WTA · Retired · United States

Serena Williams

Career-high ranking: 1

Player at a glance

For Serena Williams, this snapshot records 1,025 matches and 853 wins from 1997 through 2022. The highest verified singles ranking is world No. 1. The data records 23 Grand Slam singles titles and 72 tour titles. On Grass, the snapshot shows a 87.0% win rate across 123 matches.

Status: Retired
Age: Age 44
Height: 175 cm
Playing hand: Right-handed
Tour wins: 853 / 1025
Tour titles: 72
Grand Slam titles: 23
Career win rate: 83.2%

Results by surface

Read each win rate together with its recorded match sample.

Hard: 83.9%647 matches
Clay: 79.3%227 matches
Grass: 87.0%123 matches
Carpet: 82.1%28 matches

Player at a glance

How they play

Serena Williams won an Open-era women’s record 23 Grand Slam singles titles and spent 319 weeks at world No. 1. Her powerful serve and first attack changed the speed and standard of women’s tennis.

The serve creates an immediate advantage, and a powerful groundstroke finishes the shortened return. Even from defense, one deep return can reclaim control of the point.

Featured video

Olympic Games · Aug 21, 2026Serena’s Olympic singles gold · London 2012

Serena Williams completed the career Golden Slam with a dominant singles gold-medal run. It shows how her powerful first strike keeps rallies short.

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What to watch

If you are new to this player

Look beyond the service motion and watch whether her body axis remains stable after the toss.
When a return lands short, notice how early preparation lets her meet it out in front without a long run.

For a closer look

On important points, record whether she chooses a wide, body, or T serve.
On return, watch how a compact swing uses the pace of the opponent’s serve to produce depth.

Career timeline by age

Oct 27, 1997 · Age 16
First recorded tour match
The first main-draw tour match covered by the current data set.
1999 · Age 18
First Grand Slam singles title at the US Open
She defeated Martina Hingis in the final, beginning a journey that would produce 23 major singles titles.
Feb 22, 1999 · Age 17
First tour title
A verified tour-title milestone in this player’s career.
Jul 8, 2002 · Age 20
Career-high ranking: No. 1
The highest position found in the available weekly singles rankings.
Aug 29, 2022 · Age 40
Most recent recorded match
The latest tour match included in the current snapshot.

Racquet and string history

RacquetVerified use

Wilson Blade SW102 pro setup

Around 2020 · manufacturer development retrospective

Wilson says Serena co-developed and play-tested it and used it for most of that year, while also noting that pro specifications can differ.

Aug 21, 2026 · Confidence: High

RacquetComparable retail model

Wilson Blade SW102 Autograph - 2020

2020 retail model

This is a comparable retail model in the app and may differ in detail from the match frame.

Aug 21, 2026 · Confidence: High

Worth knowing

Williams completed the “Serena Slam,” holding all four major titles at once, on two occasions.
With Venus, she won 14 Grand Slam women’s doubles titles and three Olympic doubles gold medals.

Verified sources

WTA Legends profileChecked Aug 21, 2026 · Confidence: High Wilson SW102 development storyChecked Aug 21, 2026 · Confidence: High

What to borrow for your game

Copy the sequence of preparation, contact point, and recovery rather than only the final shot.
On Grass, identify the repeated starting position and purpose of the first two shots before borrowing the pattern.
Compare footage from different career stages to see how positioning and shot selection evolved.

Notable numbers

Reached a verified career-high singles ranking of world No. 1.
This page uses 1,025 recorded matches from the 1997–2022 seasons.
The snapshot records 33 Grand Slam finals and 23 titles.

Reviewed sources

A result-based profile built from surface results, rankings, titles, and playing hand. Missing shot-speed, spin-rate, and point-pattern data are not invented.

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