Venus Williams
✓ Source-basedfallingAmerican tennis player (born 1980)
in the United StatesShe held the world No. 1 ranking in both singles and doubles, won seven Grand Slam singles titles and 14 more in doubles with her sister, claimed four Olympic gold medals, and became the first African-American woman to reach No. 1 in the Open era.
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Williams in 2001
Williams prepares to serve during the 2006 J&S Cup in Warsaw
Williams at the 2008 WTA Tour Championships
Williams lost at the US Open to the eventual champion Clijsters.
Williams at the 2012 French Open
Williams stretches for a volley at the 2013 US Open
Williams at the 2016 Wimbledon ChampionshipsIn their own words 1
I started [following a vegan diet] for health reasons. I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, and I wanted to maintain my performance on the court.
"This Drastic Diet Change Helped Venus Williams Fight Her Autoimmune Condition", interview with Health (12 January 2017).
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Venus Ebony Star Williams was born June 17, 1980, and turned pro in 1994, coached by her parents Richard Williams and Oracene Price alongside younger sister Serena. She reached her first major final at 17, at the 1997 US Open, then broke through in 2000 and 2001 with back-to-back Wimbledon and US Open doubles plus singles gold at the Sydney Olympics. On February 25, 2002, she became world No. 1 and the first African-American woman to do so in the Open era, the second ever after Althea Gibson. Four straight major finals between 2002 and 2003 all ended in losses to Serena, then injuries held her to one major title between 2003 and 2006 before she took Wimbledon again in 2007 and 2008. She and Serena went unbeaten in 14 major doubles finals together, completed a non-calendar-year Grand Slam in 2010, and collected three Olympic golds in doubles; Venus added a mixed doubles silver in 2016. She reached two more major singles finals in 2017, led the tour in prize money that year and in 2001, and has earned over $42 million across her career.
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