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Serena Williams

First major at 17, 23rd at 35, last match at 40

Born Sep 26, 1981

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At 0

  1. Sep 26, 1981

    Born in Saginaw, Michigan

    Youngest of five sisters. The family moved to Compton, California, where her father coached her and Venus on public courts.

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 14

  1. Oct 1995

    Turned professional at 14

    She lost her first pro match in Quebec in under an hour.

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 17

  1. Sep 11, 1999

    Won the US Open at 17, her first Grand Slam title

    She beat world No. 1 Martina Hingis in the final, before her older sister Venus had won a major.

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 20

  1. Jul 8, 2002

    Became world No. 1 at 20

    After beating Venus in the Wimbledon final.

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 21

  1. Jan 25, 2003

    Completed the Serena Slam at 21

    Her Australian Open win meant she held all four majors at once. All four finals were against Venus.

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 26

  1. Sep 7, 2008

    Back to No. 1 with a third US Open title at 26

    Her ninth major, after years of injuries and a ranking that had dropped outside the top 100.

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 30

  1. Aug 4, 2012

    Olympic singles gold at 30, completing a career Golden Slam

    She lost only 17 games in the whole tournament and won the final 6-0, 6-1.

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 31

  1. Sep 8, 2013

    US Open at 31: the oldest champion there in the Open Era

    Her 17th major. She held the record until she broke it herself.

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 33

  1. Jul 11, 2015

    A second Serena Slam at 33

    Wimbledon gave her four majors in a row for the second time, 12 years after the first.

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 35

  1. Jan 28, 2017

    Won a record 23rd major at 35

    The Australian Open final was against her sister Venus, her 23rd major singles title.

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 36

  1. Jul 14, 2018

    Reached the Wimbledon final ten months after giving birth

    Ranked 181st going in. She went on to play three more major finals.

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 40

  1. Sep 2, 2022

    Played her last match at the US Open, aged 40

    She had announced weeks earlier that she was evolving away from tennis. The third-round loss ran past three hours.

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

Sources: en.wikipedia.org