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(CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of professional tennis player Serena Williams.

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date of birth: September 26, 1981

Birth place: Saginaw, Michigan

Birth name: Serena Jameka Williams

Father: Richard Williams, tennis coach

Mother: Olacin price

marriage: Alexis Ohanian (November 16, 2017-present)

children: Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. and Adira River Ohanian

other facts

He has won 73 singles championships, 23 doubles championships and 2 mixed doubles championships in his career. These include 39 Grand Slam titles – 23 singles titles, 14 doubles titles and 2 mixed doubles titles.

Four-time Olympic gold medalist.

You’ve earned more than $94.8 million in career winnings, more than any other female athlete.

She is fifteen months younger than her sister, tennis pro Venus Williams.

Are Jehovah’s Witnesses.

Through her charitable foundation, she has helped open several schools in Africa and around the world.

timeline

September 1995– Turned professional but lost her first tennis match at the Bell Challenge in Quebec City.

January 1998– Playing in the Australian Open, her first Grand Slam. She lost to her sister Venus 6-7, 1-6 in the second round.

Year 1999- Studied in Fashion Design at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

September 12, 1999 – Win the U.S. Open and become the first Williams sisters to win a Grand Slam.

July 8, 2002 – At the age of 20, she was ranked No. 1 in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) world for the first time in her career.

2002-2003 – Completed her first “Serena Slam” by winning all four Grand Slam titles – Roland Garros, Wimbledon, U.S. Open and Australian Open – but Not in the same calendar year.

August 1, 2003 – You undergo surgery to repair a partially torn tendon in her left knee.

September 14, 2003 – Williams’ half-sister, Yetunde Price, was murdered in Compton, California. Both trials ended in hung juries, with Robert Edward Maxfield pleading no contest to voluntary manslaughter and being sentenced to 15 years in prison. Maxfield was released in 2018 after serving 12 years in prison.

2004 – Launch of “Aneres” clothing line (Serena spelled backwards).

2008 – Establishes the Serena Williams Foundation to help American youth victims of violent crime and underprivileged children around the world.

September 12, 2009 – During her U.S. Open semifinal match against Kim Clijsters, Williams swore at a line judge who called her a foot mistake. Clijsters was awarded a penalty to win the game. The Grand Slam Board subsequently fined Williams a record $82,500 and placed her on probation for two years.

July 7, 2010 – While leaving a Munich restaurant, she stepped on broken glass and received stitches in both feet. She then underwent surgeries in July and October to repair torn tendons in her right foot.

February 2011– Received emergency treatment for a hematoma related to a pulmonary embolism (a blood clot in the lungs).

September 2011– Appointed as UNICEF International Goodwill Ambassador.

February 18, 2013 – At 31, she became the oldest female tennis player to be ranked No. 1 since computer rankings began in 1975. This is the sixth time in her career that she has been ranked No. 1.

September 7, 2014 – Williams won her third consecutive U.S. Open title.

July 9, 2016 – Won the Wimbledon title for the seventh time. Williams’ 22nd Grand Slam victory tied Steffi Graf for the most singles titles in the Open era.

September 12, 2016 – After spending 186 consecutive weeks as the WTA’s No. 1 player, she dropped to No. 2 behind Angelique Kerber. Williams tied Graf’s record for the longest consecutive week at No. 1.

December 29, 2016 – announced her commitment to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian.

January 28, 2017 – Defeated sister Venus in the Australian Open final and won the 23rd Grand Slam championship, surpassing Graf and becoming the leader of the Open era.

April 19, 2017 – Williams posted a profile photo of herself in a yellow swimsuit on Snapchat with the caption “20 weeks,” but the photo was quickly deleted. Williams and fiancé Ohanian are expecting their first child this fall, her spokesperson later confirmed to CNN.

September 1, 2017 – Gives birth to a baby girl, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr.

December 30, 2017 – Returned to tennis and lost to Jelena Ostapenko at the Mubadala World Tennis Championships in Abu Dhabi.

January 10, 2018 – She graces the cover of Vogue magazine’s February issue with her four-month-old daughter Alexis Olympia. Alexis Olympia becomes the publication’s youngest cover girl. In the magazine article, Williams revealed that she suffered an emergency C-section, blood clots and other complications after the birth of her daughter.

September 8, 2018 – Lost to Naomi Osaka in the controversial US Open final.

September 9, 2018 – The U.S. Open fined Williams $17,000 for three violations during her loss in the women’s singles final on Sept. 8, the USTA said.

2019 – Launch of S by Serena clothing line.

January 12, 2020 – Williams won the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand, her first title since becoming a mother in September 2017, and donated her $43,000 winnings to Australian bushfire relief.

September 30, 2020 – Williams withdraws from French Open with Achilles tendon injury.

June 29, 2021 – Williams was forced to withdraw from the first round of Wimbledon due to injury. The loss marked her first-round loss at Wimbledon.

August 17, 2021 – Williams and Nike have launched a line of women’s athleisure apparel and accessories created by 10 up-and-coming designers, the Serena Williams Design Crew (SWDC).

August 25, 2021 – She announced on Instagram that she was withdrawing from the U.S. Open due to a hamstring injury.

December 8, 2021 – Announced withdrawal from the Australian Open based on the advice of the medical team.

April 5, 2022 – In an article for Elle magazine, Williams recounted her experience with a near-fatal blood clot after the birth of her daughter in 2017.

August 9, 2022 – In an interview with Vogue, Williams said she would “step away from tennis” after this year’s U.S. Open to focus on “other things that are important to me.”

September 2, 2022 – She made history for ESPN when she lost in the third round of the U.S. Open to Australian Aguila Tomljanovic in what was likely her last match. The roughly three-hour match averaged 4.8 million viewers, making it the most-watched tennis match in ESPN’s 43-year history. Ratings peaked during the competition’s final, which attracted 6.9 million viewers.

August 22, 2023 – Her second daughter, Adira River Ohanian, was born.

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