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By Nick Georgandis



Serena Williams added her name one more time in the WTA record books on Saturday following her Wimbledon win over Agnieska Radwanska.

With the victory, Williams now has won Grand Slam titles in her teens, 20s and 30s and has the longest span of time between her first Grand Slam title and her most recent crown in the Open Era.

Williams won her first Grand Slam 15 days shy of her 18th birthday on September 11, 1999 at the US Open. When she won Wimbledon on Saturday, 12 years, nine months and 27 days had passed between those two dates.

Williams broke a record previously shared by Martina Navratilova and Steffi Graf, who each had a span of 11 years, 11 months and 30 days between their first and last Slams.

Navratilova won her first major, the French Open, on June 8, 1978. Her last major, also the French, came on June 7, 1990.

The French Open was also the site for Graf's first and last Slams: the first coming on June 6, 1987, the last on June 5, 1999.

Chris Evert is fourth on the list. She won her first title, also at Roland Garros, on June 15, 1974 and her last on June 7, 1986 - a span of 11 years, 11 months and 24 days.

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