A first professional appearance
Williams enters qualifying in Québec City.
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Serena Williams
Trace Williams’s public tennis career through major titles, Olympic success, a step away and her documented return.
Subject guide · scope, chapters & sources ↗Nine selected sporting milestones through the June 2026 comeback, reviewed on 17 October 2026. The 2022 departure is not described as permanent retirement; this is not a live match-results service.
The singles ranking reaches number one
Williams takes the WTA’s top singles position.
Four major titles are held together
The first Serena Slam is completed.
Olympic singles gold completes a career set
Williams wins the singles title in London.
An eleven-title season
Williams wins Roland Garros and the US Open.
A twenty-third major singles title
The Australian Open final brings another milestone.
Williams steps away after the US Open
A long period of regular tour competition pauses.
Competition resumes
Williams returns in doubles at Queen’s Club.