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Serena Williams

1981 - Today

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Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981) is an American former 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 (third-most of all time), and finished as the year-end No. 1 five times. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Serena Williams is the 41st most popular tennis player (down from 24th in 2019), the 2,220th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,676th in 2019) and the 12th most popular American Tennis Player.

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS

Among tennis players, Serena Williams ranks 41 out of 1,569Before her are Venus Williams, Gabriela Sabatini, Bill Tilden, Stefan Edberg, Pete Sampras, and Shirley Fry. After her are Don Budge, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, Jaroslav Drobný, Jean Borotra, Max Decugis, and Fred Stolle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Serena Williams ranks 18Before her are Samuel Eto'o, Britney Spears, Pitbull, Park Ji-sung, David Villa, and Abu Mohammad al-Julani. After her are Maicon Sisenando, Billy Martin, Justin Timberlake, Alessandra Ambrosio, Adriana Lima, and LP.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Serena Williams ranks 2,220 out of 20,380Before her are Vera Miles (1929), Julia Child (1912), Nathan Rosen (1909), Wes Anderson (1969), Shirley Fry (1927), and Erich Segal (1937). After her are Jennifer Garner (1972), John List (1925), Betty Friedan (1921), Robert F. Engle (1942), Jack Kemp (1935), and Josephine Chaplin (1949).

Among TENNIS PLAYERS In United States

Among tennis players born in United States, Serena Williams ranks 12Before her are Chris Evert (1954), Arthur Ashe (1943), Venus Williams (1980), Bill Tilden (1893), Pete Sampras (1971), and Shirley Fry (1927). After her are Don Budge (1915), Pancho Gonzales (1928), Rosemary Casals (1948), Vitas Gerulaitis (1954), Doris Hart (1925), and Richard Sears (1861).