Serena Williams

Williams in 2012, photo by Neale Cousland/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Serena Jameka Williams

Place of Birth: Saginaw, Michigan, U.S.

Date of Birth: September 26, 1981

Ethnicity: African-American

Serena Williams is an American professional tennis player. She is the daughter of tennis coaches Richard Williams and Oracene Price. She is one of five sisters, including Lyndrea, Yetunde (who died September 14, 2003), Isha, and fellow tennis player Venus Williams.

Serena is married to internet entrepreneur, investor, and activist Alexis Ohanian, with whom she has two children.

Serena’s paternal grandmother was named Julia Mae Williams.

Serena’s maternal grandfather was named Albert Price, Jr.

Serena’s maternal grandmother was named Ora Lee.

Source: Genealogy of Serena Williams (focusing on her father’s side) –

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