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WEBSep 8, 2024 · While both parents encouraged Serena and Venus Williams to play tennis, it was Richard Williams who largely taught them the sport, taking the two girls to the public courts in the area. He was known as a strict coach, and …
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WEBAlong with her elder sister Venus, Serena Williams was coached by her parents Oracene Price and Richard Williams. Turning professional in 1995, she won her first major singles title at the 1999 US Open .
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WEBApr 11, 2020 · Serena Williams was born on September 26, 1981, in Saginaw, Michigan, to Richard Williams and Oracene Price (now divorced). She was the youngest of five girls. She grew up in the dusty Los Angeles suburb of Compton, wherein her father was running a private security firm.
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WEBApr 2, 2014 · Early Life and Family. Serena Jameka Williams was born on September 26, 1981, in Saginaw, Michigan, to Richard and Oracene Williams. The youngest of Richard's five daughters, Serena and her...
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WEBSerena Jameka Williams was born to parents Richard Williams and Oracene Price on September 26, 1981 in Saginaw, Michigan. Williams is the youngest of Price's five daughters, who include fellow tennis superstar Venus Williams.
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WEBSerena Williams was born on 26 September 1981, in Saginaw, Michigan, to Richard Williams and Oracene Price. She was the youngest among the five siblings, all sisters. She had three half-sisters Yetunde, Lyndrea, and Isha Price from her mother's side and one full-sister Venus Williams.
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WEBBorn in Saginaw, Michigan, on September 26, 1981, Serena's passion for tennis ignited at the tender age of 3, a spark that would fuel her remarkable journey to greatness.
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WEBWilliams was born on September 26, 1981, in Saginaw, Michigan. She and her elder sister Venus Williams were introduced to tennis at age four by their father, Richard Williams, whose stated goal was to raise them to be champions. The sisters’ unlikely ascent began on shoddy public courts in Los Angeles, California.
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WEBJul 20, 2023 · Was Serena Williams’s childhood hard? Her childhood was a testament to the power of family support, determination, and passion. Her upbringing in Compton, alongside her sister Venus, forged the foundation for an extraordinary career in tennis.
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WEBJun 27, 2018 · Serena Williams was born in Saginaw, Michigan, on September 26, 1981, but she and her sister were raised in the economically depressed and often violence-riddled Los Angeles suburb of Compton. Her father Richard ran a private security firm, and her mother Oracene (who often uses the name Brandy) was a nurse.