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WILLIAMS, Venus (USA)
BIOGRAPHY
Birth Date 17/06/1980 Venus Williams (USA)
Birth Place Lynwood, CA, USA
Residence Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA
Nationality USA
Height 6'1" / 1.85m
Plays Right Handed (Double Handed Backhand)
Favourite Surface Hard
Coach Mother and Father, Richard and Oracene
Age Started Tennis 4
Age Turned Pro 14
Personal Interests
Father's Name Richard
Mother's Name Oracene
Sisters Serena, Lyndrea, Isha, Yetunde (Deceased)

RANKING
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Race
Current Singles 6
Current Doubles 3= Not Available
Career High Singles 1 * (25 Feb 2002) *
Career High Doubles 3 * (14 Sep 2009) *
Singles Year End 6
Doubles Year End 23

WIN - LOSS (Main Draw)
Win
Loss
Current Year Singles 38 16
Current Year Doubles 24 2
Career Singles (Tour Level Only) 535 136
Career Doubles (Tour Level Only) 133 22
Career Singles (including ITF Pro Circuits) 535 136
Career Doubles (incl. ITF Pro Circuits) 133 22

YEAR-END WTA RANKING
Singles
Doubles
200963
2008623
20078
200648-
200510-
20049-
200311
20022
2001353
20003-
19993-
19985-
199722-

SINGLES TITLES
2009Dubai (H) Acapulco (CL)
2008Wimbledon (G) Zurich (IH) WTA Tour Championships (H)
2007Memphis (IH) Wimbledon (G) Seoul (H)
2005Istanbul (CL) Wimbledon (G)
2004Charleston (CL) Warsaw (CL)
2003Antwerp (IC)
2002Gold Coast (H) Paris (IC) Antwerp (IC) Amelia Island (CL) Stanford (H) San Diego (H) New Haven (H)
2001Miami (H) Hamburg (CL) Wimbledon (G) San Diego (H) New Haven (H) U.S. Open (H)
2000Wimbledon (G) Stanford (H) San Diego (H) New Haven (H) U.S. Open (H) Sydney (H)
1999Oklahoma (IH) Key Biscayne (H) Hamburg (CL) Rome (CL) New Haven (H) Zurich (IH)
1998Oklahoma (IH) Key Biscayne (H) Grand Slam Cup (IH)

DOUBLES TITLES
2009Australian Open (H) - w/S. WILLIAMS Wimbledon (G) - w/S. WILLIAMS Stanford (H) - w/S. WILLIAMS U.S. Open (H) - w/S. WILLIAMS
2008Wimbledon (G) - w/S. WILLIAMS Olympic Tennis Event -Beijing (H) - w/S. WILLIAMS
2003Australian Open (H) - w/S. WILLIAMS
2002Wimbledon (G) - w/S. WILLIAMS
2001Australian Open (H) - w/S. WILLIAMS
2000Wimbledon (G) - w/S. WILLIAMS Sydney (H) - w/S. WILLIAMS
1999Hanover (IC) - w/S. WILLIAMS French Open (CL) - w/S. WILLIAMS US Open (H) - w/S. WILLIAMS
1998Oklahoma (IH) - w/S. WILLIAMS Zurich (IH) - w/S. WILLIAMS

GRAND SLAMS Australian Open Roland Garros Wimbledon US Open
Singles Doubles Singles Doubles Singles Doubles Singles Doubles
2009 R64 WR R32 R16 RU WR R16 WR
2008 QF QF R32 - WR WR QF -
2007 - - R32 - WR R32 SF -
2006 R128 - QF - R32 - - -
2005 R16 - R32 - WR - QF -
2004 R32 - QF - R64 - R16 -
2003 RU WR R16 - RU R16 - -
2002 QF - RU - RU WR RU -
2001 SF WR R128 - WR R16 WR R16
2000 - - QF - WR WR WR SF
1999 QF SF R16 WR QF - SF WR
1998 QF R16 QF - QF R64 SF -
1997 - - R64 - R128 - RU R64

* = Historic rankings data exists for the period post September 2000.
Career high rankings prior to this date are displayed where available.

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