At a glance
- Age
- 45
- Born
- September 26, 1981
- From
- Saginaw
- Lives in
- Palm Beach Gardens
- Nationality
- United States
Biography
Twenty-three major singles titles is the number people usually reach for, and it is the right one: no player has won more in the Open Era, and only one has won more in the history of the game. The American won 73 singles titles at WTA Tour level in total, held the world No. 1 ranking for 319 weeks, and closed out five separate seasons at the top of the rankings.
The rarer distinctions sit slightly off to the side of that headline. She is the only player, male or female, to have completed a Career Golden Slam in singles and in doubles — all four majors plus Olympic gold, twice over. She is also the only one to have held Olympic gold and every major title at the same time, again in both disciplines.
Born in Saginaw in September 1981, she has worked as an autobiographer alongside her playing career. The scale of what she achieved on court is what gives her words their pull for most audiences: the record is not a matter of interpretation, and it is unlikely to be matched soon.
The rarer distinctions sit slightly off to the side of that headline. She is the only player, male or female, to have completed a Career Golden Slam in singles and in doubles — all four majors plus Olympic gold, twice over. She is also the only one to have held Olympic gold and every major title at the same time, again in both disciplines.
Born in Saginaw in September 1981, she has worked as an autobiographer alongside her playing career. The scale of what she achieved on court is what gives her words their pull for most audiences: the record is not a matter of interpretation, and it is unlikely to be matched soon.
