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Venus Williams

American professional tennis player and multiple Grand Slam champion. Venus Williams was born on 17 June 1980.

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Who is Venus Williams?

Venus Williams is best known for Winning 7 Grand Slam singles titles and 14 Grand Slam doubles titles, and being a former world No. 1 in tennis. Venus Williams is an American public figure. Venus Williams was born on 17 June 1980, which places Venus Williams among the people in the Dead or Alive catalog born in the 1980s. On Dead or Alive, Venus Williams is listed in the Sports Legends and Tennis Legends categories, where you can test yourself on similar names. Dead or Alive is a trivia game: you decide whether a famous person is still alive, then see the answer. The status for Venus Williams is checked against public sources such as Wikidata and is shown only after you answer.

Facts

Known for: Winning 7 Grand Slam singles titles and 14 Grand Slam doubles titles, and being a former world No. 1 in tennis.
Nationality: American
Born: 17 June 1980
Listed under: Sports Legends and Tennis Legends

About Venus Williams

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. Williams reached four consecutive major finals between 2002 and 2003, but lost each time to Serena. She then suffered from injuries, winning just one major title between 2003 and 2006. Williams returned to form starting in 2007, when she won Wimbledon (a feat she repeated the following year). In 2010, she returned to the world No. 2 position in singles, but then suffered again from injuries. Starting in 2014, she gradually returned to form, culminating in two major final appearances in 2017 at the Australian Open and Wimbledon Championships. She 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.

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What is Venus Williams known for?

Venus Williams is known for Winning 7 Grand Slam singles titles and 14 Grand Slam doubles titles, and being a former world No. 1 in tennis.

When was Venus Williams born?

Venus Williams was born on 17 June 1980.

What nationality is Venus Williams?

Venus Williams's nationality is American.

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Venus Williams appears in Sports Legends, Tennis Legends.

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