Did you know that Venus and Serena have won more Olympic gold medals than any other female tennis players?

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.^[2]

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?^[4]

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.^[5]

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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