| (1) Serena Williams |
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| PRE-TOURNAMENT ODDS: |
4/6 |
| NATIONALITY: |
USA |
| BIRTH DATE: |
26/09/81 |
| BECAME PRO: |
1995 |
| WORLD RANKING: |
1 (at 16/06/03) |
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| VERDICT |
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| Serena's dominance of the Grand Slams was finally ended in Paris recently when Justine Henin-Hardenne beat her in the semi-finals. She remains the favourite here and rightly so - clay was always the surface on which a slip was most likely. However, chinks on the armour have now appeared and odds-on backers may have doubts. |
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| TEN-YEAR GRAND SLAM HISTORY |
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03 |
02 |
01 |
00 |
99 |
98 |
97 |
96 |
95 |
94 |
| Australian Open |
W |
- |
QF |
4R |
3R |
2R |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| French Open |
SF |
W |
QF |
- |
3R |
4R |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Wimbledon |
- |
W |
QF |
SF |
- |
3R |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| US Open |
- |
W |
RU |
QF |
W |
3R |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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