Serena Williams

Serena Williams is an American former professional tennis player who won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most by any player in the Open Era.

2017 Australian Open: The first Grand Slam tennis tournament of 2017, held in Melbourne. Williams won her 23rd Grand Slam singles title there while pregnant.
Venus Williams: An American former professional tennis player and Serena Williams's older sister. The sisters won 14 Grand Slam women's doubles titles together and repeatedly met in major finals.
Open Era tennis records: Statistical records set in professional tennis since the Open Era began in 1968. Williams's 23 major singles titles rank first among women in this era.
Margaret Court: An Australian former tennis player who won 24 Grand Slam singles titles across amateur and Open Era competition. Court's total exceeds Williams's, but includes titles won before the Open Era.
2018 US Open women's singles final: The women's singles final of the 2018 US Open, contested by Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams. Its dispute over chair-umpire penalties became a defining episode in Williams's later career.
Richard Williams: An American tennis coach who trained daughters Venus and Serena Williams from childhood. His unconventional coaching helped shape the sisters' development outside established tennis academies.
Black women in tennis: The history and participation of Black women in competitive tennis. Williams's success expanded the visibility of Black women at the sport's highest level.
Grand Slam (tennis): The four annual tennis tournaments recognized as the sport's major championships. Williams's 23 singles titles came from these four events, not every professional tournament.
Serena Slam: The achievement of holding all four major tennis singles titles consecutively across two calendar years. Williams completed this feat twice, demonstrating dominance across successive major tournaments.
Patrick Mouratoglou: A French tennis coach who worked with Serena Williams from 2012 through much of her later career. Their partnership coincided with Williams's return to the top and multiple major titles.

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