Venus Williams
About
Biography
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Misc. Crew (Feature Film)
Cast (Special)
Life Events
1990
With sister Serena, trained with coach Rick Macci at his West Palm Beach, FL tennis academy
1994
Made professional tennis debut at Bank of the West Classic in Oakland, CA; lost match to Arantxa Sanchez Vicario
1997
Played her first Grand Slam tournament at French Open; reached second round
2000
Won three of four Grand Slam tournaments ¿ Wimbledon, U.S. Open, and Australian Open
2000
Won gold medal at Summer Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia; also won gold along with Serena in women's doubles
2001
Voiced herself on episode of "The Simpsons" (Fox)
2005
Co-authored Venus & Serena: Serving From The Hip: 10 Rules For Living, Loving and Winning with sister
2007
Became first woman to receive same amount of prize money at Wimbledon finals as men's singles winner (Roger Federer)
2007
Launched own clothing and footwear line called EleVen for national retailer Steve & Barry¿s
2009
Became part owner of professional football team Miami Dolphins alongside her sister and other celebrities including Gloria Estefan, Mark Anthony, and Jennifer Lopez
2012
Won fifth Wimbledon women's doubles title with Serena
