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Person · 1981–

Serena Williams

The tennis champion widely regarded as the greatest of all time, with 23 Grand Slam singles titles.

A summit of [[black-sports]].

Rising from Compton with her sister Venus, Serena Williams dominated tennis for two decades, winning 23 major singles titles — the most of the Open era — and reshaping the sport while facing scrutiny no white champion endured.

On the timeline

  1. September 11, 1999
    Serena Williams's first major

    Williams wins the US Open, beginning a career as one of the greatest athletes in history.

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