One of the greatest female tennis players in history Serena Williams is continuing her summer holiday in Mallorca. She first popped up on a yacht in Palma before cruising off the Tramuntana mountains and now she is enjoying the delights of Puerto Soller. Serena began playing at age 5 at public courts in Compton, California, and along with sister Venus, was coached by father, Richard Williams.
Her charitable efforts include opening two Serena Williams Secondary Schools in Kenya (2008, 2010); touring Lagos and Johannesburg with sister Venus for ‘Breaking The Mould’ tour (in 2012); UNICEF International Goodwill Ambassador; and she has also made many other appearances at schools and community organisations, particularly those which target at-risk youth.
She has had a fifelong interest in fashion, with a custom-designed Nike apparel line, her own clothing line (Aneres) and her successful HSN collection of handbags and jewelry (Serena Williams Signature Statement). In 2017 she founded Serena Ventures, a venture capital fund and married Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian in New Orleans on 16 November, 2017.
She gave birth to first daughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanian, Jr., on 1 September, 2017 and returned to the Tour in 2018 and reached four more Grand Slam finals before retiring at 2022 US Open.
Her second daughter, Adira River, arrived on 15 August, 2023.
She holds the distinction of being the oldest No.1 in WTA history - set record when most recent streak began on February 18, 2013. Spent her 319th week at No.1 in May 2017. Third on all-time list after Graf’s 377 and Navratilova’s 332.