Serena Williams – Inside the life of tennis star, family and net worth
Tennis
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Mirror
| Nov 05, 2018
Serena Williams is often regarded as the best female tennis players of the Open Era and has been ranked No. 1 in the world for 319 weeks, the third-longest length of time behind Martina Navrotilova and Steffi Graf.
She was born in Saginaw, Michigan, along with her older sister Venus Williams who is also a professional tennis player.
She started playing tennis when she was three, but in 1995 when she was in ninth-grade, her father, Richard, took control of all her coaching.
It was an unorthodox move but has clearly worked, with both her and her sister going on to have successful careers in the world of tennis.
Who is Serena Williams?
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Serena Williams was born on September 26, 1981 to parents Oracene Price and Richard Williams, with three half-sisters from her mother and seven half-siblings from her father, as well as full sister Venus Williams.
She was home-schooled by her father, along with Venus.
She began intense tennis training at the age of three, and won the US Open in 1999, defeating Swiss player Martina Hingis.
By 2003 she had won all four major grand slam tournaments - US Open, French Open, Australian Open and Wimbledon - and had won a grand slam on all three major playing surfaces.
She has won 23 grand slam titles, an amazing return, and along with her sister Venus has had a brilliant career playing doubles as well.
Many of the finals she was played in have been against her older sister Venus, and in 2017 she won her 23rd grand slam title by defeating Venus in the Australian Open.
Who is Serena Williams' husband?
On December 29 2016, Serena Williams announced her engagement to the co-founder of Reddit, Alexis Ohanian and they subsequently got married on November 16 2017.
Their wedding was a star-studded affair, and celebrities such as Anne Wintour, Kim Kardashian West and Beyonce were in attendance.
Williams and Ohanian have had a daughter called Alexis Olympia Ohanian, who is currently one.
There was recent interest in her daughter's upbringing when Williams said: "Olympia doesn't celebrate birthdays, we're Jehovah's Witnesses, so we don't do that."
The pair met by chance in 2015, and the first time they met she asked him to move from the table he was sat at so her entourage could sit there.
He refused to move, and the rest is history.
Alexis said to Serena when she announced their engagement: "And you made me the happiest man on the planet."
What is Serena Williams' net worth?
Celebrity Net Worth estimate that Serena Williams is worth $180 million, which is significantly more than her sister Venus who is valued at $95 million.
As of August 2013, she had earned over $70 million in prize money which means she has earned the most money out of all female tennis players.
Along with the money she earns from her career, she garners between $10 million and $20 million from endorsements with companies such as Nike, JP Morgan, and Wilson.
How tall is Serena Williams?
Williams is 1.75 metres tall, which makes her five ft 7 in.
She weighs 70 kg which makes her 11 stones heavy.
How old is Serena Williams?
Williams was born on September 26, 1981 which means she is 37 years old.
Serena Williams’ stats and records
With a glittering career, Serena Williams has racked up some impressive statistics, including:
- 23 grand slam titles.
- 31 grand slam finals.
- 14 grand slam doubles wins with Serena and Venus being the only doubles team to have never lost a grand slam doubles final.
- In 2013 she was ranked No. 1, and at the age of 31, she was the oldest female tennis player to be ranked No. 1 since computer rankings began in 1975.