Serena Williams

Former world No. 1 professional tennis player (retired 2022; limited return in 2026) · United States^[1]

45 years old

American former world No. 1 who won 23 major singles titles, the most in the Open Era, and retired from the tour after the 2022 US Open. She made a limited return in 2026 playing doubles and mixed doubles and one Wimbledon singles match, and the WTA lists her as inactive.

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Born: September 26, 1981
Health: Withdrew from the 2026 Wimbledon women's doubles on 4 July 2026, saying on Instagram that her knee was not ready to compete after fluid was drained from it following her singles match. · as of July 4, 2026^[2]

Life phases1

One octagon for each phase of the life of Serena Williams. Each of the eight axes is scored 0 to 5 against a written rubric from documented evidence, with its source; an axis without evidence is a gap, not a zero. There is no total and no ideal shape: it is a profile, not a ranking. Appearance and personality are not axes, because they cannot be scored from evidence.

Overview1995–2022Each axis from the most recent phase that scored it. Phases: Rise to No. 1 (1995–2011); Later career and retirement (2012–2022).Only 2 of the 8 axes have documented evidence, so no shape is drawn yet.

No total and no ideal shape: a longer spoke means more of that axis, so a long Misconduct spoke is more documented misconduct.

Scores, rubric and sources

01EducationNo evidence: Highest attainment by then: 1 secondary school, 2 some college, 3 bachelor's degree, 4 master's or professional degree, 5 doctorate.
02Wealth5 of 5: Medium confidence2013: $12.4M in prize money; Forbes 2016 earnings about $29M, 2017 $27M. Threshold: US top 0.1% = about $2.9M income and about $62M net worth in 2022 (https://equitablegrowth.org/factsheet-defining-top-u-s-income-and-wealth-thresholds-for-tax-policy/).^[1]Net worth or income against the national thresholds of the time: 1 below the median household, 3 top 5%, 5 top 0.1%.
03PositionNo evidence: Scope of the role held: 1 entry level, 3 senior manager or legislator, 5 head of state or government, or the top role of a major institution.
04Public standingNo evidence: Public approval or favourability where it was measured: 1 under 20%, 3 35 to 50%, 5 over 65%.
05Health2 of 5: Medium confidenceAfter delivery on 1 Sept 2017 she suffered a pulmonary embolism that left her bedridden for six weeks.^[1]Documented health where an examination or disclosure exists: 5 no documented concern, 1 a serious documented condition.
06MisconductNo evidence: The documented legal and ethics record within the phase, as in the misconduct meter: 0 none documented, 1 only matters resolved in their favour, 2 an open matter, 3 one finding, 4 two or three, 5 four or more. More is more documented misconduct.
07Social goodNo evidence: Assessed effects of what they did in the phase on health, safety, education, rights and the environment, from official statistics or peer-reviewed evidence: 0 clearly harmful, 2.5 mixed, 5 clearly beneficial.
08Economic goodNo evidence: Assessed effects of what they did in the phase on efficiency, growth and fiscal sustainability, from CBO and peer-reviewed evidence, as in the good-for-society reading: 0 clearly harmful, 2.5 mixed, 5 clearly beneficial.

Work and contributions6

Work1

First major title at the 1999 US Open^[1]Wikipedia: Serena WilliamsplayerSeptember 11, 1999

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Serena Williams

Former world No. 1 professional tennis player (retired 2022; limited return in 2026) · United States^[1]

45 years old

Life phases1

Serena Williams

Life phases1

Work and contributions6

Work1

Serena Williams

Life phases1

Work and contributions6

Work1

Companies founded1

Records and titles3

Other1

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