Did you know that Venus Ebony Starr Williams[1] was born June 17, 1980?
Did you know that Venus Williams is an
American professional
tennis player who is a former
World No. 1 and is ranked World No. 36 in singles as of July 29, 2013.
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Did you know that Venus Williams is regarded as the best grass court player of her generation
and she is widely considered as one of the all-time greats of women's
tennis?
Did you know that
Venus Williams won five Wimbledon singles
titles, which ties her with two other women for eighth place on the all-time
list?
Her 22 overall Grand Slam titles consist of seven in singles, thirteen
in women's doubles, and two in mixed doubles.
Did you know that Venus Williams has won four Olympic
gold medals, one in singles and three in women's doubles?
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Did you know that Venus and Serena have won more Olympic gold medals than any
other female tennis players?
Did you know that at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Venus Williams
became only the second player to win Olympic gold medals in both singles
and doubles at the same Olympic Games, after
Helen Wills Moody in 1924?
Did you know that Venus has won 44 career singles titles?
Did you know that Serena Williams 35-match winning
streak from the 2000 Wimbledon Championships to the 2000
Generali Ladies Linz
tournament final is the longest winning streak since January 1, 2000?
She is also one of only three active WTA players to have made the finals
of all four Grand Slams, the other players being her sister
Serena Williams and Russian
Maria Sharapova.
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Did you know that Venus Williams
has played
against her sister Serena Williams in 24 professional matches since
1998, with Serena winning 14 of the 24 matches?
Did you know that the Williams sisters have played
against
each other in eight Grand Slam singles finals, with Serena winning six
times?
Did you know that beginning with the 2002 French Open, they opposed each other in
four consecutive Grand Slam singles finals?
Did you know that this is the first first time in the Open
Era that the same two players played against each other in four
consecutive Grand Slam singles finals?
Did you know that the Williams sister on the doubles side, the pair
have won 13 Grand Slam doubles titles playing alongside each other?
Did you know that in 2002, after the French Open, Venus Williams and Serena
Williams were ranked No. 1 and No. 2 respectively?
Did you know that during the
2010 French Open,
they became the co-world no.1 players in women's doubles, in addition
to holding the top two positions in singles tennis as well?
Did you know that both Williams Sister have won four gold medals at the
Summer Olympics Games,
one each in singles and three in doubles – which all they won together?
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