Commends Serena Williams on winning the 1999 U.S. Women's Open Singles and Doubles championships.
[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 287 Introduced in House (IH)]
106th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 287
To commend Serena Williams on winning the 1999 U.S. Open Women's
Singles and Doubles championships.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 13, 1999
Ms. Carson (for herself, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mrs. Morella, Ms.
Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Capps, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Lewis
of Georgia, Ms. Lee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Conyers,
Mr. Rangel, Ms. Norton, Mr. Rush, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Payne, Mr.
Wynn, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Waters, Mr. Clay, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms.
Millender-McDonald, Ms. Berkley, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Clyburn, Mrs. Jones
of Ohio, Mr. Ford, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Owens, Mr. Bishop,
Mrs. Christensen, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Thompson
of Mississippi, Mr. Scott, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Jackson of
Illinois, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Towns, and Mrs. Maloney of New
York) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform
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RESOLUTION
To commend Serena Williams on winning the 1999 U.S. Open Women's
Singles and Doubles championships.
Whereas on September 11, 1999, Serena Williams captured the U.S. Open Women's
Singles title at age 17 in only her second year as a pro;
Whereas Serena Williams finished the singles final with big serves and 8 aces,
pushing her tournament total to 62, 40 more aces than any other player;
Whereas one day after winning the Singles title, Serena teamed with her sister
Venus to win the U.S. Open Women's Doubles title;
Whereas Serena and Venus Williams received their early training from their
father, Richard, a security agency owner with no formal tennis training,
on public tennis courts in and around Compton, a suburb of Los Angeles,
California;
Whereas upon beating the No. 1 and No. 2 seeded women professional tennis
players to capture the U.S. Open title, Serena Williams moved up in the
rankings from No. 6 to No. 4;
Whereas at 17 years old, Serena joins an elite class that includes Margaret
Court, Billie Jean King, and Martina Navratilova as the only women who
have won the Singles, Doubles, and Mixed Doubles championships of the
U.S. Open in their career; and
Whereas Serena Williams is the first African-American woman to win a Grand Slam
title since Althea Gibson in 1958: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives commends Serena
Williams on winning the 1999 U.S. Women's Open Singles and Doubles
championships.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.
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