Serena Williams' tennis playing career appears to have come to an end.Williams was eliminated from the 2022 US Open by Ajla Tomljanovic in the thrid round, and told the crowd afterward that it had been "a fun ride." She had previously told Vogue that the "countdown has begun" for the end of her career as she prepares for her "evolution" from tennis toward the next phase of her life.Williams participated in both the women's singles and women's doubles at the US Open, partnering with her older sister Venus Williams in the latter. She stunned the tennis world with a win against No. 2 Anett Kontaveit in the second round to keep her hopes of winning the tournament alive, but fell in the longest US Open match of her career to Tomljanovic.With Williams walking away from the sport, she leaves with a legacy as a transcendent figure in the sport of tennis, not only one of the most accomplished players in the sport, but as someone who took women's tennis into the global spotlight like few have before.MORE: What's next for Serena Williams?The Sporting News is taking a look back at her legendary career, from her total wins to the records she holds.Serena Williams career winsIn the history of tennis, only one player has won more grand slam singles titles than Williams' 23. That would be Margaret Court at 24. In the open era, Williams stands alone.In addition to her 23 grand slam singles titles, she has also won 14 women's doubles and two mixed doubles slams. Williams has won singles tournaments at Wimbledon and the Australian Open seven times each and six times each at the French and US Open. She is tied with Steffi Graf for the most women's singles win at Wimbledon in the open era and has the most Australian Open title wins.Williams' success in grand slam tournaments led to the term, the "Serena Slam," which is when a tennis player holds all four grand slam singles titles at the same time, though not in the same calendar year. She first pulled off the feat when she won the 2003 Australian Open after winning the French Open, Wimbledon and US Open in 2002. She completed it again in 2015, when she won at Wimbledon after winning the 2014 US Open, 2015 Australian Open and 2015 French Open.MORE: Tracking US Open results for Serena WilliamsIn addition to her success at grand slam events, she also holds four Olympic gold medals. Three were won in doubles with her sister, Venus Williams, in 2000, 2008 and 2012, and her lone singles medal came in the 2012 London Games.When she won the 2012 Olympic singles gold medal, she joined Graf as the only women to have a career Grand Slam and win an Olympic gold medal. She also became the first woman to win the career Golden Slam in both singles and doubles when she earned that medal.She and Graf are the only two women to have the career Super Slam, which entails the career Golden Slam and winning the year-end WTA championship.In total, Williams has won 73 singles titles, the fifth-most among all women's tennis players in the open era. She has also only lost 25 times in the finals of women's tennis tournaments.MORE: Why is Serena Williams retiring after the US Open?How about in overall matches? She holds a career record of 859-155 in singles matches, 192-35 in doubles and 27-4 in mixed doubles. All told, that's a record of 1,078-194.Serena Williams grand slam historySingles finalsYearTournamentResultOpponent1999US OpenWinMartina Hingis (6–3, 7–6(7–4))2001US OpenLossVenus Williams (2–6, 4–6)2002French OpenWinVenus Williams (7–5, 6–3)2002WimbledonWinVenus Williams (7–6(7–4), 6–3)2002US OpenWinVenus Williams (6–4, 6–3)2003Australian OpenWinVenus Williams (7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–4)2003WimbledonWinVenus Williams (4–6, 6–4, 6–2)2004WimbledonLossMaria Sharapova (1–6, 4–6)2005Australian OpenWinLindsay Davenport (2–6, 6–3, 6–0)2007Australian OpenWinMaria Sharapova (6–1, 6–2)2008WimbledonLossVenus Williams (5–7, 4–6)2008US OpenWinJelena Janković (6–4, 7–5)2009Australian OpenWinDinara Safina (6–0, 6–3)2009WimbledonWinVenus Williams (7–6(7–3), 6–2)2010Australian OpenWinJustine Henin (6–4, 3–6, 6–2)2010WimbledonWinVera Zvonareva (6–3, 6–2)2011US OpenLossSamantha Stosur (2–6, 3–6)2012WimbledonWinAgnieszka Radwańska (6–1, 5–7, 6–2)2012US OpenWinVictoria Azarenka (6–2, 2–6, 7–5)2013French OpenWinMaria Sharapova (6–4, 6–4)2013US OpenWinVictoria Azarenka (7–5, 6–7(6–8), 6–1)2014US OpenWinCaroline Wozniacki (6–3, 6–3)2015Australian OpenWinMaria Sharapova (6–3, 7–6(7–5))2015French OpenWinLucie Šafářová (6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–2)2015WimbledonWinGarbiñe Muguruza (6–4, 6–4)2016Australian OpenLossAngelique Kerber (4–6, 6–3, 4–6)2016French OpenLossGarbiñe Muguruza (5–7, 4–6)2016WimbledonWinAngelique Kerber (7–5, 6–3)2017Australian OpenWinVenus Williams (6–4, 6–4)2018WimbledonLossAngelique Kerber (3–6, 3–6)2018US OpenLossNaomi Osaka (2–6, 4–6)2019WimbledonLossSimona Halep (2–6, 2–6)2019US OpenLossBianca Andreescu (3–6, 5–7)Doubles finalsAll doubles partnered with Venus WilliamsYearTournamentResultOpponents1999French OpenWinMartina Hingis and Anna Kournikova (6–3, 6–7(2–7), 8–6)1999US OpenWinChanda Rubin and Sandrine Testud (4–6, 6–1, 6–4)2000WimbledonWinJulie Halard-Decugis and Ai Sugiyama (6–3, 6–2)2001Australian OpenWinLindsay Davenport and Corina Morariu (6–2, 2–6, 6–4)2002WimbledonWinVirginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez (6–2, 7–5)2003Australian OpenWinVirginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez (4–6, 6–4, 6–3)2008WimbledonWinLisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur (6–2, 6–2)2009Australian OpenWinDaniela Hantuchová and Ai Sugiyama (6–3, 6–3)2009WimbledonWinSamantha Stosur and Rennae Stubbs (7–6(7–4), 6–4)2009US OpenWinCara Black and Liezel Huber (6–2, 6–2)2010Australian OpenWinCara Black and Liezel Huber (6–4, 6–3)2010French OpenWinKvěta Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik (6–2, 6–3)2012WimbledonWinAndrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká (7–5, 6–4)2016WimbledonWinTímea Babos and Yaroslava Shvedova (6–3, 6–4)Serena Williams' time at No. 1During her career, Williams has been the No. 1 player at the end of the year five times and has totaled 319 weeks at the top spot.Of those 319 weeks, 186 were consecutive between Feb. 18, 2013, and Sept. 11, 2016. That tied the women's tennis record with Graf, who was No. 1 from Aug. 17, 1987, until March 10, 1991.Only two players have spent more time atop the WTA singles players list: Graf and Martina Navratilova. Graff spent 377 weeks as the No. 1 women's singles player in the world, while Navratilova spent 332 weeks in the top spot.Here is a look at the history of her ranking throughout her career: Serena Williams recordsThere is a long list of records currently held by Williams in the open era of women's tennis.Williams has played in 423 matches in grand slam tournaments and won 367, both representing the most in the history of the Open Era. Of those, 92 wins came in the Australian Open and 108 came in the US Open, both of which are records. Her 98 Wimbledon wins are second only to Navratilova's 120.No one has won multiple grand slam titles in the same season more than Williams. In seven different years, she has claimed at least two different grand slam victories, more than the six claimed by Navratilova. Williams is tied with Navratilova for the most grand slams won without dropping a single set, as both women accomplished that feat six times.MORE: Serena Williams' net worthWilliams has also established herself as by far the best women's tennis player in the open era on hard courts. Her 541 wins on hard courts are the most in the open era, with Venus Williams' 498 the next closest, and her 13 grand slam singles titles on hard courts are also a record. Her 85.4 winning percentage on hard courts is fourth-best all-time, trailing Graf (90.4), Chris Evert (89.9) and Navratilova (87.13).In doubles, Williams and her sister have comprised one of the best pairings in tennis history. No doubles pairing has won more than the 14 Grand Slam doubles titles the Williams' sisters have won without losing in the finals.Her success on the court has translated to some major paydays. In her career, she has won $94,606,355, per the WTA, more than twice the next-closest tennis player, Venus Williams., Williams has won an Open Era record 23 Grand Slam singles titles. To win those titles, she has beaten 12 different players who have been ranked No. 1, including her sister, Venus Williams, seven times. She is also one of only two players in the Open Era to have won each major three or more times., Serena Williams's record in Grand Slam major singles finals. Click to see Serena Williams's record Grand Slam finals...