SUNDAY, april 28, 2013
Born on September 26, 1981, Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player currently ranked no. 1 in women’s singles tennis. The Women’s Tennis Association has ranked her World No. 1 in singles on six separate occasions. She became the World No. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002, and regained this ranking for the sixth time on February 18, 2013, becoming the oldest world no. 1 player in WTA’s history. She is the only female player to have won over $40 million in prize money.
Regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Williams is the only player to have achieved a Career Golden Slam in both singles and doubles. Her 30 Grand Slam titles ties her for eighth on the all-time list: 15 in singles, 13 in women’s doubles, and 2 in mixed doubles. She is the most recent player, male or female, to have held all four Grand Slam singles titles simultaneously (’02–’03) and only the fifth woman ever to do so. Her total of 15 Grand Slam singles titles is sixth on the all-time list, and fourth in the open era, behind Steffi Graf (22 titles) and Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova (18 titles each). Among active players, male or female, she holds the most Major titles amid singles, doubles, and mixed doubles. She has won 13 Grand Slam doubles titles with her sister Venus Williams and the pair is unbeaten in Grand Slam finals. Serena Williams is also a three time winner of the WTA Tour Championships.
Williams has won four Olympic gold medals, one in women’s singles and three in women’s doubles. In 2012, Williams started the year by playing her debut at Brisbane International, However, during her match against Bojana Jovanovski, she injured her left ankle when serving for the match late in the second set. As a result, Williams was forced to withdraw from the tournament.
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Questions of this week:
1. How many runs MS Dhoni scored in the UPL match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 25, 2013?
2. Who lifted title in Tawi Premier League T20 Cricket Tournament at Kathua recently?
3. Name the two new players KKR has signed on April 26, 2013?
4. Who is Mary Kom?
5. Who is skipper of Pune Warriors India?
Answers of the last week:
1. Lions Cricket Club, 2. Uri Star, 3 IRP 3rd Battalion , 4. Gujarat and West Bengal, 5 Wrestler Benia of J&K Police
The best entry of this week was received from H No 3 Upper Lakshmi Nagar, Sarwal, Jammu.
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