# Serena Williams

_American tennis player (born 1981)_

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Last updated: 2026-11-05

> Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 319 weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 five times. Williams won 73 WTA Tour–level singles titles, including 23 major women's singles titles—the most in the Open Era, and the second-most of all time. She is the only player to accomplish a Career Golden Slam in both singles and doubles, and the only player to have simultaneously held Olympic gold and all four major titles in both singles and doubles.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 26 September 1981 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11459#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Saginaw ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11459#P19))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11459#P27))
- **Occupation:** tennis player; autobiographer; actor; businessperson; writer; designer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11459#P106))
- **Education:** The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale; homeschooling; Isenberg School of Management ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11459#P69))
- **Spouse:** Alexis Ohanian ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11459#P26))
- **Official website:** serenawilliams.com ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11459#P856))
- **Positions held:** UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11459#P39))
- **Awards:** Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year; Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award; Best Female Athlete ESPY Award; NAACP Image Award – President's Award; Laureus World Sports Award for Comeback of the Year; Michigan Women's Hall of Fame; California Hall of Fame; L'Équipe Champion of Champions; Associated Press Athlete of the Year; Time 100 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11459#P166))
- **X (Twitter):** serenawilliams ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11459#P2002))
- **Facebook:** SerenaWilliams ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11459#P2013))
- **Instagram:** serenawilliams ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11459#P2003))
- **YouTube:** UCxk_lkotPZrXTqYLPn07nSQ ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11459#P2397))

## Questions

**When was Serena Williams born?**  
Serena Williams was born on 26 September 1981 in Saginaw.

**What positions has Serena Williams held?**  
Positions held by Serena Williams include: UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.

**Where did Serena Williams study?**  
Serena Williams was educated at The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, homeschooling, Isenberg School of Management.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Serena Williams](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serena_Williams) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): सेरेना विलियम्स](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q11459](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11459) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Serena-Smiling-2020.png by AndrewHenkelman (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Serena-Smiling-2020.png)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Serena Williams". DigiNepal. Last updated 5 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/serena-williams. Retrieved 5 November 2026.