Serena Williams Age, Height, Husband, Net Worth & Biography

Serena Williams is an American former professional tennis player who is widely regarded as the greatest female tennis player of the Open Era and one of the most dominant athletes in sports history. She won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, more than any other woman in the Open Era, and spent 319 weeks ranked world No. 1. From the public courts of Compton to the centre courts of Wimbledon, her power, longevity and will to win rewrote the record books. This is her full story.

Quick Facts

Full Name	Serena Jameka Williams
Age	45 years old
Date of Birth	September 26, 1981
Birthplace	Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Nationality	American
Occupation	Former Professional Tennis Player
Husband	Alexis Ohanian (married 2017)
Children	Olympia Ohanian and Adira River Ohanian
Net Worth	Approx. $300 million (Forbes, 2025)

Who Is Serena Williams?

Serena Williams is an American former professional tennis player. Born on September 26, 1981, in Saginaw, Michigan, she is 45 years old and stands 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) tall. She is married to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian.

Williams is widely regarded as the greatest female player of the Open Era. She won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most of any woman in the Open Era and the second-most of all time, along with 73 WTA singles titles. She was ranked world No. 1 in women’s singles for 319 weeks and finished as the year-end No. 1 five times. She is the only player to have completed a Career Golden Slam in both singles and doubles, and the only player to have simultaneously held Olympic gold and all four major titles in both singles and doubles. She won four Olympic gold medals, one in singles and three in doubles with her sister Venus. Her net worth is estimated at approximately $300 million (Forbes, 2025). Like fellow sporting icons Michael Jordan and Tom Brady, Williams turned dominance into a definition of greatness.

Early Life & Background

Serena Jameka Williams was born on September 26, 1981, in Saginaw, Michigan, the youngest of five daughters born to Richard Williams and Oracene Price. The family moved to Compton, California, when Serena was a young child, and it was on the cracked public courts of Compton that she and her older sister Venus learned to play, coached by their father, who had taught himself the game from books and videos. Richard famously wrote a 78-page plan for his daughters’ tennis careers before they were even born.

When Serena was nine, the family moved to Florida so the sisters could train at Rick Macci’s academy. She turned professional in 1995 at the age of 14, and at 17 she won her first Grand Slam title at the 1999 US Open. Her rise transformed tennis: two Black sisters from Compton reached the very top of a sport that had rarely seen them there, and Serena’s power, athleticism and competitive fire changed how the women’s game was played.

Career

Williams won her first Grand Slam singles title at the 1999 US Open at the age of 17, and her dominance only grew from there. In 2002 and 2003, she completed the “Serena Slam”, holding all four major titles at the same time after winning the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open in 2002 and the Australian Open in 2003. She won seven Australian Open titles, seven Wimbledon titles, six US Open titles and three French Open titles, and she claimed 73 WTA singles titles in total across a career that spanned 27 years.

Alongside her singles career, Williams formed one of the greatest doubles partnerships in history with her sister Venus, winning 14 Grand Slam doubles titles together and three Olympic gold medals in doubles, at Sydney 2000, Beijing 2008 and London 2012. She added Olympic gold in singles at London 2012, completing the Career Golden Slam in both singles and doubles, a feat no other player has ever achieved. She won the 2017 Australian Open while pregnant with her first child, a triumph that stunned the sporting world, and she returned to reach four more Grand Slam finals after becoming a mother. In August 2022, she announced she was “evolving away from tennis”, playing her final match at the US Open that year to a standing ovation.

Off the court, Williams built a business empire. She founded the venture capital firm Serena Ventures, launched her S by Serena fashion line and the WYN Beauty cosmetics brand, and became a minority owner of the Miami Dolphins and Angel City FC. She earned more than $94 million in career prize money, the most of any woman in tennis history, and she has used her platform to speak out on gender equality, maternal health and racial justice. Her story, from Compton’s public courts to 23 major titles, remains one of the greatest in all of sport.

Facts About Serena Williams

She won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most of any woman in the Open Era and the second-most of all time, along with 73 WTA singles titles.
She was ranked world No. 1 for 319 weeks and finished as the year-end No. 1 five times.
She is the only player to complete a Career Golden Slam in both singles and doubles, and she won four Olympic gold medals in total.
She won the 2017 Australian Open while pregnant with her daughter Olympia, then returned after giving birth to reach four more Grand Slam finals.
She and her sister Venus won 14 Grand Slam doubles titles together, and she retired in 2022 after a 27-year professional career.

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Serena Williams?

Serena Williams is 45 years old. She was born on September 26, 1981, in Saginaw, Michigan.

How tall is Serena Williams?

Serena Williams is 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) tall.

Who is Serena Williams married to?

Serena Williams is married to Alexis Ohanian, the co-founder of Reddit. They married in November 2017 and have two daughters, Olympia and Adira.

What is Serena Williams’ net worth?

Serena Williams’ net worth is estimated at approximately $300 million (Forbes, 2025), built from her tennis prize money, endorsements, investments and business ventures.