Tennis Honors: Serena Williams

In photos: All 23 of Serena Williams’ Grand Slam singles victories

From her first major breakthrough as a 17-year-old to her historic Open Era feats, here are 23 photos chronicling Serena's evolution into one of the greatest tennis champions of all time.

ByStephanie Livaudais

Published Aug 13, 2022

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#1: 1999 US Open—Serena, 17, defeated world No. 1 Martina Hingis 6-3, 7-6 (4) in the final to win her first Grand Slam trophy in singles.

#2: 2002 Roland Garros—Serena (left) defeated her sister Venus Williams in the final, 7-5, 6-3, claiming the first title in a streak that would be called the “Serena Slam.”

#3: 2002 Wimbledon—Serena defeated Venus 7-6 (4), 6-3 in the Wimbledon final and rose to world No. 1 for the first time.

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#4: 2002 US Open—In a rematch of the previous year’s final, Serena (right) defeated Venus 6-4, 6-3 to win her third Grand Slam title in a row.

#5: 2003 Australian Open—Serena wins her first Australian Open title by defeating sister Venus 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-4, completing the “Serena Slam” and the career Grand Slam.

#6: 2003 Wimbledon—In a repeat of the previous year’s final, Serena (left) defeated Venus 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 to win her second Wimbledon title.

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#7: 2005 Australian Open—Serena won her second title in Melbourne with a 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 victory over Lindsay Davenport in the final.

#8: 2007 Australian Open—Despite being unseeded and returning from injury, Serena emphatically claimed her eighth Grand Slam title by defeating Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-2.

#9: 2008 US Open—Serena lifted her third US Open trophy after a 6-4, 7-5 win over Jelena Jankovic, sending her back to the top of the WTA rankings.

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#10: 2009 Australian Open—Serena’s Grand Slam tally hit double digits after her dominant 6-0, 6-3 victory over Dinara Safina in the final.

#11: 2009 Wimbledon—Serena defeated her sister Venus, the two-time defending champion, to win her third Wimbledon title, 7-6 (3), 6-2 in the final.

#12: 2010 Australian Open—Serena secured back-to-back Australian Open titles with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 win over Justine Henin, marking the only time she would defend in Melbourne.

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#13: 2010 Wimbledon—A 6-3, 6-2 win over Vera Zvonareva gave Serena another successful title defense and a fourth Wimbledon trophy, this one without dropping a set.

#14: 2012 Wimbledon—Serena, 30, claimed another victory at the All England Club by defeating Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1, 5-7, 6-2.

#15: 2012 US Open—With a 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 win over Victoria Azarenka, Serena (center) claimed her fourth title in New York City.

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#16: 2013 Roland Garros—Serena overcame defending champion Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-4 to win her second French Open trophy, 11 years after her first win in Paris.

#17: 2013 US Open—In a rematch of the previous year’s final, Serena defeated Victoria Azarenka 7-5, 6-7 (6), 6-1.

#18: 2014 US Open—With a 6-3, 6-3 win over Caroline Wozniacki, Serena won her sixth US Open title and tied Martina Navratilova's and Chris Evert’s Grand Slam tallies.

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#19: 2015 Australian Open—On her way to a second “Serena Slam," the world No. 1 took her sixth Melbourne title with a 6-3, 7-6 (5) win over Maria Sharapova.

#20: 2015 Roland Garros—Serena defeated Lucie Safarova 6-3, 6-7(2), 6-2 to complete the career Grand Slam for a third time.

#21: 2015 Wimbledon—Serena defeated Garbiñe Muguruza 6-4, 6-4 to claim her sixth Wimbledon title and complete the “Serena Slam” for the second time.

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#22: 2016 Wimbledon: Serena defended her title with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Angelique Kerber, claiming her 22nd major singles title and equaling Steffi Graf's Open Era record.

#23: 2017 Australian Open: In a full-circle moment, Serena defeated Venus 6-4, 6-4 to break the Open Era record for the most Grand Slam singles titles—doing so while pregnant with her first child, Olympia.

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