1 | PRESENTATION |
Williams, Serena (born 1981), American tennis player.
Serena Williams has won 12 Grand Slams and Masters. She was world number one in 2002, 2008 and 2009.
2 YEARS OF TRAINING |
Born in Saginaw (Michigan State), Serena Williams is high in California. His father encouraged him quickly (as it encourages sister Venus Williams) to develop his exceptional skills for tennis. She participates in tournaments at the age of 5 years and subsequently become hardened over many junior competitions. By 1990, the Williams family moved to Florida, and Serena joined the professional circuit at age 14.
However, to avoid imposing excessive speeds physical and psychological pressure to bear on this difficult age, his father (who is also her coach) it establishes a reasonable game program. Serena Williams wins first junior title at the Internationaux de France in 1999. A few months later, moving now among the elderly, she reached the finals of a major tournament in Florida, but gave the victory to his sister.
3 | FIRST SECURITIES |
The real advent at the highest level took place during the International United States the same year 1999: Based on a little physical power Common attack and strokes from the baseline particularly effective and devastating to his opponents, Serena Williams, Martina Hingis easily dominates (then World number one) in the final, and thus wins her first Grand Slam at age 17, the first black player to achieve this performance since Althea Gibson in 1958.
consistently among the top 10 players in the world, it continues to grow exponentially in 2000 (semifinal at International of Great Britain) and 2001 (lost final against her sister Venus in the International and U.S. victories at Indian Wells and Masters).
4 | CONFIRMATION AND DEDICATION OF OUTSTANDING TALENT |
The year 2002 is itself synonymous with unrivaled dominance: missing the Australian Open, Serena Williams wins on clay at Roland-Garros Internationaux de France, on the grass of Wimbledon to the International of Great Britain International and U.S. for the second time in his young career, confirming the versatility and richness of his game, it logically accesses to the 1 st World Ranking.
In January 2003 she became the third player in tennis history to win four consecutive Grand Slam tournaments over two seasons, thanks to a new victory over her sister Venus at the Australian Open. Semi-finalist at Roland Garros, it is necessary also for the second consecutive time at Wimbledon.
5 | EVOLUTION upset |
courts ruled for several months in 2003-2004 because of an injury, Serena Williams is gradually returning to his best during the second half of the 2004 season, before winning the Australian Open in 2005. But new injuries prevented him from competing in many tournaments between May 2005 and July 2006.
Ranked at 81 th world ranking at the beginning of the 2007 Australian Open, it is necessary however to the surprise of the finals at the expense of Russian Maria Sharapova, then a few months in Miami later, these results combined with several places of honor in the grand slams, allow him to finish the 2007 season at the 7 th place in the world and participate in the Masters.
6 | a remarkable comeback |
Serena Williams found the # 1 in 2008 for a few weeks after an excellent season, despite - again - some health problems. She confirmed her return in 2009 with a season high.