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Serena Williams poses with the Daphne Akhurst Trophy after winning the Women's Singles final against Venus Williams of the United States on day 13 of the 2017 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 28, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. (tennis, sports)
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Venus Williams American tennis player Venus Williams competing at Wimbledon on June 24, 2008. She went on the win the tournament, her fifth career women's Wimbledon singles championship.

Venus Williams

American tennis player
Also known as: Venus Ebony Starr Williams
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Venus Williams (born June 17, 1980, Lynwood, California, U.S.) is an American tennis player who—along with her younger sister Serena—redefined the sport with her strength and superb athleticism. Venus Williams won seven Grand Slam singles titles: Wimbledon five times (2000, 2001, 2005, 2007, and 2008) and the U.S. Open twice (2000 and 2001). Williams was the first daughter of Oracene Price and Richard Williams. It was a tight-knit family, which included three half-sisters from...

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