Serena Williams

  • Serena Williams
    Serena Williams
  • Sport
    Tennis
  • Medals
    • Gold 2
    • Silver 0
    • Bronze 0
  • Country
    United States
  • Date of Birth
    September 25, 1981
  • Height
    5' 10" (1.78m)
  • Weight
    161lbs. (73kg)
  • Age
    31
  • Gender
    Female
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Serena Williams completes 'Golden Slam' with Olympic gold

Serena Williams breezed through her gold-medal match against Maria Sharapova in the women's final.

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Schedule & Results

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Dates and times are in EDT.
Time Event Type Sport Event Stage Match
7/28/12 8:56 AM Tennis Women's Singles Round 1 See Results
7/30/12 9:00 AM Tennis Women's Singles Round 2 See Results
7/30/12 12:30 PM Tennis Women's Doubles Round 1 See Results
7/31/12 10:30 AM Tennis Women's Doubles Round 2 See Results
8/1/12 7:00 AM Tennis Women's Singles Round 3 See Results
8/2/12 9:00 AM Tennis Women's Singles Quarterfinal See Results
8/2/12 1:09 PM Tennis Women's Doubles Quarterfinal See Results
8/3/12 9:00 AM Tennis Women's Singles Semifinal See Results
8/4/12 9:00 AM Medal/Final Tennis Women's Singles Final See Results
8/4/12 1:23 PM Tennis Women's Doubles Semifinal See Results
8/5/12 7:00 AM Medal/Final Tennis Women's Doubles Final See Results

Serena Williams Biography

A 14-time Grand Slam champion, reigning Wimbledon champion and one of the most polarizing female athletes in history, Williams will make her third Olympic appearance. She took part in the 2000 Sydney Games and 2008 Beijing Games, missing out on the 2004 Athens Games with a knee injury. Her lone Olympic appearance in singles came four years ago when she lost to Russia’s Elena Dementieva in the quarterfinals. She won gold medals in doubles in 2000 and 2008 with Venus Williams, and the sisters have also captured 12 Grand Slam doubles titles. Serena Williams has now won Wimbledon five times in singles with her 2012 triumph, four times in doubles, and also owns two Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. Controversy has surrounded her last two U.S. Open appearances in which she abused a line judge in 2009 and the chair umpire in 2011. Many American men are seeking to play with her in the inaugural mixed doubles event, and the possibility of her winning three medals is high. Said Williams: “I think it is more huge for the media for me to win singles. For me, any medal is great. If I win singles, it would be awesome. If I win doubles, it would be awesome. Or if I win mixed.''

Overall Medal Count

Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States 46 29 29 104
2 China 38 27 23 88
3 Russia 24 26 32 82
4 Great Britain 29 17 19 65
5 Germany 11 19 14 44
6 Japan 7 14 17 38
7 Australia 7 16 12 35
8 France 11 11 12 34
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