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Serena Williams
Serena Williams was born in Saginaw, Michigan in 1981. As she was raised in a tough Los Angeles suborn, her early training took place on Compton's public tennis courts, where her skills developed at a fast pace.
In 1991 Serena was sent to Ric Macci's Florida tennis academy, whose past students included Jennifer Capriati and Mary Pierce. Serena turned professional at the age of 14, even though the WTA did not recognize entrants that young. In 1995 she made her professional debut at the Bell Challenge in Quebec.
The financial rewards of several sponsorships allowed the whole family to move to Palm Beach Gardens where the girls were educated after they left school in 1993.
In 1999 Serena rose to number 21 and during her first Grand Slam tournament, the Australian Open, she beat sixth seed Irina Spirlea before losing to her sister Venus.
On September 11th, 1999, Serena won the U.S. Open after dominating the tournament, and the very next day she won the Ladies' Doubles with Venus.
She is an intelligent and energetic women, already contemplating future career paths. One of these could be acting, a choice her father is said to support.
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