Venus Williams Biography: Age, Height, Birthday, Family, Net Worth

Venus Williams Biography: The date of Venus Williams’ birth is June 17, 1980. Williams is an American professional tennis player and a seven-time Grand slam singles champion. Three times in eleven weeks, the Women’s Tennis Association has ranked Williams as world number one. On February 25, 2002, she became the first African-American woman to reach number one in the Open Era, and the second overall after Althea Gibson. She is generally regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time. Nonetheless, she has achieved success in disciplines other than tennis. Venus owns V Starr Interiors, an interior design firm based in Florida that incorporates the EleVen fashion line.

Venus Williams Birthday

Black Venus Starr Williams was born to Richard Williams and Oracene Price on June 17, 1980 in Lynwood, California. Tony Chesta, a prominent local tennis player, observed Williams when she was seven years old and immediately recognised her potential in the sport. Williams’ family moved from Compton, California, to West Palm Beach, Florida, when she was 10 years old, so she and her sister Serena could attend Rick Macci’s tennis academy, which took notice of the sisters and provided them with additional coaching. Richard stopped sending Williams to national juvenile tennis competitions when she was eleven, preferring that she take things slowly and focus on her studies. During competitions, he allegedly overheard the parents of other competitors disparaging the Williams sisters. Williams was rated first among Southern California’s under-12 players with a 63-0 record on the United States Tennis Association junior circuit. In 1995, Williams’ father removed his daughters from Macci’s academy and took over all instructing at their residence.

Williams’ parents taught her and Serena tennis. She turned professional in 1994 and won her first major title at the 1997 U.S. Open. She went on to win Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in 2000 and 2001, as well as the Olympic singles gold medal in Sydney in 2000. On February 25, 2002, she became the first African-American woman in the Open Era and the second overall after Althea Gibson to achieve the world’s number one singles ranking. She reached four consecutive grand finals between 2002 and 2003, all of which she lost to her sister Serena. Injuries hampered her to the extent that she won only one major championship between 2003 and 2006. However, Williams regained her form in 2007 and won Wimbledon for the second consecutive year.

In 2010, she reclaimed the second-best singles ranking in the world but sustained yet another injury-related setback. Williams progressively regained her form beginning in 2014, resulting in two major final appearances in 2017 at Wimbledon and the Australian Open. Williams has won seven major singles championships in addition to her 14 major women’s doubles titles. Serena and Williams have never lost in a Grand slam doubles final. On June 7, 2010, at the French Open, she and Serena accomplished a non-calendar year Grand Slam, and she achieved the top doubles ranking in the world for the first time.

In addition to Williams’ gold in 2000 and her silver in mixed doubles in 2016, the pair claimed three Olympic gold medals in women’s doubles in 1998. On the professional women’s tennis circuit, the Williams sisters are attributed with introducing a new era of strength and athleticism. Williams is the only active player with more Women’s Tennis Association (W.T.A.) Tour singles titles than her sister. Her 73 W.T.A. trophies, including 22 W.T.A. doubles championships and two mixed doubles titles, place her second among active players, behind only Serena Williams. Her 35-match winning sequence from the 2000 Wimbledon Championships to the 2000 Generali Ladies Linz final is the longest in the 21st century to date.

She is also one of only two active players, alongside Serena, to have reached the singles finals of each of the four Grand Slam tournaments. Williams has won the season prize money twice, in 2001 and 2017, and is second only to Serena in career prize money earnings, with approximately $42 million as of March 2022.

Venus Williams Net Worth, Height

Name	Venus Ebony Starr Williams
Nickname	Queen V
Birth date	June 17, 1980
Age	43
Zodiac Sign	Gemini
Height	6′ 1″
Relationship Status	Single
Net Worth	$95 million
Social Media	Instagram

Venus Williams Biography: 5 SURPRISING FACTS

Williams became a vegetarian after being diagnosed with Sjogren’s syndrome, an autoimmune condition.

As soon as she became aware of the disparity in 2000, Williams began lobbying the Wimbledon tournament for equal remuneration. In 2007, she became the first woman to win the tournament and receive the same prize money as her male competitors.

Williams and her sister created history by becoming the first male and female tennis players to each capture four Olympic gold medals.

Williams established her activewear line, EleVen, in 2007 and has been steadily expanding a prosperous business ever since.

In addition to her sister Serena, Williams has nine additional siblings on both her mother’s and father’s side.