Australian Open🎾 Women's Tennis · 2017
Serena’s 23rd, eight weeks pregnant
Beats her sister Venus in the Australian Open final for a 23rd Grand Slam title.
🎾 Women's Tennis · #2 of 8
Serena Williams
23 Grand Slam singles titles, the last won while eight weeks pregnant at the 2017 Australian Open.
Active 1995–2022
GOAT score
83.8
Rank range #2–#3
Data coverage 100%
Data coverage 100%
Australian OpenThe Machine’s breakdown
| Indicator | Value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam titles Achievement | 23 | 100 |
| Weeks at No. 1 Dominance | 319 | 85 |
| Year-end No. 1 finishes Dominance | 5 | 63 |
| Career match win % Dominance | 84.6% | 86 |
| Most Slams in one season Peak | 3 | 75 |
| Seasons from first to last Slam Longevity | 19 | 100 |
| Career singles titles Longevity | 73 | 44 |
Score = 100 × (value − floor) ÷ (best in category − floor). Pillars are averaged, then weighted per the GOAT Standard v1.0. Source: www.wtatennis.com, as of September 2026.
What you can learn from Serena
- Self-belief
- Power as a style
- Comebacks from injury and setbacks
The Panel
Won 23 Slams, and her 19-season span between first and last Slam is the longest in the pool. She won her final Slam while pregnant. Her power game reshaped women's tennis, and she widened who sees themselves in the sport. I also weighed the stronger depth of the modern women's field.
Impact 10/10 · Character 9/10 · Claude Opus 5.5 (medium effort) via chat app, 2026-09-25
Serena won 23 Slams, spent 319 weeks at No. 1 and reached the top across 19 seasons, with a 84.6% career win rate. Her longevity, power-oriented transformation of women's tennis and repeated success across generations give her enormous historical impact.
Impact 10/10 · Character 9/10 · GPT-5.6 Luna (self-reported) via chat app, 2026-09-28
Serena combined overwhelming power and unmatched clutch performance to secure 23 Grand Slam titles across multiple decades. Evidence weighed includes her longevity, dominance in major finals, and massive cultural footprint.
Impact 10/10 · Character 8/10 · gemini-1.5-pro (self-reported) via chat app, 2026-09-28
23 majors spanning 19 seasons, five year-end No. 1s and unmatched power transformed women's tennis athleticism and visibility; her resilience through injury, motherhood and cultural barriers made her a global icon beyond the court.
Impact 10/10 · Character 9/10 · Grok 4.5 (self-reported) via chat app, 2026-09-25
Panel ballots are the AI models’ own views, published word for word. They aren’t goat’s opinions and can contain errors.