Serena Williams' 2 Children: All About Olympia and Adira

Mar. 15, 2025

Alexis Ohanian Sr., Serena Williams, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., and Adira Ohanian.Photo:Alexis Ohanian Sr. Instagram

Alexis Ohanian Sr. Instagram

Serena WilliamsandAlexis Ohanianare the proud parents of two daughters.

Alexis Ohanian, Serena Williams, and Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. at the AFI Fest premiere of “King Richard” in 2021.LISA O’CONNOR/AFP/Getty

LISA O’CONNOR/AFP/Getty

In an April 2024 interview withByrdie, Williams, whostepped away from tennisin September 2022, was asked what brings her the most happiness in life, and she answered “my kids,” admitting, “I can’t say that a Wimbledon trophy holds a candle to volunteering at my kid’s school.”

“I also hope my daughters see how many different passions I have — from tennis to beauty — and learn that they can lead dynamic careers and lives across their many interests,” she said.

Though Williams has previously been open abouther struggles with motherhood, she also recognizes the joy in such a significant life change.

“I’ve been so focused on my career my whole life, butwhen I had a familyand got married, I realized that there’s so much more to life. And that was great,” she told PEOPLE in January 2021.

From their births to spending quality time with their parents, here’s everything to know about Serena Williams’ kids.

Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., 6

Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr.Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. Instagram

Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. Instagram

Williams and Ohanian’s older daughter, Olympia, was born on Sept. 1, 2017, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. Ohanian shared the news on Instagram and wrote, “Welcome, Alexis Olympia Ohanian, Jr., we’re so happy to meet you … Our little girl is already mama’s perfect sidekick.”

“[I] did a double take andmy heart dropped. Like literally dropped,” she told the outlet. Williams thought, “Oh my God, this can’t be — I’ve got to play a tournament. How am I going to play the Australian Open? I had planned on winning in Wimbledon this year.”

Williams has been open about her complicated birthing experience, including her emergency cesarean section and postpartum surgeries.

“My whole life I’ve been physically pushing my body to the limits,” Williams told PEOPLE in April 2018. “And this is the one timewhere I couldn’t control anything. I couldn’t push my body. My body pushed to its maximum. That was so hard.”

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By the time Olympia was 4, Williams shared that her daughter was taking piano lessons and had a strong love for music over sports.

“She likes tennis, but I don’t know. Honestly,she likes playing piano,” the tennis star revealed onJimmy Kimmel Live!. “When she was in my belly, I played a lot of piano music.”

Some of Olympia’s other interests includeballet,soccer,VR gamingandgolf lessons with dad. Ohanian told PEOPLE that he and Williams love watching their daughterexplore her different interests.

“I do think she’s a mix of both creative and athletic right now. Mini golf was her thing a year or so ago, and then we got her proper golfing lessons, and she’s loved it,” he said. “On the creative side, she loves to dance. Maybe that’s where she’ll land — somewhere in the creative end and athletic … Like any parent, we just want her to have fun, and we’re fortunate enough to be able to expose her to anything she could be interested in.”

During an interview with PEOPLE in July 2020, Williams shared that Olympia is alsoalready something of a fashionista. “She’ll set up before bed what we need to wear in the morning,” she said. “And she says, ‘Blue shirt, blue shirt, blue shirt.’ And then she goes, ‘Mama wear this or these shoes.’ She always tells me to [wear] heels.”

The mother-daughter duo are oftentwinning with each otherin photos. Olympia even joined her mom atParis Fashion Weekin April 2022 andon the cover ofVoguein August 2022.

While Olympia has been following in her mom’s footsteps andplaying tennissince she was a toddler, Williams revealed on CBS News’Person to Person with Norah O’Donnellthat her daughter “doesn’t actually like to playtennis too much.”

Serena Williams and Alexis Olympia during the Auckland Classic tennis tournament in 2020.MICHAEL BRADLEY/AFP/Getty

MICHAEL BRADLEY/AFP/Getty

“That’s a little disappointing for me, but she’s actually really good at it,” she said in 2023. “So we are trying to figure out a way to get her to play a little bit.”

However, even if Olympia doesn’t choose a career in sports, she’s already a co-owner of two sports teams. At 2 ½, she became aco-owner of the women’s soccer teamAngel City Football Club andlater the Los Angeles Golf Club.

“Right now all Olympia knows is that Angel City FC is our team, andshe loves cheeringfor them,” Ohanian told PEOPLE in March 2023. “I think as she gets older, maybe she’ll come to see the different layers to it.”

Though Williams and Ohaniandon’t celebrate Olympia’s birthdaybecause Williams identifies as a Jehovah’s Witness, they still treat her to special outings. In September 2023, Ohaniantook her to Home Depotto do some painting on the weekend of her 6th birthday.

He shared photos from their outing on Instagram and wrote, “I gave Olympia the ‘best day ever’ this weekend, where she could pick whatever she wanted to do. It started with building a microscope. I’m so proud. I love this time with our (NEW) 6 year old.”

As for being a big sister, Olympia loves caring for Adira. Williams often shares photos of their sweet sister time onInstagram.

Adira River Ohanian, 1

Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. and Adira River Ohanian.Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. Instagram

The couple’s second daughter,Adira River Ohanian, was born on Aug. 15, 2023.

On Adira’s first birthday, Williams shared thespecial meaning behind her daughter’s name.

“Adira is a girl’s name of Hebrew origin and means ‘mighty,’ ‘strong,’ and ‘majestic.’ The elegant name is popular in many cultures around the world,” she explained on Instagram. “Adira is the feminine form of the classic name Adir. It is a Biblical name, meaning ‘Strong One.' "

Ohanian revealed to PEOPLE then that “no one’s more excited” about the pregnancy news than Olympia. “She’s been wanting this,” he said. “She’s been praying and asking about this for quite some time, so she’s very ready.”

The entrepreneur also shared that he felt more confident as a second-time parent. “We’re not first-time parents anymore,” he said. “I feel more confident about having a newborn, all of those things that I just had zero confidence about with Olympia because I’d never even been around babies at that point in my life.”

Alexis Ohanian Sr., Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., and Adira River Ohanian.Alexis Ohanian Sr. Instagram

After Adira was born, Williamsgave fans an inside lookat her newborn’s nursery in a YouTube video. “A little history about this room, this actually used to be Olympia’s room. It had blue carpet and it was like a playroom for her,” she shared in the video.

She went on to show the details of the room, which included a red-and-white crib with a gold crown perched at the top and red and gold hot air balloons that hung from the ceiling.

In a teaser for the video Williams posted on Instagram, she revealed that the crib had arrived the day before Adira was born.

source: people.com