Serena Williams was born in Saginaw, Michigan to Richard Williams and Oracene Price. She is of African American heritage and is the youngest of Oracene's five daughters: half-sisters Yetunde (died September 14, 2003), Lyndrea and Isha Price, and older sister Venus. Her mother raised her five daughters as members of the Jehovah's Witnesses religious group. When the children were young, the family moved to the Los Angeles suburb of Compton, where Serena Williams started playing tennis at the age of four. Her father home-schooled Serena Williams and her sister Venus. To this end, Serena Williams was and remains coached by both her parents.
Serena Williams is the reigning champion in both singles and women's doubles at the Australian Open and Wimbledon and in women's doubles at the US Open. Serena Williams has won 25 Grand Slam titles: 12 in singles, 11 in women's doubles, and 2 in mixed doubles. Her 12 singles titles ties her with Billie Jean King for sixth on the all-time list. Serena Williams is the most recent player, male or female, to have held all four Grand Slam singles titles simultaneously and only the fifth woman in history to do so. Serena Williams has won more Grand Slam titles than any other active female player.
