Williams, Venus (1980–)
Williams, Venus (1980–)
African-American tennis player. Born June 17, 1980, in Lynwood, CA; dau. of Richard (her coach) and Oracene Williams; sister of Serena Williams (tennis player).
Won mixed doubles at Australian Open (1998) and French Open (1998); with sister Serena, won doubles championships at Wimbledon (2000, 2002), Australian Open (2001, 2003), French Open (1999), and US Open (1999); won a gold medal for doubles at Sydney Olympics (2000); won singles titles at Wimbledon (2000, 2001, 2005) and US Open (2000, 2001); was the 1st African-American to win a Wimbledon singles title since Althea Gibson in 1958.
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