Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981) is an American professional tennis player and former world No. 1 in women's single tennis. She has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most by any player in the Open Era, and the second-most of all time behind Margaret Court (24). The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) ranked her world No. 1 in singles on eight separate occasions between 2002 and 2017. She reached the No. 1 ranking for the first time on July 8, 2002. On her sixth occasion, she held the ranking for 186 consecutive weeks, tying the record set by Steffi Graf. In total, she has been No. 1 for 319 weeks, which ranks third in the Open Era among female players behind Graf and Martina Navratilova.
On Nickelodeon, she played the voice of Ming in Avatar: The Last Airbender and Female Sage in The Legend of Korra. She was nominated for Favorite Female Athlete in the 2010th, 2012th, and 2013th Kids' Choice Awards. She won awards for Queen of Swag at the 2015th, 2017th, and 2018th Kids' Choice Sports and for Favorite Tennis Player in the 2019th Kids' Choice Sports and voiced Yoga Yvette in PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie.