Tennis icon Serena Williams is one of the most successful tennis players of all time, having won six US Open titles during her prestigious career.
His first triumph at Flushing Meadows came in 1999 – his first Grand Slam victory.
She won further titles at the tournament in 2002 and 2008 before winning three consecutive US Opens from 2012 to 2014.
Now 42, Williams has stepped away from tennis. In 2022, she said she was “stepping away from tennis to focus on other things that are important to me,” such as her baby daughter, born in 2017.
THE Jugo Mobile Here we trace Williams’ career and her US Open record.
Will Serena Williams play at the 2024 US Open?
Williams will not compete in the 2024 US Open. Her absence marks the second consecutive year she will not compete at Flushing Meadows.
Her last participation in the US Open dates back to 2022, where she was eliminated in the third round.
When did Serena Williams retire?
Williams said she was “moving away from tennis” in an article in Vogue magazine in August 2022, leading fans to speculate that his subsequent participation in the US Open would serve as a retirement tournament.
She said, however, that she had “never liked the word retirement” and, at a press conference two months later, described the chances of her returning to action as “very high”.
“I’m not retired,” Williams said, adding that not competing “was really weird.” “You can come to my house, I have a field.”
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In February 2023, Williams said she was “at peace” with her decision and was “leaning on” her commitment to family life, which she said had been the main reason for her inactivity in tennis.
“I was like, ‘Oh my God. I have to get out,'” she added. E-News“But it’s hard for me to play. I played the other day and I thought, ‘I can’t not play professional tennis.’ There’s literally no excuse.
“But I mean, I guess there’s an excuse, right? It’s hard because when I’m playing, I’m like, ‘Oh my God, I’m pretty good at this. I can keep doing this,’ which not a lot of people can say.”
Serena Williams’ Grand Slam Story
Williams has won 23 Grand Slam titles, the most by a player in the Open era. Margaret Court has won 24 titles, spanning the years before and after the Open era began (in 1968). Serena Williams has also played in 10 finals that she did not win.
Single Finals
| Year | Tournament | Result | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | US Open | Earn | Martina Hingis (6–3, 7–6(7–4)) |
| 2001 | US Open | Loss | Venus Williams (2–6, 4–6) |
| 2002 | French Open | Earn | Venus Williams (7–5, 6–3) |
| 2002 | Wimbledon | Earn | Venus Williams (7–6(7–4), 6–3) |
| 2002 | US Open | Earn | Venus Williams (6–4, 6–3) |
| 2003 | Australian Open | Earn | Venus Williams (7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–4) |
| 2003 | Wimbledon | Earn | Venus Williams (4–6, 6–4, 6–2) |
| 2004 | Wimbledon | Loss | Maria Sharapova (1–6, 4–6) |
| 2005 | Australian Open | Earn | Lindsay Davenport (2–6, 6–3, 6–0) |
| 2007 | Australian Open | Earn | Maria Sharapova (6–1, 6–2) |
| 2008 | Wimbledon | Loss | Venus Williams (5–7, 4–6) |
| 2008 | US Open | Earn | Jelena Jankovic (6-4, 7-5) |
| 2009 | Australian Open | Earn | Dinara Safina (6–0, 6–3) |
| 2009 | Wimbledon | Earn | Venus Williams (7–6(7–3), 6–2) |
| 2010 | Australian Open | Earn | Justine Hénin (6-4, 3-6, 6-2) |
| 2010 | Wimbledon | Earn | Vera Zvonareva (6–3, 6–2) |
| 2011 | US Open | Loss | Samantha Stosur (2-6, 3-6) |
| 2012 | Wimbledon | Earn | Agnieszka Radwanska (6-1, 5-7, 6-2) |
| 2012 | US Open | Earn | Victoria Azarenka (6–2, 2–6, 7–5) |
| 2013 | French Open | Earn | Maria Sharapova (6–4, 6–4) |
| 2013 | US Open | Earn | Victoria Azarenka (7–5, 6–7(6–8), 6–1) |
| 2014 | US Open | Earn | Caroline Wozniacki (6–3, 6–3) |
| 2015 | Australian Open | Earn | Maria Sharapova (6–3, 7–6(7–5)) |
| 2015 | French Open | Earn | Lucie Safářová (6-3, 6-7(2-7), 6-2) |
| 2015 | Wimbledon | Earn | Garbine Muguruza (6-4, 6-4) |
| 2016 | Australian Open | Loss | Angelique Kerber (4–6, 6–3, 4–6) |
| 2016 | French Open | Loss | Garbine Muguruza (5-7, 4-6) |
| 2016 | Wimbledon | Earn | Angelique Kerber (7–5, 6–3) |
| 2017 | Australian Open | Earn | Venus Williams (6–4, 6–4) |
| 2018 | Wimbledon | Loss | Angelique Kerber (3–6, 3–6) |
| 2018 | US Open | Loss | Naomi Osaka (2–6, 4–6) |
| 2019 | Wimbledon | Loss | Simona Halep (2–6, 2–6) |
| 2019 | US Open | Loss | Bianca Andreescu (3-6, 5-7) |
Doubles Finals
All doubles partnered with Venus Williams
| Year | Tournament | Result | The opponents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | French Open | Earn | Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova (6-3, 6-7(2-7), 8-6) |
| 1999 | US Open | Earn | Chanda Rubin and Sandrine Testud (4-6, 6-1, 6-4) |
| 2000 | Wimbledon | Earn | Julie Halard-Decugis and Ai Sugiyama (6–3, 6–2) |
| 2001 | Australian Open | Earn | Lindsay Davenport and Corina Morariu (6-2, 2-6, 6-4) |
| 2002 | Wimbledon | Earn | Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez (6-2, 7-5) |
| 2003 | Australian Open | Earn | Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez (4-6, 6-4, 6-3) |
| 2008 | Wimbledon | Earn | Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur (6–2, 6–2) |
| 2009 | Australian Open | Earn | Daniela Hantuchová and Ai Sugiyama (6-3, 6-3) |
| 2009 | Wimbledon | Earn | Samantha Stosur and Rennae Stubbs (7–6(7–4), 6–4) |
| 2009 | US Open | Earn | Cara Black and Liezel Huber (6–2, 6–2) |
| 2010 | Australian Open | Earn | Cara Black and Liezel Huber (6–4, 6–3) |
| 2010 | French Open | Earn | Kveta Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik (6-2, 6-3) |
| 2012 | Wimbledon | Earn | Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká (7-5, 6-4) |
| 2016 | Wimbledon | Earn | Timea Babos and Yaroslava Shvedova (6-3, 6-4) |
