of herself on Snapchat that focused on her midsection.
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BBC Sport users selected Williams as the greatest female tennis player of the Open Era
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Williams became Ambassador for the Allstate Foundation's Purple Purse project, an initiative to provide financial empowerment to domestic abuse victims
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When she was the only woman on Forbes's list of the 100 highest-paid athletes, with $27 million in prize money and endorsements
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And they married on November 16, 2017, in New Orleans
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The Serena Williams Fund partnered with Helping Hands Jamaica to build the Salt Marsh Primary School for Jamaican youth in Trelawny Parish
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Williams wrote an open letter in Porter Magazine's feature "Incredible Women of 2016" in support of gender equality and to share her personal struggles as a woman in tennis
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In 2016, the Serena Williams Fund partnered with Helping Hands Jamaica to build the Salt Marsh Primary School for Jamaican youth in Trelawny Parish.
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Voiced her support for Black Lives Matter on her Facebook page
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"break point down, [there is an] 80% chance [she] serves an ace"
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He proposed to her on December 10, 2016, and they married on November 16, 2017, in New Orleans.
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In her childhood home of Compton, she and Venus founded the Yetunde Price Resource Center, in honor of their late half-sister Yetunde
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Snopes rated the claim “Caitlyn Jenner said that "I look more feminine than Serena Williams."” False.
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Won the Associated Press Athlete of the Year with WTA Tour Womens (2015).
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Awarded Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award (2015).
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Awarded L'Équipe Champion of Champions (2015).
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Awarded Associated Press Athlete of the Year (2015).
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(after a 14-year boycott) occurred in partnership with the Equal Justice Initiative, a non-profit organization that provides legal representation to people who may have been denied a fair trial
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Williams's return to Indian Wells in 2015 (after a 14-year boycott) occurred in partnership with the Equal Justice Initiative, a non-profit organization that provides legal representation to people who may have been denied a fair trial.
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Williams became the Chief Sporting Officer for British luxury car manufacturer Aston Martin, and in 2018 she joined the board of directors of SurveyMonkey
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Williams began hosting an annual charity run named "The Serena Williams Ultimate Fun Run" to support the Fund
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In 2014, Williams began hosting an annual charity run named "The Serena Williams Ultimate Fun Run" to support the Fund.
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Williams founded the venture capital firm Serena Ventures, which invests in start-up companies whose "perspectives and innovations level the playing field for women and people of color"
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Won the Associated Press Athlete of the Year with WTA Tour Womens (2013).
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Awarded Associated Press Athlete of the Year (2013).
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Awarded Best Female Athlete ESPY Award (2013).
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Awarded Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award (2013).
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Awarded Michigan Women's Hall of Fame (2012).
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Awarded Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award (2011).
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Confirmed that she had suffered a hematoma and a pulmonary embolism
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She has been an International Goodwill Ambassador with UNICEF since 2011, and helped launch UNICEF's Schools for Asia campaign.
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2012 and 2013) have earned more money in one season
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Williams is alleged to have been romantically involved with Drake (with whom Lamar is involved in an ongoing feud) in 2011 and 2015.
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Awarded California Hall of Fame (2010).
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Awarded Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award (2010).
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Awarded Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year (2010).
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In response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Williams, along with other ATP and WTA stars, decided to forgo their final day of preparation for the Australian Open to assist earthquake victims.
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Williams's first tournament was in Sydney, where she lost in the final to Dementieva
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Awarded Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award (2009).
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Awarded Associated Press Athlete of the Year (2009).
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In 2008, as part of the foundation's work, Williams helped to fund the construction of the Serena Williams Secondary School in Matooni, Kenya.
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As part of the foundation's work, Williams helped to fund the construction of the Serena Williams Secondary School in Matooni, Kenya
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Awarded Laureus World Sports Award for Comeback of the Year (2007).
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However, she gradually returned to form despite continued injuries, reclaiming the world No
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Won the Australian Open Women with WTA Tour Womens (2005).
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And has used various iterations of the Wilson Blade since 2008
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Awarded Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award (2004).
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And 2005, Serena and Venus visited hospitals and played several tennis matches in predominantly Black cities to raise funds for the local Ronald McDonald House charities
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Signed a five-year deal with Nike for $40 million, and has been sponsored by the company ever since
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Won the "Family Circle and Prudential Financial Player Who Makes a Difference Award"
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Won the Australian Open Women with WTA Tour Womens (2003).
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Awarded Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year (2003).
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Awarded Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award (2003).
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Awarded NAACP Image Award – President's Award (2003).
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Awarded Best Female Athlete ESPY Award (2003).
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Williams received a Celebrity Role Model Award from the Avon Foundation in 2003 for her work fighting breast cancer.
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Had been released on parole earlier in the year
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Awarded Associated Press Athlete of the Year (2002).
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Made her only the third player in history to win the "Surface Slam" after Martina Navratilova and Steffi Graf
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Williams retired from the semifinal at the Medibank International Sydney due to injury, and later withdrew from the Australian Open
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Elena Dementieva claimed that Richard Williams had decided the results of matches between the sisters
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Awarded Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year (2000).
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Williams failed to defend her titles in Paris and Indian Wells, although she did win the Faber Grand Prix in Germany
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“s doubles success at the 2025 US Open and by encouragement from her daughter Olympia, stating:”
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Before switching to the Hyper Hammer range
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Joined United States Tennis in 1999.
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And soon after signed a $12 million endorsement deal with Puma
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And was once considered one of the best rivalries in women's tennis—started off one-sided, with Capriati winning four of the first five matches
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Played for United States Billie Jean King Cup team (1999).
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Williams won her first main-draw match at the Ameritech Cup Chicago in November 1997
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When Williams was in the ninth grade, her father pulled his daughters out of Macci's academy and took over all coaching at their home
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Joined WTA Tour Womens in 1995.
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Won her first major singles title at the 1999 US Open
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Just after turning 14, Williams planned to make her professional debut as a wild-card entry in the Bank of the West Classic in Oakland, California, but was denied due to age-eligibility restrictions
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In Saginaw, Michigan, to Oracene Price and Richard Williams
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Born 1981-09-26.
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Won French Open.
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Career landmark: Participated in tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: 2012 Summer Olympics.
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Career landmark: Participated in tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: Participated in 2007 Fed Cup (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: Participated in tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics (tournament / event).
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Played for Washington Kastles.
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Career landmark: Participated in 2012 Fed Cup (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: Participated in 1999 Fed Cup (tournament / event).
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Studied at homeschooling.
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Career landmark: Participated in tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – women's singles (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: Participated in 2015 Fed Cup (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: Participated in tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics – women's doubles (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: Participated in 2018 Fed Cup (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: Participated in 2003 Fed Cup (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: Participated in tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics (tournament / event).
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Studied at Isenberg School of Management.
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Career landmark: Participated in tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – women's doubles (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: Participated in 2013 Fed Cup (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: Participated in tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – women's doubles (tournament / event).
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Studied at The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale.
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Career landmark: UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.
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