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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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