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Serena Williams of poses for photographers as she holds the winners trophy - Source: Reuters
Age: 29
Birthplace: Michigan, USA
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 68kg
Turned Pro: 1995
Wimbledon debut: 1998 - reached third round
Best result at Wimbledon: Winner 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010
2009 result: Champion - beat Vera Zvonareva
Most famous for.. fantastic fashion, playing crucial finals against her sister, inconsistent during the year but always peaks for the majors
Something you probably didn't know.. as well as her famous sister Venus, Serena has three more older sisters.
From the woman herself.. the modest Serena describes herself as "very humourous with a great personality".
2011...played her firs tournament in 11 months at Eastbourne. Injured her foot on glass at a restaurant last year and suffered a hematoma and pulmonary embolism as a result of medical complications.
