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July 3, 2008

Jamek Serena Williams is a professional tennis player, who has been qualified as No. 1 player in the world by the WTA on several occasions. It is the younger sister of another tennis champion, Venus Williams. Currently living in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA.

Born on September 26, 1981 in Saginaw, Michigan and when she and her four sisters were small, her parents Richard and Oracene moved to humble and sometimes violent suburb of Compton in Los Angeles. There, his father dreamed that at least one of his daughters became a tennis star, hopeful that participation in sport was a departure from that neighborhood.

Serena was number one for 57 consecutive weeks, and is considered one of the best players in history, thanks to his great physical strength and mental and their powerful strokes, comparable to those of men, especially their right impressive, the strongest around the female tennis circuit, and his powerful service, which can draw more than 200 km / h. She said that when it plays its best level is invincible, and has demonstrated throughout his entire career.
Personal Data

Serena’s parents are Richard (is the coach of the two sisters) and Oracene Williams, now are divorced. It is the youngest of 4 sisters, Yetunde, Isha, Lyndrea and Venus. Of all lived in the small community Compton gang in a humble home, now lives in a modest red tile house in Palm Beach Gardens. She and Venus are Jehovah’s Witnesses and continue to proselytize. Her current boyfriend is Jackie Long and his fitness coach is Kerrie Brooks.

On the morning of September 14 2003 his elder sister Yetunde Price was murdered when he was with a friend passing by the area of Compton, a suburb of Los Angeles in which the Williams sisters grew up. The victory in Australia Open in 2007 devoted to the memory of her sister Yetunde, with tears in their eyes and greatly excited, Serena thanked God, his sister, his mother and all those who believed in her.

Its beginnings

Both Venus and Serena were taken to the public tennis courts in Compton, Calif. to practice, and often had to dodge bullets during practices. When Serena was four and a half years won his first tournament, and before turning 10, had already participated in 49 tournaments and won 46 of them. At one point, replaced her sister Venus as the No. 1 player under 12 in California. [4]

In 1991 Richard Williams, saying he hoped to protect their daughters from racism, stopped sending them to tennis tournaments national junior, and Serena began to attend a tennis school run by the professional player Ric Micci. Micci had already helped the careers of Jennifer Capriati and Mary Pierce among others. Soon Richard, who had made a deal on behalf of their daughters with a major clothing company, was able to move the rest of the family to West Palm Beach, Fla., to be near Serena and Venus.

Serena became professional in September 1995, at age 14. Because of his age he was not allowed to play in tournaments sponsored by the WTA, and at first had only participate in events that were not of such an organization. His first professional involvement was the Bell Challenge in Quebec, and was defeated in less than an hour of play, of course she did not leave and began to win games. He continued playing but did not find much success until 1997 when it jumped from No. 453 in the world ranking to No. 304.

1997

In 1997, ranked number 304 in the world, defeated the number 2 and 5 in the world, Monica Seles and Mary Pierce respectively, in the Ameritech Open semifinals in Chicago but was defeated by world number 3, Lindsay Davenport by a set 6 -4 And 6-4. He ended the year inside the top 100 in the post number 99.

1998

Serena began her second year on the WTA circuit playing the first tournament of the year in Sydney as classified at the 96 th ranking female. In this tournament after 5 rounds won the world number 2, Lindsay Davenport in the quarter-finals but fell in the semifinals against number 5, Arantxa Sanchez Vicario by a clear 6-2 and 6-1.

After that faced the first semi-final Grand Slam of his life, the Australia Open but fell rapidly, 2 nd round at the hands of her sister Venus Williams for a 7-6 and 6-1.

The rest of the season came was higher than 6 times to quarter-finals at tournaments in Oklahoma, Miami, Rome (where he won the world number 7 Conchita Martinez), Eastbourne, Manhattan Beach (winning in 2 nd round 7 th to the world’s Sandrine Testud) and Filderstadt (winning in the fifth round 2 to 3 rd Jana Novotna of the world).

He also participated alongside the Argentine Luis Lobo in the mixed doubles tournament in Roland Garros finishing second behind her sister Venus and Justin Gimelstob. After completing this tournament Serena shifted dating and were available to play alongside the Belarusian Max Mirnyi with whom win Grand Slam titles from Wimbledon and U.S. Open. In the category of doubles with her sister Venus win titles in Oklahoma and Zurich.

1999

In 1999 after defeating the No 2 and No 7 in the world Serena faced Amelie Mauresmo (No. 6) to win the tournament in Paris the same day that Venus won the tournament in Oklahoma, in this way would be the first sisters in tennis history professional to win two titles in the same week.

In Indian Wells Serena who was the number 21 ranking exploded across his capacity to impose three top-10 as Lindsay Davenport (No. 2), Mary Pierce (No. and win in the finals to Steffi Graf (No. 7).

With barely 17 years won 5 titles (Paris, Indian Wells, Manhattan Beach, U.S. Open and Grand Slam Cup), including her first Grand Slam, the U.S. Open, winning in the last three rounds to the world’s No. 4 Monica Seles, the number 2 Lindsay Davenport and No. 1 Martina Hingis. Thus became the first African American winner since Althea Gibson in 1958. The next day was also proclaimed winner of the doubles with her sister Venus with which also had won the doubles that year and of Roland Garros tournament in Hamburg. At the end of the season had risen to the post number 4 in just his third full season.

2000

In the first Grand Slam of the season, Australia, but could not reach the 4 th round to be overtaken by Elena Likhovtseva but not the year began badly for Serena awarded the tournament in Hanover in February to Denisa Chladkova although an untimely injury saw truncated its progression and could play only 11 tournaments throughout the season.

He returned to play and reach the semifinals of Wimbledon being surpassed only by her sister Venus with which awarded victory in the doubles category. The next tournament, Los Angeles, was awarded win in the finals to Martina Hingis in the semifinals and Lindsay Davenport in the finals again but had to withdraw through injury and this time in the Montreal final against Martina Hingis.

He returned to play the U.S. Open but was overtaken by her compatriot Lindsay Davenport in the quarterfinals. Despite the end of this season was quite prominent proclamation and gold medal winner along with her sister Venus in the doubles of the 2000 Sydney Olympics and winner of the tournament Princess Cup in Tokyo.

2001

The season began for Serena losing the first two tournaments of the year against Martina Hingis in the quarterfinals of Sydney and Australia Open although the latter was awarded in the category of doubles with her sister Venus. The next tournament that was played Indian Wells and was awarded after winning by 4-6, 6-4 and 6-2 to Kim Clijsters.

On the basis of that tournament fell defeated in Miami, Roland Garros and Wimbledon at the hands of Jennifer Capriati although in the latter at least could award the doubles with her sister Venus. By then the rivalry between Capriati and Serena was growing and was again found at the end of Toronto where Serena emerged victorious by 6-1, 6-7 and 6-3 in a frantic game.

After Toronto, Serena came back after two years to one end of a Grand Slam, to regain his throne of the U.S. Open. He was successively to win the best in the world, Justine Henin, Lindsay Davenport and Martina Hingis in the finals but could not control his own sister that won easily 6-2 and 6-4 for his second U.S. Open awarded a row.

At the end of the year Serena won the WTA Tour Championships before Lindsay Davenport who was unable to play the match due to injury and therefore Serena took the title without contesting the final.

2002

The 2002 has been undoubtedly the best year for Serena in the WTA circuit, during the year he won 3 Grand Slams followed: Roland Garros, Wimbledon and U.S. Open. Moreover won 8 of the 11 tournaments to be introduced, being a finalist in two others, with a balance of 56 wins and 5 defeats and only became No. 1 in the world for 57 consecutive weeks.

This year its major rivals returned to her elder sister Venus, Jennifer Capriati, Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin against those faced in winning the three 9 final against Venus (Roland Garros, Wimbledon and U.S. Open), both against Capriati (Scottsdale and Miami), one of two against Clijsters (Toyota Princess Cup) and one of two against Henin (Rome).

In the category of doubles with her sister Venus won for the second time, apart from Wimbledon title win, this time with Alexandra Stevenson in Leipzig whose title was also awarded individually to Anastasia Myskina in the last title that he won that year in September.

2003

At the beginning of 2003 rose up with the title of the Hopman Cup alongside Max Mirnyi but throughout the year played only 8 tournament which ended 5 Gan, played another final and 2 who lost in semifinals.

Likewise continued its impressive streak, winning earlier this year the Australia Open, thereby of the 4 consecutive Grand Slams, becoming the seventh player in history to achieve this, after female tennis legends like Maureen Connolly, Margaret Court, Martina Navratilova, Billie Jean King, Margaret Smith Court and Steffi Graf. But it was not only the individual but also won the doubles with her sister by 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 against Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suarez.

Since January 2002 the following were all Grand Slam final between the Williams sisters but at Roland Garros, Venus lost against Vera Zvonareva and Serena lost to Justine Henin against what the streak was truncated. In this match against Henin was much controversy and expectation by the decisions of the judge and by the encouragement of the public who were on the side of Henin. In an interview after the match that Serena would not like the behavior of his opponent in last September’s match.

That same year he repeated again at Wimbledon title against her sister and also won titles in Paris and Miami losing the final of Charleston against his great rival of the year, Justine Henin.
Serena in the 2004 Tour Championship
Serena in the 2004 Tour Championship

2004

This year 2004 was a hard year for her and who had several injuries, for example resigned to open Australia to continue his recovery from knee. Despite this he returned in the Miami Masters gaining among others to Maria Sharapova, Eleni Daniilidou and finally by Elena Dementieva 6-1 and 6-1 to win the title. It reached the quarter-finals of Roland Garros tournament where it fell and with Capriati reached the final of Wimbledon, who lost against Sharapova.

But the July 30, disputing the quarterfinals of San Diego before Vera Zvonareva suffered another injury in the left knee that forced her to withdraw from the tournament. On August 1 announced the resignation to participate in the Masters in Canada and later the same injury forced her to abandon the Olympic Games of Athens 2004.

He returned in September and stayed in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open being eliminated again against Capriati in a match controversial decisions by the judge. To finish the year he won in Beijing and reached the final of the WTA Championship in which he fell again against Sharapova in a final won by 4-0 in the third set and which suffered some stomach problems that led to lose 6 games remaining .

It was a difficult year for injuries and for failing to win any Grand Slam but won two titles and reached the final of another one (Los Angeles). A total of 12 tournaments played with two victories, three losses and a late semifinal being the world number 8 after 8 months off the circuit for various injuries.

2005

The year 2005 began as the previous one had finished, with the rumour that Serena was devoted more to his liking to fashion their workouts, but resurfaced Serena winning the Australia Open for the second time getting his seventh Grand Slam title. This became the most active player in Grand Slams.

But from that title to Lindsay Davenport won the injuries and his other hobbies to Serena away from runways or at least to the level so high that he was accustomed to. A total of 10 tournaments played and except for the Australia Open and cited in the rest of the top tournaments that arrived went to semifinals at Dubai and rooms in Paris, Miami and Amelia Island. He participated in it as usual at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open but was eliminated in 3 rd and 4 th round respectively. At the press conference after match against Jill Craybas lost at Wimbledon, Serena broke to mourn already reached with various annoyances and with a stress fracture in the ankle. [5]

After losing the U.S. Open against her sister Venus played the tournament in Beijing which lost 2 nd round against Tian Tian Sun not being forced to play the remainder of 2005 to recover from their injuries in the ankle and knee.
Serena in the 2006 U.S. Open
Serena in the 2006 U.S. Open

2006

During the 2006 season played only four tournaments, the first on Australia Open when he was eliminated in round 3 rd at the hands of Daniela Hantuchova. Once finished the tournament arose again rumors about fatigue by Serena tennis of which she refused. For the first time in years Serena left the top-50 in the world ranking and was subsequently removed from the tournament in Antwerp, Dubai and Miami. By then it was already outside the world top-100 for the first time in a decade and resigned in turn to play the tournament Roland Garros and Wimbledon tournament by a chronic knee injury.

Serena announced that it would not be before the end of the summer but has accepted medical advice as “wildcards” to play tournaments in Cincinnati and Los Angeles in which reached the semifinals. In Cincinnati fell to Vera Zvonareva by 6-2 and 6-3 but had previously won the world No. 11 Anastasia Myskina. As a result of reaching the semi-finals went from being the world ranking of 139 to post 108. In Los Angeles before Jelena Jankovi? lost by 6-4 and 6-3 defeat before getting to his executioner in the Australia Open, Daniela Hantuchova.

A month later received a “wild card” to play the U.S. Open and was included in the table as the 79 th women’s ranking. It was the first time since 98 that Serena was not head of a Grand Slam series and overcame the first three rounds against heads of series (Daniela Hantuchova and Ana Ivanovic) but could not overcome the 4 th round due to the defeat against Amelie By Mauresmo 6-4, 0-6 and 6-2.

2007

Reappeared in 2007 stating that he was still for big things and come back to the top. After 4 months of inactivity in his first tournament of 2007 in Australia, Hoobart in the tournament, lost in quarterfinals. This tournament he served as a preparation for what would be his reunion with a tournament that had won twice (2003 and 2005): the Australia Open.

In Australia, would smooth the first and second round. In third round would side with the powerful Russian player Nadia Petrova, the world number 6, number 5 and preclasificada favorite tournament. After a fatal 6-1 in favor of the Russians, the lowest of the Williams surprisingly survived to turn the match and finish win in the two following sets in which gain a 7-5 and 6-3. In the round of round would pit the player serbia Jelena Jankovi? (No. 11), who came from winning in Auckland and be a finalist in Sydney. Against all odds, Serena took the match in just over an hour and a half game, breaking several occasions in the service of his opponent and giving him once. The final score would be 6-2 and 6-3. In the quarter-finals, play off the world number 17 of the Israeli Shahar Peer, who came to his 19 years of getting two historical facts to his country became the first woman in the history of Israel who managed to reach quarters final of a Grand Slam and also had won in their final round of the tournament’s number 3: Svetlana Kuznetsova. After falling rapidly in the first set by 6-3 after cede its service, its rapid reaction would be to win the second marker by 6-2. The third set was really exciting, because Serena would escape a small advantage of breakthrough and would be 1-4, to be 4-4. Immediately after tied 5-5 with the Israeli break the service of the U.S. 6-5 to set the record straight, although this was not enough to win, because Serena win the next games (including his service in white) and finish that third set and the match 8-6 with marker. Thus, achieved after two years exactly a new semi-final in a Grand Slam, something that was not the case since he won in Melbourne in 2005. In semifinals defeated in just two sets to Nicole Vaidišová (No. 10), who would stay on the road in his second semifinal in a Grand Slam, a marker of 7-6 and 6-4, thanks in part to erratic play he displayed The player then aged 17. So, Serena would give a new announcement that his current physical condition and his inactivity in 2006 would not be an impediment to revert to achieve glory.

In the finals-his third in the tournament-ocean with a great game, powerful shots and showing great skill, Serena defeated Russian Maria Sharapova with a 6-1 and 6-2. The U.S. desquitarse achieved by the end that did lose two and a half years before his resignation at Wimbledon. He ended the tournament in addition to remove most powerful (an average of 180 km / h and a maximum of 202 km / h) and the largest number of aces: 47 in total.

The victory that lasted 63 minutes, was the second shortest final in the history of the prestigious tournament and the most dominant since the German Steffi Graf beat the Spanish Arantxa Sanchez Vicario in 6-0 and 6-2 in 1994. Serena respond well to the call of female tennis in his country, which served as spokesman for nothing less than to Chris Evert. The legendary former player wrote an open letter entitled “Dear Serena” in the magazine “U.S. Tennis” the previous year. “I understand that being a complete person is very important to you, but I storm a question: Have you ever seen your place in history?”. “You are very good at many things, but I do not know how to act and can be compared designing clothes with pride in being the best tennis player in the world. ” Shortly after another tennis legend, Martina Navratilova, criticized in the Miami Herald’s attitude Serena.

His next tournament was the Masters in Miami, which had already won in 2002, 2003 and 2004. In his third round match against the young Czech Lucie Safarova, a spectator shouted racist insults against him since the tier in which he was expelled from the tournament. Williams won the match 6-3, 6-4 but ended up visibly affected by the incident. In the fourth round, Williams defeated second in the ranking by crushing Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-1, and in the quarterfinals, the eighth-seeded Nicole Vaidišová 6-1, 6-4. In the semifinals match, Williams was found with the 16 th player world, the Israeli Shahar Peer defeated 7-6, 6-1. In the final against world No. 1 Justine Henin, Williams was against the ropes, but finally managed to defeat it with marker 0-6, 7-5 and 6-3 after losing the first set in less than half an hour party, Williams did not give up and fought point by point in the second set. However, being 4-5 and 15-40 in the service of Justine, Serena looked for their shots with the Belgian errors. After saving two match points, Serena won the next games 3 and the first three of the third set, winning the second set and 7-5. Earlier 3-0 in the third set but recovered to Justine 3-3. There was Serena easily 4-3, and an error with his service Henin, Serena reached 5-3. After recover from 0-40 down, won the match in the first match point before. His record for victories in Miami is 41-5. With this victory amounted to position 11 of the world ladder and 5 bagging two of the world’s major tournaments: the Australian Open and the so-called “fifth major slam,” Cayo Vizcaino’s tournament in Miami.

After winning in Miami played the next tournament in Charleston but was eliminated in the first match by the Philippine Chan Yung-Jan. When the match was 5-3 (in favor of the Philippine Constabulary), Serena had to withdraw from the tournament because of an injury to his right thigh. After this setback was submitted to play against Belgium in the Federation Cup and then the tournament on clay in Rome. Only able to reach the quarterfinals by losing to Patty Schnyder 6-3, 2-6 and 7-6 (5).
Serena at Roland Garros 2007.
Serena at Roland Garros 2007.

This tournament served as the preparation for the tournament at Roland Garros which was the main favorite next to the previous champion, Justine Henin. The pairing of the tournament deparó an encounter between the two in quarterfinals of which would almost certainly future champion of the tournament and was well, Henin vs. Serena 6-4 and 6-3 and was subsequently awarded the title.

The next tournament was to play Wimbledon and Roland Garros came in like, as the main favourite along with Justine Henin but again the draw was going to face in the quarterfinals if neither lost before. Serena started the tournament winning the Spanish Lourdes Dominguez Lino 7-5 and by 6-0 in 1 st round of the tournament. In the second faced Alicia Molik to which defeated not without difficulty by 7-6 (7-4) and 6-3 power play for the Venezuelan Milagros Sequera before the third round. It passed without major troubles (6-1, 6-0) until the round against Daniela Hantuchova where he had to think seriously finish by winning 6-2, 6-7 and 6-2. Having reached the quarter-finals as expected Justine was waiting and again repeated the history of Roland Garros. Serena appeared cumbersome with a bandage on his left leg due to an injury caused in the match against Hantuchova and could do little against world No 1, the result was 6-4, 3-6 and 6-3. Serena did get 8 direct and reached the 198 kph but it was not enough. [9] In the women’s doubles after receiving an invitation from the organization and win the first round had to withdraw because of injury this for Serena .

Two months after losing to Justin, Serena returns directly to play the next Grand Slam, the U.S. Open. In the early rounds to win the German Angelique Kerber, the Italian Maria Elena Camerin, the Russian Vera Zvonareva and France’s Marion Bartoli to all of them in two sets to move into the quarterfinals where they faced Justine Henin, the number 1 in the world in which 3 would be the fifth consecutive time in the last three grand slam. In the first set Serena had a set point but not what took advantage and lost the first set and later by the second of the tournament 6-1 to say goodbye to his “black beast” of the year.

Once recovered from their discomfort returned to the circuit the following month for the tournament in Stuttgart. In the early rounds defeated Zuzana Ondraskova and Julia Vakulenko to fall defeated in the quarterfinals before the Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3 and by 6-3. After this traspié played the following week’s tournament in Moscow in the early rounds by beating Tatiana Perebiynis, and Nicole Vaidišová to meet in the semifinals to Svetlana Kuznetsova who had won a week earlier in Stuttgart. On this occasion after a difficult first set Serena won by 7-6 (2) and 6-1. After this victory would face Elena Dementieva in the title game in which he was defeated by 5-7 6-1 and 6-1 but lost the final climb to 6 instead of classifying the WTA.

The following week played the tournament in Zurich and in the first round before Patty Schnyder withdrew because of an injury to his right thigh. [10] As a climax to the season Serena reappeared for the female Masters to be held in Madrid. It was framed in the yellow group alongside Justine Henin (who would eventually win the tournament), Jelena Jankovi? and Anna Chakvetadze. In the first game against Chakvetadze withdrew from the tournament due to injury of the left knee.

2008

Serena started the season by participating in the team of the United States to play the Hopman Cup in Perth, Australia. At the start of the tournament Serena was unable to attend due to an injury so its replacement was Meghann Shaughnessy during the game against India. In the next match of the group before the Czech Republic, Serena beat Lucie Safarova in the individual match and the doubles with Mardy Fish were imposed by the withdrawal of rivals. In the last match of group won again for 3-0 to Australia, Serena won the individual before Alicia Molik and again alongside Mardy Fish won the mixed doubles. Therefore, the ultimate would be to Serbia where Jelena Jankovi? was unable to play his individual match to Serena for reserved for the mixed but it was not enough and Serena and Fish for the United States won its fifth trophy (2 º for Serena).

At the Australian Open, was unable to repeat the victory of last season and was eliminated in the quarterfinals before serbia Jelena Jankovi? before Serena had eliminated Nicole Vaidišová, Victoria Azarenka, Meng Yuan and Jarmila Gajdosova. In the doubles with her sister Venus could only reach the quarter-finals where they were eliminated by the number 7 in the world, the Chinese Zi Yan and Jie Zheng.

He returned to the circuit at the beginning of March to play the tournament in Bangalore (Tier II) in India. In the semifinals was faced once more (15 th time in his career) to her sister Venus to which defeated in a very equalled by 6-3, 3-6 and 7-6 (4). Already in the end was facing the Swiss Patty Schnyder and won by 7-5 and 6-3 to award the trophy and $ 95,500.

In the next tournament in which it takes part in the Miami Masters. Before beginning dispute as spectacle, a game against Rafael Nadal. During the tournament faced, round to Kaia Kanepi of which won by 6-3 and 6-3 in the next round faced once but with the world number 1, Justine Henin, who won easily by 6-2 and 6-0 in the semifinals was rival Svetlana Kuznetsova before which also won by 3-6, 7-5 and 6-3 to reach to the finals before, Jelena Jankovic. The match was hard but was imposed by 6-1, 5-7 and 6-3 awarded its fifth title in the Masters Series in Miami equalling the record for Steffi Graf.

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