Best resultChampion2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2017
ALL PLAYERS
Serena Williams
USA45 yrs5' 9" (1.75 m)
Best WTA ranking No. 1
23 Grand Slam titles, 10 of them with Patrick Mouratoglou.
- Plays
- Right-handed, two-handed backhand
- Coached by Patrick Mouratoglou
- 2012–2022
Figures as of 30 September 2026.
Profile & career
The greatest player in the history of tennis.
Serena Williams is the greatest player in tennis history, both for her record and for her status as a global star whose influence reaches far beyond the sport. She won 10 of her 23 Grand Slam titles with Patrick Mouratoglou as her coach, from Wimbledon 2012 to the Australian Open 2017.
Their partnership is one of the great success stories of modern tennis. Serena had already won 13 majors by the age of 30, yet Patrick convinced her that she was still under-achieving compared with her potential, and together they opened a major new chapter in both their careers.
A precocious phenomenon and the younger sister of another, Venus Williams, she played her first WTA match at 16, in 1997, and finished that season in the top 100 (99th). She broke into the top 20 in 1998 and won her first title the following year at the Open Gaz de France.
Did you know?She is the highest-earning female athlete in the history of sport.
GRAND SLAMS
Serena & the Grand Slams.
23 Grand Slam singles titles between 1999 and 2017, the Open era record ahead of Steffi Graf's 22.
Best resultChampion2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2017
Best resultChampion2002, 2013, 2015
Best resultChampion2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016
Best resultChampion1999, 2002, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014STATISTICS & RECORDS
Records of a legend.
186
Consecutive weeks at No. 1
Consecutive weeks at the top of the WTA rankings.
35yrs
Oldest world No. 1
In 2017, aged 35 years and 224 days, she became the oldest world No. 1 in history.
1st
Every major and Olympic gold
The first player to win all four Grand Slam tournaments and Olympic gold in both singles and doubles.
73
WTA singles titles
Including 23 Grand Slams and five WTA Finals, with at least one title in 14 different seasons.
858
Match wins
Including 177 against top-10 players and 17 against a reigning world No. 1.
MOURATOGLOU ACADEMY
Her link with the Mouratoglou Academy.
Serena Williams was coached by Patrick Mouratoglou from 2012 to 2022. Together they won 10 Grand Slam singles titles and she returned to world No. 1.
Regular visitors to the academy saw her train on its courts every year from 2012 to 2021, and she is still a regular guest at the academy's annual gala.
DISCOVER THE ACADEMYGALLERY
Serena at the Academy.
VIDEO
Watch Serena Williams at the Mouratoglou Academy
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Here’s how to master Serena’s forehand!
GAME & EQUIPMENT
How Serena plays.
Her game
Serena Williams remained a hugely powerful player off both wings right to the end of her career, hitting mostly flat. She also relied on a serve unlike anything women's tennis had seen before or has seen since. She won three Grand Slam titles after saving match points, proof of a mindset worthy of a legend. Her only relative weakness was her net play.
Her equipment
Serena Williams played with a Wilson Blade, strung with natural gut and Luxilon 4G.
Train in the gear of the Academy: rackets, apparel and accessories.
SHOP MOURATOGLOUOFF THE COURT
Personal life & interests.
Serena Williams started playing tennis at 5, coached by her father Richard on the courts of Compton, California, a childhood told in a film released in 2021. In 2017 she married Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit, and they have two children, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr and Adira River Ohanian. She launched her own fashion brand, Serena, in 2018, followed by her beauty line, WYN Beauty, in 2024, and she also owns a joint venture that invests in businesses in the United States.
More Mouratoglou players.
ALL PLAYERS
WTA
JapanNaomi OsakaBest WTA ranking No. 1
WTA
United StatesCoco GauffBest WTA ranking No. 2
WTA
RomaniaSimona HalepBest WTA ranking No. 1
WTA
FranceAravane RezaïBest WTA ranking No. 15
WTA
Czech RepublicBrenda FruhvirtovaBest WTA ranking No. 87
WTA
Czech RepublicLinda FruhvirtovaBest WTA ranking No. 49
ATP
AustraliaAlexei PopyrinBest ATP ranking No. 23
ATP
DenmarkHolger RuneBest ATP ranking No. 4
ATP
GreeceStefanos TsitsipasBest ATP ranking No. 3
RISING STAR
United StatesClervie NgounoueWinner Wimbledon Junior 2023 + Winner 40K Dallas 2024
RISING STAR
United StatesCarel NgounoueJ200 Lithuania 2024 Final
RISING STAR
NetherlandsThijs BoogaardWinner ITF U18 J100 Stavanger / J200 Villinger-Schwenningen
RISING STAR
JapanReita YamanakaWinner U14 ( Vanersborg / Montenegro / Barcelona)
RISING STAR
EstoniaElizaveta AnikinaWinner U12 ( TCBB / Auray / Le Passage / Villeneuve-Loubet )
ATP
CyprusMarcos BaghdatisBest ATP ranking No. 8
WTA
RussiaAnastasia PavlyuchenkovaBest WTA ranking No. 11
ATP
RussiaDaniil MedvedevBest ATP ranking No. 1
ATP
FranceUgo HumbertBest ATP ranking No. 13
WTA
SpainPaula BadosaBest WTA ranking No. 2
ATP
United KingdomCameron NorrieBest ATP ranking No. 8
ATP
United KingdomAndy MurrayBest ATP ranking No. 1
WTA
FranceAlizé CornetBest WTA ranking No. 11
ATP
FranceJérémy ChardyBest ATP ranking No. 25
ATP
BulgariaGrigor DimitrovBest ATP ranking No. 3
WTA
BelgiumYanina WickmayerBest WTA ranking No. 12
RISING STAR
RussiaNikita BerdinWinner U14 ( Vanersborg / Montenegro / Barcelona)
RISING STAR
BrazilVictoria BarrosSemi-final W15 ITF Monastir 2024
RISING STAR
SlovakiaLaura MasarykovaRising star
ATP
ArgentinaDiego SchwartzmanBest ATP ranking No. 8
ATP
GermanyAlexander ZverevBest ATP ranking No. 2
ATP
SwitzerlandStan WawrinkaBest ATP ranking No. 3
ATP
United StatesFrances TiafoeBest ATP ranking No. 10
ATP
FranceBenoît PaireBest ATP ranking No. 18
WTA
UkraineMarta KostyukBest WTA ranking No. 16
ATP
SerbiaNovak DjokovicBest ATP ranking No. 1
ATP
United StatesBen SheltonBest ATP ranking No. 4ON COURT
Train where Serena trained.
The same courts, coaches and methodology, on the French Riviera: camps for juniors and adults, all year round.
