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With 23 Grand Slam Singles titles, 4 Olympic Golds Serena Williams reigns as Queen of Women's tennis

American Professional Tennis Player Serena Williams Rewrote History By Becoming The First Woman Tennis Player To Win A Record 23 Grand Slam Titles Beating Elder Sister Venus Williams In Final Of The Australian Open On Saturday.

News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Hina Khan | Updated on: 28 Jan 2017, 05:49:17 PM
With 23 Grand Slam Singles titles, 4 Olympic Golds Serena Williams reigns as Queen of Women's tennis

New Delhi:

American professional tennis player Serena Williams rewrote history by becoming the first woman tennis player to win a record 23 Grand Slam titles beating elder sister Venus Williams in final of the Australian Open on Saturday.

Here is a look back at her most notable records:

Tennis Records Held by Serena Williams

Grand Slams

Most Grand Slams Singles Titles in Open Era (Male or Female) : 23

Most Women’s Singles Titles in Australian (Open Era): 7

Most Women’s Singles Titles in US Open (Open Era) : 6 (Tied with Chris Evert Lylod)

Most hardcourt Women’s Singles Grand slam titles (Open Era): 13  Australian Open 7, US Open 6

Third player to achieve a Career Grand Slam in singles and doubles after Margaret Court and Martina Navratilova

Most Ladies Singles Grand Slam Matches Won in Open Era

Most Ladies Singles matches won in Australian Open

First woman to win 50+ career matches in all four Grand Slams in the Open Era

Oldest woman to win a Grand Slam tournament in the Open era - Won Australian Open 2017 at the age of 35

WTA Rankings 

Most Consecutive Weeks at Number One Ranking – 186 Weeks (Tied with Steffi Graf)

Oldest WTA World Number 1 Player - 34 years, 351 days

Olympics

Most Gold medals by female player in Olympics: 4 Gold Medals (Tied with Venus Williams)

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First Published : 28 Jan 2017, 05:36:00 PM

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