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Serena Williams reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open for the first time before falling to World No. 1 Martina Hingis. Serena Williams and her sister Venus won the women's doubles title there, becoming only the fifth women's doubles team in history to win all four Grand Slam doubles titles during their career, a "Career Grand Slam."

Serena Williams then won the Tier I Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, California.

Serena Williams reached the quarterfinals at both the French Open and Wimbledon.

During the North American summer hard court season, Serena Williams captured her second title of the year at the Tier I Rogers Cup in Toronto, defeating World No. 3 and top-seeded Jennifer Capriati in the final. At the US Open, Williams defeated Hingis in the semifinals to reach her second Grand Slam final before losing to sister Venus.

At the year-ending WTA Tour Championships, Serena Williams saved eight match points before defeating Capriati in the semifinals. She then won the final by default when Lindsay Davenport withdrew.

Serena Williams finished the year at World No. 6 for the second straight year.