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VENUS WILLIAMS (USA) |
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| Birthplace: Lynwood (California, USA) | Height: 1.85 m (6' 1") |
| Birthdate: June 17, 1980 | Weight: 72 kg (160 lbs) |
| Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | |
| WTA titles (singles/doubles): 39/12 | Highest singles rank: 1 (Jul 02) |
| Year-end ranking: 2008-6 2007-8 2006-48 2005-10 2004-9 2003-11 2002-2 2001-3 2000-3 1999-3 1998-5 1997-22 1996-204 1995-204 | |
| CAREER
HIGHLIGHTS 7 Grand Slam titles: Wimbledon (2000, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008) and US Open (2000, 2001). Runner-up at Australian Open (2003), Roland Garros (2003), Wimbledon (2002, 2003) and US Open (1997, 2002). 1 WTA Championships title (2008). 7 doubles Grand Slam titles: Australian Open (2001, 2003), Roland Garros (1999), Wimbledon (2000, 2002, 2008) and US Open (1999) Mixed doubles titles in Australian Open (1998) and Roland Garros (1998) 3 Olympic Gold medals (singles and doubles in Sydney 2000, doubles in Beijing 2008). Fed Cup champion in 1999 with USA. |
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| PERSONAL Main interest is interior and fashion design. Loves Asian antiques, dancing, writing poetry, reading, sewing, studying new subjects, getting the mail and receiving packages, being at home and playing the guitar. |
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