<P> Williams then came back to Wimbledon , one month after winning the title to represent the United States in the Olympics . In the first round she faced former number one Jelena Janković and won the match in just 61 minutes . She served 8 aces and did not face a single break point . She then competed against Poland 's Urszula Radwańska in the second round . Williams won the first set with a break , and won the second set with a single break . Williams served 8 aces and had 26 winners in her one - hour - and - 13 - minute victory . Her third round match was a repeat of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships final , as she faced Vera Zvonareva . The American dominated the Russian as she won the first five games before the Russian won a game . Williams then won the last seven games to win the match in just 51 minutes . In the quarterfinals , she faced former number one Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark . Williams dominated the proceedings winning the first eight games before the Dane stopped her fifteen - game winning streak and won the ninth game of the match . However , Wozniacki could not break Williams ' serve and the American closed out the match in 77 minutes . In the semifinals , she faced world number one Victoria Azarenka for the third time in 2012 . Despite Azarenka 's number one ranking , Williams dominated the match winning one and two and served 16 aces and did not face a single break point . In the final she faced Russian Maria Sharapova for the gold medal . Williams dominated the match taking the first nine games in just 45 minutes before her Russian opponent won a game . Williams then took the next three games to win for her 8th consecutive win against Sharapova . Williams served ten aces and two double faults to Sharapova 's one and five . Williams also hit 24 winners to 7 unforced errors compared to Sharapova 's six winners , and ten unforced errors . This win gave Serena a Career Golden Slam in Singles , only the second woman to do so . </P>
<P> Williams then came back to Wimbledon , one month after winning the title to represent the United States in the Olympics . In the first round she faced former number one Jelena Janković and won the match in just 61 minutes . She served 8 aces and did not face a single break point . She then competed against Poland 's Urszula Radwańska in the second round . Williams won the first set with a break , and won the second set with a single break . Williams served 8 aces and had 26 winners in her one - hour - and - 13 - minute victory . Her third round match was a repeat of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships final , as she faced Vera Zvonareva . The American dominated the Russian as she won the first five games before the Russian won a game . Williams then won the last seven games to win the match in just 51 minutes . In the quarterfinals , she faced former number one Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark . Williams dominated the proceedings winning the first eight games before the Dane stopped her fifteen - game winning streak and won the ninth game of the match . However , Wozniacki could not break Williams ' serve and the American closed out the match in 77 minutes . In the semifinals , she faced world number one Victoria Azarenka for the third time in 2012 . Despite Azarenka 's number one ranking , Williams dominated the match winning one and two and served 16 aces and did not face a single break point . In the final she faced Russian Maria Sharapova for the gold medal . Williams dominated the match taking the first nine games in just 45 minutes before her Russian opponent won a game . Williams then took the next three games to win for her 8th consecutive win against Sharapova . Williams served ten aces and two double faults to Sharapova 's one and five . Williams also hit 24 winners to 7 unforced errors compared to Sharapova 's six winners , and ten unforced errors . This win gave Serena a Career Golden Slam in Singles , only the second woman to do so . </P>
who did serena williams beat in the olympics
who did serena williams beat in the olympics
Maria Sharapova Victoria Azarenka Caroline Wozniacki Vera Zvonareva Urszula Radwańska Jelena Janković
Maria Sharapova Victoria Azarenka Caroline Wozniacki Vera Zvonareva Urszula Radwańska Jelena Janković