Serena Williams

"One of the most sustained careers of excellence in the history of athletics" - Sports Illustrated

One of the most decorated female tennis players in the world, Serena Williams has enjoyed a prosperous career in professional tennis. Having secured an incredible 23 Grand Slam titles, Serena has solidified her name in the history books as the player with the most Grand Slam titles in the Open Era and the second-most titles in the world. With a distinguished career as an athlete to her name, Serena is now highly sought after as a speaker for a range of corporate, industry and educational events, detailing how she has succeeded in elite sport.

Coached by her parents, Serena turned professional in 1995 and claimed her first victory at the 1999 US Open. Before long, Serena was asserting her dominance on the court, eventually ranked as the World No.1 in Singles by the Women’s Tennis Association for 319 weeks. Serena has also represented Team GB at the Olympics, competing at the 2000, 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games and claiming four Olympic Gold medals. As the first tennis player to achieve a career Gold Slam, Serena also played doubles with her sister Venus Williams, claiming 14 major doubles wins and being unbeaten in Grand Slam doubles finals. Having also claimed two major mixed doubles titles, it comes without surprise that Serena was the World’s highest-paid female athlete in 2016 and was named Laureus Sportswoman of the Year in 2003, 2010, 2016 and 2018.

In 2022, Serena announced that she would be making a departure from professional tennis, with her final match played at the 2022 US Open. Outside of professional tennis, Serena has become an entrepreneur, launching her own sustainable clothing line S By Serena. She has also become a minority owner of the Miami Dolphins, and has created the Serena Williams Foundation to support charities worldwide. As an avid philanthropist, Serena has also been an International Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF and helped to launch the UNICEF Schools for Asia campaign. In recognition of her decorated career, Serena has claimed 12 ESPY Awards, been named Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year five times, was included on The Celebrity 100 by Forbes from 2000 to 2014 and been named WTA Player of the Year seven times. She has also released an autobiography titled On The Line and a children’s book titled The Adventures of Qai Qai.

Having stamped her name firmly in the history books, Serena’s inspirational career will motivate audiences from all walks of life to succeed. Highly sought after as a speaker for events, Serena details how she achieved peak performance in elite sport, and the qualities she had to perfect to reach such high performance. From the Australian Open to Wimbledon and the Olympic games, there are few elite tennis competitions that have not had Serena take the victory. Whether you are looking for an inspirational celebrity to attend your event, or inspire the next generation of elite tennis players, don’t hesitate in hiring Serena Williams today.