List of career achievements by Serena Williams
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This page lists various career, tournament, and seasonal achievements by tennis player Serena Williams.
Contents
Records
Grand Slam tournaments
- At the 1999 U.S. Open, became the second African-American woman to win a Grand Slam title
- By winning the 2001 Australian Open Doubles championship with Venus Williams, became the fifth pair to complete a Career Doubles Grand Slam and the only pair to win a Career Doubles Golden Slam.
- At the 2001 U.S. Open, marked the first time in the Open era, and second time in 117 years that sisters met in a Grand Slam final (with Venus Williams)
- In 2001 became the first player in tennis history to win the Season-Ending Championships on her debut
- Her 21 grand slam singles titles puts her 3rd in the all-time list of grand slam winners (Court 24 and Graf 22) and 2nd in the open era (Graf 22).
- At the 2002 Roland Garros, she became the first younger sister to defeat her older sister in a Grand Slam singles tournament.
- In 2002 became the first ever siblings to rank Top 2 at same time with sister Venus
- By winning the 2003 Australian Open, became the fifth woman to hold all four Grand Slam singles titles simultaneously.
- By winning the 2003 Australian Open, became the first African-American to win the championship.
- By reaching the final of the 2003 Australian Open, she and sister Venus became the first players to compete in 4 consecutive slam finals.
- By winning the 2005 Australian Open by defeating Mauresmo and Davenport, became the only player in tennis history to win three Grand Slam singles titles (1999 U.S. Open, 2002 Roland Garros) by beating the top two ranked players.[citation needed]
- By winning the 2007 Australian Open became the first unseeded player since Chris O'Neil (1978) to win a slam, she was ranked #81 in the world.
- Her six-year gap between Wimbledon titles is second only to Evonne Goolagong Cawley's nine years.
- Only player to have won three Grand Slam singles titles after saving match points (2003 Australian Open versus Kim Clijsters, 2005 Australian Open versus Maria Sharapova, and 2009 Wimbledon versus Elena Dementieva).[1]
- Against Elena Dementieva, she played the longest recorded Wimbledon women's semifinal in the open era: 2 hours, 45 minutes.[citation needed]
- By winning the 2010 Roland Garros doubles with sister Venus, they became the first pair since 1998 to hold the four slams at the same time.
- By winning the 2010 Roland Garros doubles with sister Venus, they became the first pair in Open Era history to complete the Career Doubles Golden Slam twice (2001 & 2003 Australian Open, 1999 & 2010 Roland Garros, 2000 & 2002 Wimbledon, 1999 & 2009 U.S. Open, and 2000 & 2008 Olympic gold medalists).
- In 2014, she won her 6th U.S. Open title, the most in the Open Era (tied with Evert)
- In 2015, she won her 6th Australian Open title, the most in the Open Era (stands alone).
- In 2015, she won her 6th Wimbledon title. She became the only person in history, male or female, to win three of the four grand slams 6 times(AO 2003/2005/2007/2009/2010/2015, WIM 2002/2003/2009/2010/2012/2015, and USO 1999/2002/2008/2012/2013/2014).
- Upon winning the 2015 Wimbledon singles title, she became the only player, male or female, to win grand slam singles titles numbering in the double digits in two separate decades (ten in the 2000s and ten in the 2010s).
- She is only the fourth woman in the Open Era to win a tournament six or more times after Steffi Graf, Chris Evert, and Martina Navratilova. She's won 8 Miami Masters, 6 U.S. Opens, 6 Australian Opens, and 6 Wimbledon titles.
- After winning the 2003 Australian Open, she became the sixth player to win a Career Grand Slam.
- She is also only the third player to achieve a Career Grand Slam in singles and doubles after Margaret Court and Martina Navratilova
- Second player to win a slam singles titles in three decades after Martina Navratilova (USO 1999, FO 2002, AO 2010)
- Winner of all four Grand Slam singles titles in two decades (along with Court and Graf)
- Longest span between first (1999) and last (2014) US Open titles: 15 years
- First woman to win 50+ career matches in all four Grand Slams in the Open Era.[2]
- First woman to win a grand slam tournament losing five sets en route to the title (FO 2015)
- Oldest player to hold all Grand Slam singles titles simultaneously (2014-2015)
- Only player, male or female, to complete the Career Golden Slam after turning 30 years of age (WIM 2012, OLY 2012, USO 2012, FO 2013, AO 2015).
- Third female player to win 70+ matches at 3 of the 4 grand slam events. She's won 70 at the Australian Open, 79 at Wimbledon, and 84 at the US Open (tied with Steffi Graf who won 73 US Open, 75 Wimbledon, and 87 Roland Garros matches...and Chris Evert winning 72 at Roland Garros, 98 at Wimbledon, and 103 at the US Open.)
Prize money and earnings
- First woman to win US$6,000,000 in prize money in a single year: 2009.
- First woman to win US$12,000,000 in prize money in a single year: 2013. (Record: $12,385,572)
- First, and only, woman to win US$40,000,000 in career prize money (in 2012).
- First, and only, woman to win US$50,000,000 in career prize money (in 2013).
- First, and only, woman to win US$60,000,000 in career prize money (in 2014).
- First, and only, woman to win US$70,000,000 in career prize money (in 2015).
- Holds the record for most seasons (17) earning $1,000,000 or more. In 1999-2005 and 2007-2016.
- Holds the record for most seasons (14) earning $2,000,000 or more. In 1999, 2001-2004, 2007-2010, and 2012-2016.
- Holds the record for most seasons (5) earning $5,000,000 or more. In 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015.
- Holds the record for most seasons (4) earning $7,000,000 or more. In 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015.
- Holds the record for most seasons (3) earning $9,000,000 or more. In 2013, 2014, 2015.
- Holds the record for most seasons (2) earning $10,000,000 or more In 2013 and 2015.
- She stands as the highest earning female athlete of all-time in terms of prize money across all sports, with $76,482,978 (as of 16 May 2016).
Olympic Games
- In 2012, after winning the singles and doubles gold in the olympics became the most decorated tennis player in the Olympics with a record of 4 gold medals shared with sister Venus.
- At the 2012 Olympics in London, Serena Williams won gold medals in singles and doubles, joining sister Venus Williams (2000 Sydney) and Helen Wills (1924 Paris) as the only women to win a gold medal in both singles and doubles in the same year at the Olympics.
- In 2012, she and sister Venus became the first team to win a record 3 doubles gold in the Olympics as a team
- Oldest player to hold all Grand Slam titles in singles and the Olympic Gold simultaneously (US Open 2014-Wimbledon 2015, 2012 Olympics)
Ranking
- Oldest player to reach No.1 ranking at Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. as of 16 May 2016.
- Oldest player to hold No. 1 ranking at Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. as of 16 May 2016.
- Oldest player to win a grand slam singles title at Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. when she won her 6th Wimbledon crown on 11 July 2015.
- At 1997 Ameritech Cup in Chicago, became the lowest ranked player in tennis history (No.304) to defeat two Top 10 players, Monica Seles and Mary Pierce, in one tournament
- On June 7, 2010, became the 7th player to hold the no. 1 ranking in both singles and doubles simultaneously
- At 2007 Sony Ericsson Open in Miami became lowest ranked player (Number 18) to defeat the Top 2 players in the world in the same tournament by defeating Number 1 Henin & 2 Sharapova
- Longest winning streak against No 1 player (years): 4 (shared with Davenport, Graf and Venus Williams).
- By winning the 2008 U.S. Open she makes the longest-ever gap between stints at No.1 (five years, one month)
- During the 2002 Nasdaq-100 Open in Miami, became the second player, after Steffi Graf, in the Open era to defeat the #1- (Jennifer Capriati), #2- (Venus Williams), and #3- (Martina Hingis) ranked players at the same tournament.
- On 13 July 2015, became the 1st player to have more than twice as many points as anyone else on the WTA Rankings.[3]
- As of 16 May 2016, Serena has held the #1-ranking for 170 consecutive weeks which is the second best all-time. (Steffi Graf holds the record with 186 consecutive weeks). If she holds the #1-ranking through 12 September 2016, she will eclipse Graf's record.
Other
- At the 1998 Lipton Championships in Miami became the fastest woman in tennis history to record 5 Top 10 wins by defeating Irina Spîrlea in 2nd Round (16 career matches)
- At 1999 Open Gaz de France in Paris marking the first time in tennis history that sisters won titles in the same week (Venus Williams won Oklahoma City)
- At 1999 Evert Cup in Indian Wells became the second non-seeded player to win a Tier I event
- At the 1999 Lipton Championships in Miami became the first pair of sisters in the Open era to meet in a tournament final (with Venus Williams)
- In 2012 Wimbledon, in her semifinal match against Azarenka, she hit a record 24 aces in a match, which was surpassed by Sabine Lisicki at the 2015 Aegon Classic in Birmingham.
- At the 2012 Wimbledon Championships, she set a record for most aces served in a tournament, hitting 102 aces in the tournament, which was the most of men or women at the Championships that year.
- Most hardcourt grand slam singles titles: 12 [6 Australian Open & 6 U.S. Open] (stands alone).
- Only player, male or female, to ever accomplish a Career Golden Slam in singles and doubles [Singles: US Open 1999, Roland Garros 2002, Wimbledon 2002, Australian Open 2003, Olympic gold 2012. Doubles: Roland Garros 1999, US Open 1999, Wimbledon 2000, Australian Open 2001, Olympic gold 2000]. A second Olympic gold in singles would have her complete the
- 24 March 2015, Serena won a record 8th Miami Masters title from her 10th appearance in a Miami final. No male or female has more than 6 Miami Masters singles titles (Novak Djokovic and his coach, Boris Becker, each own 6 titles).
Awards
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Recognition
In 2005, Tennis Magazine ranked her as the 17th-best player in 40 years.[9]
In June 2011, she was named one of the "30 Legends of Women's Tennis: Past, Present and Future" by Time.[10] In 2014 she was named one of ESPNW's Impact 25.[11]
See also
References
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| Preceded by | World No. 1 July 8, 2002 – August 10, 2003 September 8, 2008 – October 5, 2008 February 2, 2009 – April 19, 2009 October 12, 2009 – October 25, 2009 November 2, 2009 – October 10, 2010 February 18, 2013 – Present |
Succeeded by Kim Clijsters Jelena Janković Dinara Safina Dinara Safina Caroline Wozniacki Incumbent |
| Preceded by
Caroline Wozniacki
Petra Kvitová |
US Open Series Champion 2011 2013, 2014 |
Succeeded by Petra Kvitová Karolína Plíšková |
| Awards and achievements | ||
| Preceded by
Venus Williams
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WTA Newcomer of the Year 1998 |
Succeeded by Kim Clijsters |
| Preceded by | WTA Most Improved Player 1999 |
Succeeded by Elena Dementieva |
| Preceded by | WTA Doubles Team of the Year 2000 (with Venus Williams) 2009 (with Venus Williams) |
Succeeded by Lisa Raymond & Rennae Stubbs Gisela Dulko & Flavia Pennetta |
| Preceded by | WTA Player of The Year 2002 2008, 2009 2012 – 2015 |
Succeeded by Justine Henin Kim Clijsters Incumbent |
| Preceded by
Jennifer Capriati
Jelena Janković Petra Kvitová |
ITF Women's Singles World Champion 2002 2009 2012 – 2015 |
Succeeded by Justine Henin Caroline Wozniacki Incumbent |
| Preceded by | Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year 2002 2009 2013 2015 |
Succeeded by Annika Sörenstam Lindsey Vonn Mo'ne Davis Incumbent |
| Preceded by
Inge de Bruijn
Lindsey Vonn |
Gazzetta dello Sport Sportswoman of the Year 2002 2013 |
Succeeded by Paula Radcliffe Tina Maze |
| Preceded by | Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year 2003 2010 2016 |
Succeeded by Annika Sörenstam Lindsey Vonn Incumbent |
| Preceded by | Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year 2015 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by
Venus Williams
Maria Sharapova Maria Sharapova Maria Sharapova |
Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award 2003–2004 2009–2011 2013 2015 |
Succeeded by Maria Sharapova Maria Sharapova Maria Sharapova Incumbent |
| Preceded by
Venus Williams
Brittney Griner |
Best Female Athlete ESPY Award 2003 2013 |
Succeeded by Diana Taurasi Ronda Rousey |
| Preceded by | WTA Comeback Player of the Year 2004 |
Succeeded by Kim Clijsters |
| Preceded by
Martina Hingis
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Laureus Comeback of the Year 2007 |
Succeeded by Paula Radcliffe |
| Preceded by
Cara Black & Liezel Huber
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ITF Women's Doubles World Champion 2009 (with Venus Williams) |
Succeeded by Gisela Dulko & Flavia Pennetta |
| Preceded by
First Award
Maria Kirilenko & Victoria Azarenka |
WTA Fan Favorite Doubles Team of the Year 2009, 2010 (with Venus Williams) 2012 (with Venus Williams) |
Succeeded by Maria Kirilenko & Victoria Azarenka Ekaterina Makarova & Elena Vesnina |
| Preceded by | L'Équipe Champion of Champions 2012, 2013 2015 |
Succeeded by Katie Ledecky Incumbent |
| Preceded by | United States Sports Academy Female Ahtlete of the Year 2012 2015 |
Succeeded by Yuna Kim Incumbent |
| Records | ||
| Preceded by | WTA Prize money leader February 2, 2009 – |
Incumbent |
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