How the Serena Williams career timeline works

Each card marks a turning point in Serena Williams' career, from joining the tour to her final tournament, with a hint under it about the opponent or the match. You're placing the moments in order of year. One moment begins on the timeline with its year visible. Drop each new card into a gap; a right answer reveals the year, while a wrong one still puts the card in place and costs one of three lives.

Finals against her sister come up more than once, so the tournament named on each card matters. The hints describe opponents by nationality or style instead of naming them, which makes you think about who she was facing at each stage. Her career was long, with breaks along the way, and the defeats in this deck are as hard to place as the titles.

Want a longer game? On the deck tree you can tick this deck alongside any other one measured in release years and dates, and they shuffle into a single timeline together.

What's in the deck

Here are 26 of the 26 cards you might be dealt. Their values stay hidden until you place them.

Turned professional The younger Williams sister joins the tour
Maiden major over Hingis Won a first US Open title in New York
French Open final over Venus Beat her sister for the Paris crown
Wimbledon final win over Venus Beat her sister on the grass of London
Rose to world No. 1 Claimed the top ranking for the first time
Completed the first Serena Slam Held all four majors at once after Melbourne
Australian Open final over Davenport Won a Melbourne title over her compatriot
Australian Open final over Sharapova Routed her rival in the Melbourne final
US Open final over Jankovic Reclaimed the New York crown
Wimbledon final over Venus again Beat her sister for another grass title
Australian Open final over Safina Crushed the Russian in Melbourne
US Open final over Wozniacki Beat the Dane for another New York title
Olympic singles gold in London Beat Sharapova for the top of the podium
US Open final over Azarenka Held off the Belarusian in a New York thriller
French Open final over Sharapova Beat her rival on the Paris clay
US Open final over Azarenka again Won another tight New York final
Melbourne title over Sharapova in three Extended her long dominance over the Russian
French Open final over Safarova Beat the Czech on the Paris clay
Wimbledon final over Radwanska Held off the Pole in a tight grass final
Completed the second Serena Slam Held all four majors again after Wimbledon
Wimbledon final over Kerber Tied the Open-era major record on grass
Record major over Venus in Melbourne Won a 23rd Slam while pregnant
Comeback Wimbledon final loss to Kerber Fell in the final after returning from childbirth
Controversial US Open final loss to Osaka Lost a heated New York final to the young star
Wimbledon final loss to Halep Fell to the Romanian in the grass-court final
Farewell at the US Open Played her final tournament in New York