Serena Jameka Williams is an American former professional tennis player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, she was ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 319 weeks, including a joint-record 186 consecutive weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 five times. She won 23 Grand Slam women's singles titles, the most in the Open Era, and the second-most of all time. She is the only player to accomplish a Career Golden Slam in both singles and doubles.
Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American inactive professional tennis player. A former world No. 1 in both singles and doubles, Williams has won seven Grand Slam singles titles, five at Wimbledon and two at the U.S. Open. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time.
The 2009 Bank of the West Classic was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 38th edition of the Bank of the West Classic, and was part of the WTA Premier tournaments of the 2009 WTA Tour. It took place at the Taube Tennis Center in Stanford, California, United States, from July 27 through August 2, 2009. It was the first women's event on the 2009 US Open Series.
The 1999 Acura Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts that was part of the Tier II category of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the 26th edition of the tournament and took place in Manhattan Beach, California, United States, from August 9 through August 15, 1999. Sixth-seeded Serena Williams won the singles title.
The 1999 TIG Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in San Diego, California in the United States. It was part of Tier II of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the 21st edition of the tournament and was held from August 2 through August 8, 1999. Second-seeded Martina Hingis won the singles title and earned $80,000 first-prize money. This edition of the tournament is notable as the last event Steffi Graf participated in before announcing her retirement.
The 1999 IGA SuperThrift Tennis Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at The Greens Country Club in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in the United States that was part of Tier III of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the 14th edition of the tournament and was held from February 22 through February 28, 1999. First-seeded Venus Williams won her second consecutive singles title at the event and earned $27,000 first-prize money. On the same day her sister Serena won the Open Gaz de France tournament, making them the first sisters to win WTA events in the same week.
The 1999 Open Gaz de France was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hardcourts at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris in France that was part of Tier II of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from 22 February until 28 February 1999. Unseeded Serena Williams won the singles title and earned $80,000 first-prize money. It was her first WTA singles title. On the same day her sister Venus won the IGA Superthrift Tennis Classic tournament, making them the first sisters to win WTA events in the same week.
The 2010 Bank of the West Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 39th edition of the Bank of the West Classic, and is a part of the WTA Premier tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour. It took place at the Taube Tennis Center in Stanford, California, United States, from July 26 through August 1, 2010. It was the first women's event on the 2010 US Open Series. Victoria Azarenka won the singles title.
The 2010 Generali Ladies Linz was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 24th edition of the Generali Ladies Linz, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour. It was held at the TipsArena Linz in Linz, Austria, from October 9 through October 17, 2010.
The 2011 Canada Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Canada. It was the 122nd edition of the Canada Masters and was part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2011 ATP World Tour and the Premier Series of the 2011 WTA Tour. The women's and legends event was held at the Rexall Centre in Toronto, Canada, and the men's event took place at the Uniprix Stadium in Montreal, Canada, from August 8 to August 14.
The 2012 Monterrey Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the fourth edition of the Monterrey Open and was an International tournament on the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place at the Sierra Madre Tennis Club in Monterrey, Mexico, from 20 February through 26 February 2012. Unseeded Tímea Babos won the singles title.
The 2012 Bank of the West Classic was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 41st edition of the tournament which was part of the WTA Premier tournaments category of the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place in Stanford, United States, on July 9–15, 2012. It was the first event of the 2012 US Open Series.
The 1999 Bank of the West Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Stanford, California in the United States. It was part of Tier II of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the 28th edition of the tournament and was held from July 26 through August 1, 1999. The singles title was won by Lindsay Davenport.
The 2014 Dubai Tennis Championships was a 500 event on the 2014 ATP World Tour and a Premier event on the 2014 WTA Tour. Both of the events took place at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The women's tournament took place 17 February until 22 February 2014, while the men's tournament took place from 24 February until 1 March 2014. Roger Federer and Venus Williams won the singles titles.
The 2014 Bank of the West Classic was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 43rd edition of the tournament, which was part of the WTA Premier tournaments of the 2014 WTA Tour. It took place in Stanford, United States between 28 July and 3 August 2014. It was the first women's event on the 2014 US Open Series.
The 2015 WTA Elite Trophy was a women's tennis tournament played at the Hengqin International Tennis Center in Zhuhai, China. It was the 1st edition of the singles event and doubles competition. The tournament was contested by twelve singles players and six doubles teams. The event replaced the WTA Tournament of Champions.
The 2015 Bank of the West Classic was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 44th edition of the tournament, which was part of the WTA Premier tournaments of the 2015 WTA Tour, making it the longest-running women's only tennis tournament. It took place in Stanford, California, United States between 3 and 9 August 2015. It was the first women's event on the 2015 US Open Series.
The 2002 Sparkassen Cup (tennis) was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts in Leipzig, Germany. It was part of the Tier II category of the 2002 WTA Tour. It was the 13th edition of the tournament and was held from 23 September until 29 September 2002. First-seeded Serena Williams won the singles title and earned $93,000 first-prize money.
The 2016 Western & Southern Open was a men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts from August 15–21, 2016. It was a Masters 1000 tournament on the 2016 ATP World Tour and a WTA Premier 5 tournament on the 2016 WTA Tour. The tournament was one of two headline events in the 2016 US Open Series. The 2016 tournament was the 115th men's edition and the 88th women's edition of the Cincinnati Masters. The tournament is held annually at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, United States.
The 2020 Auckland Open was a joint ATP and WTA tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 35th edition of the women's event, and the 44th edition of the men's event. It took place at the ASB Tennis Centre in Auckland, New Zealand, from 6 to 12 January 2020 for the women, and from 13 to 18 January 2020 for the men.
Serena Williams 
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