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Venus Williams
Venus Ebony Starr Williams (English: Venus Ebony Starr Williams, June 17, 1980 -, nicknamed "Venus", an American female tennis player, the highest singles ranking in the world, winner of seven Grand Slams. Although her playing record with her younger sister is inferior, Venus was once the world number one in women's singles and won 23 Grand Slam titles (7 in women's singles, 14 in women's doubles, and 2 in mixed doubles) and the 2008 WTA year-end finals title. and entered the Olympics 5 times, winning 4 golds and 1 silver (1 gold in women's singles, 3 golds in women's doubles, and 1 silver in mixed doubles. In the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Venus Williams, who participated in the Olympics for the first time, became a double gold medalist in singles and doubles). He reached his 90th Grand Slam appearance in his career at the Wimbledon Championships in 2021. He is the player who has participated in the most Grand Slam matches in the Open era. Compared with her sister Serena Williams, Venus Williams hits the ball flat rather than with topspin, so her serve speed is faster. She has been the record holder in women's tennis serve speed for many years. The drawing style is more offensive than defensive, more aggressive but also makes more mistakes. This style of play makes Venus Williams perform particularly well in grass-court events. She is known as the "Queen of Grass". She reached the Wimbledon Championship women's singles finals eight times in 10 years from 2000 to 2009, and won the Venus Rosewater Dish (Wimbledon women's singles championship trophy) five times.
- Category
- Athletes
- Nationality
- United States
- Born
- 1980-06-17
- Wikidata
- Q11578