Venus Williams

Venus Williams

Venus Ebony Star Williams is an American professional tennis player. She has been ranked as the world No. 1 in both women's singles and doubles by the Women's Tennis Association. Williams has won 49 WTA Tour-level singles titles, including seven majors, as well as a gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and the 2008 WTA Tour Championships. She has also won 22 doubles titles, including 14 majors and three Olympic gold medals. Along with her younger sister, Serena, Venus Williams was coached by her parents Oracene Price and Richard Williams. Turning professional in 1994, she reached her first major final as a 17-year-old at the 1997 US Open. In both 2000 and 2001, Williams claimed the Wimbledon and US Open titles, as well as Olympic singles gold at the Sydney Olympics. She first reached the singles world No. 1 ranking on February 25, 2002, becoming the first African-American woman to do so in the Open era, and the second of all time after Althea Gibson.

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• Entity:  Athlete

• Full name:  Venus Ebony Star Williams
• Residence:  Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, Us
• Born:  June 17, 1980, Lynwood, California, Us
• Age:  46 Years
• Height:  6 Ft 1 In
• Turned pro:  October 1994
• Plays:  Right-Handed (Two-Handed Backhand)
• College:  Indiana University East (Bsba)
• Coach(es):  Diego Ayala (2025–Present)
• Prize money:  Us$42,874,504, 4Th All-Time In Earnings
• Career record:  819–281 (74.5%)
• Career titles:  49
• Highest ranking:  No. 1 (February 25, 2002)
• Current ranking:  No. 479 (April 20, 2026)
• Australian Open:  F (2003, 2017)
• French Open:  F (2002)
• Wimbledon:  W (2000, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008)
• US Open:  W (2000, 2001)
• Grand Slam Cup:  W (1998)
• Tour Finals:  W (2008)
• Olympic Games:  W (2000)
• Career record:  186–39 (82.7%)
• Career titles:  22
• Highest ranking:  No. 1 (June 7, 2010)
• Current ranking:  No. 145 (November 24, 2025)
• Australian Open:  W (2001, 2003, 2009, 2010)
• French Open:  W (1999, 2010)
• Wimbledon:  W (2000, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2016)
• US Open:  W (1999, 2009)
• Tour Finals:  Sf (2009)
• Olympic Games:  W (2000, 2008, 2012)
• Career record:  31–11 (73.8%)
• Career titles:  2
• Australian Open:  W (1998)
• French Open:  W (1998)
• Wimbledon:  F (2006)
• US Open:  Qf (1998)
• Olympic Games:  F (2016)
• Fed Cup:  W (1999), Record 21–4
• Hopman Cup:  Rr (2013)
• Born:  17 June 1980
• Wikidata description:  American Tennis Player (Born 1980)
• Wikidata label:  Venus Williams
• Wikidata aliases:  Venus Williams, Venus Ebony Starr Williams

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