What the World Looked Like the Last Time Serena Williams Won a "Serena Slam"

A lot has changed since Serena Williams earned her last Serena Slam on January 25, 2003.

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Since beginning her career in 1995, Serena Williams has been one of the few constants in women's tennis. Champions have come and gone in the span of her career; rivals have been eliminated; even her sister, Venus, has seen an unfortunate and precipitous decline in her abilities due to her battles with Sjögren's syndrome and back injuries. Serena, however, has kept on chugging. Nothing has stopped the Compton, Calif. native on her path to becoming not only the greatest women's tennis player of her era, but of all time, and, arguably, the greatest tennis player ever, period. 

Currently, Williams has 20 Slams to her name, with no. 21 on the line Saturday versus the 21-year-old Garbine Muguruza. Should she win yet another Wimbledon title, she'll be just one Slam behind Steffi Graf for most titles in the Open era, and three away from tying Margaret Court for the most all-time. Yes, history is on the line. 

Of course, that's not the title's only significance. Currently, Serena is the titleholder for the U.S. Open, French Open, Australian Open, meaning that if she wins Wimbledon, then she'll have completed the second non-calendar Grand Slam of her career, joining the ranks of, well, herself as the only women's singles player to have accomplished the feat twice. 

The last time Serena pulled off a "Serena Slam," she won every title from the French Open in 2002 to the Australian Open in 2003. This time around, it starts with the 2014 Australian Open, and ends tomorrow at Wimbledon. As you'll see from the list we've assembled below, a lot has changed since that first run of brilliance. Take a look for yourself to see what the world looked like when Serena last completed a "Serena Slam," on January 25, 2003

The No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 was Eminem's "Lose Yourself."

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The No. 1 film in America was the supernatural horror film (and critical punching bag) "Darkness Falls."

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Gas cost only $1.47 per gallon.

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Netflix stock was valued at $12.28 per share—$657.81 less than its current price.

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The Dow Jones was at 8131.01, far less than its current average of 17,740.90.

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The Nokia 1100 was the most popular mobile phone in the world.

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iTunes (forget about Apple Music) would not launch for another three months.

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Drake wasn't Drake yet; he was Jimmy Brooks on "Degrassi."

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Kobe Bryant didn't have a shoe deal: His six-year contract with adidas had expired in 2002, and his next deal with Nike didn't begin until the summer of 2003.

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Michael Jordan was playing his final season for the Washington Wizards.

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Still unreleased, the original "Call of Duty" would go on to become the top-selling video game of the year after it dropped in November.

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The day after Serena's victory, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers would demolish the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII.

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Facebook was still a year away from launching.

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2014-15 NBA champion and MVP Steph Curry was only 14 years old.

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LeBron James was under investigation for the H2 Hummer he had received from his mother as a birthday gift; the investigation would conclude on January 28.

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