Serena Williams

Serena Williams is a retired professional tennis player best known for her record-breaking career, Grand Slam titles and influence on and off the court. Serena spent her childhood in Compton, California, alongside her sister Venus Williams. Serena was coached by her father, Richard Williams, and quickly emerged as a standout junior player. She went professional in the mid-1990s.

Serena rose to fame after winning the 1999 U.S. Open, becoming one of the youngest Grand Slam champions in tennis history. Over the course of her career, she has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, as well as four Olympic gold medals. Known for her powerful serve and dominance on the court, Serena spent years ranked as the world’s No. 1 player and became one of the most recognizable athletes in the world.

Outside of tennis, Serena launched business and fashion ventures and has appeared in documentaries and television projects, including Being Serena. She officially stepped away from professional tennis in 2022 following the U.S. Open to focus on business ventures and parenthood.

Williams dated several public figures before beginning a relationship with Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian in 2015. The couple got engaged in 2016 and tied the knot the following year in New Orleans. They share two daughters, Olympia Ohanian (born in 2017) and Adira River Ohanian (born in 2023).