Serena Williams begun playing tennis at the age of 4 with her sister Venus Williams, coached by their parents in Compton, California, before moving to Florida to attend a tennis academy. Father Richard Williams eventually took over coaching duties again until Serena took the world by storm. This unique timeline piece highlights some of Serena's more important career moments. The first image was taken on 4/20/91 on a public tennis court in Compton. The final image was taken on 1/28/17 as she won her 23rd career Grand Slam singles title. The moments in between are listed below. The specific dates in this piece match when the image was taken followed by the event location and significance of the date.

1/19/98 Australian Open 1st Grand Slam Tournament

9/10/99 U.S. Open 1st Grand Slam Title

1/25/03 Australian Open Career Grand Slam

9/7/08 U.S. Open 9th Grand Slam Title, Return to #1

8/3/12 London Olympic Gold Medal

7/11/15 Wimbledon 2nd Serena Slam

Williams has autographed this limited edition (50) "Humble Beginnings" 36" x 15" designed image in fluorescent yellow paint pen. Her signature is deemed authentic by virtue of Upper Deck Authenticated's Five-Step Process.

Each autographed item will have a UDA Hologram with a unique serial number and a certificate of authenticity with the same hologram.

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