Venus Ebony Star Williams born June 17, 1980, is an
American professional tennis player
A former world No. 1 in both singles and doubles
Williams has won seven Grand Slam singles titles
five at Wimbledon and two at the US Op
She is widely regarded as one of the sport's all-time greats.
Along with her younger sister Serena
Williams, Venus Williams was coached by her parents
Oracene Price and Richard Williams
Turning professional in 1994, she reached her
First major final at the 1997 US Open. In 2000 and 2001
Williams claimed the Wimbledon and US Open titles, as well as
Olympic singles gold at the 2000 Sydney
Olympics. She first reached the singles
World No. 1 ranking on 25 February 2002, becoming the first
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