Venus Williams - professional tennis player

Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player who is now ranked World No. 4 in singles and World No. 5 in doubles. She has been ranked World No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association on three part occasions. She became the World No. 1 for the first time on February 25, 2002, becoming the first African American woman to attain the feat. She has won three Olympic gold medals, one in single and two in women's doubles. She has won more Olympic gold medals than any further female tennis player. At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Williams became only the second player to win Olympic gold medals in together singles and doubles at the same Olympic Games, after Helen Wills Moody in 1924. She holds the proof for the fastest serve by a woman in professional tennis; a record speed of 130 mph.

With 43 career singles titles, Williams along with Justine Henin leads active players on the WTA Tour and is attached for 10th overall in all-time titles. Her 35-match winning streak from the 2000 Wimbledon Championships to the 2000 Generali Ladies Linz competition final, remains the longest winning line since January 1, 2000. She has played her sister Serena in 23 professional matches since 1998, with Serena winning 13 of these matches as of October 2009. As of July 2009, they have meet in eight Grand Slam finals, with Serena winning six times. Between the 2002 French Open and the 2003 Australian Open, they met in every four Grand Slam singles finals, the first time in the open era that the similar two players had contested four consecutive Grand Slam finals. The pair has won 12 Grand Slam doubles titles jointly.

Date of birth	June 17, 1980
Place of birth	Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Country	United States
Height	1.85 m
Weight	73 kg
Plays	Right handed
Career prize money	US$ 27,681,772

Serena Williams - professional tennis player

Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player who is a former World No. 1 and now ranked World No. 2 in singles and No. 5 in doubles with sister Venus Williams. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her World No. 1 in singles on five part occasions. She is measured to be one of the greatest women's tennis players of all time in a profession hampered from numerous injuries. She regains this ranking for the fifth time on November 2, 2009. She became the World No. 1 for the primary time on July 8, 2002. On July 3, 2010, she becomes 6th on the all time greatest champions list. Williams is the reign champion in together singles and women's doubles at the Australian Open, the reigning singles champion at Wimbledon, and in women's doubles at the French Open.

Williams has won two Olympic gold medals in women's doubles. Williams has won more career prize money than any other female athlete in history. Williams is the younger sister of past World No. 1 Venus Williams. They have played every other in 23 professional matches since 1998, with Serena winning 13 of these matches as of October 2009. As of July 2009, they have meet in eight Grand Slam finals, with Serena winning six times. Between the 2002 French Open and the 2003 Australian Open, they meet in all four Grand Slam singles finals, the first time in the open era that the same two players had contest four successive Grand Slam finals. The join up have won 12 Grand Slam double titles together.

Date of birth	September 26, 1981
Place of birth	Saginaw, Michigan
Country	United States
Height	1.78 m
Weight	78kg
Plays	Right-handed
Career prize money	US$ 33,773,004

Serena Williams

Serena Williams

Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981) is an American professional tennis player and current World Number 1. She has been ranked World Number 1 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) on five separate occasions. She regained this ranking for the fifth time in her career on the 2 November 2009. She is the reigning champion in both singles and women's doubles at the Australian Open and Wimbledon and in doubles at the US Open. In total, she has won 23 Grand Slam titles: 11 in singles, ten in women's doubles and two in mixed doubles. In addition, she has won two Olympic gold medals in women's doubles. She also has won more Grand Slam titles than any other active female player and has won more career prize money than any other female athlete in history. In 2005, Tennis Magazine ranked her as the 17th-best player in 40 years.

Williams reached the top ten on the WTA world rankings for the first time in 1999 when she won several tournaments, including her first Grand Slam victory at the US Open at the age of 17. Between 2002 and 2003, Williams won five of the six Grand Slam events she entered, becoming the fifth woman in history to hold all four Grand Slam titles simultaneously. She became the World Number 1 for the first time in July 2002.

Williams' domination of the sport came to an abrupt end in mid-2003 when she had surgery to repair a partial tear in a knee tendon. Upon her return to the sport in 2004, her results were noticeably less consistent than previously. In early 2005, she won her first Grand Slam title in 18 months at the Australian Open, but a string of injuries then limited her to competing in just 13 events in the two years that followed, winning none of them. Her standing in the world rankings suffered as a result, the nadir being World Number 140 in July 2006, leading to widespread speculation that she had passed her peak. Williams, however, eventually won another Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in 2007, despite being ranked World Number 81 at the time. Williams returned to the top ten later that year and has since competed in every Grand Slam event. She became the World Number 1 for the first time in five years in September 2008.

Williams is the younger sister of fellow former World Number 1 professional female tennis player Venus Williams. The sisters have played each other in 23 professional matches dating back to 1998, with Serena winning 13 matches played between them as of October 2009. Their meeting in the final of the 2001 US Open was the first Grand Slam final contested by two sisters in the open era. As of July 2009, they have met in eight Grand Slam finals, with Serena winning six of those. Between the 2002 French Open and the 2003 Australian Open, the sisters met in all four Grand Slam finals, the first time in the open era that the same two players had contested four consecutive Grand Slam finals. The pair regularly team to play doubles, proving highly successful, having won 10 Grand Slam titles together.

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