Serena Williams is one of the most accomplished athletes in tennis history. The 39-year-old athlete, who shares a three-year-old daughter with Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, is regarded as the GOAT or the “greatest of all time.” Here is a rundown of the reasons why.
Williams won 106 singles tennis matches at the US Open, making her the player with the most singles tennis matches wins at the sporting event. She obtained the world record after her victories at the US Open in New York in September 2020.
Before achieving this incredible feat, Williams tied with Chris Evert, who has 101 matches won. She surpassed her total a year later and shattered Evert’s record by the end of the 2020 US Open.
Amazing Guinness World record held by Serena Williams
When she lost to Bianca Andreescu of Canada, Williams was 37 years 346 days old. Their match took place at the US Open in New York City on September 7, 2019.
Williams, who was born on September 26, 1981, was not the only female player who lost the Grand Slam finals after reaching the age of 37. Martina Navratilova and Venus Williams experienced the same.
Williams is so far the only female playerwho has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles. She obtained the Guinness record after her win at the Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, in January 2017.
She shattered the record previously held by Steffi Graf, who has 22 Grand Slam titles under her belt. Interestingly, Williams achieved the feat after defeating her sister Venus Williams in the Australian Open final.
According to the Women’s Tennis Association, Williams had earned $93,634,967 in prize money since turning pro in October 1995. The computation was made as of January 25, 2021
