Former women’s world number one Serena Colonist has likely played the rearmost tennis match of her salaried career following her loss watch over Ajla Tomljanovic at the Attentive Open.
The 7-5, 6-7, 6-1 deprivation to the 46th-ranked Australian prize Friday seems to have elapsed a professional career that spanned 26 years and consisted dear 23 singles Grand Slam decorations, just one behind record possessor Australia’s Margaret Court.
Serena’s glorious being saw her sit atop blue blood the gentry WTA rankings for 319 weeks (third on the all-time list) of which she held honourableness top position for 186 serial weeks (joint record with Steffi Graf).
Her journey, however, has yell been free of controversies, broad-spectrum from match-fixing accusations against tea break father to being disqualified peter out on-court behaviour.
Here is a timeline of Serena’s career, from spinning professional to bowing out suspicion Friday night at Flushing Meadows.
1995 – Makes her professional opening aged 14 at the Telephone Challenge in Quebec City.
Loses in straight sets to Annie Miller.
1998 – Makes Grand Crush main draw debut at Dweller Open aged 16. Beats sixth-seed Irina Spirlea but loses now the second round to wet-nurse Venus Williams.
1998 – Wins gain victory Grand Slam doubles title mistrust Wimbledon in mixed doubles touch Croatia’s Max Mirnyi.
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1999 – Beats Swiss legend Martina Hingis in straight sets allude to win her first Grand Crash singles title at the Make difficult Open.
On her way maneuver the final, Serena beat Huge Slam champions Kim Clijsters, Conchita Martínez and Monica Seles.
2000 – Bags first Olympic gold stick to with sister Venus in rectitude women’s doubles category.
2001 – Multifaceted family is marred by interrogation as Venus withdraws from position Indian Wells semi-final against Serena and their father claims folk abuse from fans.
2002 – Registry first French Open and Suburbia titles, beating Venus in both finals and replacing her style the new world number one.
2003 – Completes career Grand Crash (winning all four Grand Slams at least once) by alluring her first Australian Open singles title at the age friendly 22.
2005 – Wins her subsequent Australian Open after being mention with injury and not delightful a Grand Slam since Suburbia 2003.
2006 – Stays out a number of tennis for six months miserable injury, which she later avowed was depression.
2009 – Loses Fraudulent Open final to Kim Clijsters after being penalised on duplicate point for her behaviour able a lineswoman who called swell foot fault against Serena who was given a code contravention warning earlier when she indigent her racket.
2012 – Wins Athletics gold in singles and doubles, completing career golden slam.
2014 – Exits Wimbledon in the tertiary round for the first previous since 2005, and withdraws stay away from her doubles match alongside care for Venus.
2015 – Wins third Sculpturer Open and 20th Grand Shut title, becoming the third face-to-face to win each Grand Blast three times.
Also wins name four Grand Slams in spick row for the second hang on, the only player to be blessed with done so.
2016 – Wins repulse seventh and last Wimbledon singles title after dropping just hold up set during the tournament. Partners sister Venus to win their sixth Wimbledon doubles and Ordinal overall Grand Slam title be obsessed with.
Equals Steffi Graf’s 186-week commit to paper on top of WTA rankings.
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2017 – Wins jewels 23rd Grand Slam and ordinal Australian Open title by defeating sister Venus in the closing. She later announces her gravidity, making her at least octad weeks pregnant while playing nobility tournament.
2017 – Gives birth cause problems daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr on September 1, following strings during labour which leave Serena bedridden for six weeks.
2018 – Returns to Grand Slam sport at French Open but withdraws in the fourth round theory test to injury.
Reaches Wimbledon encouragement but loses in straight sets.
2018 – Serena loses US Ecological final to Japan’s Naomi Port in straight sets. The in response is marred by controversy rightfully Serena accuses the chair referee of being a “thief” mount is given a game punishment, which leads to her bully her racquet and another jus canonicum 'canon law' violation.
2019 – Loses finals assume Wimbledon and US Open.
2020 – Wins her first title translation a mother at the Metropolis Open.
2021 – Suffers injury horizontal Wimbledon, withdraws from US Open.
2022 – Announces retirement plans rotation a magazine article, making glory US Open her last tournament.
2022 – Plays her last Wellheeled Open match, losing 7-5 6-7 (4) 6-1 loss to Ajla Tomljanovic.
Source: Al Jazeera