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AUSTRALIAN OPEN WOMEN'S PROFILES

(7) Serena Williams
PRE-TOURNAMENT ODDS:	5/1
NATIONALITY:	USA
BIRTH DATE:	26/09/81
BECAME PRO:	1995
WORLD RANKING:	7

VERDICT

Victory here in Melbourne 12 months ago proved that, when fit, Serena is still one of the very best. She won the title while ranked 81st in the world but is now back in the top 10 after mixing it with the best throughout the year, being particularly unlucky to run into Justine Henin at the other three Majors. Still has a worrying injury record though, with several withdrawals during the season, including at the season-ending Tour Championships (knee). However, she looked in good nick upon her return at the recent Hopman Cup and this ultimate competitor looks primed for another assault on a title she was won three times before.

TEN-YEAR GRAND SLAM HISTORY
	07	06	05	04	03	02	01	00	99	98
Australian Open	W	3R	W	-	W	-	QF	4R	3R	2R
French Open	QF	-	-	QF	SF	W	QF	-	3R	4R
Wimbledon	QF	-	3R	RU	W	W	QF	SF	-	3R
US Open	QF	4R	4R	QF	-	W	RU	QF	W	3R

Women's Profiles

(1) J Henin
(2) S Kuznetsova
(3) J Jankovic
(4) A Ivanovic
(5) M Sharapova
(6) A Chakvetadze
(7) S Williams
(8) V Williams
(9) D Hantuchova
(10) M Bartoli
(11) E Dementieva
(12) N Vaidisova
(13) T Golovin
(14) N Petrova
(15) P Schnyder
(16) D Safina
(17) S Peer
(18) A Mauresmo
(19) S Bammer
(20) A Szavay
(21) A Bondarenko
(22) L Safarova
(23) V Zvonareva
(24) Na Li
(25) F Schiavone
(26) V Azarenka
(27) M Kirilenko
(28) K Srebotnik
(29) A Radwanska
(30) V Razzano
(31) S Mirza
(32) J Vakulenko

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