Residence: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, (USA)
Birthdate: September 26, 1981
Birthplace: Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m)
Weight: 145 lbs. (65 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Singles Titles: 23
Doubles Titles: 11
Favorite Author: Maya Angelou
Most Memorable Experience: Receiving an "A" in geometry
Hobbies:Surfing, Skateboarding, Watching Cartoons and Playing Guitar
Favorite Tennis Player:Pete Sampras

Professional tennis players. Born September 26, 1981, in Saginaw, Michigan. With her older sister, Venus, Williams took the tennis world by storm beginning in the late 1990s. The sisters harnessed their powerful groundstrokes and booming serves to rise in the rankings in both women’s singles and women’s doubles competitions.

Coached by their outspoken father, Richard Williams, Venus and Serena Williams have been credited with raising public awareness of their sport and with bringing the women’s tennis game to a whole new level of power and athleticism.

However, 2002 would belong to Serena. Serena defeated Venus in the finals of the French Open, Wimbeldon, and the US Open. The string of victories catapulted the younger sibling to the top of WTA tour rankings, with Venus dropping to second place.