Tennis player. Born Venus Ebone Starr Williams on June 17, 1980 in Lynwood, California. Coached by her father, she became the dominant female player of 2000, that year winning the Wimbledon singles title, the US Open, and Olympic gold in Sydney. She also won the Wimbledon doubles title, partnered by her younger sister, Serena Williams. She retained the Wimbledon and the US Open singles titles in 2001, but in 2003 was defeated by her sister in the Wimbledon singles final. She was the first African-American to reach the number 1 ranking in either the men's or women's game.
After a less successful 2004, at the start of 2005 she was ranked ninth but came back to form to win the Wimbledon singles title for a third time. It was the longest Wimbledon final in history and Wiliams was the lowest seed to win the women's singles title ever. During the 2006 season,Williams was plagued by injuries and she failed to win any significant matches.
Off the court, Williams is the CEO of her own interior design firm, V Starr Interiors.
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