Grand Slams
| Year | Singles AO | Doubles AO | Singles RG | Doubles RG | Singles WI | Doubles WI | Singles UO | Doubles UO |
| 2012 | R16 | - | R128 | - | WR | WR | - | - |
| 2011 | - | - | - | - | R16 | - | RU | - |
| 2010 | WR | WR | QF | WR | WR | QF | - | - |
| 2009 | WR | WR | QF | R16 | WR | WR | SF | WR |
| 2008 | QF | QF | R32 | - | RU | WR | WR | - |
| 2007 | WR | - | QF | - | QF | R32 | QF | - |
| 2006 | R32 | - | - | - | - | - | R16 | - |
| 2005 | WR | - | - | - | R32 | - | R16 | - |
| 2004 | - | - | QF | - | RU | - | QF | - |
| 2003 | WR | - | SF | - | WR | - | - | - |
| 2002 | - | - | WR | - | WR | - | WR | - |
| 2001 | QF | - | QF | - | QF | - | RU | - |
| 2000 | R16 | - | - | - | SF | - | QF | - |
| 1999 | R32 | - | R32 | - | - | - | WR | - |
| 1998 | R64 | - | R16 | - | R32 | - | R32 | - |
WTA Tour 2012 Totals
| Result | Singles | Doubles |
| Winner | 4 | 1 |
| Runner-up | - | - |
| Semifinal | 1 | - |
WTA Tour 2012 Titles
| Singles |
| Wimbledon |
| Family Circle Cup |
| Mutua Madrid Open |
| Bank of the West Classic |
| Doubles |
| Wimbledon |
Olympic Games - Singles
2008 Beijing, CHN - Seed 4
| Phase | Result | Opponent | Result |
| R64 | Won | GOVORTSOVA Olga (BLR) | 6-3, 6-1 |
| R32 | Won | STOSUR Samantha (AUS) | 6-2, 6-0 |
| R16 | Won | CORNET Alize (FRA) | 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 |
| QF | Lost | DEMENTIEVA Elena (RUS) | 6-3, 4-6, 3-6 |
Olympic Games - Doubles
2008 Beijing, CHN - Partner: WILLIAMS Venus - Seed 2
| Phase | Result | Opponent | Result |
| R32 | Won | BENESOVA Iveta / VAIDISOVA Nicole (CZE) | 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 |
| R16 | Won | MORITA Ayumi / SUGIYAMA Ai (JPN) | 7-5, 6-2 |
| QF | Won | VESNINA Elena / ZVONAREVA Vera (RUS) | 6-4, 6-0 |
| SF | Won | BONDARENKO Alona / BONDARENKO Kateryna (UKR) | 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 |
| F | Won | MEDINA Anabel / RUANO Virginia (ESP) | 6-2, 6-0 |
2000 Sydney, AUS - Partner: WILLIAMS Venus
| Phase | Result | Opponent | Result |
| R32 | Won | JEYASEELAN Sonya / WEBB Vanessa (CAN) | 6-3, 6-1 |
| R16 | Won | LIKHOVTSEVA Elena / MYSKINA Anastasia (RUS) | 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 |
| QF | Won | HALARD-DECUGIS Julie / MAURESMO Amelie (FRA) | 6-3, 6-2 |
| SF | Won | CALLENS Els / MONAMI Dominique (BEL) | 6-4, 6-1 |
| F | Won | BOOGERT Kristie / OREMANS Miriam (NED) | 6-1, 6-1 |
Hobbies
Watching movies, cartoons and football, reading, acting, surfing, skateboarding, playing guitar and spending time with family and friends. (serenawilliams.com, 26 Apr 2006)
Occupation
Athlete, Designer
Education
Fashion Design - Art Institute of Florida, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Language(s) spoken
English
Coach
Richard Williams [father]/Oracene Price [mother]/Patrick Mouratoglou (USA) (news.smh.com.au, 04 Jul 2012; nytimes.com, 10 Jul 2012)
Position and style
Double-handed backhand (serenawilliams.com, 06 Sep 2007)
Handedness
Right (serenawilliams.com, 06 Sep 2007)
Other sports
Her older sister Venus is also a former world No.1 tennis player. Her father Richard has been her coach since she started playing. (serenawilliams.com, 26 Apr 2006)
Injuries
She withdrew from the semifinals of the 2012 Italian Open because of a lower back injury. (bleacherreport.com, 19 May 2012)
After her 2010 Wimbledon victory she couldn't play for nearly a year due to illness and injury. She suffered from a leg injury and a pulmonary embolism. She had to undergo emergency treatment for blood clots in her lungs. (news.smh.com.au, 04 Jul 2012; heraldsun.com.au, 09 Jul 2012; nytimes.com, 10 Jul 2012 )
In 2005 she suffered a right shoulder strain, left ankle injury and a left knee injury at various stages during the year. The knee injury continued to trouble her in 2006 as she missed six months of tennis between January and July. (WTA, 27 Sep 2007)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
She took up the sport aged four at her neighbourhood courts in Compton, California. (serenawilliams.com, 06 Sep 2007)
Reason for taking up this sport
Her father, Richard, dreamt of raising tennis stars and she, along with her sister Venus, showed the greatest aptitude for the game. (venusandserena.homestead.com, 26 Apr 2006)
Hero
Pete Sampras. (serenawilliams.com, 26 Apr 2006)
Most influential person in career
Father and coach, Richard Williams and her mother, Oracene Price. (CNN, 12 Jun 2002)
Awards
In 2007 she won the Laureus World Comeback of the Year award, to add to her World Sportswoman of the Year award which she won in 2003. (serenawilliams.coim, 26 Apr 2006; laureus.com, 26 Sep 2007)
She was named 2004 Family Circle/Prudential Financial 'Player Who Makes a Difference', an award given annually to a professional female tennis player who has made outstanding contributions to worthy causes. (WTA, 26 Apr 2006)
She won four straight Grand Slam tournament singles titles [2002 Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Open and the 2003 Australian Open], becoming the fifth woman to hold all four titles at once and ninth to win all four. In 2002 she was named BBC's Sports Personality of the Year, the Best Female Athlete in the World by Associated Press and EFE, and the WTA Tour Player of the Year. (serenawilliams.com, 26 Apr 2006)
In 1999, she became the lowest seed to win the women's U.S Open title, only the sixth American to win the title and the second black woman to ever win a Grand Slam title. (venusserenafans.com, 09 Jan 2003)
She was awarded as the WTA's Most Improved Player and Tennis Magazine's Player of the Year in 1999. (serenawilliams.com, 26 Apr 2006)
General
SERENA THE RAPPER
She has recorded some songs, including a rap song which was leaked to the website TMZ.com.(huffingtonpost.com, 12 May 2012)
WIMBLEDON 2012
Tennis legend John McEnroe called her the greatest ever female tennis player after she won her fifth Wimbledon singles title in 2012, equalling her sister Venus's achievements at Wimbledon. The win was her 14th grandslam title and her first grand slam title since she last won Wimbledon in 2010.(heraldsun.com.au, 09 Jul 2012)
FASHION LABEL
She designs her own fashion label, which is called Aneres. (serenawilliams.com, 08 Jul 2012)
FATHERLY INFLUENCE
In 1991 her father Richard moved the family to Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, where Serena and Venus trained with Rick Macci, who had worked with such teen stars as Jennifer Capriati. For a short time she also trained with Nick Bolletieri, the famed former coach of Andre Agassi and Monica Seles.
Their father then decided to take over coaching [and promotional] duties for both his daughters, withdrawing them both from the junior tennis circuit so that they could concentrate on their studies. This controversial decision earned him both praise and criticism among tennis observers. (venusandserena.homestead.com, 26 Apr 2006)
CHARITY WORK
She is building a school in Senegal. She also has a foundation called The Serena Williams Foundation which gives grants to underprivileged high school students in the United States. (serenawilliams.com, 08 Jul 2012)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008, Sydney 2000
