1999 Serena Williams tennis season

1999 Serena Williams tennis season
Singles
Name	Serena Jameka Williams
Country	United States
Calendar prize money	$2,605,102
Season record	41-7 (85.42%)
Calendar titles	5
Year-end ranking	4
Ranking change from previous year	16
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	3R
French Open	3R
Wimbledon	A
US Open	'W
Doubles
Season record	29-4 (87.88%)
Calendar titles	3
Year-end ranking	10
Ranking change from previous year	26
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	SF
French Open	W
Wimbledon	A
US Open	W
Mixed Doubles
Season record	5-1 (83.33%)
Calendar titles	0
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open	F
French Open	A
Wimbledon	A
US Open	A
Last updated on: April 2, 2013.

Main article: Serena Williams

The Serena Williams 1999 season was her breakthrough season, winning her first career title at the Open Gaz de France and winning her first slam at the US Open.

All matches

Singles matches

Tournament	Match	Round	Opponent	Rank	Result	Score
Sydney International Sydney, Australia Tier II Hard, outdoor 11–17 January 1999	56	1R	Inés Gorrochategui	#208	Win	6–4, 6–2
	57	2R	Steffi Graf	#10	Loss	2–6, 6–3, 5–7
Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 18–31 January 1999	58	1R	Raluca Sandu	#99	Win	6–2, 6–3
	59	2R	Magüi Serna	#22	Win	6–1, 6–3
	60	3R	Sandrine Testud	#15	Loss	2–6, 6–2, 7–9
Open Gaz de France Paris, France Tier II Hard, outdoor 22–28 February 1999	61	1R	Åsa Svensson	#94	Win	6–1, 6–2
	62	2R	Nathalie Tauziat	#9	Win	6–1, 6–4
	63	QF	Julie Halard-Decugis	#21	Win	6–2, 6–3
	64	SF	Nathalie Dechy	#43	Win	6–1, 6–4
	65	F	Amelie Mauresmo	#18	Win	6–2, 3–6, 7–6^(7–4)
Evert Cup Indian Wells, USA Tier I Hard, outdoor 1–14 March 1999	66	1R	Jessica Steck	#230	Win	6–1, 7–5
	67	2R	Lindsay Davenport	#2	Win	6–4, 6–2
	68	3R	Cara Black	#36	Win	6–0, 7–5
	69	QF	Mary Pierce	#8	Win	7–5, 7–6^(7–1)
	70	SF	Sandrine Testud	#14	Win	7–5, 6–0
	71	F	Steffi Graf	#7	Win	6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Lipton Championships Miami, USA Tier I Hard, outdoor 15–28 March 1999	-	1R	Bye
	72	2R	Alicia Molik	#107	Win	6–2, 6–3
	73	3R	Magüi Serna	#25	Win	6–3, 6–2
	74	4R	Monica Seles	#3	Win	6–2, 6–3
	75	QF	Amanda Coetzer	#9	Win	6–4, 6–0
	76	SF	Martina Hingis	#1	Win	6–4, 7–6^(7–3)
	77	F	Venus Williams	#6	Loss	6–1, 4–6, 6–4
Italian Open Rome, Italy Tier I Clay, outdoor 3–9 May 1999	-	1R	Bye
	78	2R	Tatiana Panova	#71	Win	6–4, 6–1
	79	3R	Irina Spîrlea	#17	Win	6–2, 6–3
	80	QF	Martina Hingis	#1	Loss	2–6, 2–6
German Open Berlin, Germany Tier I Clay, outdoor 10–16 May 1999	-	1R	Bye
	81	2R	Jennifer Capriati	#115	Win	7–6^(7–3), 6–3
	82	3R	Lisa Raymond	#38	Win	6–1, 7–6^(7–1)
	83	QF	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	#7	Loss	3–6, 2-3 Ret
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay, outdoor 25 May - 7 June 1999	84	1R	Laurence Courtois	#99	Win	6–0, 6–4
	85	2R	Mariana Díaz-Oliva	#94	Win	6–3, 6–4
	86	3R	Mary Joe Fernández	#37	Loss	3–6, 6–1, 0–6
Fed Cup WG: USA vs. Italy Ancona, Italy Team Event Clay July 19–25, 1999	87	–	Rita Grande	NR	Win	6–1, 6–1
Acura Classic Los Angeles, USA Tier II Hard 9–15 August 1999	88	1R	Elena Likhovtseva	#21	Win	4–6, 6–3, 6–1
	89	2R	Patty Schnyder	#19	Win	6–3, 6–1
	90	QF	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	#8	Win	6–2, 6–3
	91	SF	Martina Hingis	#1	Win	6–3, 7–5
	92	F	Julie Halard-Decugis	#16	Win	6–1, 6–4
US Open New York, USA Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 30 August - 12 September 1999	93	1R	Kimberly Po	#80	Win	6–1, 6–0
	94	2R	Jelena Kostanić	#128	Win	6–4, 6–2
	95	3R	Kim Clijsters	#98	Win	4–6, 6–2, 7–5
	96	4R	Conchita Martínez	#16	Win	4–6, 6–2, 6–2
	97	QF	Monica Seles	#4	Win	4–6, 6–3, 6–2
	98	SF	Lindsay Davenport	#2	Win	6–4, 1–6, 6–4
	99	F	Martina Hingis	#1	Win	6–3, 7–6^(7–4)
Grand Slam Cup Munich, Germany Exhibition Carpet,indoor 27 September - 3 October 1999	100	QF	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	#15	Win	6–3, 6–1
	101	SF	Lindsay Davenport	#2	Win	6–3, 6–4
	102	F	Venus Williams	#15	Win	6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Filderstadt, Germany Tier II Hard, outdoor 4–10 October 1999	-	1R	Bye
	103	2R	Sandrine Testud	#13	Loss	6–3, 4–6, 5–7

Doubles matches

Tournament	Match	Round	Partner	Opponents	Rank	Result	Score
Sydney International Sydney, Australia Tier II Hard, outdoor 11–17 January 1999	28	1R	Venus Williams	Amanda Coetzer Natasha Zvereva	#25 #1	Win	7–5, 7–5
	29	QF	Venus Williams	Inés Gorrochategui Conchita Martínez	#99 #16	Win	6–4, 6–1
	30	SF	Venus Williams	Mary Joe Fernández Anke Huber	#78 #70	Loss	7–6^(9–7), 5–7, 5–7
Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 18–31 January 1999	31	1R	Venus Williams	Catherine Barclay-Reitz Kerry-Anne Guse	#44 #29	Win	6–4, 6–1
	32	2R	Venus Williams	Christina Singer Helena Vildová	#114 #86	Win	6–3, 6–1
	33	3R	Venus Williams	Mariaan De Swardt Elena Tatarkova	#16 #21	Win	7–6^(7–3), 6–2
	34	QF	Venus Williams	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Larisa Neiland	#12 #10	Win	6–4, 4–6, 6–1
	35	SF	Venus Williams	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva	#4 #1	Loss	6–1, 4–6, 4–6
Faber Grand Prix Hannover, Germany Tier II Hard, indoorS 15–22 February 1999	36	1R	Venus Williams	Elena Wagner Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	#89 #59	Win	6–1, 6–1
	37	QF	Venus Williams	Manon Bollegraf Caroline Vis	#19 #14	Win	6–1, 6–4
	38	SF	Venus Williams	Elena Likhovtseva Ai Sugiyama	#11 #15	Win	6–2, 7–6^(10–8)
	39	F	Venus Williams	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat	#9 #8	Win	5–7, 6–2, 6–2
Evert Cup Indian Wells, USA Tier I Hard, outdoor 1–14 March 1999	40	1R	Venus Williams	Katrina Adams Debbie Graham	#33 #34	Win	6–0, 6–1
	41	2R	Venus Williams	Silvia Farina Elia Linda Wild	#22 #196	Win	4–6, 6–2, 6–2
	42	QF	Venus Williams	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva	#4 #1	Win	4–6, 6–2, 6–3
	43	SF	Venus Williams	Mary Joe Fernández Jana Novotná	#50 #3	Loss	3–6, 4–6
Lipton Championships Miami, USA Tier I Hard, outdoor 15–28 March 1999	–	1R	Bye
	44	2R	Venus Williams	Debbie Graham Rita Grande	#35 #102	Win	6–4, 7–5
	–	3R	Venus Williams	Silvia Farina Elia Karina Habšudová	#33 #37	Withdrew	N/A
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay, outdoor 24 May - 6 June 1999	45	1R	Venus Williams	Amanda Coetzer Inés Gorrochategui	#41 #78	Win	6–2, 6–3
	46	2R	Venus Williams	Amy Frazier Katie Schlukebir	#72 #56	Win	6–3, 6–2
	47	3R	Venus Williams	Vanessa Menga Elena Wagner	#112 #99	Win	6–1, 6–3
	48	QF	Venus Williams	Els Callens Rita Grande	#33 #88	Win	6–0, 7–5
	49	SF	Venus Williams	Lindsay Davenport Mary Pierce	#4 #53	Win	6–4, 6–1
	50	F	Venus Williams	Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova	#2 #5	Win	6–3, 6–7^(2–7), 8–6
Fed Cup WG: USA vs. Italy Ancona, Italy Team Event Clay July 19–25, 1999	51	–	Venus Williams	Tathiana Garbin Adriana Serra Zanetti	#187 #207	Win	6–2, 6–2
TIG Tennis Classic San Diego, USA Tier II Hard 2–8 August 1999	52	1R	Venus Williams	Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik	#52 #33	Win	1–6, 6–2, 6–2
	53	QF	Venus Williams	Cara Black Cătălina Cristea	#28 #60	Win	6–2, 6–3
	54	SF	Venus Williams	Elena Likhovtseva Ai Sugiyama	#7 #12	Win	6–2, 6–0
	55	F	Venus Williams	Lindsay Davenport Corina Morariu	#3 #17	Loss	4–6, 1–6
US Open New York, USA Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 30 August - 12 September 1999	56	1R	Venus Williams	Miho Saeki Yuka Yoshida	#57 #56	Win	6–2, 6–3
	57	2R	Venus Williams	Amanda Coetzer Inés Gorrochategui	#38 #67	Win	6–7^(6–8), 6–4, 6–4
	58	3R	Venus Williams	Linda Wild Nana Smith	#69 #72	Win	6–4, 6–1
	59	QF	Venus Williams	Mary Joe Fernández Monica Seles	#23 #24	Win	6–3, 6–3
	60	SF	Venus Williams	Mary Pierce Barbara Schett	#22 #32	Win	7–6^(7–2), 6–3
	61	F	Venus Williams	Chanda Rubin Sandrine Testud	#51 #68	Win	6–3, 7–6^(7–4)
Fed Cup WG: USA vs. Russia Stanford, United States Team Event Clay September 13–19, 1999	62	–	Venus Williams	Elena Dementieva Elena Makarova	#NA #330	Win	6–2, 6–1

Mixed Doubles matches

Tournament	Match	Round	Partner	Opponents	Rank	Result	Score
Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 18–30 January 1999	18	1R	Max Mirnyi	Rennae Stubbs Jim Grabb	#5 #18	Win	6–1, 7–6^(7–2)
	19	2R	Max Mirnyi	Elena Likhovtseva Jeff Tarango	#9 #53	Win	6–4, 6–4
	20	QF	Max Mirnyi	Els Callens Chris Haggard	#45 #47	Win	6–3, 6–4
	21	SF	Max Mirnyi	Manon Bollegraf Pablo Albano	#18 #51	Win	6–4, 6–4
	22	F	Max Mirnyi	Mariaan de Swardt David Adams	#16 #34	Loss	6–4, 4–6, 7–6^(7–5)

Tournament schedule

Singles schedule

Williams' 1999 singles tournament schedule is as follows:

Date	Championship	Location	Category	Surface	Points	Outcome
11 January 1999– 17 January 1999	Sydney International	Sydney (AUS)	WTA Tier II	Hard	26	Second Round lost to Steffi Graf 2–6, 6–3, 5–7
18 January 1999– 31 January 1999	Australian Openl	Melbourne (AUS)	Grand Slam	Hard	44	Third Round lost to Sandrine Testud 2–6, 6–2, 7–9
22 February 1999– 28 February 1999	Open Gaz de France	Paris (FRA)	WTA Tier II	Hard	200	Winner defeated Amelie Mauresmo 6–2, 3–6, 7–6^(7–4)
1 March 1999– 14 March 1999	Evert Cup	Indian Wells (USA)	WTA Tier I	Hard	260	Winner defeated Steffi Graf 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
15 March 1999– 28 March 1999	Lipton Championships	Miami (USA)	WTA Tier I	Hard	182	Final lost to Venus Williams 6–1, 4–6, 6–4
3 May 1999– 9 May 1999	Italian Open	Rome (ITA)	WTA Tier I	Clay	65	Quarterfinals lost to Martina Hingis 2–6, 2–6
10 May 1999– 16 May 1999	German Open	Berlin (GER)	WTA Tier I	Clay	65	Quarterfinals lost to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 3–6, 2–3 Ret
24 May 1999– 6 June 1999	French Open	Paris (FRA)	Grand Slam	Clay	44	Third Round lost to Mary Joe Fernández 3–6, 6–1, 0–6
19 July 1999– 25 July 1999	Fed Cup World Group: Italy vs. United States	Ancona (ITA)	Fed Cup	Clay		United States def. Italy, 4–1 United States Advanced to Fed Cup Final
9 August 1999– 15 August 1999	Acura Classic	Los Angeles (USA)	WTA Tier II	Hard	200	Winner defeated Julie Halard-Decugis 6–1, 6–4
30 August 1999– 12 September 1999	US Open	New York (USA)	Grand Slam	Hard	520	Winner defeated Martina Hingis 6–3, 7–6^(7–4)
27 September 1999– 3 October 1999	Grand Slam Cup	Munich (GER)	Exhibition	Carpet (i)		Winner defeated Venus Williams 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
4 October 1999– 10 October 1999	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix	Filderstadt (GER)	WTA Tier II	Hard	1	Second Round lost to Sandrine Testud 6–3, 4–6, 5–7
1999 Total year-end points					1607

Doubles schedule

Williams' 1999 doubles tournament schedule is as follows:

Date	Championship	Location	Category	Partner	Surface	Points	Outcome
11 January 1999– 17 January 1999	Sydney International	Sydney (AUS)	WTA Tier II	Venus Williams	Hard	90	Semifinals lost to Fernández/Huber 7–6^(9–7), 5–7, 5–7
18 January 1999– 31 January 1999	Australian Openl	Melbourne (AUS)	Grand Slam	Venus Williams	Hard	234	Semifinals lost to Davenport/Zvereva 6–1, 4–6, 4–6
15 February 1999– 21 February 1999	Faber Grand Prix	Hannover (GER)	WTA Tier II	Venus Williams	Hard (i)	200	Winner defeated Fusai/Tauziat 5–7, 6–2, 6–2
1 March 1999– 14 March 1999	Evert Cup	Indian Wells (USA)	WTA Tier I	Venus Williams	Hard	117	Semifinals lost to Fernández/Novotná 3–6, 4–6
15 March 1999– 28 March 1999	Lipton Championships	Miami (USA)	WTA Tier I	Venus Williams	Hard	36	Third Round Withdrew against Elia/Habšudová
24 May 1999– 6 June 1999	French Open	Paris (FRA)	Grand Slam	Venus Williams	Clay	520	Winner defeated Hingis/Kournikova 6–3, 6–7^(2–7), 8–6
19 July 1999– 25 July 1999	Fed Cup World Group: Italy vs. United States	Ancona (ITA)	Fed Cup	Venus Williams	Clay		United States def. Italy, 4–1 United States Advanced to Fed Cup Final
2 August 1999– 8 August 1999	TIG Tennis Classic	San Diego (USA)	WTA Tier II	Venus Williams	Hard	140	Final lost to Davenport/Morariu 4–6, 1–6
30 August 1999– 12 September 1999	US Open	New York (USA)	Grand Slam	Venus Williams	Hard	520	Winner defeated Rubin/Testud 6–3, 7–6^(7–4)
19 July 1999– 25 July 1999	Fed Cup World Group: United States vs. Russia	Stanford (USA)	Fed Cup	Venus Williams	Clay		United States def. Russia, 4–1 United States Wins Fed Cup Title
1999 Total year-end points						2117

Mixed Doubles schedule

Williams' 1999 doubles tournament schedule is as follows:

Date	Championship	Location	Category	Partner	Surface	Outcome
18 January 1999- 30 January 1999	Australian Open	Melbourne (AUS)	Grand Slam	Max Mirnyi	Hard	Final lost to de Swardt/ Adams 6–4, 4–6, 7–6^(7–5)

Yearly records

Head-to-head matchups

Finals

Singles: 6 (5–1)

Winner — Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (1–0)
Grand Slam Cup (1–0)
Tier I (1–1)
Tier II (2–0)

Finals by Surface
Hard (4–1)
Carpet (1–0)

Finals by Surface
Outdoors (4–1)
Indoors (1–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	February 28, 1999	Paris, France (1)	Carpet	Amélie Mauresmo	6–2, 3–6, 7–6^(7–4)
Winner	2.	March 14, 1999	Indian Wells, US (1)	Hard	Steffi Graf	6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Runner-up	1.	March 29, 1999	Miami, US (1)	Hard	Venus Williams	2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Winner	3.	August 15, 1999	Los Angeles, US (1)	Hard	Julie Halard-Decugis	6–1, 6–4
Winner	4.	September 12, 1999	US Open, New York City, US (1)	Hard	Martina Hingis	6–3, 7–6^(7–4)
Winner	5.	October 3, 1999	Grand Slam Cup, Germany (1)	Hard	Venus Williams	6–1, 3–6, 6–3

Doubles: 4 (3–1)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (2–0)
Tier II (1–1)

Finals by Surface
Hard (1–1)
Carpet (1–0)
Clay (1–0)

Finals by Surface
Outdoors (2–1)
Indoors (1–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponent	Score
Winner	3.	February 15, 1999	Hannover, Germany (1)	Carpet	Venus Williams	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat	5–7, 6–2, 6–2
Winner	4.	May 24, 1999	French Open, Paris, France (1)	Clay	Venus Williams	Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova	6–3, 6–7^(2–7), 8–6
Runner-up	1.	August 8, 1999	San Diego, US (1)	Hard	Venus Williams	Lindsay Davenport Corina Morariu	6–4, 6–1
Winner	5.	August 30, 1999	US Open, New York City, US (1)	Hard	Venus Williams	Chanda Rubin Sandrine Testud	4–6, 6–1, 6–4

Mixed doubles: (0-1)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–1)

Finals by Surface
Hard (0–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	2.	September 12, 1999	Australian Open	Hard	Max Mirnyi	David Adams Mariaan de Swardt	6–4, 4–6, 7–6^(7–5)

Earnings

#	Event	Prize money	Year-to-date
1	Sydney International	$5,450	$5,450
1	Sydney International (doubles)	$3,100	$8,550
2	Australian Open	$14,575	$23,125
2	Australian Open (doubles)	$18,934	$42,059
3	Faber Grand Prix (doubles)	$12,750	$54,809
4	Open Gaz de France	$80,000	$134,809
5	Evert Cup	$215,000	$349,809
5	Evert Cup (doubles)	$8,850	$358,659
6	Lipton Championships	$132,000	$490,659
6	Lipton Championships (doubles)	$3,138	$493,797
7	Italian Open	$16,000	$509,797
8	German Open	$16,000	$525,797
9	French Open	$20,990	$546,787
9	French Open (doubles)	$99,268	$646,055
10	Acura Classic	$80,000	$726,055
11	TIG Tennis Classic (doubles)	$6,500	$732,555
12	US Open	$750,000	$1,482,555
12	US Open (doubles)	$165,000	$1,647,555
13	Grand Slam Cup	$900,000	$2,547,555
14	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix	$3,700	$2,551,255
Bonus Pool		$27,593	$2,605,102
			$2,605,102

Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.

References

External links

Serena Williams

Entourage	Oracene Price (mother/coach) Richard Williams (father/coach) Venus Williams (sister/doubles partner) Patrick Mouratoglou (coach) Esther Lee (physical therapist) Mackie Shilstone (fitness coach) Jill Smoller (agent)

Career	Achievements Statistics World No. 1 ranking United States Fed Cup team Williams sisters

Rivalries	Rivalry with Justine Henin Rivalry with Martina Hingis Rivalry with Venus Williams

Seasons	Early career 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Australian Open titles	Singles 2003 2005 2007 2009 2010 2015 Doubles 2001 2003 2009 2010 Mixed Doubles None

French Open titles	Singles 2002 2013 2015 Doubles 1999 2010 Mixed Doubles None

Wimbledon Championships titles	Singles 2002 2003 2009 2010 2012 2015 Doubles 2000 2002 2008 2009 2012 Mixed Doubles 1998

US Open titles	Singles 1999 2002 2008 2012 2013 2014 Doubles 1999 2009 Mixed Doubles 1998

Olympics Gold	Singles 2012 Doubles 2000 2008 2012 Mixed Doubles None

Fed Cup titles	1999

Official Website * WTA Profile

Serena Williams (Achievement predecessor & successor)

Sporting positions
Preceded by Venus Williams Ana Ivanovic Jelena Janković Dinara Safina Dinara Safina Victoria Azarenka	World No. 1 July 8, 2002 – August 10, 2003 September 8, 2008 – October 5, 2008 February 2, 2009 – April 19, 2009 October 12, 2009 – October 25, 2009 November 2, 2009 – October 10, 2010 February 18, 2013 – Present	Succeeded by Kim Clijsters Jelena Janković Dinara Safina Dinara Safina Caroline Wozniacki Incumbent
Preceded by Caroline Wozniacki Petra Kvitová	US Open Series Champion 2011 2013, 2014	Succeeded by Petra Kvitová Karolína Plíšková
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Venus Williams	WTA Newcomer of the Year 1998	Succeeded by Kim Clijsters
Preceded by Patty Schnyder	WTA Most Improved Player 1999	Succeeded by Elena Dementieva
Preceded by Martina Hingis & Anna Kournikova Cara Black & Liezel Huber	WTA Doubles Team of the Year 2000 (with Venus Williams) 2009 (with Venus Williams)	Succeeded by Lisa Raymond & Rennae Stubbs Gisela Dulko & Flavia Pennetta
Preceded by Jennifer Capriati Justine Henin Petra Kvitová	WTA Player of The Year 2002 2008, 2009 2012 – 2015	Succeeded by Justine Henin Kim Clijsters Incumbent
Preceded by Jennifer Capriati Jelena Janković Petra Kvitová	ITF Women's Singles World Champion 2002 2009 2012 – 2015	Succeeded by Justine Henin Caroline Wozniacki Incumbent
Preceded by Jennifer Capriati Candace Parker Gabby Douglas Mo'ne Davis	Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year 2002 2009 2013 2015	Succeeded by Annika Sörenstam Lindsey Vonn Mo'ne Davis Incumbent
Preceded by Inge de Bruijn Lindsey Vonn	Gazzetta dello Sport Sportswoman of the Year 2002 2013	Succeeded by Paula Radcliffe Tina Maze
Preceded by Jennifer Capriati Yelena Isinbayeva	Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year 2003 2010	Succeeded by Annika Sörenstam Lindsey Vonn
Preceded by Madison Bumgarner	Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year 2015	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Venus Williams Maria Sharapova Maria Sharapova Maria Sharapova	Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award 2003–2004 2009–2011 2013 2015	Succeeded by Maria Sharapova Maria Sharapova Maria Sharapova Incumbent
Preceded by Venus Williams Brittney Griner	Best Female Athlete ESPY Award 2003 2013	Succeeded by Diana Taurasi Ronda Rousey
Preceded by Amélie Mauresmo	WTA Comeback Player of the Year 2004	Succeeded by Kim Clijsters
Preceded by Martina Hingis	Laureus Comeback of the Year 2007	Succeeded by Paula Radcliffe
Preceded by Cara Black & Liezel Huber	ITF Women's Doubles World Champion 2009 (with Venus Williams)	Succeeded by Gisela Dulko & Flavia Pennetta
Preceded by First Award Maria Kirilenko & Victoria Azarenka	WTA Fan Favorite Doubles Team of the Year 2009, 2010 (with Venus Williams) 2012 (with Venus Williams)	Succeeded by Maria Kirilenko & Victoria Azarenka Ekaterina Makarova & Elena Vesnina
Preceded by Lionel Messi Katie Ledecky	L'Équipe Champion of Champions 2012, 2013 2015	Succeeded by Katie Ledecky Incumbent
Preceded by Yani Tseng Maria Sharapova	United States Sports Academy Female Ahtlete of the Year 2012 2015	Succeeded by Yuna Kim Incumbent
Records
Preceded by Lindsay Davenport	WTA Prize money leader February 2, 2009 –	Incumbent

Serena Williams in the Grand Slam Tournaments

Women's singles

Australian Open women's singles champions

French Open women's singles champions

Wimbledon (Open era) ladies' singles champions

US Open women's singles champions

Women's doubles

Australian Open women's doubles champions

(1969) Margaret Court / Judy Tegart Dalton
(1970) Margaret Court / Judy Tegart Dalton
(1971) Evonne Goolagong / Margaret Court
(1972) Kerry Harris / Helen Gourlay Cawley
(1973) Margaret Court / Virginia Wade
(1974) Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Peggy Michel
(1975) Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Peggy Michel
(1976) Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Helen Gourlay Cawley
(1977 (Jan)) Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat / Helen Gourlay Cawley
(1977 (Dec)) Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Helen Gourlay Cawley & Mona Schallau Guerrant / Kerry Melville Reid
(1978) Betsy Nagelsen / Renáta Tomanová
(1979) Judy Connor Chaloner / Diane Evers Brown
(1980) Martina Navratilova / Betsy Nagelsen
(1981) Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith
(1982) Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
(1983) Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
(1984) Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
(1985) Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
(1987) Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
(1988) Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
(1989) Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
(1990) Jana Novotná / Helena Suková
(1991) Patty Fendick / Mary Joe Fernández
(1992) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Helena Suková
(1993) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva
(1994) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva
(1995) Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
(1996) Chanda Rubin / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
(1997) Martina Hingis / Natalia Zvereva
(1998) Martina Hingis / Mirjana Lučić
(1999) Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova
(2000) Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs
(2001) Serena Williams / Venus Williams
(2002) Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova
(2003) Serena Williams / Venus Williams
(2004) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez
(2005) Svetlana Kuznetsova / Alicia Molik
(2006) Yan Zi / Zheng Jie
(2007) Cara Black / Liezel Huber
(2008) Alona Bondarenko / Kateryna Bondarenko
(2009) Serena Williams / Venus Williams
(2010) Serena Williams / Venus Williams
(2011) Gisela Dulko / Flavia Pennetta
(2012) Svetlana Kuznetsova / Vera Zvonareva
(2013) Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci
(2014) Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci
(2015) Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Lucie Šafářová
(2016) Martina Hingis / Sania Mirza

French Open women's doubles champions

(1968) Françoise Dürr / Ann Haydon-Jones
(1969) Françoise Dürr / Ann Haydon-Jones
(1970) Gail Chanfreau / Françoise Dürr
(1971) Gail Chanfreau / Françoise Dürr
(1972) Billie Jean King / Betty Stöve
(1973) Margaret Court / Virginia Wade
(1974) Chris Evert / Olga Morozova
(1975) Chris Evert / Martina Navratilova
(1976) Fiorella Bonicelli / Gail Chanfreau
(1977) Regina Maršíková / Pam Teeguarden
(1978) Mima Jaušovec / Virginia Ruzici
(1979) Betty Stöve / Wendy Turnbull
(1980) Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith
(1981) Rosalyn Fairbank Nideffer / Tanya Harford
(1982) Martina Navratilova / Anne Smith
(1983) Rosalyn Fairbank Nideffer / Candy Reynolds
(1984) Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
(1985) Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
(1986) Martina Navratilova / Andrea Temesvári
(1987) Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
(1988) Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
(1989) Larisa Savchenko Neiland / Natalia Zvereva
(1990) Jana Novotná / Helena Suková
(1991) Gigi Fernández / Jana Novotná
(1992) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva
(1993) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva
(1994) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva
(1995) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva
(1996) Lindsay Davenport / Mary Joe Fernández
(1997) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva
(1998) Martina Hingis / Jana Novotná
(1999) Serena Williams / Venus Williams
(2000) Martina Hingis / Mary Pierce
(2001) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez
(2002) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez
(2003) Kim Clijsters / Ai Sugiyama
(2004) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez
(2005) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez
(2006) Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur
(2007) Alicia Molik / Mara Santangelo
(2008) Anabel Medina Garrigues / Virginia Ruano Pascual
(2009) Anabel Medina Garrigues / Virginia Ruano Pascual
(2010) Serena Williams / Venus Williams
(2011) Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká
(2012) Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci
(2013) Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina
(2014) Hsieh Su-wei / Peng Shuai
(2015) Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Lucie Šafářová

Wimbledon (Open Era) ladies' doubles champions

(1968) Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King
(1969) Margaret Court / Judy Tegart Dalton
(1970) Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King
(1971) Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King
(1972) Billie Jean King / Betty Stöve
(1973) Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King
(1974) Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Peggy Michel
(1975) Ann Kiyomura / Kazuko Sawamatsu
(1976) Chris Evert / Martina Navratilova
(1977) Helen Gourlay Cawley / JoAnne Russell
(1978) Kerry Melville Reid / Wendy Turnbull
(1979) Billie Jean King / Martina Navratilova
(1980) Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith
(1981) Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
(1982) Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
(1983) Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
(1984) Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
(1985) Kathy Jordan / Elizabeth Sayers Smylie
(1986) Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
(1987) Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková
(1988) Steffi Graf / Gabriela Sabatini
(1989) Jana Novotná / Helena Suková
(1990) Jana Novotná / Helena Suková
(1991) Larisa Savchenko Neiland / Natalia Zvereva
(1992) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva
(1993) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva
(1994) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva
(1995) Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
(1996) Martina Hingis / Helena Suková
(1997) Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva
(1998) Martina Hingis / Jana Novotná
(1999) Lindsay Davenport / Corina Morariu
(2000) Serena Williams / Venus Williams
(2001) Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs
(2002) Serena Williams / Venus Williams
(2003) Kim Clijsters / Ai Sugiyama
(2004) Cara Black / Rennae Stubbs
(2005) Cara Black / Liezel Huber
(2006) Yan Zi / Zheng Jie
(2007) Cara Black / Liezel Huber
(2008) Serena Williams / Venus Williams
(2009) Serena Williams / Venus Williams
(2010) Vania King / Yaroslava Shvedova
(2011) Květa Peschke / Katarina Srebotnik
(2012) Serena Williams / Venus Williams
(2013) Hsieh Su-wei / Peng Shuai
(2014) Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci
(2015) Martina Hingis / Sania Mirza

US Open women's doubles champions

(1968) Maria Bueno / Margaret Court
(1969) Françoise Dürr / Darlene Hard
(1970) Margaret Court / Judy Tegart Dalton
(1971) Rosemary Casals / Judy Tegart Dalton
(1972) Françoise Dürr / Betty Stöve
(1973) Margaret Court / Virginia Wade
(1974) Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King
(1975) Margaret Court / Virginia Wade
(1976) Delina Boshoff / Ilana Kloss
(1977) Martina Navratilova / Betty Stöve
(1978) Billie Jean King / Martina Navratilova
(1979) Betty Stöve / Wendy Turnbull
(1980) Billie Jean King / Martina Navratilova
(1981) Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith
(1982) Rosemary Casals / Wendy Turnbull
(1983) Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
(1984) Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
(1985) Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková
(1986) Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
(1987) Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
(1988) Gigi Fernández / Robin White
(1989) Hana Mandlíková / Martina Navratilova
(1990) Gigi Fernández / Martina Navratilova
(1991) Pam Shriver / Natalia Zvereva
(1992) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva
(1993) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Helena Suková
(1994) Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
(1995) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva
(1996) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva
(1997) Lindsay Davenport / Jana Novotná
(1998) Martina Hingis / Jana Novotná
(1999) Serena Williams / Venus Williams
(2000) Julie Halard-Decugis / Ai Sugiyama
(2001) Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs
(2002) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez
(2003) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez
(2004) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez
(2005) Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur
(2006) Nathalie Dechy / Vera Zvonareva
(2007) Nathalie Dechy / Dinara Safina
(2008) Cara Black / Liezel Huber
(2009) Serena Williams / Venus Williams
(2010) Vania King / Yaroslava Shvedova
(2011) Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond
(2012) Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci
(2013) Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká
(2014) Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina
(2015) Martina Hingis / Sania Mirza

Mixed doubles

Wimbledon (Open Era) mixed doubles champions

(1968) Ken Fletcher / Margaret Court
(1969) Fred Stolle / Ann Haydon-Jones
(1970) Ilie Năstase / Rosemary Casals
(1971) Owen Davidson / Billie Jean King
(1972) Ilie Năstase / Rosemary Casals
(1973) Owen Davidson / Billie Jean King
(1974) Owen Davidson / Billie Jean King
(1975) Marty Riessen / Margaret Court
(1976) Tony Roche / Françoise Dürr
(1977) Bob Hewitt / Greer Stevens
(1978) Frew McMillan / Betty Stöve
(1979) Bob Hewitt / Greer Stevens
(1980) John Austin / Tracy Austin
(1981) Frew McMillan / Betty Stöve
(1982) Kevin Curren / Anne Smith
(1983) John Lloyd / Wendy Turnbull
(1984) John Lloyd / Wendy Turnbull
(1985) Paul McNamee / Martina Navratilova
(1986) Ken Flach / Kathy Jordan
(1987) Jeremy Bates / Jo Durie
(1988) Sherwood Stewart / Zina Garrison
(1989) Jim Pugh / Jana Novotná
(1990) Rick Leach / Zina Garrison
(1991) John Fitzgerald / Elizabeth Sayers Smylie
(1992) Cyril Suk / Larisa Savchenko Neiland
(1993) Mark Woodforde / Martina Navratilova
(1994) Todd Woodbridge / Helena Suková
(1995) Jonathan Stark / Martina Navratilova
(1996) Cyril Suk / Helena Suková
(1997) Cyril Suk / Helena Suková
(1998) Max Mirnyi / Serena Williams
(1999) Leander Paes / Lisa Raymond
(2000) Donald Johnson / Kimberly Po
(2001) Leoš Friedl / Daniela Hantuchová
(2002) Mahesh Bhupathi / Elena Likhovtseva
(2003) Leander Paes / Martina Navratilova
(2004) Wayne Black / Cara Black
(2005) Mahesh Bhupathi / Mary Pierce
(2006) Andy Ram / Vera Zvonareva
(2007) Jamie Murray / Jelena Janković
(2008) Bob Bryan / Samantha Stosur
(2009) Mark Knowles / Anna-Lena Grönefeld
(2010) Leander Paes / Cara Black
(2011) Jürgen Melzer / Iveta Benešová
(2012) Mike Bryan / Lisa Raymond
(2013) Daniel Nestor / Kristina Mladenovic
(2014) Nenad Zimonjić / Samantha Stosur
(2015) Leander Paes / Martina Hingis

US Open mixed doubles champions

(1968) Mary Ann Eisel / Peter Curtis
(1969) Margaret Court / Marty Riessen
(1970) Margaret Court / Marty Riessen
(1971) Billie Jean King / Owen Davidson
(1972) Margaret Court / Marty Riessen
(1973) Billie Jean King / Owen Davidson
(1974) Pam Teeguarden / Geoff Masters
(1975) Rosemary Casals / Dick Stockton
(1976) Billie Jean King / Phil Dent
(1977) Betty Stöve / Frew McMillan
(1978) Betty Stöve / Frew McMillan
(1979) Greer Stevens / Bob Hewitt
(1980) Wendy Turnbull / Marty Riessen
(1981) Anne Smith / Kevin Curren
(1982) Anne Smith / Kevin Curren
(1983) Elizabeth Sayers Smylie / John Fitzgerald
(1984) Manuela Maleeva / Tom Gullikson
(1985) Martina Navrátilová / Heinz Günthardt
(1986) Raffaella Reggi / Sergio Casal
(1987) Martina Navrátilová / Emilio Sánchez Vicario
(1988) Jana Novotná / Jim Pugh
(1989) Robin White / Shelby Cannon
(1990) Elizabeth Sayers Smylie / Todd Woodbridge
(1991) Manon Bollegraf / Tom Nijssen
(1992) Nicole Provis / Mark Woodforde
(1993) Helena Suková / Todd Woodbridge
(1994) Elna Reinach / Patrick Galbraith
(1995) Meredith McGrath / Matt Lucena
(1996) Lisa Raymond / Patrick Galbraith
(1997) Manon Bollegraf / Rick Leach
(1998) Serena Williams / Max Mirnyi
(1999) Ai Sugiyama / Mahesh Bhupathi
(2000) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Jared Palmer
(2001) Rennae Stubbs / Todd Woodbridge
(2002) Lisa Raymond / Mike Bryan
(2003) Katarina Srebotnik / Bob Bryan
(2004) Vera Zvonareva / Bob Bryan
(2005) Daniela Hantuchová / Mahesh Bhupathi
(2006) Martina Navrátilová / Bob Bryan
(2007) Victoria Azarenka / Max Mirnyi
(2008) Cara Black / Leander Paes
(2009) Carly Gullickson / Travis Parrott
(2010) Liezel Huber / Bob Bryan
(2011) Melanie Oudin / Jack Sock
(2012) Ekaterina Makarova / Bruno Soares
(2013) Andrea Hlaváčková / Max Mirnyi
(2014) Sania Mirza / Bruno Soares
(2015) Martina Hingis / Leander Paes

Others

Tennis players who have completed the Grand Slam or career Grand Slam in singles and/or doubles

Grand Slam (men's singles)

1938: Don Budge 1962: Rod Laver 1969: Rod Laver

Grand Slam (women's singles)

1953: Maureen Connolly 1970: Margaret Court 1988: Steffi Graf

Grand Slam (men's doubles)

1951: Ken McGregor/ Frank Sedgman

Grand Slam (women's doubles)

1960: Maria Bueno 1984: Martina Navratilova/ Pam Shriver 1998: Martina Hingis

Grand Slam (mixed doubles)

1963: Margaret Court/ Ken Fletcher 1965: Margaret Court 1967: Owen Davidson

Career (men's singles)

1933-34-35: Fred Perry 1937-38: Don Budge 1960-61-62: Rod Laver 1961-63-64: Roy Emerson 1992-94-95-99: Andre Agassi 2003-04-09: Roger Federer 2005-08-09-10: Rafael Nadal

Career (women's singles)

1951-52-53: Maureen Connolly 1949-50-51-54: Doris Hart 1951-56-57: Shirley Fry Irvin 1960-62-63: Margaret Court 1966-67-68-72: Billie Jean King 1974-75-82: Chris Evert 1978-81-82-83: Martina Navratilova 1987-88: Steffi Graf 1999-2002-03: Serena Williams 2004-06-08-12: Maria Sharapova

Career (men's doubles)

1935-36-39: Adrian Quist
1948-50-51 Frank Sedgman
1951: Ken McGregor
1953–56: Lew Hoad/ Ken Rosewall
1957-58-59: Neale Fraser
1959-60-62: Roy Emerson
1965–67: John Newcombe/ Tony Roche
1962-64-67-77: Bob Hewitt
1982-84-86-89: John Fitzgerald
1983-87-89: Anders Järryd
1994-95-98: Jacco Eltingh/ Paul Haarhuis
1989-92–93-2000: Mark Woodforde
1992–93-95-2000: Todd Woodbridge
1998-2002-03-05: Jonas Björkman
2003-05-06: Bob Bryan/ Mike Bryan
2002-04-07-08: Daniel Nestor
1999-2006-12: Leander Paes

Career (women's doubles)

1942-46-50: Louise Brough Clapp
1947-48-50-51: Doris Hart
1950-51-57: Shirley Fry Irvin
1956–1957: Althea Gibson
1958–60: Maria Bueno
1961–64: Lesley Turner Bowrey
1961-63-64: Margaret Court
1964-66-69-70: Judy Tegart Dalton
1980–81: Kathy Jordan/ Anne Smith
1975-76-77-80: / Martina Navratilova
1981-82-83-84: Pam Shriver
1989-90-93: Helena Suková
1988–90-91-92: Gigi Fernández
1989-90-91-93: Natasha Zvereva
1989-90-94: Jana Novotná
1996-97-98: Martina Hingis
1999-2000-01: Serena Williams/ Venus Williams
2000-01-06: Lisa Raymond
2012-13-14: Sara Errani/ Roberta Vinci

Career (mixed doubles)

1925-26-27-28 Jean Borotra
1949–51: Doris Hart/ Frank Sedgman
1961-1963: Margaret Court
1962-1963: Ken Fletcher
1965-66-67: Owen Davidson
1967–68: Billie Jean King
1969–75: Marty Riessen
1961-70-77-79: Bob Hewitt
1992–93: Mark Woodforde
1990-93-94-95: Todd Woodbridge
1974-85-2003: Martina Navratilova
2001-02-05: Daniela Hantuchová
1997-99-2005-06: Mahesh Bhupathi
2002-04-08-10: Cara Black

Women’s tennis players who won two or more Grand Slam singles titles in one calendar year

Four wins

1953: Maureen Connolly Brinker 1970: Margaret Court 1988: Steffi Graf

Three wins

1928: Helen Wills Moody (FO&WI&US)
1929: Helen Wills Moody (FO&WI&US)
1962: Margaret Court (AO&FO&US)
1965: Margaret Court (AO&WI&US)
1969: Margaret Court (AO&FO&US)
1972: Billie Jean King (FO&WI&US)
1973: Margaret Court (AO&FO&US)
1983: Martina Navratilova (AO&WI&US)
1984: Martina Navratilova (FO&WI&US)
1989: Steffi Graf (AO&WI&US)
1991: Monica Seles (AO&FO&US)
1992: Monica Seles (AO&FO&US)
1993: Steffi Graf (FO&WI&US)
1995: Steffi Graf (FO&WI&US)
1996: Steffi Graf (FO&WI&US)
1997: Martina Hingis (AO&WI&US)
2002: Serena Williams (FO&WI&US)
2015: Serena Williams (AO&FO&WI)

Two wins

1925: Suzanne Lenglen (FO&WI)
1927: Helen Wills Moody (WI&US)
1930: Helen Wills Moody (FO&WI)
1931: Cilly Aussem (FO&WI)
1932: Helen Wills Moody (FO&WI)
1939: Alice Marble (WI&US)
1946: Pauline Betz Addie (WI&US)
1949: Margaret Osborne duPont (FO&US)
1950: Louise Bough Clapp (AO&WI)
1952: Maureen Connolly Brinker (WI&US)
1954: Maureen Connolly Brinker (FO&WI)
1956: Shirley Fry Irvin (WI&US)
1957: Althea Gibson (WI&US)
1958: Althea Gibson (WI&US)
1959: Maria Bueno (WI&US)
1960: Darlene Hard (FO&US)
1963: Margaret Court (AO&WI)
1964: Margaret Court (AO&FO)
1964: Maria Bueno (WI&US)
1967: Billie Jean King (WI&US)
1968: Billie Jean King (AO&WI)
1971: Evonne Goolagong Cawley (FO&WI)
1974: Chris Evert (FO&WI)
1975: Chris Evert (FO&US)
1976: Chris Evert (WI&US)
1980: Chris Evert (FO&US)
1982: Martina Navratilova (FO&WI)
1982: Chris Evert (AO&US)
1985: Martina Navratilova (AO&WI)
1986: Martina Navratilova (WI&US)
1987: Martina Navratilova (WI&US)
1994: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (FO&US)
2000: Venus Williams (WI&US)
2001: Jennifer Capriati (AO&FO)
2001: Venus Williams (WI&US)
2003: Serena Williams (AO&WI)
2003: Justine Henin (FO&US)
2006: Amélie Mauresmo (AO&WI)
2007: Justine Henin (FO&US)
2009: Serena Williams (AO&WI)
2010: Serena Williams (AO&WI)
2012: Serena Williams (WI&US)
2013: Serena Williams (FO&US)

AO=Australian Open, FO=French Open, WI=Wimbledon, US=US Open

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