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Serena Williams is a former American professional tennis player who is also regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time. Williams has been known as an aggressive baseliner whose game has been centered around forceful groundstrokes and her powerful serve. Williams serve has been considered to be greatest in the history of women's tennis.
Serena Williams despite having an aggressive game style, is also known to be an excellent defender along with being an exceptional athlete who is known for movement, speed, court coverage, agility, flexibility, balance and footwork.
Date of Birth: 26 Sep 1981
Age: 41 years
Height: 5 ft 9 inch (1.75 m)
Serena Williams net worth is estimated to be $290 million and according to Forbes she was 49th highest paid athlete in the world as of 2023. Her salary per winning was estimated be $3,00,000 and she has earned $45 million from endorsements. When Serena Williams ended her career, she earned $95 million from prize money alone.
Serena Williams signed an endorsement deal with Puma for $13 million in early stages of her career and later in 2004, she signed a $40 million endorsement deal with Nike. Williams also endorsed brands like Wilson, Gatorade, Delta Air Lines, IBM, Pepsi, Beats by Dre, JP Morgan Chase, Audemars Piguet, Bumble, Intel, etc.
Serena Williams also invested in 66 different startup companies and she also owns a few clothing business. Serena Williams owns luxurious cars like Lincoln Navigator, Bentley Continental GT, Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG, Aston Martin Vanquish, Mini Cooper S, BMW X7, Lincoln Continental, Jeep Wrangler, Cadillac Escalade, Mini Cooper Countryman, Range Rover Evoque etc.
Records and Achievements:
* Ranked World Number 1 in singles by WTA for 319 weeks
* Won 23 Grand Slam women's singles titles
* Won 3 French Open titles (singles category) in 2002, 2013 & 2015
* Won four Olympic gold medals (three in women's doubles)
* Won 6 US Open titles (singles category) in 1999, 2002, 2008, 2012, 2013, & 2014
* Second player to win Grand Slam singles title in three decades after Martina Navratilova
* Won 7 Wimbledon Championship titles in 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, & 2016
* Was the oldest player to hold all Grand Slam titles simultaneously from 2014-15
* Won 7 Australian Open titles in 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015 & 2017
* Was the oldest player to reach number 1 ranking in 2017 (at 35 years, 6 months & 29 days)
