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Serena Jameka Williams was born September 26, 1981. She is professional tennis player. The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) has ranked her world number 1in singles on several occasions. She became the world Number 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002, and she also achieved this ranking for the seventh time on January 30, 2017. Williams' accomplishments and success in professional tennis have led some commentators, players, and sports writers to say she is the greatest female tennis player of all time. Williams holds the most major titles in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles combined together amongst active players. She is also the most recent player, together with her sister Venus Williams, to have held all four Grand Slam women's doubles titles simultaneously. In 2017, she won her 23rd Grand Slam title at Wimbledon, …show more content…
With her 23rd win, the tennis superstar surprisingly passed Steffi Graf's record and captured the world number one ranking again. Serena Williams is the youngest of Richard and Oracene Williams's five daughters, Serena Williams, along with her sister Venus, would grow up to become one of the sport's great champions. Serena's father used what he'd got from tennis books and videos to instruct Serena and Venus on how to play the game tennis. At age 3, practicing
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