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Serena Williams

  • Serena Williams
  • United States
  • Height: 5-9
  • Weight: 130
  • Plays: Right-handed
  • Born: Sep 26, 1981 Saginaw, MI, USA
 Recent News
  • Tributes to Justine Henin May 14 (Reuters)
  • Sharapova moves closer to No. 1 May 14 (AP)
  • Ivanovic stunned in Rome May 14 (PA SportsTicker)
  • Fendrich on Tennis: Henin 'at the end of the road' May 14 (AP)
  • No. 1 Justine Henin retires from tennis immediately May 14 (AP)
  • Henin's rivals pay tribute to a "great champion" May 14 (Reuters)
  • World No. 1 Henin announces retirement May 14 (PA SportsTicker)
  • Top seed Ivanovic crashes out to qualifier in Rome May 14 (Reuters)
 2008 At A Glance - Singles
 Current WTA Rank: 6  
 WTA Tournaments Played: 6 WTA Record: 22-2
 Hardcourt: 14-1 Clay: 8-1
 Carpet: 0-0 Grass: 0-0
 Tournaments Won in 2008: Sony Ericsson Open, Family Circle Cup, Bangalore Open
 2008 Tournament Results - Singles
 Tournament (Seed) Surface Round Opponent W/L Score
 Australian Open (7)
 Jan 14-Jan 27		 Hard Unknown Jarmila Gajdosova W 6-3, 6-3
  Second Round Meng Yuaun W 6-3, 6-1
  Third Round Victoria Azarenka (26) W 6-3, 6-4
  Fourth Round Nicole Vaidisova (12) W 6-3, 6-4
  Quarterfinals Jelena Jankovic (3) L 3-6, 4-6
 Bangalore Open (3)
 Mar 3-Mar 9		 Hard Second Round Tzipora Obziler W 7-5, 6-0
  Quarterfinals Anastassia Rodionova W 6-1, 6-4
  Semifinals Venus Williams (2) W 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7-4)
  Final Patty Schnyder (4) W 7-5, 6-3
 Sony Ericsson Open (8)
 Mar 24-Apr 6		 Hard Second Round Edina Gallovits W 6-1, 6-2
  Third Round Flavia Pennetta (27) W 6-7 (6-8), 6-3, 6-2
  Fourth Round Kaia Kanepi W 6-3, 6-3
  Quarterfinals Justine Henin (1) W 6-2, 6-0
  Semifinals Svetlana Kuznetsova (3) W 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
  Final Jelena Jankovic (4) W 6-1, 5-7, 6-3
 Family Circle Cup (5)
 Apr 14-Apr 20		 Clay Second Round Gisela Dulko W 6-3, 6-4
  Third Round Katarina Srebotnik (12) W 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
  Quarterfinals Maria Sharapova (2) W 7-5, 4-6, 6-1
  Semifinals Alize Cornet W 7-5, 6-3
  Final Vera Zvonareva (9) W 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
 Qatar Telecom German Open (5)
 May 5-May 11		 Clay Second Round Francesca Schiavone W 6-2, 6-3
  Third Round Agnieszka Radwanska (11) W 6-3, 6-1
  Quarterfinals Dinara Safina (13) L 6-2, 1-6, 6-7 (5-7)
 Internazionali BNL d'Italia (5)
 May 12-May 18		 Clay Second Round Alona Bondarenko W 6-2, 6-0