Serena Williams

Who is Serena Williams?

Tennis star who won every significant tournament and became the oldest champion number one ever in 2013 is none other than Serena Williams. She has caught 23 singles titles to accompany her older sister Venus Williams with 14 doubles titles.

Serena Williams was born on September 26, 1981, in Saginaw, Michigan, the U.S. as Serena Jameka Williams. Her father is Richard Williams and mother is Oracene Price. Well, Serena has a sister Venus Williams who is her biological sister. 

However, from her father and mother's former marriages, she has three step-siblings each. Dylan Starr Williams, Ronner Williams, Richard Williams, Yetunde Price (late), Isha Price, and Lyndrea Price. Williams was indeed home-schooled. 

At the age of 14, Serena started off her career professionally against the wish of her parent. During that time due to age issue, she joined her first professional tournament after some setbacks by the WTA. 

In 1999, she won her first major championship and finished the Grand Slam career in 2003. Serena has teamed up with sister Venus Williams to win a series of doubles titles together with her individual success. 

Most recently, she easily won over Russian tennis player, Maria Sharapova just in an hour, wearing a shortened black bodysuit. Her Bodysuit instantly became famous among all the tennis fans.

Personal Life: Who is Serena Williams Husband?

Williams was involved with Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian in December 2016, who comes on-site with the handle name Kn0thing. Likewise, on November 16, 2017, at the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, Williams, and Ohanian tied a nuptial knot. 

Serena wore a stunning Sarah Burton dress for Alexander McQueen and Beyoncé, Kim Kardashian West and Eva Longoria were on the list of celebrity guests attending.

Children

Before tying a knot, in April 2017, she revealed that she was pregnant with the caption "20 weeks" in a post on Snapchat. The picture showed her small baby bump, although the article was deleted a few minutes later.

Indeed, Williams was pregnant, and on September 1st she gave birth to daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. The excellent tennis player posted a picture on Instagram with her child and shared her pregnancy's voyage in a video on her youtube channel and other social media. 

Who was Serena Williams Boyfriend before marriage?

Serena is not in much of a relationship gossip. However, her one of her past relationship really created a buzz in the industry. Williams was in a loving relationship with Jackie Long, who is a popular actor, writer, musician, and hip-hop artist.  

The excellent tennis star and actor had a very romantic love life until 2008 when Serena released a heartfelt message on the website and announced the end of her affair with Long. 

The public affair finished in brutally bad terms when the actor claimed he needed space in the relationship. The tennis legend opened her heart in the 600-word email on her official website, showing she was heartbroken by their breakup. 

Although she has a hurtful past, as for now, she is in a better place without any relationship complications. 

Net Worth & Salary 

Business Insider magazine placed the net value of Serena Williams at $180 million. Her $88 million careers in award win are about $50 million higher than any other female tennis player.

She also has over a dozen backings including Intel, Tempur-Pedic, Nike, Beats By Dre, Gatorade, and JP Morgan Chase from where she earns a very huge amount of money. 

Recently Williams sold her $12 million worth home in $8.1 million with the mindset to buy another luxurious house. There is no information about her cars and other properties on the internet.