Serena Williams: The Queen of the Court and Beyond

Early Life: Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981) is an American former professional tennis player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, she was ranked No. 1 in the world in singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 319 weeks, including an overall record of 186 consecutive weeks, and finished top.

Williams won 14 major women's doubles titles, all with her sister Venus, and the pair remained undefeated in major doubles finals (the best undefeated record in major finals in any discipline in the sport).

Professional Career: Initially, Williams' parents wanted their daughter to wait until she was 16 to compete in professional tournaments. In 1995, just after Williams turned 14, he planned to make his professional debut as a wild card in the Bank of the West Classic in Oakland, California, but was denied due to age restrictions.

After not playing in 1996, Williams won her first main draw match at the Ameritech Cup Chicago in November 1997. At No. 304, she defeated No. 7 Mary Pierce and No. 4 Monica Seles to record her first career victories over top 10 players and became the lowest ranked player in the Open Era by defeating two top 10 opponents in the tournament. She ultimately lost in the semifinals to No. 5 Lindsay Davenport. Her run in Chicago propelled Williams into the top 100 for the first time in her career, and she finished ranked 99th in the world in 1997.

In the September 2022 issue of Vogue, Williams announced her plans to "retire" from tennis after the 2022 US Open, signaling her retirement. He expressed his intention to focus on his family and his venture capital firm. Williams began her farewell tour by competing in the Canadian Open in Toronto using a protected ranking. She beat Nuria Parrisas Diaz in straight sets to claim her first singles win in 14 months before losing to Belinda Bencic. After her departure, tournament organizers gave Williams gifts to remember the city. Williams subsequently competed in the Cincinnati Masters, where she lost to reigning US Open champion Emma Raducanu in the first round. To see the stats, in details please visit the link below.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serena_Williams#Career_statistics

Activism: As her career progressed, Williams became more involved in social change, primarily using social media to express her views. In 2016, he expressed support for Black Lives Matter on his Facebook page. She expressed concern that his young nephew might be in danger from the police because of the color of his skin. During exit American tennis player Tennys Sandgren made it to the quarterfinals of the 2018 Australian Open, it was revealed that he had tweeted insensitive words about the LGBT community, followed members of the far right and linked to an article describing Williams' on-court behavior. as "unpleasant". Williams responded: “I don’t want or need [an apology]. But there is a whole group of people who deserve an apology.”

References:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serena_Williams

Serena Williams at the Women's Tennis Association

Serena Williams at the International Tennis Federation

Serena Williams at the Billie Jean King Cup