Serena williams biography timeline template
Serena Williams is an American professional tennis player. She has been ranked the number one singles tennis player eight different times. Use this digital flip book to organize information about her life. Students use teacher selected resources for research and then use this digital template to organize their information. Created using Google Slides so distributing the template to students is a breeze.
Page 1 - Bio, Early Life, Family, Quote
Page 2 - Timeline
Page 3 - Best Known For, Lasting Impact
Page 4 - Character Traits with Supporting Evidence
Page 5 - Interesting Facts
Page 6 - Research and Sources
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The start of Serena’s career
- Serena went professional in 1995 when she was only 14 years old after her dad thought her and her sister all growing up. She won her first major singles title at the 1999 US open.
- Serena beats Martina Hingis and wins her very first grand slam title at the U.S open.
- After being 8 weeks pregnant and winning the Australian open, Serena gave birth to her baby girl, Olympia on September 1,2017. “Serena’s 5 year-old daughter, Olympia, cheered with joy when she was informed that her mother’s tennis career would be over. “
- Serena announces her retirement in an article in vogue magazine after playing in the third round of the U.S open. Serena lost in her last match but said “ If I have to choose between building my tennis resume and building my family, I choose the latter.”
- Rogers career ended after his final match. “ These past three years have presented me with challenges in the form of injuries and surgeries. I’ve worked hard to return to full competitive form but I also know my body’s capacities and limits, and its message to me lately has been clear” Serena said “I have always looked up to you and admired you. Our paths were always so similar, so much the same. You inspired countless millions and millions of people - including me - and we will never forget.
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Considered the greatest women’s tennis player of all time, and perhaps the greatest athlete of all time, Serena Williams has revolutionized women’s tennis since the 1990s. With 23 Grand Slam titles, Williams rose from the public courts of Compton, California to shatter records and dominate the field.
Serena Jameka Williams was born to parents Richard Williams and Oracene Price on September 26, 1981 in Saginaw, Michigan. Williams is the youngest of Price's five daughters, who include fellow tennis superstar Venus Williams. Richard Williams, a former sharecropper from Louisiana, was determined that daughters Serena and Venus would succeed in life. Seeing opportunity in tennis, he and Oracene taught themselves the game from books and videos so that they could coach their children. Richard moved the family to Compton, California, where Williams began intensive tennis training with her father and older sister around the age of three. The Williams sisters practiced for hours every day on rundown public tennis courts.
Williams joined the junior United States Tennis Association tour and by 1991 she ranked first in the 10-and-under division. Richard then moved the family to Palm Beach, Florida, where the sisters trained with coach Rick Macci. Richard kept Williams and her sister from competing in the junior tournaments, hoping to ensure that they would not burn out before turning professional.
In 1995, at the age of 14, Williams made her professional debut at a qualifying event in Quebec City. Fellow American Annie Miller defeated her soundly. Williams did not play another professional match until 1997, but by the end of that year she rose to number 99 in the world rankings. In 1998, Williams’s ranking rose to number 20 and she surpassed Monica Seles to become the fastest player to record five victories against Top 10 players.
Williams graduated from Driftwood Academy in 1999 and soon after signed a $12 million endorsement deal with Puma. She won her first Grand Sl
Serena Williams Birth
- Serena Jameka Williams was born on September 26, 1981 in Saginaw Michigan to Richard Williams and Oracene Price. She was the youngest of 5 girls.
- The Williams family moved to Compton, Ca in 1983. Although it was not a safe environment, Richard Williams hoped that it would teach his girls important life lessons about poverty and struggle. Serena and Venus grew up playing on beat up courts with potholes and ripped nets but it didn't affect their amazing talents.
- Serena's father, Richard, started training Serena and her sister at the age of 3. They used to go to public tennis courts and train for three hours each day.
- At age 9 Serena played in her first junior tournament. Serena only participated in a few tournaments like this which is rare because all young athletes participated in many, many tournaments before going pro.
- On August 28, 1995, at age 13, Serena makes her first pro debut at the Bell challenge in Quebec. She quickly looses in less than an hour. Richard realized that Serena was not quite ready for the pros so she didn't participate for the next 2 years.
- Serena Williams got her first main draw win in 1997 and won two more against No. 7 and No. 2 seed and a nine-time major champion. She lost during the semi-finals but the 16 had already made her point.
- At only age 17, Serena Williams wins her first Grand Slam title on September 11, 1999 at the US Open.
- Serena Williams has always loved fashion and had a passion for it so in 2003 she decides to start a fashion line called "Aneres" which is her name spelled backwards. She also released a second line in April of 2009.
- On September 14, 2003, Serena's oldest sister and assistant, Yetunde Price, was killed in Compton. She was unfortunately in the crossfire during and shooting while with her boyfriend. Serena was devastated.
- Serena created the Serena Williams Foundation in 2005 to pr
- Serena Jameka Williams was