Serena Williams Tennis Player Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player who is currently ranked No. 1 in womens singles tennis. The Womens Tennis Association has ranked her World No. 1 in singles on six separate occasions. Wikipedia Born: September 26, 1981 (age 32), Saginaw, MI Weight: 155 lbs (70 kg) Height: 5 9 (1.75 m) Grand slams: 17 Siblings: Venus Williams, Yetunde Price, Isha Price, Lyndrea Price Serena Williams came back from a set down to defeat Li Na of China 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 to win the season-ending WTA Championships in Istanbul and complete her most successful year in tennis. Williams is the first player to successfully defend the title since Justine Henin in 2007. The world No. 1 produced 30 winners, including six aces. Li Na, who will move up to No. 3 in the WTA rankings, had 27 winners and one ace. Williams has won 10 of the players’ 11 meetings. Williams’s win-loss record this season is 78-4. Her 2013 victories include the French and U.S. Opens, which took her tally of Grand Slam singles championships to 17. She is sixth on the all-time list. Two Grand Slam singles titles next year would take her above Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova. Margaret Court holds the record with 24 major singles championships. Williams also has four Olympic gold medals and 13 Grand Slam doubles titles playing with her sister Venus. youtube/watch?v=0UTLdcVjqFQ
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