Venus Williams

Venus Williams
Country	United States
Residence	Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, U.S.
Born	June 17, 1980 (age 37); 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 ever recorded by a female player in a main draw match (128.8 mph).

Awards[change | change source]

1995

Sports Image Foundation Award for conducting tennis clinics in low-income areas

1997

WTA Newcomer of the Year
September's Olympic Committee Female Athlete

1998

Tennis Magazine's Most Improved Player

2000

WTA Player of the Year
WTA Doubles Team of the Year Award (with Serena Williams)
Sports Illustrated for Women's Sportswoman of the Year
Teen Choice Awards – Extraordinary Achievement Award
Forbes The Celebrity 100 (No.62)
Women's Sports Foundation Sportswoman of the Year for team sports (with Serena Williams)