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In photos: All 23 of Serena Williams’ Grand Slam singles victories 

From her first major breakthrough as a 17-year-old to her historic Open Era feats, here are 23 photos chronicling Serena's evolution into one of the greatest tennis champions of all time.

By Stephanie Livaudais
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11 Sep 1999: American tennis player Serena Williams kisses her trophy after winning a match (against Martina Hingis of Switzerland) during the US Open at the USTA National Tennis Courts in Flushing Meadows, New York. Williams defeated Hingis 6-3, 7-6, 7-4. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Squire /Allsport
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PARIS, FRANCE: US Serena Williams (L) and her sister and opponent Venus Williams hold Roland Garros trophies, 08 June 2002 in Paris, at the end of the Roland Garros French Open women's final match. Serena won 7-5, 6-3. AFP PHOTO / ANDRE DURAND (Photo credit should read ANDRE DURAND/AFP via Getty Images)
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WIMBLEDON, UNITED KINGDOM: US Serena Williams holds the trophy after winning the Women's final against her sister Venus at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, 06 July 2002. Serena won 7-6 and 6-3. It is the first time in 118 years that sisters have met in the final at Wimbledon. AFP PHOTO GERRY PENNY (Photo credit should read GERRY PENNY/AFP via Getty Images)
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FLUSHING, NY - SEPTEMBER 7: Venus Williams (L) of the USA and Serena Williams of the USA pose for photographers after the women's final of the US Open at the USTA National Tennis Center on September 7, 2002 in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, New York. Serena Williams defeated her sister and won the US Open. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
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MELBOURNE - JANUARY 25: Serena Williams of the USA celebrates next to the the Yarra River in Melbourne with the Australian Open Women's SinglesTrophy after defeating her sister Venus Williams of the USA at the Australian Open Tennis Championships at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia on January 25, 2003. (Photo by Sean Garnsworthy/Getty Images)
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LONDON - JULY 5: (FILE PHOTO) This file photo shows Serena Williams (L) of the USA holding the trophy after her match against sister Venus Williams of the USA in the Womens Singles Final during day twelve of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships held on July 5, 2003 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, in Wimbledon, London. Yetunde Price, older sister and personal assistant to Venus and Serena Williams was fatally shot September 14, 2003 outside Compton, California. Police have surrounded the suspects but have not yet made any arrests. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 29: Serena Williams of the USA holds aloft the trophy after winning the Women's Final against Lindsay Davenport of the USA during day thirteen of the Australian Open Grand Slam at Melbourne Park January 29, 2005 in Melbourne, Australia. Williams defeated Davenport 2-6, 6-3, 6-0. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images)
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Serena Williams of the US poses with the winner's trophy in the players' garden following her victory over Maria Sharapova of Russia in the women's singles final at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, 27 January 2007. Williams won the title 6-1, 6-2. AFP PHOTO / GREG WOOD (Photo credit should read GREG WOOD/AFP via Getty Images)
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Serena Williams of the US (4) with her trophy after winning her finals match to Jelena Jankovic of Serbia (2) at the US Open tennis tournament on September7, 2008 at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)
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Serena Wiliams of the US holds the winners trophy after her game against Dinara Safina of Russia in their women's tennis finals match on day 13 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on January 31, 2009. Serena Williams thrashed Russia's Dinara Safina 6-0, 6-3 to win her fourth Australian Open title, bringing her total Grand Slam tally to 10 in one of the most one-sided deciders ever. AFP PHOTO / WILLIAM WEST (Photo credit should read WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images)
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Serena Williams celebrates after beating her sister Venus 7-6, 6-2, during their Women's Singles Final of the 2009 Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Tennis Club, in southwest London, on July 4, 2009. AFP PHOTO/CARL DE SOUZA (Photo credit should read CARL DE SOUZA/AFP via Getty Images)
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 30: Serena Williams of the United States of America poses with the Daphne Akhurst Trophy after winning her women's final match against Justine Henin of Belgium during day thirteen of the 2010 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 30, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 03: Serena Williams of USA holds the Championship trophy after winning her Ladies Singles Final Match against Vera Zvonareva of Russia on Day Twelve of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 3, 2010 in London, England. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 07: Serena Williams of the USA lifts the winners trophy and celebrates after her Ladies’ Singles final match against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland on day twelve of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 7, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 09: Serena Williams of the United States waves to the crowd before receiving the championship trophy after defeating Victoria Azarenka of Belarus to win the women's singles final match on Day Fourteen of the 2012 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 9, 2012 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
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PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 08: Serena Williams of USA poses with the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen trophy in front of the Eiffel Tower after her win over Maria Sharapova of Russia in the Women's Singles final during Day Fourteen at Roland Garros on June 8, 2013 in Paris, France. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 08: Serena Williams of the United States of America smiles as she poses with the trophy after winning her women's singles final match against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus on Day Fourteen of the 2013 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 8, 2013 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 08: Serena Williams poses with the US Open Trophy on top of the Empire State Building during the 2014 US Open New York City Trophy Tour on September 8, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for WTA)
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 31: Serena Williams of the United States celebrates a point in her women's final match against Maria Sharapova of Russia during day 13 of the 2015 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 31, 2015 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)
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US Serena Williams poses in the clockrooms with her dog chip next to the Suzanne Lenglen trophy following her victory over Czech Republic's Lucie Safarova at the end of the women's final match of the Roland Garros 2015 French Tennis Open in Paris on June 6, 2015. AFP PHOTO/POOL/CORINNE DUBREUIL (Photo by CORINNE DUBREUIL / FFT / AFP) (Photo credit should read CORINNE DUBREUIL/AFP via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 11: Serena Williams of the United States leaves court with the Venus Rosewater Dish after her victory in the Final Of The Ladies' Singles against Garbine Muguruza of Spain during day twelve of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 11, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 09: Serena Williams of The United States celebrates victory following The Ladies Singles Final against Angelique Kerber of Germany on day twelve of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 9, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 28: Serena Williams waves to the crowd as she leaves the court with the Daphne Akhurst Trophy after winning the Women's Singles Final against Venus Williams of the United States on day 13 of the 2017 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 28, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)
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