Serena Williams (1981)

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Serena Jameka Williams Price, a competitive tennis player from the United States who was born in Saginaw, Michigan, on September 26, 1981. Her mother Oracene and her father Richard Williams got separated in 2001. Her father's decisions to relocate the family from Long Beach, on the West Coast of Los Angeles, to Compton, a closed and challenging neighborhood in the city's center, with the intention of raising his daughters in a challenging environment, caused the family to experience difficulties during her childhood.

She began training in tennis when she was very young, an activity that was primarily played by wealthy individuals. Serena spent every day working out hard. Richard, her father, encouraged her and recognized her great ability as well as his desire to maximize her potential. Richard, who has always been ambitious and in charge, took charge of his two talented girls. At age eleven, Venus, who exercised and performed exceptionally well, and she developed a rivalry. She had won 63 straight games at the regional level at that point.

In 1991, Rick Macci, a well-known star instructor based in Florida, caught Richard's attention. After his daughter secured a contract with Reebok, his father made a quick decision that resulted in the family relocating to an opulent home in Florida. Though Serena's development was not as noticeable as Venus's, she consistently displayed her power on the court. She was given the chance to join the professional circuit when she was just fourteen years old, and she did so successfully. But it took her two years before she started taking competition seriously.

Serena has always found motivation in Venus. It was a hard blow for the family in 1997 when Venus advanced to the US Open finals but lost to Martina Hingis, the current world no. 1, but it served as motivation to keep working out diligently. The sisters attended the Dwightwood Academy, an exclusive Lake Placid school with only thirty students, but completed school irregularly due to their sporting commitments. Although Serena's grades weren't the best, the school administration still allowed her to graduate in June 1999 because they recognized that her future and ability lay in competing professionally in this sport.

Win a Grand Slam

Although it initially appeared that Serena would have a stronger 1999 season, Venus actually came out on top. When Serena won her first Grand Slam championship at the US Open, she passed Venus. It was a glorious time in Serena's life as well as the lives of her family, the American people, and African Americans. It was the first Grand Slam victory for an African American athlete. Serena was able to break into the top ten on April 5 of that year, and soon after that, she and her sister won the French Open and the Federation Cup in the doubles division.

The Williams sisters

It is well known that the Williams sisters experienced issues caused by competition and the specialized press journals that frequently compared them on numerous occasions when they were young. Venus defeated Serena in the Lipton competition final in the year 2000. Serena expressed her calm and sincere congratulations to her sibling. She subsequently took the Paris Indoor. Venus defeated Serena in the Wimbledon competition that year, and she subsequently defeated Davenport to win the title. Additionally, both of them took first place in the doubles competition at the US Open and Roland Garros.

By that point, the Williams family's dominance had already come to light, so it was only natural to allude to both sisters when discussing one. Even though they didn't often fight together, they had a close relationship. In the women's professional circuit, Serena had already established herself as one of the greatest. She beat Venus 7-6 and 6-3 in the Wimbledon championship match in 2002. The peak of her career came when she topped the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings, having won sixteen world circuit championships by that point.

In the US Open final on September 9th, 20-year-old Serena stunned everyone with her most recent show of strength by defeating Venus with scores of 6-4 and 6-3 in just 72 minutes. With this win, she managed to equal her older sister (5-5) in their individual contests and Grand Slam titles (both had four). It is crucial to emphasize that Serena's impressive season featured six championships, 45 victories, and just four defeats. She was unable to compete in the Australian Open due to a foot injury, which led to Jennifer Capriati of America winning.

Serena failed to triumph at Roland Garros the following year after shockingly losing to Justine Henin-Hardenne of Belgium in the semifinals. Though the Venus-Serena final from the previous year was duplicated, she did triumph at Wimbledon. Serena won a sixth Grand Slam competition. She had a legal dispute going on with a German guy who had been bugging her. He was detained on March 3, 2002, after it was claimed that he had been caught stripping in front of the hotel's front desk in Scottsdale, Arizona, where Serena was staying. In addition to Serena threatening to murder the harasser if her daughter was harmed, the harasser had received death threats from Serena's father.

Retirement from tennis

The family experienced grief in September 2003 when Yetunde, her sibling, was killed by a common criminal. The sisters took a break from the courts after this. Serena began acting lessons in Los Angeles with a seasoned instructor. She says that acting gives her a moment of escape from her obligations in sports. The ESPY Athlete of the Year Award went to Serena. She was able to become a model and the official image for several sports companies thanks to her popularity as an athlete.