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In 2016, won 6th Wimbledon doubles title with Venus Williams. It was the 4th time Serena Williams won the singles and doubles titles at Wimbledon in the same year (2002, 2009, 2012, 2016). Venus also accomplished this feat twice (2000, 2008). Serena and Venus Williams improved their Grand Slam doubles finals record to 14–0.
Grand Slam Hard Venus Williams Cara Black Liezel Huber: 6–2, 6–2 Win 18–1: Jan 2010: Australian Open, Australia (4) Grand Slam Hard Venus Williams Cara Black Liezel Huber 6–4, 6–3 Win 19–1: May 2010: Madrid Open, Spain Premier M Clay Venus Williams Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta: 6–2, 7–5 Win 20–1: Jun 2010: French Open, France ...
Serena Williams Williams at the 2013 US Open Full name Serena Jameka Williams Country (sports) United States Residence Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, U.S. Born (1981-09-26) September 26, 1981 (age 43) Saginaw, Michigan, U.S. Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Turned pro October 1995 Retired September 2022 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money US$94,816,730 1st in all-time rankings Official ...
Serena Williams' 23 Grand Slam singles titles is an Open Era record, one shy of Margaret Court for the all-time lead. USA TODAY Sports ranks them all.
Players who won all four Grand Slam titles over the course of their careers. Until 1977 the 4 Slams were played on 2 different surfaces (grass, clay). After 1978 they were contested on 3. The event at which the Career Grand Slam was completed indicated in bold.
[citation needed] In 1985, Martina Navratilova reached the final in all Grand Slam events held that year, equaling the record of eleven final appearances set by Court in 1963 and repeated a year later. [citation needed] Twelve unique players (nine women and three men) have won at least six major championships in one calendar year. [citation needed]
The current Grand Slams are the four most prestigious tournaments in the world held every year, they are distinguished by participation from almost every top player and by their two-week duration, 128-player draw in women's singles. It's extremely rare for a player to win all four tournaments, "the Grand Slam", in one calendar year.
Williams, who will try to equal Margaret Court's record of 24 grand slam titles when she competes at the Aug. 27-Sept. 9 U.S. Open in New York, earned twice as much off the court as any other ...