Serena Williams
Awards & Honours
38
Awards Won
4
Honours
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Rankings
6
Covers
5
Records
Serena Williams holds an unmatched collection of records and honors. She is the only player to win a career Golden Slam in both singles and doubles. Her 23 Grand Slam singles titles are the most in the Open Era, second only to Margaret Court's all-time record. She spent 319 weeks at world No. 1, the third-most in history. She is the most recent woman to hold all four majors simultaneously, a feat she accomplished twice. She also holds the record for most aces in a single match (23). Off the court, she has been named Sportsperson of the Year by Sports Illustrated and received the Princess of Asturias Award for Sport. Her impact extends beyond tennis as a venture capitalist and advocate for equality.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Princess of Asturias Award for Sport
Awarded for her exceptional career and contributions to sport.
Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters
Awarded for her achievements in tennis and philanthropy.
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
Appointed to advocate for children's rights and education.
NAACP President's Award
Recognized for her humanitarian work and achievements.
Rankings & Lists
Greatest Women's Tennis Player of All Time
Top 100 Athletes of the 21st Century
World's Most Powerful Women
World's Highest-Paid Female Athlete
Magazine Covers
Time
April 2015
The Greatest of All Time
Time
September 2022
The Evolution of Serena
Sports Illustrated
December 2015
Sportsperson of the Year
Vogue
March 2018
Serena Williams: The Greatest of All Time
Vanity Fair
September 2015
Serena Williams: The Queen of Tennis
GQ
October 2015
Serena Williams: The Most Dominant Athlete in the World
Records & Feats
Most Grand Slam singles titles in the Open Era (female)
23 major singles titles, surpassing Steffi Graf's 22.
Most Grand Slam singles titles at the Australian Open (female)
7 Australian Open titles.
Most consecutive Grand Slam singles titles won (female)
4 consecutive majors in two separate streaks.
Highest career prize money by a female athlete
$94.5 million in prize money.
Most aces in a single match
23 aces at the 2012 Wimbledon.