On Her 33rd Birthday, 33 Trivia Bits About Serena Williams

She confounds some, downright flusters others, and is adored by many. At the end of it, she is always herself—a dynamic, enigmatic presence who is in the process of leaving a long shadow on the sport of tennis. (And she's hardly gone yet.)

On the occasion of Serena Williams's 33rd birthday, here are exactly that many amuse-bouches and indisputable facts about her illustrious life and career to date:

1. She won both of her Grand Slam mixed doubles titles with Max Mirnyi.

2. One of her two runner-up finishes also came alongside Mirnyi, in the 1999 Australian Open final. They lost to ... David Adams and Mariann de Swardt.

3. Her recent New York Fashion Week show, for the Signature Statement line from HSN, was famously attended by Anna Wintour and Caroline Wozniacki. Actor Marlon Wayans also appeared, if to far less fanfare.

4. Serena featured one plus-size model in that show, the size-14 Denise Bidot, and she rocked the runway, drawing applause after appearing.

5. The Simpsons, which just entered its 26th season—almost as old as Serena—once featured the Williams sisters, that in a 2001 episode called "Tennis the Menace." That marked her prime-time TV debut.

6. She's one of very few tennis pros who can boast her own IMDB profile page.

7. She can catch a flying ball of gelato in her mouth:

8. Venus and Serena have lived together for 15 years in a 8,500-square-foot mention in Florida—but that's about to change.

9. Serena's new home is said to be "a European-style villa designed by a San Francisco architect with plans for trophy, purse and karaoke rooms."

10. Her affinity for the '90s alternative rock band Green Day seems to have abated. She hasn't discussed Billie Joe Armstrong and Co. in quite some time, whereas she previously karaoked their songs, wore band shirts, and tweeted on the regular about that act. (By the by, BJA himself is 42 now.) This quietude about her allegedly favorite band probably means she will roar about them soon enough. That's so Serena.

11. In 2009, she went on a four-match singles losing streak—and blamed the WTA tour's scheduling for her on-court woes.

12. On the subject of TV, Serena has appeared on all of these hit shows, for better or worse: ER, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Bernie Mac Show,Keeping Up with the Kardashians, MADtv, Punk'd, and America's Next Top Model.

13. Talk of tennis and Serena was once turning point for the character Tara on the show True Blood, in bed with her boyfriend during an argument (Warning: choice language).

14. She was shouted out, as were Venus Williams, Monica Seles, and Martina Navratilova, in Rich White Girls' "Wimbledon," the 2014 song of the summer that wasn't.

15. Serena has been linked romantically to the likes of film director Brett Ratner, actor/rapper Common, NFL star LaVar Arrington, and tennis savant Patrick Mouratoglou. Even so, she is, at present, a single lady.

16. Beyoncé gave her kudos—saying "Stunt on them, Serena. 31 and in your prime"—in a note that Ms. Knowles-Carter posted to her website after Serena won the 2013 French Open.

17. Serena shares a birth month and year with the Beyonic Woman: September 1981. (Your loyal Spin keeper shares that month and year of birth, but somehow he missed carrying the same genius baggage through all these years.)

18. Among Serena's many famous girlfriends—including Eva Longoria, Kim Kardashian, and this year's favored "bff" Wozniacki—is Kelly Rowland, Beyoncé's main pal and girl-group mate from their days as Destiny's Child. Rowland saw her friend through a tough time, staging a few public outings for the pair during Serena's time wearing a boot after cutting her foot on broken glass in a restaurant.

19. The sisters collided in a U.S. Open final in 2001 that was the first women's Grand Slam final to be televised in prime time. Bruce Willis, Spike Lee, and Robert Redford all attended, so as it turns out, it was a lot like New York's major in 2014.

20. To the surprise of no one, Serena's worst singles record at a Slam is at Roland Garros, where she is a "paltry" 47-11 to date.

21. She is, of course, the accidental grand catalyst for Hawk-Eye technology being introduced to pro tennis: (My eyes!)

22. Venus and Serena are 13-0 against the competition in major women's doubles finals.

23. Those matches have gone to three sets just four times. The closest the sisters came to losing? In their first Slam doubles final, at the 1999 French Open against Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova: 6-3, 6-7 (2), 8-6.

24. The following players have lost to Serena twice in Grand Slam doubles finals: Ai Sugiyama, Lisa Raymond, Samantha Stosur, Paola Suarez, Virginia Ruano Pascual, Liezel Huber, and Cara Black. This is a tribute to the longevity of the Williams sisters at the highest level of professional play.

25. Serena's stepmother—Richard Williams's second wife, Lakeisha Graham—is just three years older than her, born in November 1978.

26. Maria Sharapova hasn't defeated Serena since December 2004—during George W. Bush's first administration as U.S. president. (Okay, you knew that.)

27. The younger tennis-playing Williams sister was not born in Compton, or even in California, but rather Saginaw, Michigan. (Venus was born in Lynwood, California, 15 months earlier.)

28. Venus is the only player to whom Serena has lost more than once in a Slam singles final (2001 U.S. Open, 2008 Wimbledon).

29. Serena has defeated Venus six times in Slam finals. Were even half of those wins turned into losses, Serena would have 15 major singles titles and Venus would have 10.

30. Just nine of her 22 major singles finals to date have gone three sets. She has won all nine.

31. After Venus's six Slam-final losses to Serena, Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka are next up with two each.

32. For all of their infamous bad blood and captivating encounters on court, Serena played Justine Henin just once in a major final, winning the 2010 Aussie Open 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.

33. As a Jehovah's Witness, Serena doesn't celebrate birthdays.

Bonus: Chip. No context needed.

With that, the Spin salutes the WTA's No. 1 star, who shows no signs of slowing her reign, if we're honest. So what's your own favorite Serena factoid or truth? And did any of the aforementioned pieces surprise you? Sound off below.

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