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Serena Williams News Archive
Past News Starting July 2006 11.29.06 WEST PALM BEACH -- Serena Williams was found liable Thursday for breach of contract after she said in a
documentary her father was her manager but said in court he had no authority to enter her into an agreement for a
2001 "Battle of the Sexes" event. Father Richard was also found liable by the jury. Sister
Venus Williams was cleared of all
charges. No party will have to pay any damages. "Venus and I would really like to thank the jury again because they really
were able to see the truth in this matter," Serena Williams said.
12.19.06 BANGALORE -- Serena Williams has entered the 2007 WTA Bangalore Open. The Tier III event in its second year as a WTA Tour tournament, will be played February 12th to 18th outdoors on hardcards in Bangalore, India and will have a prize money of $175,000. 12.08.06 CHARLOTTE -- Serena Williams lost to her sister
Venus Williams 6-3, 6-4 in an exhibition tennis match to wrap up this year's
McDonalds Williams Sisters Tour Thursday in Charlotte, North Carolina. Serena next is scheduled to play a Tier IV WTA
Tour tournament the week of January 8th in Hobart, Australia.
12.06.06 NEW ORLEANS -- Serena Williams lost to her sister Venus Williams 5-7, 6-4, 10-6 in an exhibition tennis match as part of the McDonalds Williams Sisters Tour Tuesday in New Orleans, Louisiana. Serena reportedly was looking in better shape physically, but reportedly looked tired at the end of the match. 12.06.06 WEST PALM BEACH -- A 5 year old tan pit bull dog registered to Serena Williams bit a security guard outside Williams' home last week. No injuries were reported. Serena said she was only watching the dog named Bambi and did not own it. No comment yet from the Palm Beach Gardens Police. 11.29.06 WEST PALM BEACH -- Serena Williams testified Wednesday in a breach of contract case that she felt "harassed" and "violated" when an event promoter called her personal cell phone. Venus Williams testified Monday that her father was never her manager and had no authority to enter her or Serena into an agreement for a 2001 "Battle of the Sexes" event. More to come soon. 11.30.06 DENVER -- Serena Williams has defeated her sister Venus Williams 7-5, 6-3 in an exhibition tennis match as part of the McDonalds Williams Sisters Tour tonight at Denver, Colorado. Two other cities released for the Williams sisters tour are New Orleans and Charlotte, North Carolina. Venus' father Richard Williams also today became ill in civil court. 11.03.06 HOBART -- Serena Williams has entered the Moorilla Hobart International to be played the week of January 8, 2007 as a warm up WTA Tour tournament to the new year's first grand slam, the Australian Open which is the be played the following week. "I am determined to return to the top of the rankings and think that preparing for the Australian Open at Hobart will be a great start," Williams said. Tennis Australia's Director of Player Development Craig Tiley said the 95-ranked Williams will receive a wild card if she needs requires it to play in Hobart. "It's terrific news that the Hobart International will be able to showcase a marquee player like Serena at the 2007 event," Tiley said in a statement. "Depending on what the ranking cut-off for main draw direct acceptance is, Serena may require a wild-card, which we'd happily offer." 08.31.06 -- NEW ORLEANS Serena takes on her sister Venus Williams in an exhibition match on December 5th at the New Orleans Arena to benefit relief efforts for Hurricane Katrina. The match will be part of this year's McDonald's Williams Sisters Tour, which has been played the last two years for charity. Venus Williams withdrew from the US Open with a wrist injury. 11.28.06 WEST PALM BEACH -- Serena Williams is expected to testify Tuesday a breach of contract case in
Florida. Venus Williams testified Monday that her father was never her manager and had no authority to
enter her or Serena into an agreement for a 2001 "Battle of the Sexes" event.
11.21.06 WEST PALM BEACH -- The father of Venus and Serena Williams testified Monday that he never served as their manager and had no authority to commit the tennis stars to play in a 2001 "Battle of the Sexes" match. "I was never Venus and Serena's manager, never," Richard Williams said. Full Story 11.03.06 GHANA -- Serena Williams was expected to arrive in Africa today with her mother, Brandy Williams in order to tour Africa for about a week. Williams was to conduct a tennis clinic for African girls in Ghana. Serena is also expected to visit Senegal as part of her tour. 10.14.06 ZURICH -- Serena Williams has withdrawn from next week's WTA Tour tounament in Zurich, Switzerland where she
first entered as a wildcard due to a wrist injury. "I'm terribly sorry, but it's just not possible," Williams said. "I was looking
forward so much to making my return to the tour in Zurich, but I want to make sure I regain full fitness so I can get back to the
top in 2007."
09.20.06 NEW YORK-- Serena Williams visited the Martha Stewart Show Monday. Serena revealed she recently got a white Maltise puppy and will soon be going to Europe to play a few indoor tournaments. If you missed the show you are in luck! We have placed 15 Serena On Martha Show Images Online! 09.04.06 NEW YORK -- At the US Open in the fourth round wildcard Serena Williams has lost to world number one Amelie
Mauresmo 6-4, 0-6, 6-2. Williams made a few loose errors at the end of set one before powering to a 6-0 set in set two. In
set three, at 2-3, errors once again appeared in Serena's game as Mauresmo used a mix of slice and loopy balls. Williams
was not able to consistently hit with Mauresmo at the end without errors.
08.31.06 -- NEW ORLEANS Serena takes on her sister Venus Williams in an exhibition match on December 5th at the New Orleans Arena to benefit relief efforts for Hurricane Katrina. The match will be part of this year's McDonald's Williams Sisters Tour, which has been played the last two years for charity. Venus Williams withdrew from the US Open with a wrist injury. 07.17.06 -- Williams discusses her new lip gloss and cosmetics line collaboration with Estee Lauder in a new article now available. To view the complete news article image, click here. |
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