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Serena Williams clinches year-end No. 1

Serena Williams will finish as year-end No. 1 for the third time in her career. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images) Serena Williams has clinched the year-end No. 1
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Serena Williams clinches year-end No. 1
Serena Williams clinches year-end No. 1

Serena Williams will finish as year-end No. 1 for the third time in her career. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

Serena Williams has clinched the year-end No. 1 ranking for the third time in her career, according to the WTA Tour.

Williams, who turned 32 on Thursday, is 67-4 this year with a career-high nine titles and a record $9.1 million in earnings. She won her first French Open since 2002 and defended her title at the U.S. Open earlier this month. Williams had a 34-match winning streak before losing to Sabine Lisicki in the fourth round of Wimbledon.

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In February, Williams recaptured the No. 1 ranking for the first time since 2010 and became the oldest woman to hold the top spot since the computer rankings were introduced in 1975.

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Courtney Nguyen
COURTNEY NGUYEN

Contributor, SI.com Nguyen is a freelance writer for SI.com, providing full coverage of professional tennis both on and off the court. Her content has become a must-read for fans and insiders to stay up-to-date with a sport that rarely rests. She has appeared on radio and TV talk shows all over the world and is one of the co-hosts of No Challenges Remaining, a weekly podcast available on iTunes. Nguyen graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 1999 and received a law degree from the University of California, Davis in 2002. She lives in the Bay Area.

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