Serena Williams is an American tennis player.
塞雷娜·威廉姆斯是一名美国网球运动员。
She was born in 1981 in Saginaw, Michigan.
1981年,她出生在密歇根州的塞基诺。
Serena’s father, Richard Williams, trained both her and her sister Venus to play, beginning their lessons when they were only 3 years old.
塞雷娜的父亲理查德·威廉姆斯在她和姐姐维纳斯(Venus) 3岁时就开始训练她们打球了。
At age 14, Serena Williams began to play tennis professionally.
14岁时,塞雷娜·威廉姆斯开始打职业网球。
She won the U.S. Open tournament four years later.
四年后,她赢得了美国网球公开赛冠军。
In 2000, Williams teamed up with her sister for the Olympic Games, and the two won their first gold medals in the doubles category.
在2000年的奥运会上,塞雷娜和她的姐姐合作,首次在双打项目中夺得金牌。
They later played against each other in the finals of three major tournaments in 2002.
2002年,两人在三场大型赛事的决赛中交手。
Serena came out the victor in all three.
结果,塞雷娜连赢三局。
That year, she became the highest ranking women’s tennis player in the world.
那一年,她成为世界排名第一的女子网球运动员。
Throughout her career, Williams has won 23 major singles titles and 16 major doubles titles.
在她的职业生涯中,威廉姆斯夺得了23个大型赛事单打冠军和16个大型赛事双打冠军。