Tennis Honors: Serena Williams

Style Points Rewind: 23 of Serena Williams' best tennis outfits over the years

From catsuits and Swarovski crystals to leather jackets and denim skirts, Serena has always used fashion to express herself on the court.

ByStephanie Livaudais

Published Aug 27, 2022

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1999: Having signed with Puma a year before, Serena hit the courts in Miami in a yellow and white dress with matching beads.

2001: Stinging like a bee in head-to-toe yellow and black Puma at the US Open, from her blonde hair to her matching shoes.

2002: Serena paired her iconic black Puma bodysuit with a pink headband and a $29,000 Harry Winston tennis bracelet.

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2002: All-pink everything on her way to the final at the WTA Finals in Los Angeles.

2003: It's all about the details in this Australian Open look, from the single bedazzled strap to the coordinating rope belt.

2004: After signing the largest endorsement deal for a female athlete at the time, Serena made her Nike debut in Miami with an unforgettable white dress and metallic corset.

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2004: Knee-high boots, black leather warm-up jacket, denim skirt and studded top: Serena's US Open look had it all.

2005: The theme for this Australian Open look was transformation: Serena's tank and skirt 'transformed' into a dress, and her sneakers into knee-high boots.

2007: In a navy, pink and orange outfit for the Miami Open.

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2008: All business at the All England Club, Serena turned heads by wearing a trench coat ahead of her Wimbledon matches.

2012: Her French Open journey this year may have been brief, but her gradient turquoise-to-teal look is forever.

2013: Serena turned heads in a flitted Nike blazer at Wimbledon.

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2014: As a minority owner of the NFL's Miami Dolphins, Serena wore their orange and turquoise colors at the Miami Open.

2015: Serena wore a snakeskin print dress on her way to the US Open semifinals.

2016: Serena wore a yellow crop top and skirt at the Australian Open.

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2017: Serena lifted the Australian Open trophy wearing a graphic print dress and compression capris, pairing her trophy with custom Air Jordans reading "23".

2018: Serena made her return to Grand Slam tennis after maternity leave at Roland Garros, wearing a controversial 'catsuit' style compression garment with a red belt.

2018: Serena took the court in New York wearing a pair of custom Nike x Virgil Abloh tutu dresses.

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2019: Another avant-garde Nike x Virgil Abloh look in Paris, this one containing hidden messages of encouragement in French including 'Mother,' 'Champion', 'Queen' and 'Goddess'.

2019: Serena's sweater-knit Wimbledon dress included a unique detail, with the Nike "swoosh" logo actually being a brooch crafted from 34 Swarovski crystals.

2020: Serena lifted the Auckland trophy wearing this maroon Nike dress, which she later donated to raise funds for Australian bushfire relief.

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2021: A tribute to the late Florence Griffith Joyner, Serena's Australian Open kit was an asymmetrical black, pink and red unitard.

2022: For her first singles win of the year, Serena wore this black and white dress combo in Toronto, with matching medical tape.

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