What was the exact date of Serena Williams's final professional match?

Serena Williams played her final professional match on September 2, 2022, losing to Ajla Tomljanović in the third round of the US Open.

The match took place at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York. Tomljanović won 7–5, 6–7(4), 6–1 after three hours and five minutes, ending one of the most celebrated careers in sports. Williams saved five match points in the final game before Tomljanović converted her sixth.

Williams had announced that she planned to “evolve away” from tennis after the US Open, making the tournament her expected farewell. She had already won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, 73 WTA singles titles and four Olympic gold medals.

Some reports refer to the match as September 3 because it ended after midnight in certain time references or was reported the following day. The official tournament day and commonly accepted match date, however, was September 2, 2022.