Venus Williams
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| Country |
 United States |
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| Residence | Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, U.S. |
| Born |
June 17, 1980 Lynwood, California, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 72.5 kg (159.8 lbs) |
| Turned pro | October 31, 1994 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money |
$28,961,235 (2nd in overall earnings) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 632–160 (80.3%) |
| Career titles | 44 (7th in overall rankings) |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (February 25, 2002) |
| Current ranking | No. 37 (January 17, 2014) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | F (2003) |
| French Open | F (2002) |
| Wimbledon | W (2000, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008) |
| US Open | W (2000, 2001) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Championships | W (2008) |
| Olympic Games |
 Gold Medal (2000) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 166–25 |
| Career titles | 21 WTA, 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (June 7, 2010) |
| Current ranking | No. 64 (January 13, 2014) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (2001, 2003, 2009, 2010) |
| French Open | W (1999, 2010) |
| Wimbledon | W (2000, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2012) |
| US Open | W (1999, 2009) |
| Other Doubles tournaments | |
| Championships | SF (2009) |
| Olympic Games |
Gold Medal (2000, 2008, 2012) |
| Mixed Doubles | |
| Career record | 25–6 (80.6%) |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1998) |
| French Open | W (1998) |
| Wimbledon | F (2006) |
| US Open | QF (1998) |
| Team Competitions | |
| Fed Cup | W (1999) |
| Hopman Cup | RR (2013) |
| Last updated on: January 25, 2014. | |
Venus Ebony Starr Williams (born July 17, 1980) is an American professional tennis player who is a former World No. 1 and is ranked World No. 37 in singles as of January 17, 2014. She is an Olympic gold medalist[1] who has won 7 Grand Slam titles.[2] She was ranked World No. 24 as of October 22, 2012 in singles.[3]
Williams is the older sister of fellow former World No. 1 tennis player Serena Williams. The Williams sisters are noted for their power games. Venus holds the record for the fastest serve by a female player in a main draw match (128.8 mph).
Like her sister Serena Williams she is a Jehovah's Witness.[4]
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References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Williams sisters net gold in doubles, beating off Spaniards in final". ESPN. August 17, 2008. Retrieved April 22, 2009.
- ↑ "All-Time Women's Majors Titles". Blueridgenow.com. June 5, 2010. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
- ↑ Chase, Chris (July 15, 2010). "Ranking the top-10 women's tennis players of all time". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
- ↑ www.huffingtonpost.com
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WTA rankings began on November 3, 1975 · (year first held – number of weeks (w)) • current No. 1 in bold, as of 12 August 2018 | |||||
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