2002 Wimbledon Ladies' Singles Champion Serena Williams smiles Sunday, July 7, 2002 as she arrives for the Champions' Dinner at the Savoy Hotel in London. Serena Williams defeated her sister Venus Saturday to become the 2002 Ladies' Champion.

2002 Wimbledon Ladies' Singles Champion Serena Williams, right, of the United States, thanks her mother Oracene, left, as she speaks Sunday, July 7, 2002 at the Champions' Dinner at the Savoy Hotel in London. Williams defeated her sister Venus Saturday to become the 2002 Ladies' Champion.