371 Facts About Venus Williams

Venus Williams is widely regarded as one of the all-time greats of the sport.

In 2000 and 2001, Venus Williams claimed the Wimbledon and US Open titles, as well as Olympic singles gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Venus Williams first reached the singles world No 1 ranking on 25 February 2002, becoming the first African American woman to do so in the Open era, and the second of all-time after Althea Gibson.

Venus Williams reached four consecutive major finals between 2002 and 2003, but lost each time to Serena.

Venus Williams then suffered from injuries, winning just one major title between 2003 and 2006.

Venus Williams returned to form starting in 2007, when she won Wimbledon.

Venus Williams became the world No 1 in doubles for the first time on June 7,2010, alongside Serena, after the pair completed a non-calendar-year Grand Slam at the French Open.

Venus Williams has won two mixed doubles major titles, both in 1998.

The Venus Williams sisters are credited with ushering in a new era of power and athleticism on the women's professional tennis tour.

Venus Williams is one of only two active players to have reached the singles finals of all four majors, along with Serena.

Venus Williams was twice the season prize money leader, and ranks second behind Serena in all-time career prize money winnings, having earned over US$42 million as of March 2022.

Venus Williams was born in Lynwood, California, to Richard Venus Williams and Oracene Price.

Venus Williams's talents were apparent at the age of seven when a professional local tennis player named Tony Chesta spotted Williams and quickly identified her potential in the sport.

The Venus Williams family moved from Compton, California, to West Palm Beach, Florida, when she was thirteen, so that she and her sister Serena could attend the tennis academy of Rick Macci, who took notice of the sisters and who would provide additional coaching.

Venus Williams did not always agree with Williams' father but respected that "he treated his daughters like kids, allowed them to be little girls".

Richard stopped sending his daughters to national junior tennis tournaments when Venus Williams was eleven, since he wanted them to take it slowly and focus on schoolwork.

Venus Williams possesses powerful groundstrokes on both sides, and is capable of hitting both her forehand and backhand flat, and with topspin.

Venus Williams is adept at hitting her backhand with slice to slow down rallies and disrupt pace within rallies.

Venus Williams's serve is powerful, allowing her to serve numerous aces in any match.

Venus Williams possesses effective kick and slice serves, which she deploys as second serves, preventing opponents from scoring free points.

Venus Williams has a repertoire of shots to perform at the net, which leads to many won points.

Venus Williams relies on defense infrequently, rarely hitting drop shots and lobs, as her exceptional speed and court coverage allow her to hit with assertive power and strength from frequently defensive positions.

Venus Williams has been noted for her elegant style of play, and she prefers to play on fast grass, hard, and carpet courts.

Venus Williams turned professional on October 31,1994, at the age of 14.

In 1995, Venus Williams played three more events as a wildcard, falling in the first round of the tournaments in Los Angeles and Toronto but reaching the quarterfinals in Oakland, defeating No 18 Amy Frazier in the second round for her first win over a top-20 ranked player, before losing to Magdalena Maleeva.

Venus Williams played five events in 1996, falling in the first round four times but reaching the third round in Los Angeles, before losing to No 1 Steffi Graf.

Venus Williams played 15 tour events in 1997, including five Tier I tournaments.

Venus Williams then lost in the quarterfinals to No 8, Lindsay Davenport, in a third set tiebreak.

Venus Williams's ranking broke into the top 100 on April 14,1997.

Venus Williams made her debut in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament at the French Open, reaching the second round before losing to Nathalie Tauziat.

Venus Williams then lost in the first round of Wimbledon to Magdalena Grzybowska.

Venus Williams was the first woman since Pam Shriver in 1978 to reach a US Open singles final on her first attempt and was the first unseeded US Open women's singles finalist since 1958.

Venus Williams eventually lost in the quarterfinals to No 3 Davenport.

Three weeks later, Venus Williams defeated No 2 Davenport for the first time in the semifinals of the Cellular South Cup in Oklahoma City.

Venus Williams then defeated Joannette Kruger in the final to win the first singles title of her career.

Venus Williams played only one tournament on clay before the 1998 French Open.

Venus Williams lost again to Hingis in the quarterfinals of the French Open.

Venus Williams lost her first match at the Eastbourne International on grass, before losing to No 3 and eventual champion, Jana Novotna, in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon.

Venus Williams played three tournaments during the North American 1998 summer hardcourt season.

Venus Williams reached her fifth final of the year at the Stanford Classic in California, defeating No 6 Monica Seles in the semifinals before losing to No 1 Davenport.

At the US Open, Venus Williams defeated fourth-seeded Sanchez Vicario in the quarterfinals before losing to second seeded and eventual champion Davenport in the semifinals.

Venus Williams lost in the second round of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Filderstadt, before losing in the final of the Tier I Swisscom Challenge in Zurich to No 1 Davenport and the semifinals of the Tier I Kremlin Cup in Moscow to Pierce.

Venus Williams had earned enough points during the year to participate in the year-ending WTA Tour Championships but withdrew from the tournament because of tendonitis in her knee.

In 1998, Venus Williams teamed with Justin Gimelstob to win the mixed doubles titles at the Australian Open and the French Open.

Venus Williams won the first two women's doubles titles of her career, in Oklahoma City and Zurich.

Venus Williams started the 1999 tour in Australia, where she lost to No 10 Steffi Graf in the quarterfinals of the Sydney International and No 1 Davenport in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open.

Venus Williams defeated Novotna and Graf to reach the final in Key Biscayne, where she defeated her sister in three sets in the first final on the WTA Tour to be contested by two sisters.

Venus Williams lost her first match at the Amelia Island Championships in Florida.

Venus Williams then won the Tier I Italian Open in Rome, defeating No 1 Hingis in the semifinals and No 8 Pierce in the final.

Venus Williams teamed with Serena Venus Williams to win the women's doubles title at this event, the first Grand Slam title the pair won together.

At Wimbledon, Venus Williams defeated No 17 Anna Kournikova in the fourth round to reach the quarterfinals for the second consecutive year, where she lost to eventual runner-up Graf.

Venus Williams rebounded in the summer when she won two Fed Cup matches against Italy and lost in the final of the Stanford Classic to No 1 Davenport.

One week later, Venus Williams defeated Davenport in the semifinals of the San Diego Classic, before losing to No 2 Hingis in the final.

At the Grand Slam Cup in Munich, Venus Williams defeated Hingis in the semifinals before losing to her sister Serena for the first time in the final.

Venus Williams won her sixth title of the year at the Tier I event in Zurich, defeating No 1 Hingis in the final.

In 2000, Venus Williams missed the first five months of the year with tendinitis in both wrists.

Venus Williams returned to the tour during the European clay court season.

Venus Williams lost in the quarterfinals of the Betty Barclay Cup in Hamburg to Amanda Coetzer and in the third round of the Tier I Italian Open in Rome to Jelena Dokic.

Venus Williams won her first four matches in Paris without losing a set before losing in the quarterfinals to eighth-seeded and former champion Arantxa Sanchez, in three sets.

Venus Williams then won 35 consecutive singles matches and six tournaments.

Venus Williams won her first Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon, defeating No 1, Martina Hingis, in the quarterfinals, sister Serena in the semifinal and defending champion, Lindsay Davenport, in the final.

Venus Williams teamed with her sister Serena to win the women's doubles title at this event.

Venus Williams won three Tier II events during the North American summer hardcourt season, defeating Davenport in the final of the Silicon Valley Classic in Stanford and Monica Seles in the finals of both the San Diego Classic in and the Pilot Pen Tennis championships in New Haven.

At the US Open, Venus Williams defeated No 1 Hingis in the semifinals and No 2 Davenport in the final.

Venus Williams won the gold medal in women's doubles with her younger sister Serena.

Venus Williams did not play a tournament the rest of the year because of anemia.

Venus Williams finished the year ranked No 3 and with six singles titles.

In 2001, Venus Williams reached the semifinals of the Australian Open for the first time, where she lost to No 1 Hingis.

However, Venus Williams teamed with her sister to win the doubles title at the event, completing a Career Golden Slam in women's doubles for the pair.

Venus Williams reached the semifinals of the Tier I Tennis Masters Series tournament in Indian Wells, where she controversially defaulted her match with her sister just before the match started.

Venus Williams had been suffering from knee tendinitis throughout the tournament and eventually this prevented her from playing.

Serena Venus Williams was booed during the final with Kim Clijsters and during the trophy presentation.

Venus Williams rebounded from the Indian Wells 'boycott' controversy to win the next tournament on the tour calendar, the Tier I Key Biscayne Open.

Venus Williams defeated Hingis in the semifinals and No 4 Jennifer Capriati in the final, after saving eight championship points.

Venus Williams won the US Open singles title for the second consecutive year, without dropping a set.

Venus Williams played her sister Serena in the final, which was the first Grand Slam singles final contested by two sisters during the open era.

Venus Williams won the match and her fourth Grand Slam singles title.

Venus Williams became only the sixth woman in history to win the singles titles at both Wimbledon and the US Open in consecutive years, the others being Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, Althea Gibson, Maureen Connolly Brinker, and Helen Wills Moody.

Venus Williams began 2002 by winning the Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts in Gold Coast, defeating Henin in the final.

Venus Williams then went on to win the Open Gaz de France in Paris when Jelena Dokic withdrew from the final, and the Proximus Diamond Games in Antwerp, defeating Henin in the final.

Venus Williams was the first African-American woman ever to hold the ranking.

Venus Williams held it for just three weeks before surrendering it back to Capriati.

Venus Williams failed to defend her title in Miami, after losing in the semifinals to her sister Serena.

Venus Williams replaced Capriati as the No 1 as a result of reaching the final.

The Venus Williams sisters teamed up to win the women's doubles title at the event, their fifth major women's doubles title together.

Venus Williams won the titles in San Diego and New Haven for the third consecutive year, defeating Davenport and Dokic to win the former and defeating Davenport in the final of the latter.

At the US Open, Venus Williams defeated Seles in the quarterfinals and Amelie Mauresmo in three sets to make the final.

Venus Williams reached the semifinals at the year-ending Tour Championships after defeating Seles in the quarterfinals, but she then was forced to retire against Clijsters due to injury.

Venus Williams finished the year ranked No 2 having won seven titles, her best showing in both respects of her career.

Venus Williams started 2003 by defeating fifth seed Justine Henin to make the final of the Australian Open for the first time.

Venus and Serena Williams teamed to win the women's doubles title at the event, their sixth Grand Slam title in women's doubles.

Venus Williams then suffered her earliest exit at a Grand Slam tournament in two years when she lost in the fourth round of the French Open to Vera Zvonareva.

Venus Williams defeated former champion Lindsay Davenport in the quarterfinals and Kim Clijsters in the semifinals to advance to her fourth consecutive Wimbledon final, where she lost again to sister Serena.

In 2004, Venus Williams came back to the tour suffering inconsistent results.

Venus Williams then lost in the quarterfinals of her next three tournaments.

Venus Williams began to find her form at the beginning of the clay-court season.

At the Tier I Family Circle Cup in Charleston, Venus Williams defeated Conchita Martinez in the final to win her first title in over a year and the second Tier I title on clay of her career.

Venus Williams then won in Warsaw, defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final, before reaching the final of the Tier I German Open in Berlin.

Venus Williams then withdrew from that match against Mauresmo due to injury.

In Wimbledon, Venus Williams lost a controversial second-round match to Croatian Karolina Sprem.

Venus Williams then won three very close matches against Petra Mandula, Shikha Uberoi and Chanda Rubin to make the fourth round of the US Open where she lost to Davenport, the first time she had ever lost at the US Open prior to the semifinals.

Venus Williams completed the year by losing in the quarterfinals of three indoor tournaments in the fall, a period that included defeat in her first meeting with 17-year-old Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova at the Zurich Open.

Venus Williams finished the year as No 9 and did not qualify for the year-ending WTA Tour Championships.

In 2005, Venus Williams started the year by losing in the fourth round of the Australian Open to Alicia Molik.

Venus Williams then reached the final in Antwerp, defeating Clijsters and Myskina en route.

Venus Williams went on to lose in the semifinals to No 3 Sharapova.

Venus Williams reached her fourth final of the year in Stanford, where she lost to Clijsters.

At the US Open, Venus Williams achieved her second consecutive win over sister Serena in the fourth round, but then lost in the quarterfinals to eventual champion Kim Clijsters.

Venus Williams did not qualify for the year-ending Tour Championships because of an injury sustained during the China Open.

In 2006, Venus Williams was upset in the first round of the Australian Open by Tsvetana Pironkova, which was her earliest loss ever at that tournament.

Venus Williams completed the clay-court season by reaching the quarterfinals of the French Open, where she lost to Nicole Vaidisova.

Venus Williams was the defending champion and one of the favorites to win the singles title at Wimbledon.

Venus Williams did not play in the US Open Series or the US Open itself due to the wrist injury.

Venus Williams finished the season as No 46, her lowest finish since she began to play on the WTA Tour full-time in 1997.

Venus Williams withdrew from the 2007 Australian Open, the second consecutive Grand Slam that she had missed due to her recurring wrist injury.

Venus Williams returned in February at the Cellular South Cup in Memphis, defeating top-seeded Shahar Pe'er in the final, her first singles title since her victory at Wimbledon in 2005.

At the beginning of the clay-court season, Venus Williams reached the semifinals of the Tier I Charleston Open, where she lost to Jankovic on a third set tiebreak.

Venus Williams lost to fourth seed Jankovic in the third round of the French Open, her third consecutive loss to Jankovic.

Venus Williams was ranked No 31 going into Wimbledon and was seeded 23rd at the tournament due to her previous results at Wimbledon.

Venus Williams thus became only the fourth woman in the open era to win Wimbledon at least four times, along with Billie Jean King, Martina Navratilova and Steffi Graf.

Venus Williams became the lowest-seeded Wimbledon champion in history, breaking the record she herself set in 2005.

Venus Williams returned to the top 20 as a result of the win.

The tournament resulted in Venus Williams's ranking moving up to No 9.

Venus Williams then won her third title of the year at the Korea Open in Seoul, defeating Maria Kirilenko in the final, before then losing in the final of the Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo to Virginie Razzano.

Venus Williams had earned enough points during the year to qualify for the year-ending WTA Championships in Madrid; however, she withdrew because of continuing problems with anemia.

Venus Williams finished the year as No 8 with three titles, her best performance in both respects since 2002, and a winning percentage of 83 percent.

In 2008, as the eighth seed at the Australian Open, Venus Williams reached the quarterfinals for the first time since 2003.

Williams made her first semifinal of the year at the Bangalore Open in India, where she met sister Serena for the first time since 2005 with Serena Williams winning despite Venus Williams holding a match point in the third set tie break.

Venus Williams missed two tournaments at the beginning of the clay-court season due to undisclosed medical problems.

At the French Open, Venus Williams was seeded eighth but was eliminated by 26th-seeded Italian Flavia Pennetta in the third round.

Venus Williams was the defending champion and seventh-seeded player at Wimbledon.

Venus Williams then won her fifth Wimbledon singles title, and seventh Grand Slam singles title overall, by beating sister Serena in straight sets.

Venus and Serena Williams then teamed to win the women's doubles title, their first Grand Slam doubles title together since 2003.

Venus Williams lost in the quarterfinals of the Beijing Olympics to Li Na.

Venus Williams did earn a gold medal along with her sister Serena in women's doubles, their second gold medal as a team, having won together at the Sydney Olympics in 2000.

Venus Williams ended the year ranked No 6 with three titles and a winning percentage of 78 percent.

The latter win meant that Venus Williams led the head-to-head in career matches with her sister for the first time since 2002.

Venus Williams went on to defeat Virginie Razzano in the final.

Venus Williams won another title the following week at the Abierto Mexicano in Acapulco defeating Pennetta in the final.

On European clay, Venus Williams reached the semifinals in Rome before losing to No 1 Safina.

The Venus Williams sisters teamed up to win the doubles tournament for the fourth time.

In Stanford, Venus Williams defeated Maria Sharapova and Elena Dementieva to advance to the finals, where she would lose to Marion Bartoli.

At the US Open, as the third seed, Venus Williams made it to the fourth round, before losing to Kim Clijsters in three sets.

Venus Williams then teamed up with Serena Venus Williams to play doubles at the open, where they won the title over defending champions and No 1s in doubles, Cara Black and Liezel Huber, claiming their third major doubles title in 2009.

Venus Williams was in the maroon group which includes her sister Serena Williams, along with Elena Dementieva and Svetlana Kuznetsova.

Venus Williams lost her first match against Dementieva, and her second match against her sister Serena- both in straight sets, after taking the first set.

In doubles, Venus Williams teamed with her sister as the second seeds.

Venus Williams finished 2009 ranked No 6 in singles and No 3 in doubles with Serena Venus Williams, in spite of them playing only six events together that year.

Venus Williams played at the Australian Open as the sixth seed.

Venus Williams defeated 17th-seeded Francesca Schiavone in the fourth round.

Venus Williams was two points from defeating 16th-seeded Li Na in the quarterfinals before losing in three sets.

Venus Williams went onto the clay courts at the Mexican Open in Acapulco, where she was the defending champion.

Venus Williams defeated No 9, Agnieszka Radwanska, in the quarterfinals and No 13, Marion Bartoli, in the semifinals to reach her third straight WTA Tour final and fourth Miami Open final.

Venus Williams was defeated by Kim Clijsters in the final in just 58 minutes, ending her 15-match winning streak.

Venus Williams returned to the tour at the Premier 5 Italian Open in Rome.

Venus Williams suffered the worst defeat of her career in the quarterfinals, losing to No 4 Jelena Jankovic.

Venus Williams played doubles with Serena as the top seeds.

Venus Williams was the defending champion in doubles with her sister Serena, having won the tournament in the previous two years.

Venus Williams then missed all tournaments in the US Open Series because of a left knee injury but still participated at the US Open as the third seed.

Venus Williams won three matches to move into the fourth round.

Venus Williams became one of only two women in 2010 to reach at least the fourth round at all four Grand Slam singles tournaments.

Venus Williams then defeated Pe'er and French Open champion Schiavone en route to her eighth US Open semifinal, against defending champion Clijsters.

Venus Williams ended the year ranked fifth in singles, the first time she ended a year in the top five since 2002, while playing only nine tournaments.

Venus Williams began the year at the final edition of Hong Kong Tennis Classic exhibition event.

Venus Williams lost both her singles matches against Vera Zvonareva and Li Na, but she helped Team America to win the silver group.

At the Australian Open, Venus Williams retired in the second game of her third round match against Andrea Petkovic after sustaining a hip muscle injury in her second round.

The injury forced Venus Williams to pull out of the Fed Cup quarterfinal against Belgium, the Dubai Tennis Championships, and the Mexican Open, where she was the two-time defending champion in both tournaments.

Venus Williams subsequently withdrew from the Miami Open causing her ranking to drop to No 15.

Venus Williams missed the clay court season which caused her ranking to drop to No 29.

Venus Williams then made her first appearance since the Australian Open in Eastbourne.

Venus Williams was seeded 23rd at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships.

Venus Williams played for nearly three hours in her second round match against Japanese veteran Kimiko Date-Krumm, winning in three tough sets.

Venus Williams then defeated Spaniard Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez in the third round, but was defeated by Bulgarian 32nd seed Tsvetana Pironkova in the fourth round.

Unseeded at the US Open, Venus Williams defeated Vesna Dolonts in the first round.

Venus Williams was scheduled to meet 22nd seed Sabine Lisicki in the second round, but withdrew before the match began after being diagnosed with Sjogren syndrome, an autoimmune disease which causes fatigue and muscle and joint pain.

Venus Williams played against sister Serena in Colombia, which she won in straight sets.

Venus Williams lost both her singles tie-break matches but won the doubles pairing with her sister.

Venus Williams played her third exhibition tournament in Barbados where she lost to Victoria Azarenka.

Venus Williams was scheduled to play in Auckland in preparation for the Australian Open.

Venus Williams was granted wildcards to participate in the Miami and Charleston tournaments.

Venus Williams was granted wildcards to participate in Madrid and Rome.

Venus Williams lost in the quarterfinals, in straight sets, to the No 2, defending and eventual champion, Maria Sharapova.

Venus Williams lost in the second round of the French Open to Agnieszka Radwanska, in straight sets.

At Wimbledon, Venus Williams was unseeded for the first time since 1997.

Venus Williams lost to Elena Vesnina in the first round in straight sets.

Venus Williams fared better in her return to doubles competition where she played alongside her sister Serena.

The Venus Williams sisters claimed their fifth Wimbledon doubles title after defeating sixth-seeds Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka in straight sets in the final, on the same day Serena Venus Williams won her fifth Wimbledon singles title.

Venus Williams's next stop was the 2012 London Olympics which was held at the All England Club, Wimbledon.

Venus Williams entered the women's singles and women's doubles events, partnering with sister Serena in doubles.

In singles, Venus Williams defeated Sara Errani and Aleksandra Wozniak in convincing fashion to reach the third round where she faced Angelique Kerber.

Venus Williams lost to Kerber in two tiebreaks despite having three set points and leading in the tiebreak in the first set.

In doubles, the unseeded Venus Williams sisters advanced to the final, which was a repeat of their final at Wimbledon against Hlavackova and Hradecka.

Venus Williams defeated her first two opponents, Maria Kirilenko and Chanelle Scheepers, in three tight sets before crushing eighth seed Sara Errani in the third round.

Venus Williams's semifinal run brought her ranking back within the top 50 for the first time in almost a year.

At the US Open, Venus Williams lost in a second-round match against Angelique Kerber in three sets, despite having a lead in the third set.

Venus Williams won her 44th WTA career title and her first title in over two and half years at the Luxembourg Open, where she defeated Monica Niculescu in straight sets.

Venus Williams beat Chanelle Scheepers and, with John Isner, they comfortably defeated the South African pair Scheepers and Kevin Anderson.

Venus Williams beat Galina Voskoboeva and Alize Cornet before losing to the second seed, Maria Sharapova.

Venus Williams defeated Mirjana Lucic-Baroni in the first round, Garbine Muguruza in the second round and Magdalena Rybarikova during the quarterfinals.

Venus Williams retired from the Miami Open in the third round due to a lower back injury.

One week after Miami, Venus Williams participated in Charleston as the fifth seed.

Venus Williams reached the semifinals, after playing both her third round and quarterfinals matches on the same day, where she lost to her sister Serena in two sets in the sisters' first meeting since the 2009 WTA Tour Championships.

Venus Williams then played at the 2013 French Open where she lost to Urszula Radwanska in the first round.

Venus Williams was entered in doubles with her sister Serena but pulled out just before their first-round match.

Venus Williams pulled out of the 2013 Wimbledon Championships due to a back injury.

Venus Williams pulled an upset in the first round by defeating 12th seed Kirsten Flipkens in a rematch of the Roger's Cup first round.

Venus Williams was defeated by Zheng Jie in three sets.

Venus Williams defeated Mona Barthel in the first round, and upset the top-seeded and No 2-ranked Victoria Azarenka in the second round.

Venus Williams subsequently played at the 2013 China Open in Beijing where she played singles and doubles.

Venus Williams lost her second round match in singles losing to Sabine Lisicki and she lost her first round match in doubles despite having two match points.

Venus Williams started her official tennis season as No 47 in Auckland, where she finished runner-up to Ana Ivanovic.

Venus Williams next participated, unseeded, at the Australian Open where she lost in the first round to No 23 Ekaterina Makarova in three sets.

Venus Williams then entered the Dubai Tennis Championships where she defeated five top-40 players to win her biggest title since the Madrid Open in 2010 and, at 33 years and 8 months of age, became the seventh-oldest woman to win a WTA singles title.

At the Italian Open, Venus Williams failed to force three sets in a loss for the first time that year, falling in two sets to Carla Suarez Navarro.

At the French Open, Venus Williams was upset by No 56 Anna Karolina Schmiedlova in three sets.

Venus Williams then lost in the third round of Wimbledon to eventual champion Petra Kvitova in a classic and much-praised encounter that saw 34 holds of serve and only two breaks.

Venus Williams was the only player to take a set against Kvitova in the tournament.

Venus Williams played her first tournament of the 2014 US Open Series at the Standord Classic, where she is a two-time former champion.

At the Rogers Cup, Venus Williams defeated No 24 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in three sets, scoring her first victory at that tournament on her fifth attempt.

Venus Williams defeated No 7 Angelique Kerber in the third round in a three-set thriller described by one of the commentators as "quite simply one of the matches of the 2014 season so far on the WTA".

Venus Williams produced yet another upset in three sets against Suarez Navarro to advance to the semifinals, where she defeated younger sister and No 1 Serena Venus Williams in the pair's 25th meeting.

Venus Williams lost the championship match to No 5 Agnieszka Radwanska.

At her final tournament before the US Open, Venus Williams lost in a tight three-setter to No 17, Lucie Safarova, in the first round at the Cincinnati Open.

At the US Open Venus Williams made it to the third round for the first time since 2010 and was two points away from moving into the Round of 16 before ultimately going down to 13th-seeded Sara Errani for the first time in four meetings.

Venus Williams defeated Hradecka in a 2-hour, 13-minute match in three sets.

Venus Williams then played at the Wuhan Open, where she lost in the first round to Caroline Garcia despite having held a match point.

Venus Williams ended the year ranked No 19 in singles, the first finish since 2010 inside the top 20.

Venus Williams joined the Bangalore Raptors team in 2014 for the first edition of Champions Tennis League India.

Venus Williams started off her season at the Auckland Open, where she won her 46th career singles title by defeating Caroline Wozniacki in three sets in the final.

Venus Williams defeated Camila Giorgi in the third round having to recover from a set and break down to reach the second week of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since the 2011 Wimbledon Championships and then overturned a three-match losing streak to Agnieszka Radwanska before losing to Madison Keys after being up a break in the deciding set.

Venus Williams had her 16-match winning streak at the Dubai Tennis Championships ended by Lucie Safarova in the third round.

Venus Williams ended up losing in three sets to Victoria Azarenka.

Venus Williams competed at the Miami Open, where she won against Samantha Stosur in the third round and Caroline Wozniacki in the fourth round.

Venus Williams began her clay-court season at the Madrid Open where she lost in the first round to Victoria Azarenka in straight sets.

Venus Williams made it to the third round of the Italian Open, before losing to Simona Halep.

Venus Williams failed to win her opening match at the French Open, where she lost in straight sets to Sloane Stephens.

Venus Williams did not attend her mandatory post-match press conference and was fined $3000.

Venus Williams then played at Wimbledon, winning her first three rounds in straight sets.

Venus Williams then lost to her sister, Serena, in the fourth round in straight sets.

Venus Williams then played at the Istanbul Cup where she lost in the first round to qualifier Kateryna Bondarenko.

Venus Williams began her US Open series at the Rogers Cup, where she was a finalist last year.

Venus Williams lost in the first round to Sabine Lisicki.

Venus Williams's loss pushed her outside of the top 20.

Venus Williams made it to the second round and was set to play Ana Ivanovic, before she withdrew due to a virus.

Venus Williams was seeded 23rd for the US Open and played Monica Puig in the first round.

Venus Williams defeated 12th seed Belinda Bencic and qualifier Anett Kontaveit in straight sets in the third and fourth rounds, respectively.

Venus Williams played her sister Serena in the quarterfinals in their fifth meeting at the US Open and their 27th meeting overall.

Venus Williams scored her fifth top 10 win of the season by defeating No 7, Agnieszka Radwanska, in the first round of the Wuhan Open.

Venus Williams then beat qualifier Julia Gorges in the second round for her 700th career win.

Venus Williams landed another top 10 victory by winning against No 10 Suarez Navarro in the third round.

Venus Williams defeated both Johanna Konta and Roberta Vinci in three sets to move into the championship match where she won her biggest title in more than five years when her opponent, No 8 Garbine Muguruza, retired while trailing a set and a double break.

The next week Venus Williams lost to Ana Ivanovic in the second round of the China Open.

Venus Williams made it to the semifinals of the Hong Kong Open where she lost in a tight two-setter to eventual champion Jelena Jankovic.

Venus Williams defeated Madison Keys in her first round-robin match in three sets.

Venus Williams captured the first WTA Elite Trophy, her third WTA title of the season and 48th title of her career by defeating Karolina Pliskova, in the final.

Venus Williams re-entered the top ten for the first time since 2011 and ended the year at No 7 in the WTA rankings.

Venus Williams was the 10th most popular player of the year according to the WTA's website and received the WTA Comeback Player of the Year award.

Venus Williams then entered the Auckland Open, where she was the No 1 seed and defending champion, and lost in the first round to 18-year-old Daria Kasatkina.

Venus Williams defeated Misaki Doi in the final, earning her 49th career title.

Venus Williams returned to Indian Wells for the first time in 15 years after boycotting the tournament in 2001, but lost in the second round to Kurumi Nara.

Venus Williams began the clay-court season with a win over Alison Riske at the Charleston Open, before losing to Yulia Putintseva in the third round in three tight sets.

Venus Williams was scheduled to begin her clay-court season at the Madrid Open but withdrew due to a hamstring injury.

Venus Williams recorded the 200th loss of her career against 8th-seeded Timea Bacsinszky, who won in straight sets.

Venus Williams won her first Grand Slam doubles match with sister Serena Williams since the 2014 US Open.

At the Wimbledon Championships, Venus Williams reached the third round of the championships where she overcame the 29th seed, Daria Kasatkina, in a 2-hour, 42-minute marathon.

Venus Williams began her US Open Series at the Stanford Classic, where she was the No 1 seed.

Venus Williams defeated Magda Linette in the second round and compatriots Catherine Bellis and Alison Riske in the quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively, to reach her eighth final in Stanford.

Venus Williams fell to Madison Keys in the third round in three sets.

Venus Williams failed to medal in her singles and doubles events at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, falling in the first round in both events, marking her worst exits of her Olympic career.

Venus Williams entered the mixed doubles event with Rajeev Ram, defeating the Netherlands in the first round after saving match point.

At the US Open, Venus Williams broke the record for the most Grand Slam appearances, surpassing Amy Frazier's record of 71.

Venus Williams won her first three-round matches respectively against Kateryna Kozlova, Julia Gorges and the 26th seed Laura Siegemund.

Venus Williams lost in the fourth round to 10th seed Karolina Pliskova after failing to convert match point.

Venus Williams failed to defend her title in Wuhan, falling in the third round to ninth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova.

Venus Williams began her 2017 season at Auckland, winning her opening match against local wildcard Jade Lewis before withdrawing due to a right arm pain.

Venus Williams defeated 24th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova for her 50th win at the Australian Open, the first time Williams won a quarterfinal match in Melbourne since defeating Daniela Hantuchova in 2003.

At the Indian Wells Open, Venus Williams came back from a set down and saved three match points in the second round to defeat Jelena Jankovic, tying their head-to-head record at seven-all.

Venus Williams defeated Lucie Safarova and qualifier Peng Shuai in the third and fourth rounds respectively, avenging her previous losses to both players.

Venus Williams lost to the eventual champion, Elena Vesnina, in the quarterfinals.

Venus Williams defeated No 1 Angelique Kerber in the quarterfinals, becoming the oldest player to beat a current No 1.

Venus Williams lost for a third consecutive time to eventual champion Johanna Konta in straight sets in her first semifinal in Miami since 2010.

Venus Williams defeated No 6 Johanna Konta in the third round, but lost in her first quarterfinal in Rome since 2012 to Garbine Muguruza in three sets.

Venus Williams defeated Wang Qiang, Kurumi Nara and Elise Mertens in the first three rounds of the French Open before again losing to Bacsinszky in the fourth round, this time in three sets.

Venus Williams defeated Elise Mertens, Wang Qiang, Naomi Osaka and Ana Konjuh to reach the quarterfinals for the 13th time in her career, where she defeated the 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko in straight sets.

Venus Williams lost the final in straight sets to Garbine Muguruza.

Venus Williams gained the No 9 ranking by reaching the final, her second appearance in the top 10 in 2017; she had briefly returned to the top 10 in 2017 by virtue of beating Angelique Kerber in Miami.

Venus Williams began her play in the US Open Series at the Canadian Open.

Venus Williams defeated qualifier Irina-Camelia Begu in three sets and Katerina Siniakova in straight sets before losing to fifth seed and eventual champion Elina Svitolina in the third round.

The next week, Venus Williams competed in Cincinnati and defeated Alison Riske in the first round before losing to Ashleigh Barty in the second round.

Barty was the first person to have defeated Venus Williams and fail to reach at least the semifinals of the event in which they had defeated her in 2017.

At the 2017 US Open, Venus Williams defeated Viktoria Kuzmova, Oceane Dodin, and Maria Sakkari to reach the fourth round.

Venus Williams reached the second week of all majors in a single season for the first time since 2010, and reached the second week of seven consecutive Grand Slam tournaments, the longest streak among WTA players at that time.

Venus Williams guaranteed her return to the top five in the WTA rankings at the conclusion of the tournament for the first time since January 2011.

Venus Williams then lost in three sets to fellow American and eventual champion Sloane Stephens in her first US Open semifinal since 2010.

At the WTA Finals, Venus Williams was placed in the White Group with Karolina Pliskova, Garbine Muguruza and Jelena Ostapenko.

Venus Williams defeated Muguruza in straight sets to progress to the semifinals, avenging her loss to the Spaniard in the Wimbledon final.

Venus Williams then defeated Caroline Garcia in three sets to advance to her first final at the year-end championships since 2009, where she finished runner-up to sister Serena Venus Williams.

Venus Williams finished the year ranked No 5 and topped the prize money list for this year.

Venus Williams began her 2018 season at the Sydney International, where she was the second seed and received a first-round bye.

Venus Williams competed in the Fed Cup quarterfinals against the Dutch team.

Venus Williams won both her singles matches in straight sets against Arantxa Rus and Richel Hogenkamp to send the United States into the semifinals.

Venus Williams played her career 1000th match and earned her 20th Fed Cup singles win.

Venus Williams then defeated Anastasija Sevastova in the fourth round and Suarez Navarro in the quarterfinals, both in straight sets.

Venus Williams then fell to Daria Kasatkina in a close three set match in the semifinals.

Venus Williams subsequently knocked out defending champion Johanna Konta in the fourth round, before falling rather unexpectedly to her compatriot and qualifier Danielle Collins in the quarterfinals.

Venus Williams began her clay court season at the Madrid Open where she lost to Anett Kontaveit in the first round.

Venus Williams lost to Kontaveit again in the third round.

Venus Williams played doubles with compatriot Madison Keys, but the team withdrew after winning their first round match with Keys sustaining an injury.

Venus Williams lost to Wang Qiang in the first round of the French Open, marking the first time she has lost in the first round of consecutive Grand Slam events.

Venus Williams reached the third round in doubles with Serena, losing to third seeds Klepac and Martinez Sanchez.

The defending finalist at the Wimbledon, Venus Williams defeated Johanna Larsson and Alexandra Dulgheru in the first and second rounds respectively, before losing to Kiki Bertens in the third round.

Venus Williams began her US Open Series at the Silicon Valley Classic after accepting a wildcard, defeating Heather Watson in the second round, before losing in the quarterfinals to eventual finalist Maria Sakkari.

Venus Williams won her opening two rounds at the Rogers Cup before losing to the then-world No 1, Simona Halep, hampered by a right knee injury.

Venus Williams was scheduled to finish her season at the Luxembourg Open, but pulled out due to a knee injury.

Venus Williams parted ways with her long-time coach David Witt at the end of the 2018 season.

Venus Williams began her 2019 season with an exhibition match against Serena at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship, which she won in the match tiebreak.

Venus Williams then played in the ASB Classic in Auckland, where she was seeded sixth.

Venus Williams defeated Victoria Azarenka and Lauren Davis, before losing in the quarterfinals to Bianca Andreescu in three sets.

Unseeded at the Australian Open, Venus Williams defeated Mihaela Buzarnescu and Alize Cornet, both in three sets, to set up a meeting with the topseeded Simona Halep in the third round.

Venus Williams then defeated Christina McHale and Mona Barthel to advance to her third straight Indian Wells quarterfinal, where she lost to the eighth seed and eventual runner-up, Angelique Kerber.

Venus Williams started her clay-court season as a wildcard at the Italian Open where she defeated Elise Mertens in a third set tiebreak to set up a second round match with her sister Serena.

Venus Williams then fell to eventual runner-up Johanna Konta in the third round in straight sets.

Venus Williams subsequently fell to the ninth seed, Elina Svitolina, in the French Open first round, her second year in a row failing to win a match at the French Open.

Venus Williams defeated Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the first round to set up a meeting with Wang Qiang, which Williams won to reach the quarterfinals, where she lost to eventual champion and new world No 1, Ashleigh Barty.

However, thanks to this run, Venus Williams returned to the top 50 in the rankings.

Venus Williams accepted a wildcard to play doubles with Harriet Dart, losing in the first round in a match tiebreak.

Venus Williams entered the mixed doubles with Frances Tiafoe and they lost in the second round.

Venus Williams fell in the first round of the Silicon Valley Classic and the Rogers Cup to Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Carla Suarez Navarro, respectively.

Venus Williams then came back from a set down against Donna Vekic to advance to her fourth quarterfinal of 2019, where she fell to eventual champion Madison Keys.

Venus Williams next played at the US Open where she lost just one game against Zheng Saisai before falling to eventual semi-finalist Elina Svitolina in the second round.

Venus Williams accepted a wildcard to play the Wuhan Open, where she lost in the first round to Danielle Collins.

Venus Williams's season ended with a first round loss to eventual champion Rebecca Peterson at the Tianjin Open.

Venus Williams was scheduled to start her 2020 season at the Brisbane International but withdrew before the tournament began.

At the Australian Open, Venus Williams was beaten by Coco Gauff in the first round.

At the Mexican Open, where she was the fifth seed, Venus Williams was beaten by qualifier Kaja Juvan.

At the US Open, Venus Williams lost in straight sets against WTA No 26, Karolina Muchova, in the first round.

Venus Williams travelled to Italian Open, the week after the US Open to join the rescheduled clay court swing.

At the French Open, Venus Williams crashed out in straight-sets to Anna Karolina Schmiedlova.

Venus Williams's ranking fell to 78 in the world by the end of the season.

Venus Williams started the 2021 season at the Yarra Valley Classic, where she defeated Arantxa Rus, in straight sets, before losing in straight sets to fourth seed Petra Kvitova.

Venus Williams reached the second round of the Australian Open.

Since then, Venus Williams was on a 5-match losing streak and dropped out of the top 100 in May, before the French Open, to her lowest ranking since 2011.

Venus Williams received a wildcard for the main draw of Wimbledon but she was later upgraded to the main draw as direct entry due to Naomi Osaka's withdrawal.

Venus Williams won her first round match against Mihaela Buzarnescu.

Venus Williams missed the next four Grand Slam tournaments in singles, before receiving a wildcard for the 2022 US Open.

Venus Williams lost in the first round in straight sets to Alison Van Uytvanck.

Venus Williams has played younger sister Serena in 31 professional matches since 1998.

Venus Williams won the match and saved a match point, which makes her only the second woman in the Open Era to save a match point and go on to win a Major final.

In 2005, Venus Williams met with officials from both tournaments, arguing that female tennis players should be paid as much as male tennis players.

Venus Williams herself became the first woman to benefit from the equalization of prize money at Wimbledon, as she won the 2007 tournament and was awarded the same amount as the male winner Roger Federer.

Venus Williams was a personal assistant, confidante, and adviser to her sisters, and her death leaves a void that can never be filled.

On December 13,2007, Venus Williams received her associate degree in fashion design from the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale.

In 2011, Venus Williams was forced to withdraw from the US Open before her second-round match following a Sjogren's syndrome diagnosis.

In 2015, Venus Williams received a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Indiana University East.

Venus Williams began her studies toward the degree in 2011 through a reciprocal agreement between the university and the Women's Tennis Association that allows athletes to play tennis professionally while studying online.

Venus Williams has expressed her desire to earn an MBA in the near future.

Venus Williams has dated golfer Hank Kuehne, who was a visible presence from the time of Wimbledon 2007 until 2010.

Venus Williams dated publishing heir Nicholas Hammond for two years until 2019.

On June 9,2017, Venus Williams was driving in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida when another car collided with her SUV before she cleared the intersection, a crash that killed a 78-year-old man and injured another person in the second vehicle.

Police originally said that Venus Williams was "at fault" for the crash, but on December 21,2017, authorities determined the crash was caused by an unidentified third driver.

Venus Williams is the chief executive officer of her interior design firm V Starr Interiors, located in Jupiter, Florida.

Venus Williams's company designed the set of the Tavis Smiley Show on the Public Broadcasting Service, the Olympic athletes' apartments as part of New York City's failed bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympics, and residences and businesses in the Palm Beach, Florida area.

In 2001, Venus Williams was named among the 30 most powerful women in America by the Ladies Home Journal.

Venus Williams wears outfits from her fashion line on the tennis court.

In June 2009, Venus Williams was named 77th in the Top 100 Most Powerful Celebrities list compiled by Forbes magazine.

In late June 2010, Williams released her first book, Come to Win; On How Sports Can Help You Top Your Profession, which she cowrote with Kelly E Carter.

In 1995, when Venus Williams was 14 years old, she signed an endorsement deal with Reebok and wore the company's apparel and shoes.

Venus Williams has five King Trophies, claiming her first with the Freedoms in 2006 and four trophies with the Kastles in 2011,2012,2014, and 2015.

Venus Williams was named the 2012 WTT Final MVP for her efforts.

At the 2021 Wimbledon Championships, Venus Williams extended her record as the all-time leader, male or female, in Grand Slam tournaments played, with 90.

Venus Williams won four Olympic gold medals and one silver, tying her with Kathleen McKane Godfree for the most Olympic medals won by a tennis player in history.