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Portrait of Serena Williams. Source and license are linked in the caption.

Serena Williams

Born
Active
1995-10 — 2022-09

American tennis player.

Measurements

Height
178 cm5′10″
Weight
72 kg159 lbs

Measurement date:

Measurement dates not supplied.

Quick Facts

Occupation
tennis player · autobiographer · actor · businessperson · writer · designer · athlete
Citizenship
United States
Birthplace
Saginaw
Affiliation
Williams sisters

Relationships

Serena Williams is the child of Richard A Williams Jr and Oracene Price.

Spouses & partners

Family

Awards & Nominations

Date / resultAward / category
2025
Received		Time 100
2018
Received		Associated Press Athlete of the Year
2015
Received		Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award
2015
Received		L'Équipe Champion of Champions
2015
Received		Associated Press Athlete of the Year
2014
Nominated		Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award
2014
Nominated		Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year
2013
Received		Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award
2013
Received		Best Female Athlete ESPY Award
2013
Received		Associated Press Athlete of the Year
2013
Nominated		Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award
2013
Nominated		Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year
2013
Nominated		Best Female Athlete ESPY Award
2012
Received		Michigan Women's Hall of Fame
2011
Received		Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award
2011
Nominated		Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award
2011
Nominated		Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year
2011
Nominated		Best Championship Performance ESPY Award
2010
Received		Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award
2010
Received		Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year
2010
Received		California Hall of Fame
2010
Nominated		Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award
2010
Nominated		Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year
2010
Nominated		Best Female Athlete ESPY Award
2009
Received		Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award
2009
Received		Associated Press Athlete of the Year
2009
Nominated		Best Female Athlete ESPY Award
2009
Nominated		Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award
2007
Received		Laureus World Sports Award for Comeback of the Year
2007
Nominated		Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award
2007
Nominated		Laureus World Sports Award for Comeback of the Year
2005
Nominated		Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award
2004
Received		Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award
2004
Nominated		Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award
2004
Nominated		Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year
2003
Received		Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award
2003
Received		Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year
2003
Received		Best Female Athlete ESPY Award
2003
Received		NAACP Image Award – President's Award
2003
Nominated		Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award
2003
Nominated		Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year
2003
Nominated		Best Female Athlete ESPY Award
2003
Nominated		Best Moment ESPY Award
2002
Received		Associated Press Athlete of the Year
2002
Nominated		Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award
2001
Nominated		Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award
2000
Received		Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year
2000
Nominated		Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award
2000
Nominated		Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year
2000
Nominated		Laureus World Sports Award for Breakthrough of the Year
2000
Nominated		Best Breakthrough Athlete ESPY Award

Education

Serena Williams’s education and training.

  • The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdalefashion design
  • homeschooling
  • Isenberg School of Management

Languages

Native language

  • English

Other languages

  • French

Hair & Eye Color

Hair color

  • black hair

Eye color

  • dark brown

Audience Snapshots

Serena Williams’s following through the years — dated snapshots, not live audiences.

Platform / accountAudienceRecorded
Instagram18,100,000
X / Twitter10,675,910
X / Twitter10,706,200
X / Twitter10,814,375
X / Twitter10,906,382
YouTube72,100
YouTube69,400

Sources & Credits

Wikidata · Q11459 ↗
Biographical data from Wikidata (CC0). Book icons link to supporting references where available; unlinked icons indicate a missing reference.
Portrait source & license ↗

Facts retrieved .