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| | Venus Williams - Fact SheetEye Color: Brown Hair Color: Black Birthday: June 20, 1980 Birthplace: California Ethnicity: Black / United States
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Profession: Athlete / Supermodel
Withdrew from the 2000 Australian Open due to tendinitis in both wrists, a few months later came back and won the Wimbledon, and the US Open Championships back to back. Also in 2000, had one of the longest winning streaks, 35 matches, with a Olympic Gold medal in both doubles and singles. In 1999, won more than 60 matches in a season for the first time, won six singles titles and earned more than $2 million in prize money . Won 1999 Oklahoma City on February 28, the same day her sister, Serena, won the Paris Indoors, and they became the first sisters in professional tennis history to win singles titles in the same week. Defended Lipton title in 1999, defeating younger sister Serena in the final to become the first sisters to meet in a WTA Tour final. wins en route to the final included No. 4 Jana Novotna and No. 7 Steffi Graf, ending Graf's 21-match Lipton winning streak.
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| Venus Williams Photo Galleries |
# of Pictures |
Candid | 351 | Candid | 14 | Candid + Articles | 1 | Glamour | 6 |
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