Serena Williams has continued to elevate her style, both on and off the tennis court, throughout her career. She has cementing herself as a fashion and footwear aficionado, while still staying true to the lowkey, casual sneaker looks fans associated with the start of her career. From the tennis court to red carpets to sitting front row at fashion’s hottest runway shows, the athlete has stepped out wearing some luxury designer footwear, as well as her own collaborations with Nike and beyond. Here, FN is rounding up some of Williams’ best footwear moments over the years.
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Serena Williams’ Best Shoe Moments
Image Credit: Ron Galella Collection via Getty Serena Williams during 1998 U.S. Open – Arthur Ashe Kids Day on Aug. 29, 2006, at Flushing Meadow Park in New York wearing black and white Puma tennis sneakers.
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Serena Williams’ Best Shoe Moments
Image Credit: WireImage Serena Williams during the Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Party at Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills on Feb. 07, 2004 wearing pink, pointed-toe pumps.
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Serena Williams’ Best Shoe Moments
Image Credit: WireImage Serena Williams wore a pair of Chanel motocross boots to the NBA All-Star Game at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 15, 2004.
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Serena Williams’ Best Shoe Moments
Image Credit: WireImage Serena Williams arrives at “Cinema Against AIDS 2004”, the 11th annual event in aid of amfAR at Le Moulin de Mougins at the 57th Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2004, in Cannes. She wore silver high-heeled sandals.
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Serena Williams’ Best Shoe Moments
Image Credit: FilmMagic Serena Williams and Andre Agassi (background) during Arthur Ashe Kids Day at the U.S. Open on Aug. 26, 2006 at USTA National Tennis Center in New York. She wore Nike tennis shoes.
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Serena Williams’ Best Shoe Moments
Image Credit: WireImage Serena Williams arrived at the Los Angeles premiere of “The Ugly Truth” at the Pacific’s Cinerama Dome on July 16, 2009, in Hollywood, Calif.
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Serena Williams’ Best Shoe Moments
Image Credit: WireImage Serena Williams departs “Late Show with David Letterman” at Ed Sullivan Theater on Aug. 21, 2013 in New York. She wore Aperlai Snakeskin and Suede Tie-Up Sandals.
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Serena Williams’ Best Shoe Moments
Image Credit: WireImage Serena Williams plays an exhibition match at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club on Nov. 30, 2013, in Buenos Aires. She wore Nike tennis sneakers in black and white.
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Serena Williams’ Best Shoe Moments
Image Credit: WireImage Serena Williams arrives for the WTA Pre-Wimbledon Party at Kensington Roof Gardens on June 23, 2016, in London. She wore a pair of Gianvitto Rossi lace-up pointed toe pumps.
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Serena Williams’ Best Shoe Moments
Image Credit: Getty Images Serena Williams attends the 2021 Met Gala Celebrating In America: A Lexicon Of Fashion at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Sept. 13, 2021, in New York. She wore a pair of knotted Gucci platfrom sandals in metallic silver.
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Serena Williams’ Best Shoe Moments
Image Credit: Getty Images Serena Williams arrives at the Casadonna opening celebration where David Grutman, Noah Tepperberg and Jason Strauss debut Casadonna, a Coastal Italian-inspired Restaurant and Bar in Miami’s Edgewater on October 20, 2023 in Miami. Williams wore her own colorful kicks, the Serena Williams x Nike Dunk Disrupt 2 SWDC Low-Top Board sneakers.
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Serena Williams’ Best Shoe Moments
Image Credit: GC Images Serena Williams is seen arriving to “In The Arena: Serena Williams” Premiere during the 2024 Tribeca Festival at BMCC Theater on June 13, 2024, in New York. Williams wore pastel pink peep-toe sandals.
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Serena Williams’ Best Shoe Moments
Image Credit: Getty Images for Thom Browne Serena Williams attends the Thom Browne haute couture fall 2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 24, 2024, in Paris. She wore pointed toe Thom Browne brogue shoes in black leather.
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Serena Williams’ Best Shoe Moments
Image Credit: GETTY IMAGES Serena Williams attends the 2024 ESSENCE Black Women in Business Dinner at the Four Seasons New Orleans on July 06, 2024, in New Orleans. Williams wore sharp neutral pumps.
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Serena Williams’ Best Shoe Moments
Image Credit: Eric Charbonneau/Getty Images for WME Serena Williams at the Serena Williams’ 2024 ESPY Awards After-Party at Delilah on July 11, 2024 in West Hollywood. Williams wore chic white sneakers.
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Serena Williams’ Best Shoe Moments
Image Credit: Getty Images Serena Williams attends the red carpet ahead of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024, in Paris waering brown pumps with a body-hugging dress.
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Serena Williams’ Best Shoe Moments
Image Credit: Getty Images Serena Williams and her daughter Olympia Ohanian attended the Artistic Gymnastics Women’s Team Final during day four of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Paris Arena on July 30, 2024. Williams wore the Nike Zoom Vomero 5 sneakers in “Racer Blue.”
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Serena Williams’ Best Shoe Moments
Image Credit: The FA via Getty Images Williams and husband Alexis Ohanian pose for a photograph with the Adobe FA Cup trophy after Chelsea’s victory in the Adobe Women’s FA Cup Final match against Manchester United at Wembley Stadium on May 18, 2025 in London, England. She wore the colorful Jimmy Choo Saeda 100MM Unicorn Hotfix pumps.
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Serena Williams’ Best Shoe Moments
Image Credit: GC Images Serena Williams is seen arriving at the TIME100 Gala on April 24, 2025 in New York City. She wore the popular Christian Louboutin Condora 100mm leather slingback pumps in black.
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Serena Williams’ Best Shoe Moments
Image Credit: Getty Images Williams made an appearance onstage during Kendrick Lamar’s Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show at Caesars Superdome on Feb. 9, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Williams wore a custom, hand-dyed pair of blue A Ma Maniére x Converse Chuck 70 sneakers. The special edition Chuck 70s featured Nike Swoosh branding on the lateral sides, a detail reminiscent of a previous “While You Were Sleeping” collaboration, and were color-matched to her custom Nike 24.7 outfit.
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Serena Williams’ Best Shoe Moments
Image Credit: GC Images Serena Williamswas spotted out in New York on n Aug. 21, 2025 wearing a pair of pointed toe metallic silver pumps.
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Serena Williams’ Best Shoe Moments
Image Credit: Getty Images for International T Serena Williams introduces Maria Sharapova during the 2025 Induction Celebration weekend at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, R.I. on Saturday, August 23, 2025. She wore a pair of Christian Louboutin So Kate 120mm Patent Scarab heels in an ombre pink rose and blue color.