Venus Williams

Venus Williams is, to my mind, one of the most consequential athletes of the past half century, and not only for the seven majors or the Olympic gold. What moves me is how she carried the burden of being first: first through the door, absorbing the scrutiny, so the generation behind her could simply play. Her fight for equal prize money changed tennis more permanently than any single title. And she did it all with an almost serene dignity, then quietly built second careers as an entrepreneur and writer. Longevity, grace, and impact beyond the scoreboard — that is my definition of a legend, and Venus meets it completely.

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Name (English)

Venus Williams

Name (Japanese)

ビーナス・ウィリアムズ

Reading

びーなす・うぃりあむず

Born

June 17, 1980 (age 46)

Origin

Lynwood, California, United States

Height

185 cm

Occupation

tennis player / entrepreneur / writer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Monkey

University

Indiana University East

Awards & achievements

• 2001 Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award
• 2002 Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award
• 2002 Best Female Athlete ESPY Award
• 2003 NAACP Image Award – President's Award
• 2006 Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award

• Official sitehttps://wasiatofficial.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/venuswilliams/
• Xhttps://x.com/Venuseswilliams
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus%20Williams
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8A%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A0%E3%82%BA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11578

Tags

• California
• tennis player
• entrepreneur
• writer

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.