Born: September 26 1981, Saginaw, Michigan. Youngest of five sisters
Lives: Palm Beach, Florida
Height: 1,75m
Plays: Right-handed
World ranking: Fourth; entered top 10 for first time at number nine on April 5
Singles titles: Four (all 1999: Paris Indoor championship, Indian Wells, Los Angeles, US Open)
Doubles titles: Four (all with Venus Williams)
Other highlights: With Venus, became the first sisters to meet in a WTA Tour final at this year’s Lipton championships; Serena lost. Became first sisters to win grand slam title this century at French Open
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