Williams is6’1and weighs165pounds. Venus Ebony Starr Williams was produced on June 17, 1980 in Lynwood, California. On February 25, 2002 Williams became the very first black woman to be ranked World No. 1 during the Open Age. Then he determined Venus and her sister, Serena, would be tennis players after seeing the sport on television. Richard started taking the girls to public courts and trained them from early on. When Venus was 9 the family moved to West Palm Beach to help their training. Venus’ dad pulled her out of the junior tour when she was the No. 1 rated under-12 player, with a record of 63-0.
In 1998, Venus won her first top level tournament, defeating No. 1 ranked Hingis in the closing of the Lipton International in Miami. She’d continue to win two other tournaments that year brining her standing up to No. 5. Venus would win her first two Grand Slam tournaments in 2000, taking home Wimbledon as well as the U.S. Open back to back. She’d duplicate the effort the next year, meaning she’d won four of six Grand Slams between 2000 and 2001.
Venus would continue to play at or close to the very best of women’s tennis for another ten years, winning three more Wimbledon titles (5 total) and reaching the finals of numerous more. Although Venus’ career continues to be somewhat overshadowed by her sister, Serena, that has won more tournaments, she’s considered among the all time great players with 44 total livelihood titles in singles along with 21 in doubles. Venus’ trendsetting achievements paved the method for numerous successful sanctions. Venus also began her very own design firm, became part owner of the Miami Dolphins and continues to be named among the best 100 Most Powerful Stars by Forbes (2009).
Venus Williams’ Net Worth Could Get: 1. 1,202,404.8 Venus Williams’ Eleven Brand Ad Court Dress ($49.90 each) 2. 301,507.5 Wilson Blade 104 Tennis Racket ($199.00 each) 3. 285.7 Audemars Piguet Rolls Royce Edition Watch ($210,000.00 each) 4. Venus Williams has enough net worth to give every man in Italy $1.
Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award, Best Female Athlete ESPY Award, BET Award for Sportswoman of the Year, NAACP Image Award – President's Award, Teen Choice Award for Extraordinary Achievement, Glamour Award for The Comeback
Nominations
Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year, Kids’ Choice Award for Favorite Female Athlete, Milliyet Sports Award for World Athlete of the Year, Best Championship Performance ESPY Award
TV Shows
Venus & Serena: For Real, Charity Jam
Star Sign
Gemini
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Fact
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Lives in Palm Beach, Florida with her sister, Serena Williams, and two dogs, Jackie (a Jack Russell terrier) and Lauralie (a Maltese). [2009]
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Release of her book, "How to Play Tennis: Learn How to Play Tennis with the Williams Sisters" by Venus and Serena Williams. [2004]
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Venus and her sister, Serena Williams, have become limited owners of the Miami Dolphins. [August 2009]
Seeded no. 23, she beat her own 2005 record as the lowest women's seed to win Wimbledon's single title (2007).
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First woman in 70 years to win the Wimbeldon Ladies Title having saved a Championship Point, 2005. Helen Wills Moody won the title in 1935 having saved Championship Point.
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Won her fifth Grand slam title and her third Wimbledon in July 2005.
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First woman to win an Olympic gold medal in singles and doubles (with Serena) since 1924. Singles titles: Wimbledon (2000, 2001, 2005, 2007); U.S. Open (2000). Doubles titles (with Serena): Australian Open (2000, 2003); Wimbledon (2000, 2002); Roland Garros (1999); U.S. Open (1999).
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At the 2005 Nasdaq-100 Open, she defeated Serena Williams in the quarterfinals, snapping a six-match and three-and-a-half-year losing streak to her younger sister.
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Her fastest serve was clocked during French Open tennis tournament 2007 at 128 miles per hour. Her second fastest serve was clocked at 127.4 mph during the Zurich Indoors 98 against French tennis player Mary Pierce.
The picture at the top is Serena, not Venus.
Good eye! 🙂 Thanks! Picture is changed.