Venus williams sisters
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Serena and Venus Williams: Inside Their Close Bond and Competitive History
They arrived like an earthquake that shook the foundation of the country-club atmosphere of tennis, a one-two punch of unnaturally gifted, unapologetically Black athletes who gained victories at the hallowed grounds of Wimbledon and the U.S. Open.
But while Venus and Serena Williams changed the face of the sport as they progressed from upstarts to unquestioned champions to revered veterans, they remained unchanged in their devotion to one another, their sisterly love lifting them through personal challenges, public failures and numerous heated battles for on-court bragging rights.
Serena tried to copy Venus when they were children
By now, much has been made of the girls' entry into tennis through the unorthodox methods of their father, Richard: After realizing the prize money available in the sport, he taught himself, his wife and three older daughters how to play, before striking gold with Venus and Serena on the public courts of Compton, California, in the 1980s.
Venus and Serena soon crept into
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Considered the greatest women’s tennis player of all time, and perhaps the greatest athlete of all time, Serena Williams has revolutionized women’s tennis since the 1990s. With 23 Grand Slam titles, Williams rose from the public courts of Compton, California to shatter records and dominate the field.
Serena Jameka Williams was born to parents Richard Williams and Oracene Price on September 26, 1981 in Saginaw, Michigan. Williams is the youngest of Price's five daughters, who include fellow tennis superstar Venus Williams. Richard Williams, a former sharecropper from Louisiana, was determined that daughters Serena and Venus would succeed in life. Seeing opportunity in tennis, he and Oracene taught themselves the game from books and videos so that they could coach their children. Richard moved the family to Compton, California, where Williams began intensive tennis training with her father and older sister around the age of three. The Williams sisters practiced for hours every day on rundown public tennis courts.
Williams joined the junior United States Tennis Association tour a
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Williams sisters
Doubles partnership between Venus and Serena Williams
"Venus and Serena" redirects here. For the documentary, see Venus and Serena (film).
| Venus | Serena | ||
| Highest singles ranking: | No. 1 (February 25, 2002) | No. 1 (July 8, 2002) | |
| Highest doubles ranking: | No. 1 (June 7, 2010) | No. 1 (June 7, 2010) | |
| Women's singles titles: | 49 | 73 | |
| Women's doubles titles: | 22 | 23 | |
| Grand Slam Women's singles titles: | 7 (Wimbledon 2000/01/05/07/08, US Open 2000/01) | 23 (Aus Open 2003/05/07/09/10/15/17, French Open 2002/13/15, Wimbledon 2002/03/09/10/12/15/16, US Open 1999/2002/08/12/13/14) | |
| Grand Slam Women's doubles titles: | 14 (Aus Open 2001/03/09/10, French Open 1999/2010, Wimbledon 2000/02/08/09/12/16, US Open 1999/2009) | 14 (Aus Open 2001/03/09/10, French Open 1999/2010, Wimbledon 2000/02/08/09/12/16, US Open 1999/2009) | |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles titles: | 2 (Aus Open 1998, French Open 1998) | 2 (Wimbledon 1998, US Open 1998) | |
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