Serena Williams Trivia Questions

She won the French Open on clay three times (2002, 2013, 2015). Clay is her least successful surface, but she has definitely won on it.

Serena Williams earned over $94 million in official tournament prize money, a record for any female athlete. This figure excludes endorsements and reflects only her on-court winnings.

She won singles gold in 2012 and doubles gold with Venus in 2000, 2008, and 2012.

Serena Williams was born in Saginaw, Michigan, not Flint. She grew up in Compton, California. Flint is a different city in Michigan.

She won the 1999 US Open at 17, defeating Martina Hingis in the final. It was her first of 23 major singles titles.

Her career prize money exceeds $94 million, the highest for any female athlete across all sports.

She has come back to win after losing the first set many times, including in Grand Slam finals.

She endorsed Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Joe Biden in 2020, and has been vocal on issues like equal pay and racial justice.

False: Serena has won three French Open titles (2002, 2013, 2015), all on clay. She is one of the few players to win majors on all three surfaces.

She won Wimbledon (grass), the French Open (clay), and the Australian/US Opens (hard)—a rare career surface slam.

While she has hit thousands of career aces, male players like John Isner and Ivo Karlovic have over 14,000 each.

She won the 2017 Australian Open while eight weeks pregnant, defeating her sister Venus in the final. She announced the pregnancy after the win.

She lost in the first round of the 2012 French Open to Virginie Razzano and the 2022 Wimbledon Championships to Harmony Tan.

Serena Williams won 23 Grand Slam singles titles. Novak Djokovic holds the men's record with 24, so she does not have more than every male player.

She played her last match at the 2022 US Open, losing in the third round—she didn't win her final match.

She spent 319 weeks at No. 1, third all-time behind Graf (377) and Navratilova (332).

Margaret Court holds the record with 24 Grand Slam singles titles; Serena has 23. Novak Djokovic leads the men with 24.

In 81 Grand Slam appearances, she never lost in the first round—an unmatched record of consistency.

Phelps has 23 Olympic golds; Serena has 4 (singles and doubles). She is not close to his total.

Serena Williams won in four decades (1990s–2020s), but Martina Navratilova also won singles majors in three decades (1978, 1979, 1980s, 1990), so Serena is not the only player.

Serena Williams reached the world No. 1 doubles ranking on June 7, 2010, alongside her sister Venus. Together they won 14 Grand Slam women's doubles titles.

She won the 2017 Australian Open while eight weeks pregnant, defeating her sister Venus in the final. She announced her pregnancy after the tournament.

She won the 2017 Australian Open while eight weeks pregnant with her daughter Olympia. She didn't know she was pregnant until after the tournament.

Serena Williams began playing tennis at age four, coached by her father on public courts in Compton. She entered her first tournament at four and won 46 of 49 junior matches.

Her career grass-court record is 107–14, giving an 88.4% win rate, well above 85%. She won Wimbledon seven times and dominated on grass.

She lost the 2019 US Open final to Bianca Andreescu, who was ranked 15th at the time.

Venus actually beat Serena in the 2001 US Open final and the 2008 Wimbledon final, among others.

She won four Olympic gold medals: singles in 2012, and doubles with Venus in 2000, 2008, and 2012.

Serena Williams is a minority owner of the Miami Dolphins, having purchased a stake with her sister Venus in 2009. This makes her a co-owner of the franchise.

Serena has beaten Venus in nine Grand Slam finals, including the 2002 French Open and 2017 Australian Open.

Margaret Court holds the record with 24 Grand Slam singles titles; Serena has 23, making her second in the Open Era but not all-time.

After her daughter's birth in 2017, she suffered a pulmonary embolism and several other complications, requiring emergency surgery.

She won Olympic singles gold in 2012, but lost in the first round in 2016. Her Olympic record is not perfect.

She won the 2017 Australian Open while eight weeks pregnant, defeating her sister Venus in the final. She didn't know she was pregnant until after the tournament.

True: She won the 1999 US Open at age 17, defeating Martina Hingis in the final. It was her first major singles title and launched her legendary career.

True: She won the 2017 Australian Open while eight weeks pregnant. She defeated her sister Venus in the final, then announced her pregnancy shortly after.

Serena Williams has 23 Grand Slam singles titles. Novak Djokovic holds the men's Open Era record with 24, and Margaret Court also has 24 overall. Thus, Serena has not won more than any male player.

She turned pro in 1995 at age 14, playing her first WTA match at the Bank of the West Classic in Oakland, California.

She had 319 total weeks at No. 1, but not consecutive. Her longest streak was 186 weeks (2013–2016). Steffi Graf holds the consecutive record at 186 weeks.

Serena Williams won the Australian Open seven times (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2017), an Open Era record for women.

Serena Williams won Olympic gold in women's singles (2012) and women's doubles with Venus (2000, 2008, 2012), totaling four gold medals.

Serena Williams has 23 Grand Slam singles titles, but Novak Djokovic has 24, more than any other player, male or female, in the Open Era.

She lost multiple Grand Slam finals after turning 30, including the Australian Open 2016, Wimbledon 2018, US Open 2018, Wimbledon 2019, and US Open 2019.

Serena Williams won the French Open three times (2002, 2013, 2015), not five. Chris Evert holds the record with seven titles.

Serena Williams was eight weeks pregnant when she won the 2017 Australian Open, a fact she revealed after the tournament. She gave birth later that year.

Serena Williams won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, all in the Open Era, which is more than any other player since 1968. Margaret Court holds the all-time record with 24, but 13 came before the Open Era.

Serena has 23 Grand Slam singles titles, but Margaret Court holds the all-time record with 24. Many assume Serena is number one, but Court still leads.

In 2011, she was hospitalized for a pulmonary embolism and a hematoma, yet returned to win Wimbledon and Olympic gold in 2012.

Serena lost to Venus in the 2001 US Open and 2008 Wimbledon singles finals. They met in 9 Grand Slam finals; Serena won 7 and Venus won 2.

Margaret Court won the 1971 Australian Open while pregnant with her first child, so Williams is not the only player to achieve this.

She finished the year as world No. 1 five times (2002, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015). This is a plausible myth because her ranking varied so much.

Her Grand Slam match win percentage is around 86.7%, one of the highest in tennis history, though many assume it's lower due to her late-career losses.

Steffi Graf holds the record with 377 weeks at No. 1; Serena Williams had 319 weeks, placing her third behind Graf and Martina Navratilova (332 weeks).

In all 21 of her US Open appearances from 1998 to 2022, Serena Williams won every first-round match.

Serena Williams held the WTA world No. 1 ranking for 319 weeks (2002–2017), second only to Steffi Graf's 377 weeks among women.

She won the 2017 Australian Open at 8 weeks pregnant—she didn't know until after the tournament.

She has four Olympic golds, tied with her sister Venus, so she does not have more than any other tennis player.

At Wimbledon 2009, she lost the first set to Elena Dementieva and was down a break in the second, then saved a match point before winning 6-7, 7-5, 8-6.

She was ranked world number one in doubles for eight weeks in 2010. Though known for singles, she and Venus dominated doubles, winning 14 Grand Slam titles together.

She has lost several finals after winning the first set, notably the 2018 Wimbledon and 2016 Australian Open finals, both against Angelique Kerber.

Venus defeated Serena in the 2001 US Open and 2008 Wimbledon finals. Their Grand Slam final head-to-head is 7-2 in Serena's favor, but she has lost twice.

She lost to Virginie Razzano (ranked 111th) in the first round of the 2012 French Open, one of the biggest upsets in tennis history.

False: Serena has lost Grand Slam matches after winning the first set, such as the 2015 US Open semifinal against Roberta Vinci (2-6, 6-4, 6-4).

All Grand Slams are played on hard, clay, or grass. Carpet courts were used in the past but Serena never won a major on them.

In the 2018 French Open first round, she defeated Kristýna Plíšková without a single ace, relying on groundstrokes and return winners instead.

She holds the record for most Grand Slam singles main draw appearances by a woman, with over 80 entries, surpassing Martina Navratilova.

She staged many comebacks, but never from 5-0 down in a final set at a major. That would be a record.

She lost in the first round of the 2012 French Open to Virginie Razzano, a major early upset.

In the 2012 Wimbledon final against Agnieszka Radwańska, Serena Williams hit 10 double faults but still won in three sets (6-1, 5-7, 6-2) thanks to her powerful groundstrokes.

She won two mixed doubles Grand Slams: 1998 Wimbledon and 1998 US Open, both partnering with Max Mirnyi.

She suffered a life-threatening pulmonary embolism in 2011 but came back to win the 2012 Wimbledon singles title.

She has four Olympic golds, tied with Venus Williams for the most among tennis players. No one has more, so she does not have more than any other.

False: Serena reached world number 1 in doubles in June 2010, alongside her sister Venus. She has also won 14 Grand Slam doubles titles, all with Venus.

She and Venus became the world No. 1 doubles team in 2002, before Serena first became singles No. 1 later that year.

Serena Williams won the 2007 Australian Open as an unseeded player (ranked 81st), meaning she was clearly outside the top 10 seeds. Thus the claim is false.

She won the 2007 Australian Open as No. 81, but others, like Kim Clijsters (2009 US Open, unranked), have also won Grand Slams while outside the top 100.

Serena leads their head-to-head 19-12, a 61.3% win rate—surprising given Venus's own legendary status.

Venus beat Serena in the 2001 US Open final. Serena leads their Grand Slam final head-to-head 7–2, but Venus has at least one win.

She won the 2017 Australian Open while pregnant, but her first Grand Slam was the 1999 US Open—18 years earlier.

She claimed 23 major singles trophies, the Open Era record, including seven Australian Opens and seven Wimbledons. Her first came at the 1999 US Open, last at the 2017 Australian Open.

She has four Olympic golds, tying with Venus Williams for the most in tennis history. The claim of “more” is false; they are equal.