Venus Ebony Starr Williams (born the June 17th 1980 with Lynwood, California) is an American player of Tennis , Professionnel it on the circuit WTA since 1994.

Number one world on February 25th 2002, and first Afro-American of the history to reach this row, Venus Williams gained six tournaments of the Grand Slam into simple, including four times Wimbledon.

Associated with her younger sister Serena, vis-a-vis whom it in addition lost five finales into simple, it was essential on six resumptions into double ladies.

With the Olympic Games of Sydney in 2000, it took down the gold medal at the same time into simple and double ladies (always with his/her sister), new performance since Helen Wills in 1924.

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2008

The return of the Williams sisters in double

November 15th, 2007, the organizers the Open one of Australia of tennis (14 January 27th, 2008 with Melbourne) announce the participation of Venus Williams and Serena Williams, who had not disputed this test any more there since their triumph in 2003. In 2007 in Wimbledon, the Williams sisters had disputed their first doubles together for four years, a missed return since the American ones had been forced with the abandonment on a wound of the one of them with the 2nd turn.

Prize list

Course in Large Slam

Cut of the Federation

Classifications at the end of the season (simple)