Does Serena Williams speak French? How many languages can Serena Williams speak?

November 2024 · 2 minute read

The most famous Serena Williams is an American professional tennis player. She has been ranked singles world No. 1 by the Women’s Tennis Association for 319 weeks, including a joint-record 186 consecutive weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 five times.

In 2020 another Top 20 finish (at No.11); won 73rd WTA singles title, at Auckland (d. Pegula in final); advanced to SF once, at US Open (l. to Azarenka); QF once, at Lexington (l. to No.116 Rogers – only fifth loss to a player ranked outside Top 100); reached 3r twice (incl. Australian Open) and 2r once (Roland Garros).

In 2019 posted 16th Top 10 finish (at No.10); runner-up three times at Wimbledon (l. to Halep), Toronto (l. to Andreescu via ret. w/back injury), and US Open (l. to Andreescu); QF at Australian Open (l. to Ka. Pliskova); reached 3r once (Roland Garros) and 2r three times.

Does Serena Williams speak French?

Williams once discussed how she become fluent in French in her teens during an interview with The Fader. One of the reasons I learned French was I wanted to win the French Open, and I wanted to speak French when I won, she says. The second was because in most African countries, the main language outside of their local language is French or English. So I figured: I know English, maybe I can learn French. In addition to French, she also speaks Italian.

How many languages can Serena Williams speak?

Apart from English, she learned French and German in school. But, what is more, surprising is that she knows how to speak Italian and Chinese as well and quite fluently at that. I’m good in languages, Williams said in an interview.

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