What does the term Serena Slam describe?

Holding all four major titles at once, but not in one calendar year

Winning a match without losing a point

Winning singles and doubles on the same day

What was remarkable about Serena's 2017 Australian Open title?

She was about eight weeks pregnant

Serena Williams Quiz: 23 Grand Slams and the Serena Slam

This Serena Williams quiz follows one of the greatest athletes of all time, from learning tennis on public courts in Compton with her father Richard and sister Venus Williams to 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the Serena Slam, four Olympic gold medals, a title won while pregnant and her farewell at the US Open in 2022. Fifteen questions.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 15 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 15 Time: 150s

Childhood
In which California city did Serena and Venus Williams first learn tennis on public courts?
Titles
How many Grand Slam singles titles did Serena Williams win?
First title
Serena won her first Grand Slam singles title at which tournament in 1999?
Serena Slam
What does the term Serena Slam describe?
2017
What was remarkable about Serena's 2017 Australian Open title?
Olympics
How many Olympic gold medals did Serena win?
Venus
How many Grand Slam doubles titles did Serena win with her sister Venus?
Rankings
For roughly how many weeks was Serena ranked world number one in singles?
Farewell
At which tournament did Serena play her final professional match in 2022?
Business
What is the name of Serena's venture capital firm that invests in diverse founders?
Film
Which 2021 film told the story of Richard Williams raising Venus and Serena?
Family
Serena Williams is married to Alexis Ohanian, a co-founder of which website?
Records
Serena won Grand Slam titles across how many decades?
Sisters
Who is older, Serena or Venus Williams?
Style
Serena is best known for which powerful part of her game?

Explanations: answer key for all 15 questions

Q1: In which California city did Serena and Venus Williams first learn tennis on public courts?
Answer: Compton
Their father, Richard Williams, coached them on cracked public courts in Compton. The family later moved to Florida for more training.
Q2: How many Grand Slam singles titles did Serena Williams win?
Answer: 23
Her 23 titles are the most by any player in the Open Era. Only Margaret Court, with 24, has more in tennis history.
Q3: Serena won her first Grand Slam singles title at which tournament in 1999?
Answer: The US Open
She beat Martina Hingis in the final at age 17. She was the first of the sisters to win a major singles title.
Q4: What does the term Serena Slam describe?
Answer: Holding all four major titles at once, but not in one calendar year
She did it twice, in 2002-03 and 2014-15. A true calendar Grand Slam requires all four in the same year.
Q5: What was remarkable about Serena's 2017 Australian Open title?
Answer: She was about eight weeks pregnant
She later revealed she was pregnant with her daughter, Olympia, during the tournament. It was her 23rd and final Grand Slam singles title.
Q6: How many Olympic gold medals did Serena win?
Answer: Four
She won singles gold in London 2012 and three doubles golds with Venus, in 2000, 2008 and 2012. Few tennis players have matched that.
Q7: How many Grand Slam doubles titles did Serena win with her sister Venus?
Answer: 14
The sisters never lost a Grand Slam doubles final together. They won 14 out of 14.
Q8: For roughly how many weeks was Serena ranked world number one in singles?
Answer: About 319
She spent 319 weeks at the top, including 186 weeks in a row. That streak tied Steffi Graf's record.
Q9: At which tournament did Serena play her final professional match in 2022?
Answer: The US Open
She lost in the third round in New York in front of huge crowds. She described her retirement as an evolution away from tennis.
Q10: What is the name of Serena's venture capital firm that invests in diverse founders?
Answer: Serena Ventures
Serena Ventures has backed many start-ups led by women and people of color. She has also run a fashion line and a beauty brand.
Q11: Which 2021 film told the story of Richard Williams raising Venus and Serena?
Answer: King Richard
Will Smith played Richard Williams and won the Oscar for Best Actor. Serena and Venus were executive producers.
Q12: Serena Williams is married to Alexis Ohanian, a co-founder of which website?
Answer: Reddit
They married in New Orleans in November 2017. They have two daughters, Olympia and Adira, born in 2017 and 2023.
Q13: Serena won Grand Slam titles across how many decades?
Answer: Three
She won majors in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. Her career at the top lasted more than 20 years.
Q14: Who is older, Serena or Venus Williams?
Answer: Venus
Venus was born in June 1980, and Serena in September 1981. Venus was the first of the sisters to reach world number one.
Q15: Serena is best known for which powerful part of her game?
Answer: Her serve
Her serve is often called the best in women's tennis history. She hit many of the fastest aces of her era.

Serena Williams Quiz – A Champion for the Ages

Serena Williams is one of the greatest athletes in sports history. Born in Saginaw, Michigan, in 1981, she grew up in Compton, California, where her father Richard taught her and her sister Venus on public courts. Their story, later told in the film King Richard, showed how hard work and belief can change lives.

Serena won her first Grand Slam title at the 1999 US Open at 17. Over the next two decades she collected 23 major singles titles, the most in the Open Era, plus 14 doubles titles with Venus. Twice she held all four majors at once, a feat known as the Serena Slam. Her 2017 Australian Open title came while she was pregnant with her first daughter.

She also won four Olympic gold medals and spent 319 weeks as world number one. After her final match at the 2022 US Open, she focused on family and business, including her investment firm Serena Ventures. Her powerful serve, fighting spirit and work for equality inspired millions of fans. Many of today's top players, including Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka, say they took up tennis because of Serena.

What This Quiz Teaches

Her childhood in Compton
23 Grand Slam titles and the Serena Slam
Doubles success with Venus
Olympic gold medals
Her farewell in 2022
Business, film and family

Quick Facts About Serena Williams

Born September 26, 1981, in Saginaw, Michigan.
She won seven Wimbledon singles titles.
She won six US Open singles titles.
She was Sports Illustrated's Sportsperson of the Year in 2015.
She has two daughters, Olympia and Adira.
She won Grand Slam titles in singles, doubles and mixed doubles.