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Serena Williams wins 6th Australian Open Single Women’sTitle

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Serena Williams won her 19th Grand Slam title, continued her unbeaten run in six Australian Open finals and extended her decade-long domination of Maria Sharapova with a commanding 6-3, 7-6 (5) win on Saturday night 31 Jan 2015. She never lost the title when she enter into semifinal and won the title after 4 years long gap.

The 33-year-old Williams became the oldest winner of the Australian women’s title in the Open era and moved into outright second place on the list of major winners in the Open era, behind only Steffi Graf’s 22.

                                           Serena Willams Battle in Australian Open Finals
2015Serena Williams VS Maria Sharapova (Russia)6–3, 7–6(7–5)
2010Serena Williams(USA) VS Justine Henin(belgium)6–4, 3–6, 6–2
2009Serena Williams vs Dinara Safina (Russia)6–0, 6–3
2007Serena Williams VS Maria Sharapova (Russia)6-1 , 6-2
2005Serena Williams Vs Lindsay Davenport(USA)2–6, 6–3, 6–0
2003Serena Williams VS Venus Williams(USA)7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–4

Serena Williams beats Sharapova

                                                  Head to Head
Serena WilliamsMaria Sharapova
World Ranking12
Wins172
Age3327
BIRTHPLACESaginaw, MI, USANyagan, Russia
HEIGHT5′ 9″ (1.75 m)6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
WEIGHT155 lbs. (70 kg)130 lbs. (59 kg)
PLAYSRight-handedRight-handed
CAREER WON/LOST684 – 120562 – 135
CAREER TITLES6434
CAREER PRIZE MONEY$63,500,779 USD$32,730,228 USD

YearRoundTournamentSurfaceWinnerLoserScore
2014SFMiami MastersHardSerena WilliamsMaria Sharapova6-4 6-3
2014SFBrisbaneHardSerena WilliamsMaria Sharapova6-2 7-6(7)
2013FFrench Open – Roland GarrosClaySerena WilliamsMaria Sharapova6-4 6-4
2013FMadrid MastersClaySerena WilliamsMaria Sharapova6-1 6-4
2013FMiami MastersHardSerena WilliamsMaria Sharapova4-6 6-3 6-0
2013SFDohaHardSerena WilliamsMaria Sharapova6-3 6-2
2012FWTA ChampionshipsI HardSerena WilliamsMaria Sharapova6-4 6-3
2012FOlympic TennisGrassSerena WilliamsMaria Sharapova6-0 6-1
2012QFMadrid MastersClaySerena WilliamsMaria Sharapova6-1 6-3
2011QFStanfordHardSerena WilliamsMaria Sharapova6-1 6-3
2010R16WimbledonGrassSerena WilliamsMaria Sharapova7-6(9) 6-4
2008QFCharlestonClaySerena WilliamsMaria Sharapova7-5 4-6 6-1
2007R16Miami MastersHardSerena WilliamsMaria Sharapova6-1 6-1
2007FAustralian OpenHardSerena WilliamsMaria Sharapova6-1 6-2
2005SFAustralian OpenHardSerena WilliamsMaria Sharapova2-6 7-5 8-6
2004FWTA ChampionshipsI HardMaria SharapovaSerena Williams4-6 6-2 6-4
2004FWimbledonGrassMaria SharapovaSerena Williams6-1 6-4
2004R16Miami MastersHardSerena WilliamsMaria Sharapova6-4 6-3