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Serena Williams has won a record 23 WTA 1000 singles titles.. WTA 1000 is a category of tennis tournaments on the WTA Tour organized by the Women's Tennis Association.. The Series was initially called WTA Tier I which began in 1988 and lasted until 2008.
Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981) [1] is an American former professional tennis player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, [a] she was ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 319 weeks, including a joint-record 186 consecutive weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 five times.
Serena Williams (2) 2016 Wimbledon: 33y 9m: Serena Williams (3) 2015 Wimbledon: 33y 8m: Serena Williams (4) 2015 French Open: Martina Navratilova: 1990 Wimbledon: 33y 6m: Flavia Pennetta: 2015 US Open: 33y 4m: Serena Williams (5) 2015 Australian Open: 32y 11m: Serena Williams (6) 2014 US Open: 31y 11m: Virginia Wade: 1977 Wimbledon: Serena ...
On 10 June 2002, Serena and Venus Williams became the first sisters to hold the No. 2 and No. 1 spots in the singles rankings, respectively. Serena Williams would supplant Venus Williams for the No. 1 ranking on 8 July 2002 and they would remain at No. 1 and No. 2 in the rankings until Venus fell to No. 3 on 14 April 2003.
In the third round, she faced Irina Spîrlea, Williams had won their two previous matches in the year, however Spîrlea took the first set just to see Williams come back in the second winning it in a bagel. In the final set, Williams was broken in the 11th game and Spîrlea took advantage and closed it out in the next game to eliminate Williams.
The 2013 Serena Williams tennis season officially began on 30 December 2012 with the start of the 2013 WTA Tour.Williams produced the most consistent season of her career, reaching 13 finals and winning 11 titles, the most since Martina Hingis won 12 titles in 1997.
The Silicon Valley Classic was a tennis tournament on the WTA Tour held on the campus of San Jose State University in San Jose, California. Started in 1971, the tournament was the oldest women's-only tournament in the world and was played on outdoor hardcourts . [ 1 ]
Martina Hingis finished the season as the number one ranked player for the third time in four years, and second year in a row. However, this was the first year she finished number one without winning a Grand Slam women's singles title. Hingis led the titles list with nine throughout the season, including the prestigious WTA Tour Championships.