FACTOIDS
Full Name: Venus Ebone Starr Williams
Nickname: Venus
Birthday: June 17, 1980
Height: 6’1”
Hometown: California, USA
Sports: Tennis
PROFILE
Venus Williams is an American professional tennis player. She has been ranked the world's No. 1 female tennis player. As of July 2007, she is the reigning Wimbledon ladies' singles champion.
Williams has won the Olympic gold medal in women's tennis and 14 Grand Slam titles, including six singles (four at Wimbledon), six women's doubles, and two mixed doubles titles. She is the older sister of fellow former World No. 1 tennis player Serena Williams. The Williams sisters are noted for their power games: Venus holds the record for the fastest serve ever recorded by a female player in a main draw match (129 mph).
