Birth place: Saginaw, Michigan
Birth name: Serena Jameka Williams
Father: Richard Williams, tennis coach
Mother: Oracene Price
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July 7, 2010 – Receives stitches in both her feet after stepping on broken glass while leaving a restaurant in Munich. Later, she has to have surgeries in July and October to repair a lacerated tendon on her right foot.
February 2011 – Undergoes emergency treatment for a hematoma related to a pulmonary embolism, a blood clot in her lungs.
September 2011 – Appointed a UNICEF international goodwill ambassador.
February 18, 2013 – At age 31, becomes the oldest female tennis player to be ranked number 1 since computer rankings began in 1975. This is the sixth time in her career to be ranked number one.
