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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
  • Jankovic, Kunitsyn win Kremlin Cup titles Oct 13 (The Canadian Press)
  • Jankovic makes it three straight Oct 12 (PA SportsTicker)
  • Does anyone want the No. 1 ranking? Oct 8 (PA SportsTicker)
  • Davydenko and Kuznetsova win, Venus sent packing Oct 7 (Reuters)
  • Jankovic replaces Serena atop rankings Oct 6 (PA SportsTicker)
  • Jankovic wins second straight title Oct 5 (PA SportsTicker)
  • New No. 1 Jankovic wins Porsche Grand Prix Oct 5 (AP)
  • Jankovic wins Porsche Grand Prix Oct 5 (AP)
  • Jankovic beats Petrova to win Stuttgart title Oct 5 (Reuters)
 2008 At A Glance - Singles
 Current WTA Rank: 3  
 WTA Tournaments Played: 10 WTA Record: 40-5
 Hardcourt: 23-2 Clay: 11-2
 Carpet: 0-0 Grass: 6-1
 Tournaments Won in 2008: Sony Ericsson Open, Family Circle Cup, US Open, 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 Yuan 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 Anastasia 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
  Third Round Sara Errani W 6-4, 6-3
  Quarterfinals Alize Cornet L walkover
 French Open (5)
 May 25-Jun 8		 Clay First Round Ashley Harkleroad W 6-2, 6-1
  Second Round Mathilde Johansson W 6-2, 7-5
  Third Round Katarina Srebotnik (27) L 4-6, 4-6
 Wimbledon (6)
 Jun 23-Jul 6		 Grass First Round Kaia Kanepi W 7-5, 6-3
  Second Round Urszula Radwanska W 6-4, 6-4
  Third Round Amelie Mauresmo (29) W 7-6 (7-5), 6-1
  Fourth Round Bethanie Mattek W 6-3, 6-3
  Quarterfinals Agnieszka Radwanska (14) W 6-4, 6-0
  Semifinals Jie Zheng W 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
  Final Venus Williams (7) L 5-7, 4-6
 Bank of the West Classic (1)
 Jul 14-Jul 20		 Hard Second Round Michelle Larcher De Brito W 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
  Quarterfinals Patty Schnyder (5) W 6-3, 6-1
  Semifinals Aleksandra Wozniak L 2-6, 1-3 ret
 US Open (4)
 Aug 25-Sep 7		 Hard First Round Kateryna Bondarenko W 6-1, 6-4
  Second Round Elena Vesnina W 6-1, 6-1
  Third Round Ai Sugiyama (30) W 6-2, 6-1
  Fourth Round Severine Bremond W 6-2, 6-2
  Quarterfinals Venus Williams (7) W 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (9-7)
  Semifinals Dinara Safina (6) W 6-3, 6-2
  Final Jelena Jankovic (2) W 6-4, 7-5