IV 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 720 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 31, 2009 Ms. Watson (for herself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Hirono, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Grayson, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Towns, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Baca, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Shea-Porter, Ms. Edwards of Maryland, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. Costa, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Sutton, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Sires, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Doggett, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Speier, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Issa, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Payne, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Honda, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Ms. Clarke, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Hare, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Hastings of Florida, and Ms. Harman) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform RESOLUTION Commending Serena Williams for her victory in the 2009 Wimbledon Women’s Singles Championship and the 2009 Wimbledon Doubles Championship.

Whereas, on July 4, 2009, the No. 2 ranked player in the world, Serena Williams, won the Wimbledon Women’s Singles Championship with a 7–6 (7–3), 6–2 victory over her sister the No. 3 ranked player in the world, Venus Williams; Whereas, on July 4, 2009, Serena Williams and Venus Williams won Wimbledon’s Doubles Championship with a 7–6 (7–4), 6–4 victory over Australian pair Sam Stosur and Rennae Stubbs; Whereas Serena and Venus Williams have won 8 of the women’s singles championship titles at Wimbledon in the past 10 years; Whereas Serena and Venus Williams have played in their fourth all Williams finals at Wimbledon; Whereas Serena and Venus Williams are the reigning Australian Open and Wimbledon doubles champions; Whereas Serena Williams has won 22 Grand Slam titles, 11 singles, 9 in women’s doubles, and 2 in mixed doubles; Whereas Serena Williams has won 2 Olympic gold medals in women’s doubles in the 2000 Sydney and 2008 Beijing Olympic Games; Whereas, in early 2003, Serena Williams won the Australian Open Women’s Singles Championship and the victory made her the fifth woman in history to win all 4 Grand Slams consecutively; Whereas by winning the 2003 Australian Open, Serena Williams became the first African-American to win the championship; Whereas Serena Williams has won more Grand Slams than any active female player; and Whereas Serena Williams has won more career prize money than any other female athlete in history: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives commends Serena Williams for winning the 2009 Wimbledon Women’s Singles Championship and the 2009 Wimbledon Doubles Championship.