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Going pro
Serena played tennis with her father and eventually played professionally in 1995. This happened one year after her sister Venus went pro. Both girls were admired for their athleticism as well as powerful serves and ground strokes. They quickly became crowd favorites. "Serena Williams." Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Feb. 2019, www.britannica.com/
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First Grand Slam title
Venus was predicted to be the first of the two to win a grand slam, but Serena proved them wrong and won the singles title at the US Open in 1999. Serena and Venus also won the doubles title at this tournament. "Serena Williams." Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Feb. 2019, www.britannica.com/
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Comeback
After getting gold at the Olympic Games with her sister in 2000, Serena started to become very inconsistent. She came back in 2002, though, and won the French Open, the US Open, as well as Wimbledon, facing her sister in the final of each tournament. "Serena Williams." Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Feb. 2019, www.britannica.com/
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Completed a career Grand Slam
In 2003, Serena won the Australian Open and completed a career Grand Slam by winning each of the four Grand Slam tournaments. She also won at Wimbledon this year. Both of these wins were accomplished by once again besting her sister in the finals. "Serena Williams." Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Feb. 2019, www.britannica.com/
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Another Australian Open
Serena won the Australian Open in 2005. "Serena Williams." Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Feb. 2019, www.britannica.com/
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Comeback Part Two
Serena struggled with injury in 2006 but managed to come back stronger than ever. She won her third Australian Open in 2007. "Serena Williams." Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Feb. 2019, www.britannica.com/
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Yet Another Australian Open
Serena won her tenth Grand Slam singles title by winning the Australian Open. She also won her third Wimbledon singles title by beating her sister in the final. The sisters the year prior had once again gotten gold at the Olympics as a doubles team. "Serena Williams." Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Feb. 2019, www.britannica.com/
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Defending Champion
In 2010, Serena defended her titles at the Australian Open as well as at Wimbledon. After these wins, however, Serena battled many injuries and was off the court for about a year. "Serena Williams." Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Feb. 2019, www.britannica.com/
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Comeback Part Three
In 2012, Serena won her fifth Wimbledon singles title. She also won gold at the Olympics of 2012 and won a career Golden Slam. Venus and Serena as a doubles team won gold in doubles as well. Serena won her fifteenth Grand Slam singles title by winning the US Open. "Serena Williams." Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Feb. 2019, www.britannica.com/
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More Winning
She won her second French Open title in 2013 as well as winning her fifth US Open singles title this year. She defended this title in 2014 thus giving her 18 career titles. "Serena Williams." Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Feb. 2019, www.britannica.com/
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Australian Open Number Six
In 2015, Serena captured her sixth Australian Open title. Williams also reached the milestone of 20 career Grand Slam singles titles this year by winning the 2015 French Open. She also won Wimbledon 2015. She defended this title in 2016 to get her 22nd Grand Slam title, tying her with Steffi Graf for the most Grand Slams won in the open era for women as well as men. "Serena Williams." Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Feb. 2019, www.britannica.com/
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Big 23
Williams accomplished the impossible. She beat her sister at the 2017 Australian Open. This brought her total number of grand slam wins to 23, breaking Graf's record and putting her at the top. "Serena Williams." Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Feb. 2019, www.britannica.com/
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