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Serena Williams honored with Barbie inspired by her 2005 Australian Open win
Mattel has released a new Barbie based on Serena Williams and her 2005 Australian Open victory in Melbourne.
The doll wears the green-and-white outfit Williams wore during the tournament and comes with a racket, ball, shoes and sweatband.
Williams came back from match points in the semi-final against Maria Sharapova before winning the final against Lindsay Davenport.
The doll costs $45 and is being released ahead of International Day of the Girl.
It is the second Barbie inspired by Williams this year; an earlier doll showed her in a suit and celebrated her work beyond tennis.
Williams has said her daughters and her investment work are now priorities, and that she will not play again this year.
She says she may play only a few tournaments next year if she decides to continue.
Mattel has released a Barbie doll inspired by Serena Williams’s 2005 Australian Open victory.
The doll wears a green-and-white outfit based on the one Williams wore during the tournament.
It comes with a racket, tennis ball, sweatband and tennis shoes, and has a suggested price of $45.
The release is the second Barbie doll inspired by Williams in 2026.
Williams said the 2005 title meant a great deal to her and that she wants to teach her daughters not to give up.
- Who
- Mattel released a doll of tennis player Serena Williams.
- What
- The Barbie is inspired by Williams’s outfit and victory at the 2005 Australian Open.
- When
- It was announced on October 9, 2026, ahead of International Day of the Girl.
- Where
- The tournament was held in Melbourne, Australia.
- Why
- Mattel said the doll honours Williams and celebrates her influence and achievements.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
That slam meant so much to me, I was able to come back from so many downs, and even in the finals of that match, I was down so much,
But I was somehow able to never give up. So when I'm playing with my daughters, I always want (to teach) them to never give up.
Barbie has always inspired girls to believe they can be anything, from the sports stadium to the fashion runway to the boardroom.
Quero que cada menina que brinque com esta boneca veja possibilidade — não apenas em mim, mas nela mesma.
Williams won the Australian Open, claiming the seventh Grand Slam title of her career.
An earlier Barbie doll inspired by Williams was released for International Women’s Day.
Mattel announced the new doll inspired by Williams’s 2005 Australian Open outfit and victory.
- Suggested price
- $45
- Outfit
- Green-and-white top and white skirt
- Accessories
- Racket, tennis ball, sweatband and tennis shoes
- Tournament
- 2005 Australian Open in Melbourne
- Williams’s age
- 45 in 2026
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