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My Take
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.
Overview
Venus Ebony Starr Williams (born June 17, 1980) is an American professional tennis player. She has been ranked as the world No. 1 in both women's singles and doubles by the Women's Tennis Association. Williams has won 49 WTA Tour-level singles titles, including seven majors (five at Wimbledon and two at the US Open), as well as a gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and the 2008 WTA Tour Championships.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- 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 45)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Monkey
- Origin
- Lynwood, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 185 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- tennis player / entrepreneur / writer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- 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
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.