The important life events of Serena Williams

By esguerra.alina
  • The birth of Serena

    The birth of Serena

    The tennis legend was born in Saginaw, Michigan
  • The move to California

    The move to California

    The Williams family moved to Compton, California
  • The beginning of her tennis career

    The beginning of her tennis career

    Serena's father, Richard, started to train her and her sister at the age of 3. They would train and practice in local courts.
  • Serena's first ever tournament

    Serena's first ever tournament

    Serena played in her first ever tournament.
  • Serena's first win in a professional tournament

    Serena's first win in a professional tournament

    Serena had her first win in a professional tournament. She did loose in the semi-finals but this was still a big achievement.
  • First Grand Slam title

    First Grand Slam title

    At age 17, Serena won her first ever Grand Slam title.
  • Serena's first clothing line

    Serena's first clothing line

    Serena created her first clothing line called Aneres, she also started a second one in 2009. Her older sister also died this year.
  • The Serena Williams Foundation

    The Serena Williams Foundation

    Serena created the Serena Williams Foundation to promote equity through education, race, gender, disability and more, for the unprivileged.
  • A very special year

    A very special year

    Serena won her 23rd Grand Slam, got married to her husband, Alexis Ohanian and gave birth to her daughter, Olympia. This was a very big year for Serena.
  • Present

    Present

    To this day she is not currently on the court but is still a very inspirational person that is part of the Black community.