Venus Williams

**Venus Ebony Starr Williams** (born June 17, 1980) be an American professional tennis player. Na dem rank am as de world No. 1 insyd women's singles by de WTA for 11 weeks, den as de world No. 1 insyd women's doubles for eight weeks. Na Williams win 49 WTA Tour–level singles titles, wey dey include seven majors (five at Wimbledon den two at de US Open), as well as a gold medal at de 2000 Sydney Olympics. She sanso win 22 doubles titles, wey dey include 14 majors den three Olympic gold medals.

Along plus ein younger sisto, Serena, na Venus Williams be coached by ein parents Oracene Price den Richard Williams. She turn professional insyd 1994, she reach ein first major final as a 17-year-old at de 1997 US Open. Insyd 2000 den 2001, Williams claim de Wimbledon den US Open titles, as well as Olympic singles gold at de Sydney Olympics. She first reach de singles world No. 1 ranking on 25 February 2002, wey she cam be de first African American woman make she do so insyd de Open era, den de second of all time after Althea Gibson. She reach four consecutive major finals between 2002 den 2003, buh she loose each time to Serena. Na she then suffer from injuries, wey she win just one major title between 2003 den 2006. Williams return to form starting insyd 2007, wen na she win Wimbledon (a feat she repeat de year wey dey follow). Insyd 2010, she return to de world No. 2 position insyd singles, buh she san suffer from injuries. Dey start insyd 2014, she gradually return to form, wey she culminate insyd two major final appearances insyd 2017 at de Australian Open den Wimbledon Championships.

Along plus ein seven singles major titles, na Williams win 14 women's doubles major titles, all na she partner Serena; na de pair be unbeaten insyd major doubles finals. She cam be de world No. 1 insyd doubles for de first time on June 7, 2010, alongside Serena, after na de pair plete a non-calendar-year Grand Slam at de French Open. De pair sanso win three Olympic gold medals insyd women's doubles, insyd 2000, 2008, den 2012, wey add to Venus ein singles gold insyd 2000 den ein mixed doubles silver insyd 2016. Williams sanso win two mixed doubles major titles for a combined total of 23 major titles.

Na dem credit de Williams sistos plus dem usher in a new era of power den athleticism on de women dema professional tennis tour. Na Venus Williams be twice de season prize money leader (insyd 2001 den 2017), wey she dey rank second behind Serena insyd all-time career prize money winnings, na she earn over US$42 million as of March 2022.

## Early life

Na dem born Williams insyd Lynwood, California, to Richard Williams den Oracene Price.

De Williams family move from Compton, California, to West Palm Beach, Florida, wen na she be eleven, so dat she den ein sisto Serena fi attend de tennis academy of Rick Macci, wey take notice of de sistos wey na he go provide additional coaching. Na he no always dey gree plus Williams ein poppie buh na he respect say "na he treat ein daughters like kiddies, wey he allow dem make dem be little girlies". Na Richard stop dey send ein daughters to national junior tennis tournaments wen na Williams dey eleven, since na he wan dem make dem take am slowly den focus on schoolwork. Na anoda motivation be racial, as na he allegedly hear parents of oda players disparage de Williams sistos during tournaments. At dat time, Williams hold a 63–0 record on de United States Tennis Association junior tour wey na dem rank am No. 1&nbsp;among de under-12 players insyd Southern California. Insyd 1995, Richard pull ein daughters out of Macci ein academy wey na he take over all coaching.

## Playing style

Williams be an aggressive player, plus an all-court game. Secof ein assertive playing style, she typically dey accumulate large numbers of both winners den unforced errors. She dey possess powerful groundstrokes on both sides, wey she be capable of hitting both ein forehand den backhand flat, den plus topspin. She sanso be adept at hitting ein backhand plus slice to slow down rallies den disrupt pace within rallies. Ein serve be powerful, wey dey allow am make she serve chaw aces insyd any match. At de peak of ein career, na ein first serve go average , wey e go frequently peak at ; na ein serve slow since then, wey dey average , den dey peak at . She dey possess effective kick den slice serves, wich na she deploy as second serves, wey dey prevent opponents from scoring free points. Up to 2014, na she hold de record for de fastest serve on de WTA Tour, dem record at de 2007 US Open, at . She dey like make she approach de net, den fini points quickly. Ein height, at 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m), dey provide am plus a long arm span, wey dey allow am make she reach difficult returns while na position at de net. She get a repertoire of shots to perform at de net, wich dey lead to she win chaw points.

Secof ein all-court game, Williams fi hit winners from any position. An exceptional tactical player plus remarkable problem-solving skills, she sanso dey play plus sheer power den aggression. She dey rely on defense infrequently, rarely dey hitt drop shots den lobs, as ein exceptional speed den court coverage dey allow make she hit plus assertive power den strength from frequently defensive positions. Further strengths dey include ein detailed den intricate footwork, den supreme athleticism.

## Career

### 1994–96: she turn professional
Venus Williams turn professional on October 31, 1994, at de age of 14. Insyd de first round of ein first professional tournament, de Bank of the West Classic insyd Oakland, Venus defeat former NCAA singles champion Shaun Stafford. Insyd de second round, na Williams dey up a set den a service break against world No. 2, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, before she loose de match. Na dat be de tournament per wey Williams play insyd 1994.

Insyd 1995, Williams play three more events as a wildcard, wey she fall insyd de first round of de tournaments insyd Los Angeles den Toronto buh she reach de quarterfinals insyd Oakland, wey she defeat No. 18 Amy Frazier insyd de second round for ein first win over a top-20 ranked player, before she loose to Magdalena Maleeva. Williams play five events insyd 1996, wey she fall insyd de first round four times buh na she reach de third round insyd Los Angeles, before she loose to No. 1 Steffi Graf.

### 1997: Major debut den first final
Williams play 15 tour events insyd 1997, wey dey include five Tier I tournaments. She reach de quarterfinals insyd three of de Tier I events – de State Farm Evert Cup insyd Compton, California, de European Indoor Championships insyd Zürich, den de Kremlin Cup insyd Moscow. Insyd Indian Wells insyd March, Williams defeat No. 9, Iva Majoli, insyd de third round for ein first win over a player dem rank insyd de top 10. She then loose insyd de quarterfinals to No. 8, Lindsay Davenport. Na ein ranking break into de top 100 on April 14, 1997. Na she make ein debut insyd de main draw of a Grand Slam tournament at de French Open, wey she reach de second round before she loose to Nathalie Tauziat. She then loose insyd de first round of Wimbledon to Magdalena Grzybowska. 

During ein debut at de 1997 US Open, she loose de final to Martina Hingis, after she defeat Irina Spîrlea insyd a semifinal insyd wich Spîrlea den Williams collide during a changeover wen neither go yield as na dem pass de umpire ein chair. Na Richard Williams, ein poppie, later claim sat na dis incident be racially motivated.

### 1998: First WTA Tour singles title den top 5, first major doubles titles
Insyd ein debut at de Australian Open, Williams defeat younger sisto Serena Williams insyd de second round, wich na be de sistos dema first professional meeting. Na Williams eventually loose insyd de quarterfinals to No. 3 Davenport.

Three weeks later, Williams defeat No. 2 Davenport for de first time insyd de semifinals of de Cellular South Cup insyd Oklahoma City. Williams then defeat Joannette Kruger insyd de final make she win de first singles title of ein career. Insyd ein first Tier I event of de year, Williams loose insyd de semifinals of de State Farm Evert Cup insyd Indian Wells to No. 1 Hingis. De week wey dey follow, Williams win de Tier I Lipton International Players Championships insyd Key Biscayne, Florida. On March 30, 1998, na ein ranking break into de top 10 for de first time, at world No. 10.

Williams play one tournament per on clay before de 1998 French Open. At de Italian Open insyd Rome, she defeat ein sisto insyd de quarterfinals den No. 5, Sánchez Vicario, insyd de semifinals, before she loose to No. 1, Hingis, insyd de final. She san loose to Hingis insyd de quarterfinals of de French Open. She loose ein first match at de Eastbourne International on grass, before she loose to No. 3 den eventual champion, Jana Novotná, insyd de quarterfinals of Wimbledon. On July 27, 1998, na ein ranking rise to world No. 5.

Williams play three tournaments during de North American 1998 summer hardcourt season. She reach ein fifth final of de year at de Stanford Classic insyd California, wey she defeat No. 6 Monica Seles insyd de semifinals before she loose to No. 1 Davenport. Patellar tendonitis insyd ein left knee cause am make she retire from ein quarterfinal match insyd San Diego while trailing Mary Pierce insyd de third set. At de US Open, Williams defeat fourth-seeded Sánchez Vicario insyd de quarterfinals before she loose to second seeded den eventual champion Davenport insyd de semifinals. Na 1998 be de first year wey Williams reach at least de quarterfinals of all majors.

Williams play four tournaments insyd de remainder of 1998. She win ein third title of de year at de Grand Slam Cup insyd Munich insyd September, wey she defeat No. 9 Patty Schnyder insyd de final. Na she loose insyd de second round of de Porsche Tennis Grand Prix insyd Filderstadt, before she loose insyd de final of de Tier I Swisscom Challenge insyd Zürich to No. 1 Davenport den de semifinals of de Tier I Kremlin Cup insyd Moscow to Pierce. Na she earn enough points during de year to participate insyd de year-ending WTA Tour Championships buh she withdraw from de tournament secof tendonitis insyd ein knee. She fini de year dem rank am No. 5.

Insyd 1998, Williams team plus Justin Gimelstob make dem win de mixed doubles titles at de Australian Open den de French Open. Na ein sisto Serena Williams win de oda two Grand Slam mixed doubles titles dat year, wey plete a "Williams Family Mixed Doubles Grand Slam". Williams win de first two women's doubles titles of ein career, insyd Oklahoma City den Zürich. Na both titles cam plus ein sisto, cam be de third pair of sistos per wey win a WTA tour doubles title.

### 1999: Three Tier I titles
Williams start de 1999 tour insyd Australia, wer na she loose to No. 10 Steffi Graf insyd de quarterfinals of de Sydney International den No. 1 Davenport insyd de quarterfinals of de Australian Open. However, na she rebound at de Faber Grand Prix insyd Hanover, wey she defeat Graf for de first time insyd de semifinals before she loose de final to No. 3 Novotná. Williams then successfully defend ein titles insyd both Oklahoma City den Key Biscayne. At de final insyd Key Biscayne, wer na she defeat ein sisto insyd three sets insyd de first final on de WTA Tour to be contested by two sistos.

Williams loose ein first match at de Amelia Island Championships insyd Florida. Three weeks later, however, she win ein first title on clay at de WTA Hamburg, wey she defeat Mary Pierce insyd de final. Williams then win de Tier I Italian Open insyd Rome, wey she defeat No. 1 Hingis insyd de semifinals den No. 8 Pierce insyd de final. At de French Open, she extend ein winning streak to 22 matches before she loose insyd de fourth round to No. 125, Barbara Schwartz. Williams team plus Serena Williams make dem win de women's doubles title at dis event, de first Grand Slam title na de pair win togeda.

At Wimbledon, Williams reach de quarterfinals for de second consecutive year, wey she loose to eventual runner-up Graf.

Williams rebound insyd de summer wen na she win two Fed Cup matches against Italy wey na she loose insyd de final of de Stanford Classic to No. 1 Davenport. One week later, Williams defeat Davenport insyd de semifinals of de San Diego Classic, before she loose to No. 2 Hingis insyd de final. Insyd ein last tournament before de US Open, Williams win de New Haven Open insyd Connecticut, wey she defeat No. 5 Seles insyd de semifinals den Davenport insyd de final. On August 30, 1999, ba ein world ranking reach third for de first time. Na dem seed am third at de 1999 US Open, Williams loose insyd de semifinals to No. 1 Hingis insyd three sets. However, she team am plus singles champion Serena Williams at dis event make dem win dema second Grand Slam women's doubles title.

Williams contribute to de victory of de USA team over Russia insyd de Fed Cup final, wey she win one singles rubber before she join ein sisto make dem win de doubles rubber. At de Grand Slam Cup insyd Munich, Williams defeat Hingis insyd de semifinals before she loose to ein sisto Serena for de first time insyd de final. Williams win ein sixth title of de year at de Tier I event insyd Zurich, wey she defeat No. 1 Hingis insyd de final. Four weeks later, she loose to Davenport insyd de semifinals of de tournament insyd Philadelphia. She make ein debut at de year-ending WTA Championships, Williams loose to Hingis insyd de semifinals. She fini de year ranked No. 3.

### 2000: Olympic gold medals, first major titles
Insyd 2000, Williams miss de first five months of de year plus tendinitis insyd both wrists. She return to de tour during de European clay court season. She loose insyd de quarterfinals of de Betty Barclay Cup insyd Hamburg to Amanda Coetzer den insyd de third round of de Tier I Italian Open insyd Rome to Jelena Dokić. Although na she win two of ein four matches per before de French Open, na dem seed am fourth der. She win ein first four matches insyd Paris widout losing a set before she loose insyd de quarterfinals to eighth-seeded den former champion Arantxa Sánchez, insyd three sets.

Williams then win 35 consecutive singles matches den six tournaments. She win ein first major singles title at Wimbledon, wey she defeat No. 1, Martina Hingis, insyd de quarterfinals, sisto Serena insyd de semifinal den defending champion, Lindsay Davenport, insyd de final. She sanso team plus ein sisto Serena make dem win de women's doubles title at dis event.

She win three Tier II events during de North American summer hardcourt season, wey she defeat Davenport insyd de final of de Silicon Valley Classic insyd Stanford den Monica Seles insyd de finals of both de San Diego Classic insyd den de Pilot Pen Tennis championships insyd New Haven.

At de 2000 US Open, Williams defeat No. 1 Hingis insyd de semifinals den No. 2 Davenport insyd de final. At de 2000 Summer Olympics insyd Sydney, she defeat Sánchez Vicario insyd de quarterfinals, Seles insyd de semifinals, den Elena Dementieva insyd de final to win de gold medal. She sanso win de gold medal insyd women's doubles plus ein younger sisto Serena. Davenport eventually snap ein winning streak insyd October insyd de final of de Linz Open. Williams no play a tournament de rest of de year secof anemia. She fini de year ranked world No. 3 den plus six singles titles.

### 2001: Third & fourth major titles

Insyd 2001, Williams reach de semifinals of de Australian Open for de first time, wer she loose to No. 1 Hingis. However, Williams team plus ein sisto make dem win de doubles title at de event, wey dem plete a Career Golden Slam insyd women's doubles for de pair.

Williams sanso reach de semifinals of de Tier I Tennis Masters Series tournament insyd Indian Wells, wer na she controversially default ein match plus ein sisto just before de match start. Na Williams dey suffer from knee tendinitis thru out de tournament wey eventually na dis prevent am from playing. De day wey dey follow, na dem boo Williams den ein poppie Richard as dem make dema way to dema seats to watch de final. Na dem subsequently boo Serena Williams during de final plus Kim Clijsters den during de trophy presentation. Secof dis, neither Williams sisto enter de tournament for 14 years, plus ein sisto Serena enter insyd 2015 after appeals for forgiveness from de event den de WTA Tour. Williams rebound from de Indian Wells 'boycott' controversy make she win de next tournament on de tour calendar, de Tier I Key Biscayne Open. She defeat Hingis insyd de semifinals den No. 4 Jennifer Capriati insyd de final, after she save eight championship points. Secof dis victory, na ein ranking rise to a career high of No. 2.

During de European clay-court season, Williams win de Tier II tournament insyd Hamburg buh na she loose insyd de third round of de Tier I German Open to No. 18 Justine Henin den de first round of de French Open to Barbara Schett. Na dis be de second time per wey na she loose insyd de first round of a Grand Slam singles tournament. Na Williams then successfully defend ein Wimbledon title, wey she defeat third-seeded Davenport insyd de semifinals den eighth-seeded Henin insyd three sets insyd Henin ein first Wimbledon final.

During de North American summer hardcourt season, Williams win for de second consecutive year de tournaments insyd San Diego, dey defeat Seles insyd de final, den insyd New Haven, wey she defeat Davenport insyd de final. Williams sanso win de 2001 US Open singles title for de second consecutive year, widout she drop a set. Insyd de quarterfinals, she beat fifth-seeded Clijsters, follow by a semifinal victory over No. 2 Capriati. She play ein sisto Serena insyd de final, wich na be de first Grand Slam singles final wey two sistos contest during de open era. Venus win de match den ein fourth Grand Slam singles title. Williams sanso cam be de sixth woman insyd history per to win de singles titles at both Wimbledon den de US Open insyd consecutive years, de odas be Martina Navratilova (twice), Steffi Graf (twice), Althea Gibson, Maureen Connolly Brinker, den Helen Wills Moody (twice).

### 2002: World No. 1 ranking
Williams begin 2002 by she win de Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts insyd Gold Coast, wey she defeat Henin insyd de final. However, she then loose for de first time insyd ein career to Seles insyd de quarterfinals of de Australian Open. Williams then go on to win de Open Gaz de France insyd Paris wen na Jelena Dokić withdraw from de final, den de Proximus Diamond Games insyd Antwerp, wey she defeat Henin insyd de final. As a result of ein strong start to de season, Williams assume de world No. 1 position for de first time on February 25, wey she dislodge Capriati. Na Williams be de first African-American woman ever to hold de ranking. She hold am for just three weeks before she surrender am back to Capriati.

Williams fail to defend ein title insyd Miami, after she loose insyd de semifinals to ein sisto Serena. However, she make a strong start to de clay-court season, wey she win de Amelia Island Championships, defeating Henin insyd de final. A week after she win dat tournament, she once again replace Capriati as de No. 1, before she san loose am to Capriati after three weeks. During those three weeks, na Williams make de final insyd Hamburg, wey she defeat Hingis insyd de semifinals, before she loose to Clijsters insyd de final. Na dem seed am second at de French Open, Williams defeat former champion Seles make she reach de semifinals for de first time. Der, she defeat Clarisa Fernández. Insyd de final, Williams meet ein sisto Serena for a second time insyd a Grand Slam final, wey na ein sisto win. Williams once again replace Capriati as de No. 1 as a result of reaching de final.

As de top seed at Wimbledon, Williams defeat Henin insyd de semifinals make she make de final for de third consecutive year. However, der, she loose to ein sisto Serena. Na dis result mean Serena Williams replace Venus as de No. 1. De Williams sistos team up make dem win de women's doubles title at de event, dema fifth major women's doubles title togeda.

Williams win de titles insyd San Diego den New Haven for de third consecutive year, wey she defeat Davenport den Dokic make she win de former wey she defeat Davenport insyd de final of de latter. At de 2002 US Open, Williams defeat Seles insyd de quarterfinals den Amélie Mauresmo insyd three sets make she make de final. Na she play ein younger sisto Serena for dema third consecutive Grand Slam final, ein sisto win once again. After dat, Williams play just four more matches during de season. She reach de semifinals at de year-ending Tour Championships after she defeat Seles insyd de quarterfinals, buh na dem force am make she retire against Clijsters secof injury. Williams fini de year ranked No. 2 na she win seven titles, ein best showing insyd both respects of ein career.

### 2003: Australian Open & Wimbledon finals, injuries
Williams start 2003 by she defeat fifth seed Justine Henin make she make de final of de Australian Open for de first time. Insyd de final, however, she loose to ein sisto Serena. Dis mark de first time insyd de open era wey de same two players meet insyd four consecutive Grand Slam finals (wey be matched by Rafael Nadal & Novak Djokovic wey meet insyd Wimbledon 2011 final thru de French Open 2012 final). Venus den Serena Williams team make dem win de women's doubles title at de event, dema sixth Grand Slam title insyd women's doubles.

Insyd February, Williams win de Proximus Diamond Games insyd Antwerp for de second consecutive year, wey she defeat Kim Clijsters insyd de final. However, shortly afterwards, she begin dey struggle plus injury. She reach de final of de clay-court J&S Cup insyd Warsaw, before denn force am make she retire against Amélie Mauresmo. She then suffer ein earliest exit at a Grand Slam tournament insyd two years wen na she loose insyd de fourth round of de French Open to Vera Zvonareva.

At Wimbledon, na dem seed Williams fourth. Williams defeat former champion Lindsay Davenport insyd de quarterfinals den Kim Clijsters insyd de semifinals make she advance to ein fourth consecutive Wimbledon final, wer na she san loose to sisto Serena.

Na Wimbledon be Williams ein last event of de year as an abdominal injury wey occur during de Clijsters match wey prevent am from make she san play. While na she dey recover from de injury, dem murder ein sisto Yetunde Price. Williams fini de year ranked No. 11. Na ebe de first time insyd nearly six years wey na she drop out of de top 10.

### 2004: Tough losses den further injuries
Insyd 2004, Williams cam back to de tour suffering inconsistent results. As de third seed secof a protected ranking, she reach de third round of de Australian Open, wer na she loose to Lisa Raymond. She then loose insyd de quarterfinals of ein next three tournaments.

Williams begin dey find ein form at de beginning of de clay-court season. At de Tier I Family Circle Cup insyd Charleston, Williams defeat Conchita Martínez insyd de final make she win ein first title insyd over a year den de second Tier I title on clay of ein career. She then win insyd Warsaw, wey she defeat Svetlana Kuznetsova insyd de final, before she reach de final of de Tier I German Open insyd Berlin. She then withdraw from dat match against Mauresmo secof injury. Dey go into de French Open, na Williams get de best clay-court record among de women wey na she among de favorites make dem win de title; however, after she make de quarterfinals to extend ein winning streak on de surface to 19 matches, she loose to eventual champion Anastasia Myskina. Despite ei  defeat, she re-enter de top 10.

Insyd Wimbledon, Williams loose a controversial second-round match to Croatian Karolina Šprem. Na de umpire of de match, Ted Watts, award Šprem an unearned point insyd de second-set tiebreak. Upon de conclusion of de match, dem relieve am of ein duties. Dis defeat mark de first time since 1997 wey na Williams exit Wimbledon prior to de quarterfinals. After Wimbledon, she reach ein fourth final of de year at de Stanford Classic insyd California, wer na Lindsay Davenport beat am for de first time since 2000.

As de defending champion at de Athens Olympics, Williams loose insyd de third round to Mary Pierce. She then win three very close matches against Petra Mandula, Shikha Uberoi den Chanda Rubin to make de fourth round of de 2004 US Open wer na she loose to Davenport, de first time na she ever loose at de US Open prior to de semifinals. Williams plete de year by she loose insyd de quarterfinals of three indoor tournaments insyd de fall, a period wey include defeat insyd ein first meeting plus 17-year-old Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova at de Zurich Open. Williams fini de year as No. 9 wey na she no qualify for de year-ending WTA Tour Championships.

### 2005: Third Wimbledon title
Insyd 2005, Williams start de year by she loose insyd de fourth round of de Australian Open to Alicia Molik. She then reach de final insyd Antwerp, wey she defeat Clijsters den Myskina en route. Insyd de final, na Williams be a set den a service break up against Mauresmo before eventually she loose.

Insyd March, at de Miami Open, she defeat sisto Serena insyd de quarterfinals, de first time wey na she defeat am since 2001. Venus Williams go on go lose insyd de semifinals to No. 3 Sharapova. Insyd May, she win ein first title insyd over a year at de clay-courts at de İstanbul Cup, wey she defeat Nicole Vaidišová insyd de final. However, at de French Open, she loose insyd de third round to 15-year-old Sesil Karatantcheva, wey subsequently test positive for steroids wey na dem suspend am.

Na dem seed Williams 14th for de Wimbledon Championships. Insyd de quarterfinals of de tournament, she defeat French Open runner-up Pierce insyd a second-set tiebreak, wey she win am 12–10 to make de semifinals of a Grand Slam for de first time insyd two years. Der, she defeat defending champion den second-seeded Sharapova to make de Wimbledon final for de fifth time insyd six years. Dey play top-seeded Davenport insyd de final, Williams save a match point plus a backhand winner en route to winning. Na dis be ein third Wimbledon singles title, ein fifth Grand Slam singles title overall den ein first since 2001. Na ebe de first time insyd 70 years wey a player win after being down match point during de women's final at Wimbledon.

Williams reach ein fourth final of de year insyd Stanford, wer na she loose to Clijsters. At de 2005 US Open, Williams achieve ein second consecutive win over sisto Serena insyd de fourth round, buh then she loose insyd de quarterfinals to eventual champion Kim Clijsters. Williams no qualify for de year-ending Tour Championships secof an injury she sustain during de China Open. She fini de year ranked No. 10. Na ebe de first year since 2001 wey na she fini a year ranked higher dan ein sisto Serena Williams.

### 2006: Wrist injury den drop insyd de rankings
Insyd 2006, na dem upset Williams insyd de first round of de Australian Open by Tsvetana Pironkova, wich na be ein earliest loss ever at dat tournament. After dat loss, na she no play again for three months secof a wrist injury. She return insyd late April on clay insyd Warsaw, wer na she defeat former No. 1 Hingis insyd de second round, before she lose to Svetlana Kuznetsova insyd de quarterfinals. Williams plete de clay-court season by reaching de quarterfinals of de French Open, wer na she loose to Nicole Vaidišová.

Na Williams be de defending champion den one of de favorites to win de singles title at Wimbledon. However, she loose insyd de third round to 26th-seeded Jelena Janković. After de loss, Williams say na she get pain insyd her left wrist, although she admit say na de injury no be de cause of ein loss. Na Williams no play insyd de US Open Series anaa de US Open einself secof de wrist injury. Insyd October, during ein first tournament insyd almost three months, she reinjure ein wrist at de Luxembourg Open wey she loose insyd de second round to qualifier Agnieszka Radwańska. Williams fini de season as No. 46, ein lowest finish since she begin dey play on de WTA Tour full-time insyd 1997. Na ebe de second consecutive year she fini higher dan ein sisto Serena, wey fini de year at No. 95.

### 2007: Fourth Wimbledon title
Williams withdraw from de 2007 Australian Open, de second consecutive Grand Slam wey na miss secof ein recurring wrist injury. She return insyd February at de Cellular South Cup insyd Memphis, wey she defeat top-seed Shahar Pe'er insyd de final, ein first singles title since ein victory at Wimbledon insyd 2005.

At de beginning of de clay-court season, Williams reach de semifinals of de Tier I Charleston Open, wer na she loose to Janković on a third set tiebreak. She sanso loose to fourth seed Janković insyd de third round of de French Open, ein third consecutive loss to Janković. During ein second round win over Ashley Harkleroad, Williams hit a  serve, wich na be de second fastest woman's serve dem ever record den de fastest ever dem record during a main draw match at de time.

Na dem rank Williams ranked No. 31 going into Wimbledon wey na dem seed 23rd at de tournament secof ein previous results at Wimbledon. Na Williams be a game away from defeat insyd ein first round match against Alla Kudryavtseva den insyd ein third round match against Akiko Morigami wey na she be two points away from defeat, buh she eventually win both 7–5 insyd de third set. She then advance to reach ein sixth Wimbledon final, after she beat Maria Sharapova, Svetlana Kuznetsova den Ana Ivanovic insyd straight sets en route, wer na she defeat 18th seed Marion Bartoli insyd straight sets. Williams thus cam be de fourth woman per insyd de open era to win Wimbledon at least four times, along plus Billie Jean King, Martina Navratilova den Steffi Graf. She sanso cam be de lowest-seeded Wimbledon champion insyd history, wey she break de record she einself set insyd 2005. Williams return to de top 20 as a result of de win.

At de 2007 US Open, after she set a Grand-Slam record  serve insyd de opening round, Williams advance go ein first major semifinal outsyd of Wimbledon since 2003. However she then loose to eventual champion Justine Henin. Na de tournament result insyd Williams ein ranking move up to No. 9. Williams then win ein third title of de year at de Korea Open insyd Seoul, wey she defeat Maria Kirilenko insyd de final, before she then lose insyd de final of de Japan Open Tennis Championships insyd Tokyo to Virginie Razzano. Williams earn enough points during de year to qualify for de year-ending WTA Championships insyd Madrid; however, she withdraw secof continuing problems plus anemia.

### 2008: Fifth Wimbledon title, den Olympic gold insyd doubles
Insyd 2008, as de eighth seed at de Australian Open, Williams reach de quarterfinals for de first time since 2003. However, she then loose to eventual runner-up Ana Ivanovic. Williams make ein first semifinal of de year at de Bangalore Open insyd India, wer na she meet sisto Serena for de first time since 2005 plus Serena Williams win despite Venus Williams hold a match point insyd de third set tie break.

Williams miss two tournaments at de beginning of de clay-court season secof undisclosed medical problems. At de French Open, na dem seed Williams eighth buh na dem eliminate am by 26th-seeded Italian Flavia Pennetta insyd de third round.

Na Williams be de defending champion den seventh-seeded player at Wimbledon. Widout dropping a set, she reach ein seventh Wimbledon singles final. She then win ein fifth Wimbledon singles title, den seventh Grand Slam singles title overall, by she beat sisto Serena insyd straight sets. Na dis be de first time since 2003 wey Venus den Serena Williams play each oda insyd a Grand Slam final wey na e be de first time since 2001 wey na Venus defeat am insyd a Grand Slam final. Venus den Serena Williams then team to win de women's doubles title, dema first Grand Slam doubles title togeda since 2003.

Williams loose insyd de quarterfinals of de Beijing Olympics to Li Na. Na she, however, earn a gold medal along plus ein sisto Serena insyd women's doubles, dema second gold medal as a team, na dem win togeda at de Sydney Olympics insyd 2000. At de 2008 US Open, na Williams dey play sam of ein best tennis since na she dominate de circuit insyd 2003, However, na dem defeat am insyd two tiebreaks by Serena Williams (de eventual tournament winner) insyd a close quarterfinal match, after na Williams lead 5–3 insyd both sets.

At de Porsche Tennis Grand Prix insyd Stuttgart insyd October, na Williams defeat a player dem rank insyd de top three for de first time dat season by she defeat No. 3 Dinara Safina to reach ein third semifinal of de year. Der, she loose to Janković. A fortnight later, Williams win de Zurich Open, wey she defeat Ivanovic insyd de semifinals, before she defeat Pennetta insyd de final to claim ein second title of de year wey she secure a position insyd de 2008 WTA Tour Championships insyd Doha. Der, Williams defeat No. 2 Safina, No. 3 Serena Williams den No. 5 Dementieva insyd de preliminary round-robin stage. Insyd de semifinals, Williams defeat No. 1 Janković, before she win de year-ending tournament for de first time by she defeat Vera Zvonareva insyd de final. She end de year ranked No. 6 plus three titles den a winning percentage of 78.

### 2009: Four consecutive major doubles titles
As de sixth seed at de 2009 Australian Open, Williams loose insyd de second round to Carla Suárez Navarro, after she hold a match point insyd de third set. However, she team up plus ein sisto Serena to win de women's doubles title at de event, dema eighth Grand Slam doubles title togeda. Williams rebound insyd singles play insyd February at de Premier 5 (formerly Tier I) Dubai Tennis Championships, wey she defeat defending champion den No. 4 Dementieva insyd de quarterfinals den No. 1 Serena Williams insyd de semifinals on a third set tiebreak. De latter win mean say Williams lead de head-to-head insyd career matches plus ein sisto for de first time since 2002. Na Williams go on go defeat Virginie Razzano insyd de final. Na dis win mean na dem rank Williams insyd de top five for de first time since 2003, while na e sanso mark ein 40th professional singles title, de twelfth player per insyd de Open era to achieve de feat. Williams win anoda title de week wey dey follow at de Abierto Mexicano insyd Acapulco wey she defeat Pennetta insyd de final. Na dis be ein first title on clay since 2005.

On European clay, Williams reach de semifinals insyd Rome before she loose to No. 1 Safina. Na dis run mean na dem rank Williams insyd de top three for de first time since 2003. Na dem seed am third at de French Open, na Williams loose to Ágnes Szávay insyd de third round, de third consecutive year na she exit at dat stage.

Na Williams seed third at Wimbledon. She advance to ein eighth Wimbledon final, at wich point na she win 34 straight sets (she hold since Wimbledon 2007). Insyd de final, however, na she loose de first set tie-break, den from then on she loose insyd two sets to sisto Serena. Na de Williams sistos team up to win de doubles tournament for de fourth time.

Insyd Stanford, Williams defeat Maria Sharapova den Elena Dementieva to advance to de finals, wer na she go loose to Marion Bartoli. She team plus ein sisto, she play doubles wey na dem win de title, wey dem defeat Monica Niculescu den Chan Yung-jan.

At de 2009 US Open, as de third seed, na Williams make am to de fourth round, before she lose to Kim Clijsters insyd three sets. Williams then team up plus Serena Williams make dem play doubles at de open, wer na dem win de title over defending champions den No. 1s insyd doubles, Cara Black den Liezel Huber, wey dem claim dema third major doubles title insyd 2009.

Na Williams ein last tournament insyd 2009 be de year-ending Tour Championships, wer na she be de defending champion insyd singles. Na she dey insyd de maroon group wich dey include ein sisto Serena Williams, along plus Elena Dementieva den Svetlana Kuznetsova. She loose ein first match against Dementieva, den ein second match against ein sisto Serena- both insyd straight sets, after she take de first set. Insyd ein third den final round-robin match, Williams defeat Kuznetsova. Secof Dementieva ein loss to Kuznetsova insyd dema round robin match, Williams advance to de semifinal of de championships. Insyd ein semifinal match, she defeat Jelena Janković of Serbia to advance to ein second consecutive final insyd de tournament wich na she loose to ein sisto Serena. Insyd doubles, Williams team plus ein sisto as de second seeds. However, na dem loose to Nuria Llagostera Vives den María José Martínez Sánchez insyd de semifinal. Na dema doubles record at de end of de year stand at 24–2.

Williams fini 2009 ranked No. 6 insyd singles (plus a winning percentage of 70 percent) den No. 3 insyd doubles plus Serena Williams, in spite of dem play six events per togeda dat year.

### 2010: World No. 2 insyd singles den No. 1 doubles
Williams play at de Australian Open as de sixth seed. She defeat 17th-seeded Francesca Schiavone insyd de fourth round. Na she be two points from defeating 16th-seeded Li Na insyd de quarterfinals before she lose insyd three sets. Insyd doubles, she team plus ein sisto Serena to successfully defend dema title, wey dem defeat de top-ranked team of Cara Black den Liezel Huber insyd de final. She go onto de clay courts at de Mexican Open insyd Acapulco, wer na she be de defending champion. She reach de semifinals after she recover from a 1–5 third set deficit to Laura Pous Tió insyd de quarterfinals. Insyd de final, she defeat first-time finalist Polona Hercog wey komot Slovenia. Na dis ein 43rd career title, de most among active female players.

Na ein next tournament be de Premier Mandatory Miami Open insyd Key Biscayne, wer na dem seed am third. She defeat No. 9, Agnieszka Radwańska, insyd de quarterfinals den No. 13, Marion Bartoli, insyd de semifinals to reach ein third straight WTA Tour final den fourth Miami Open final. Na Kim Clijsters defeat am insyd de final insyd just 58 minutes, wey end ein 15-match winning streak. By reaching de final, ein ranking improve go No. 4 wey na she cross de $26&nbsp;million mark insyd career prize money, de player per besides Serena Williams to do so.

De knee injury wey hamper am during de final of de Miami Open force am make she skip de Fed Cup tie against Russia den de Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. Williams return to de tour at de Premier 5 Italian Open insyd Rome. She suffer de worst defeat of ein career insyd de quarterfinals, wey she loose to No. 4 Jelena Janković. Despite dis loss, ein ranking improve to No. 3 on May 10.

Na ein next tournament be de Madrid Open, a Premier Mandatory tournament. She loose to Aravane Rezaï insyd de final. Insyd doubles, she team plus ein sisto Serena to win de title.

On May 17, na ein ranking improve go No. 2, behind Serena per. Na dis be de fourth time dat de Williams sisters occupy de top two spots, den de first time since May 2003.

Na ein next tournament be de French Open, wer na she play both singles den doubles despite ein knee injury. Na dem seed am second insyd singles, she advance past de third round at dis tournament for de first time since 2006 before she loose to Nadia Petrova insyd de round of 16. She sanso play doubles plus Serena as de top seeds. Dema defeat of Huber den Anabel Medina Garrigues insyd de semifinals increase dema doubles ranking to No. 1. Na dem then defeat 12th seeded Květa Peschke den Katarina Srebotnik insyd de final make dem win dema fourth consecutive Grand Slam women's doubles title. By virtue of reaching de No. 1-ranking insyd doubles on June 7, 2010, Venus den Serena cam be just de sixth den seventh women to reach de No. 1 ranking insyd both singles den doubles wey dem dey follow insyd de footsteps of Martina Navratilova, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Martina Hingis, Lindsay Davenport, den Kim Clijsters.

Na ein next tournament be de Wimbledon Championships, wer na she reach de final de previous three years. Despite ein knee injury, she make am to de quarterfinals, wer na she loose to Tsvetana Pironkova. Na dem rank Pironkova No. 82 wey she never go past de second round of a Grand Slam event. As a result, Williams drop to No. 4. Na she be de defending champion insyd doubles plus ein sisto Serena, wey win de tournament insyd de previous two years. However, na dem loose dis time insyd de quarterfinals to Elena Vesnina den Vera Zvonareva.

Williams then miss all tournaments insyd de US Open Series secof a left knee injury buh na she still participate at de 2010 US Open as de third seed. She win three matches make she move into de fourth round. Williams cam be one of two women per insyd 2010 (along plus Caroline Wozniacki) to reach at least de fourth round at all four Grand Slam singles tournaments. Williams then defeat Pe'er den French Open champion Schiavone en route to ein eighth US Open semifinal, against defending champion Clijsters. Williams win de first set of dema match wey na she recover from 5–2 down insyd de second set buh ultimately she double-fault on a key point near de end of de match wey na she loose insyd three sets. Secof Serena ein withdrawal from de US Open, Venus no participate at de doubles event, wer na she be de defending champion.

Na de recovery of ein left knee take longer dan expected wey e force am make she miss de rest of 2010, wey dey include de year-ending WTA Championships den Fed Cup final. Williams end de year ranked fifth insyd singles, de first time she end a year insyd de top five since 2002, while na she dey play nine tournaments per. She fini de year ranked 11th insyd doubles.

### 2011: Sjögren syndrome diagnosis
Williams begin de year at de final edition of Hong Kong Tennis Classic exhibition event. She loose both ein singles matches against Vera Zvonareva den Li Na, buh na she help Team America to win de silver group. At de Australian Open, Williams retire insyd de second game of ein third round match against Andrea Petkovic after she sustain a hip muscle injury insyd ein second round. Na dis be Williams ein first retirement during a match insyd a Grand Slam tournament since 1994 wey thus end ein record of most Grand Slam matches widout ever retiring, plus 250 consecutive matches. Na dis sanso be ein first retirement from a match since LA Women's Championships insyd Los Angeles insyd 2004, wey end ein 294 consecutive matches widout retiring. De injury force Williams make she pull out of de Fed Cup quarterfinal against Belgium, de Dubai Tennis Championships, den de Mexican Open, wer na she be de two-time defending champion insyd both tournaments. She subsequently withdraw from de Miami Open wey cause ein ranking to drop to No. 15. She sanso miss de clay court season wich cause ein ranking to drop to No. 29. Na ein absence from de French Open mark de first Grand Slam tournament since de 2003 US Open wer na neither of de Williams sistos dey compete.

Williams then make ein first appearance since de Australian Open insyd Eastbourne. Unseeded, na she loose for de first time insyd eleven meetings to Daniela Hantuchová insyd de quarterfinals. Na dem seed am 23rd at de 2011 Wimbledon Championships. She play for nearly three hours insyd ein second round match against Japanese veteran Kimiko Date-Krumm, wey she win insyd three tough sets. She then defeat Spaniard María José Martínez Sánchez insyd de third round, buh na dem defeat am by Bulgarian 32nd seed Tsvetana Pironkova insyd de fourth round.

Originally na dem schedule to participate insyd de 2011 Rogers Cup insyd Toronto den de 2011 Western & Southern Open insyd Cincinnati, Williams withdraw secof viral illness. Na ein next schedule tournament be de 2011 US Open. Unseeded at de US Open, na Williams defeat Vesna Dolonc insyd de first round. Na dem schedule am make she meet 22nd seed Sabine Lisicki insyd de second round, buh she withdraw before de match begin after dem diagnose am plus Sjögren syndrome, an autoimmune disease wich dey cause fatigue den muscle den joint pain. Na dis be de first time insyd ein career wey she no reach de quarterfinals anaa better insyd any of de Grand Slam tournaments insyd a season. As a result, na ein ranking drop to one-hundred den five.

Na Williams no play for de rest of de year at a competitive level; she appear insyd three exhibitions tournaments insyd November den early December. She play against sisto Serena insyd Colombia, wich na she win insyd straight sets. De week later, na de sistos appear insyd Milan, Italy make dem play exhibition against Italian duo Francesca Schiavone den Flavia Pennetta. Williams loose both ein singles tie-break matches buh na she win de doubles pairing plus ein sisto. Williams play ein third exhibition tournament insyd Barbados wer she loose to Victoria Azarenka. She end de year ranked No. 102. Na dis be ein first year-end finish ranked outsyd of de top 50 since 1997.

### 2012: Comeback den Olympic gold record
Na dem schedule Williams make she play insyd Auckland in preparation for de Australian Open. buh na she withdraw from both tournaments secof health problems, wey dem announce say she go return to de WTA tour insyd February. Na dis drop ein ranking to No. 135. Insyd February, Williams return to competition insyd de doubles match of de Fed Cup World Group II tie between USA den Belarus. She play plus Liezel Huber, she win de dead-rubber insyd straight sets.

Na dem grant Williams wildcards to participate insyd de Miami den Charleston tournaments. Insyd de first round of Miami — ein first singles match since de 2011 US Open — Williams defeat Japanese veteran Kimiko Date-Krumm, insyd straight sets. Insyd de second round, she defeat No. 3 Petra Kvitová, ein first top-3 victory since she beat Svetlana Kuznetsova insyd 2009. Insyd de third round, she save a match point wey na she defeat Aleksandra Wozniak insyd a three-set tiebreaker wey end a nearly three-hour match. Insyd de round of 16, she best No. 15 Ana Ivanovic insyd three sets make she reach de quarterfinals, wer na she loose to de eventual champion, Agnieszka Radwańska insyd straight sets. Ein run improve ein ranking to No. 87. A week later insyd Charleston, she reach ein second consecutive quarterfinal, wer na she loose insyd three sets to Samantha Stosur.

Na dem grant Williams wildcards to participate insyd Madrid den Rome. Insyd Madrid, she loose insyd de second round to Angelique Kerber, buh na she still improve ein ranking to No. 63. A week later insyd Rome, she reach ein third quarterfinal of de four tournaments wey she participate insyd plus plus a straight-sets victory against Samantha Stosur insyd de third round. She loose insyd de quarterfinals, insyd straight sets, to de No. 2, defending den eventual champion, Maria Sharapova. Na ein appearance insyd Rome increase ein ranking to No. 52, wey place am as de third-ranked American. She loose insyd de second round of de French Open to Agnieszka Radwańska, insyd straight sets.

At Wimbledon, na dem unseed Williams for de first time since 1997. She loose to Elena Vesnina insyd de first round insyd straight sets. Na dis be de first time Williams loose insyd de first round of a Grand Slam since de 2006 Australian Open, den ein first opening round loss at Wimbledon since ein debut insyd 1997. Na Williams fare better insyd ein return to doubles competition wer na she play alongside ein sisto Serena. Insyd just de pair ein first tournament since 2010 Wimbledon, de unseeded sistos advance go de final plus victories over fourth-seeds Maria Kirilenko den Nadia Petrova insyd de second round den top-seeds Liezel Huber den Lisa Raymond insyd de semifinals. De Williams sistos claim dema fifth Wimbledon doubles title after dem defeat sixth-seeds Andrea Hlaváčková den Lucie Hradecká insyd straight sets insyd de final, on de same day Serena Williams win ein fifth Wimbledon singles title.

Na Williams ein next stop be de 2012 London Olympics. She enter de women's singles den women's doubles events, wey she partner plus sisto Serena insyd doubles. Insyd singles, Williams reach de third round wer na she loose to Angelique Kerber. Insyd doubles, de unseeded Williams sistos advance go de final, wich na e be a repeat of dema final at Wimbledon against Hlaváčková den Hradecká. Na de sistos win dema third gold medal insyd doubles after dem defeat de Czech pair insyd straight sets. Plus de win (den ein sisto Serena ein win insyd de singles event), de Williams sistos claim de most Olympic gold medals of any oda tennis player, male anaa female.

Next, Williams play at Cincinnati wer na she receive a singles wild card entry. She defeat ein first two opponents, Maria Kirilenko den Chanelle Scheepers, insyd three tight sets before she eliminate eighth seed Sara Errani insyd de third round. Insyd de quarterfinal, she defeat Samantha Stosur, insyd three sets. Insyd de semifinal Williams play thru a back injury, eventually she loose insyd three sets to Li Na. Na ein semifinal run bring ein ranking back within de top 50 for de first time insyd almost a year. At de US Open, Williams loose insyd a second-round match against Angelique Kerber insyd three sets, despite na she dey lead insyd de third set.

Williams win ein 44th career title den ein first title insyd over 2+1⁄2 years at de Luxembourg Open, wer na she defeat Monica Niculescu insyd straight sets. Williams sanso qualify for de Tournament of Champions insyd Sofia, buh na she withdraw as de tournament clash plus ein den ein sisto Serena ein 'Breaking the Mould' tour insyd Africa. Plus ein title insyd Luxembourg, ein ranking rise to No. 24. Na she end de year plus dis ranking.

### 2013: Back injury
At de 2013 Hopman Cup, wey she dey play give USA (plus John Isner), na de first rubber be against South Africa. Williams beat Chanelle Scheepers den, plus John Isner, dem comfortably defeat de South African pair Scheepers den Kevin Anderson. Insyd USA ein second rubber against France, she win both ein singles den insyd mixed doubles wey dem defeat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga den Mathilde Johansson. Next she face Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain wey na she win insyd two sets.

From der na Williams go onto de Australian Open, wey she seed 25, after she miss am de previous year secof injury. She beat Galina Voskoboeva den Alizé Cornet before she loose to de second seed, Maria Sharapova. Na ein next tournament be Brasil Tennis Cup. She participate de tournament as de top seed. She defeat Mirjana Lučić-Baroni insyd de first round, Garbiñe Muguruza insyd de second round den Magdaléna Rybáriková during de quarterfinals. Dey reach ein first semifinal of de year, na dem then defeat am by Olga Puchkova insyd three sets. Na dis tournament allow Williams make she strengthen ein position insyd de top 20. She retire from de Miami Open insyd de third round secof a lower back injury.

One week after Miami, Williams participate insyd Charleston as de fifth seed. She reach de semifinals, wer na she loose to ein sisto Serena insyd two sets insyd de sistos dema first meeting since de 2009 WTA Tour Championships. A few weeks later na she participate insyd Fed Cup, insyd a tie between de United States den Sweden. After Sloane Stephens loose de opening match, Williams step into ein spot, wey she win a match against Johanna Larsson. Na dis be de first time insyd Williams ein career wey she clinch de winning match insyd a Fed Cup tie, wey dey lead de United States to a 3–2 victory over Sweden. Na Williams ein next event be de Madrid Open wer na she withdraw just before she play ein first round match. Na ein next tournament be de Italian Open insyd Rome wer na she loose insyd de first round to Laura Robson. Williams then play at de 2013 French Open wer na she loose to Urszula Radwańska insyd de first round. Na she sanso enter insyd doubles plus ein sisto Serena buh na she pull out just before dema first-round match. Williams pull out of de 2013 Wimbledon Championships secof a back injury. Na e be de first time she miss Wimbledon insyd ein career.

At de Roger's Cup, she loose insyd de first round to 13th seed Kirsten Flipkens insyd three sets. At de Western den Southern Open, she defeat qualifier Jana Čepelová insyd straight sets, before she loose insyd de second round to Elena Vesnina insyd three sets. Na ein next tournament be de 2013 US Open. She pull an upset insyd de first round by she defeat 12th seed Kirsten Flipkens insyd a rematch of de Roger's Cup first round. Zheng Jie defeat am insyd three sets. She enter de doubles plus Serena Williams. Na dema run end insyd de semifinals against de fifth seeded team den eventual champions Lucie Hradecká den Andrea Hlaváčková. Na ein next tournament be de Pan Pacific Open. Insyd de quarterfinals she defeat Canadian Eugenie Bouchard insyd three sets, buh na she fall insyd de semifinals to Petra Kvitová insyd anoda three set match. Williams subsequently play at de 2013 China Open insyd Beijing wer na she play singles den doubles. Williams loose ein second round match insyd singles wey she loose to Sabine Lisicki wey na she sanso loose ein first round match insyd doubles despite na she get two match points. Na Williams ein last tournament of de season be de 2013 Kremlin Cup insyd Moscow, buh na she withdraw secof injury, wey bring an end to ein 2013 season.

### 2014: Dey end title drought
Williams start ein official tennis season as No. 47 insyd Auckland, wer na she fini runner-up to Ana Ivanovic. She next participate, unseed, at de Australian Open wer na she loose insyd de first round to No. 23 Ekaterina Makarova insyd three sets. Dey move on to Doha, Williams loose to No. 6 Petra Kvitová insyd de second round at de Qatar Open after she fail to put away match point insyd de third set tie-break. Williams then enter de Dubai Tennis Championships wer na she defeat five top-40 players make she win ein biggest title since de Madrid Open insyd 2010 den, at 33 years den 8 months of age, cam be de seventh-oldest woman make she win a WTA singles title. En route, she avenge ein loss to Ana Ivanovic insyd Auckland den ein sisto Serena ein loss to Alizé Cornet insyd de semifinals, then she win de title match, wey keep am head-to-head record perfect against Caroline Wozniacki. Williams then compete insyd Miami den insyd Charleston wer na she loose to Dominika Cibulková on hard den Eugenie Bouchard on clay, respectively – both insyd de round of 16 den both insyd three sets. At de Italian Open, na Williams fail to force three sets insyd a loss for de first time dat year, wey she fall insyd two sets to Carla Suárez Navarro. At de French Open, na No. 56 Anna Karolína Schmiedlová upset Williams insyd three sets. Williams then loose insyd de third round of Wimbledon to eventual champion Petra Kvitová insyd a classic den much-praised encounter wey see 34 holds of serve den two breaks per. Na Williams be de player per to take a set against Kvitová insyd de tournament.

Williams play ein first tournament of de 2014 US Open Series at de Standord Classic, wer na she be a two-time former champion. Insyd de second round, she score ein first Top-10 victory of de year wey na she improve ein head-to-head record against Victoria Azarenka to 4–0. Insyd de quarterfinals, Williams loose to No. 18 Andrea Petkovic insyd three sets. At de Rogers Cup, Williams defeat No. 24 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova insyd three sets, wey she score ein first victory at dat tournament on ein fifth attempt. She defeat No. 7 Angelique Kerber insyd de third round in insyd a three-set thriller describe by one of de commentators as "quite simply one of de matches of de 2014 season so far on de WTA". Williams produce yet anoda upset insyd three sets against Suárez Navarro to advance to de semifinals, wer na she defeat younger sisto den No. 1 Serena Williams insyd de pair ein 25th meeting. Na e be ein 14th victory over a reigning No. 1 den ein first since de 2009 Wimbledon Championships, wen na she defeat Dinara Safina 6–1, 6–0 insyd de semifinals. Na e sanso be de first time since 2009 wey na Williams beat ein younger sisto Serena. She loose de championship match to No. 5 Agnieszka Radwańska. At ein final tournament before de US Open, Williams loose insyd a tight three-setter to No. 17, Lucie Šafářová, insyd de first round at de Cincinnati Open. At de 2014 US Open Williams make am to de third round for de first time since 2010 wey na she be two points away (chaw times) from moving into de Round of 16 before ultimately she go down to 13th-seeded Sara Errani for de first time insyd four meetings.

Na Williams ein next tournament be at de Bell Challenge insyd Quebec, wer na she receive a wildcard as de No. 1 seed. She advance to de quarterfinals insyd straight-set first- den second-round victories wey na dem set to play Czech player Lucie Hradecká. She defeat Hradecká insyd a 2-hour, 13-minute match insyd three sets. Insyd de semifinal, Williams beat fellow countrywomen Shelby Rogers insyd straight sets to progress to ein fourth final of de year, wer na she loose to a resurgent Mirjana Lučić-Baroni insyd straight sets. Williams then play at de Wuhan Open, wer na she loose insyd de first round to Caroline Garcia despite na she hold a match point. Na ein final tournament of de year be at de China Open, wer na she win ein first two matches before she withdraw before de third round. Williams end de year ranked No. 19 insyd singles, de first finish since 2010 insyd de top 20. Williams join de Bangalore Raptors team insyd 2014 for de first edition of Champions Tennis League India.

### 2015: Re-entering de top 10
Williams start off ein season at de Auckland Open, wer na she win ein 46th career singles title by defeating Caroline Wozniacki insyd three sets insyd de final. Then, at de Australian Open, Williams make am to de quarterfinals at a Grand Slam championship for de first time since de 2010 US Open. She defeat Camila Giorgi insyd de third round wey na she for recover from a set den break down to reach de second week of a Grand Slam tournament for de first time since de 2011 Wimbledon Championships wey then she overturn a three-match losing streak to Agnieszka Radwańska before she loose to Madison Keys after she be up a break insyd de deciding set. Williams get ein 16-match winning streak at de Dubai Tennis Championships ended by Lucie Šafářová insyd de third round. Na ein next tournament be at de Qatar Open wer she save a match point insyd a heated encounter versus Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová insyd de second round before she defeat Agnieszka Radwańska for a second time insyd 2015 to advance to de semifinals. She end up losing insyd three sets to Victoria Azarenka. Williams compete at de Miami Open, wer na she win against Samantha Stosur insyd de third round den Caroline Wozniacki insyd de fourth round (wey she score ein fourth top-10 win of de season wey she improve ein head-to-head record against Wozniacki to a perfect 7–0). Insyd de quarterfinals, na Suárez Navarro defeat am, insyd three sets.

Williams begin ein clay-court season at de Madrid Open wer na she loose insyd de first round to Victoria Azarenka insyd straight sets. Na she make am to de third round of de Italian Open, before she loose to Simona Halep. Williams fail to win ein opening match at de French Open, wer na she loose insyd straight sets to Sloane Stephens. Na she no attend ein mandatory post-match press conference wey na dem subsequently fine am $3000. Williams then play at Wimbledon, wey she win ein first three rounds insyd straight sets. She then loose to ein sisto, Serena, insyd de fourth round insyd straight sets. Williams then play at de İstanbul Cup wer na she loose insyd de first round to qualifier Kateryna Bondarenko.

Williams begin ein US Open series at de Rogers Cup, wer na she be a finalist last year. She loose insyd de first round to Sabine Lisicki. Na ein loss push am outsyd of de top 20. Na ein next tournament be at de Cincinnati Open. Na she make am to de second round wey na she be set to play Ana Ivanovic, before she withdraw secof a virus. Na dem seed am 23rd for de 2015 US Open wey na she play Monica Puig insyd de first round. She win insyd three tough sets. Insyd de second round, na she overcam two costly double faults insyd de second set to defeat fellow American Irina Falconi. She defeat 12th seed Belinda Bencic den qualifier Anett Kontaveit insyd straight sets insyd de third den fourth rounds, respectively. Williams play ein sisto Serena insyd de quarterfinals insyd dema fifth meeting at de US Open den dema 27th meeting overall. Williams loose de match insyd three sets.

Williams score ein fifth top 10 win of de season by she defeat No. 7, Agnieszka Radwańska, insyd de first round of de Wuhan Open. She then beat qualifier Julia Görges insyd de second round for ein 700th career win (wey she cam be de ninth woman per insyd de Open Era to achieve dis feat). She land anoda top 10 victory by she win against No. 10 Suárez Navarro insyd de third round. Williams defeat both Johanna Konta den Roberta Vinci (wey she save match point) insyd three sets to move into de championship match wer na she win ein biggest title insyd more dan five years wen ein opponent, No. 8 Garbiñe Muguruza, retire while trailing a set den a double break. De next week Williams loose to Ana Ivanovic insyd de second round of de China Open. She make am to de semifinals of de Hong Kong Open wer na she loose insyd a tight two-setter to eventual champion Jelena Janković.

Plus ein results thru out de season, Williams cam be an Alternate for de WTA Finals insyd Singapore. Additionally, na she qualify for de WTA Elite Trophy insyd Zhuhai wer na she be de number one seed. She defeat Madison Keys insyd ein first round-robin match insyd three sets. Insyd ein second round-robin match she defeat wildcard Zheng Saisai to advance go de semifinals, wer na she defeat Roberta Vinci for a fifth consecutive time. Williams capture de first WTA Elite Trophy, ein third WTA title of de season den 48th title of ein career by she defeat Karolína Plíšková, insyd de final. She re-enter de top ten for de first time since 2011 wey na she end de year at No. 7 insyd de WTA rankings. Na Williams be de 10th most popular player of de year according to de WTA ein website wey na she receive de WTA Comeback Player of de Year award.

### 2016: Wimbledon semifinal
Williams begin 2016 by she play at de World Tennis Thailand Championship – an exhibition event insyd Thailand – wer na she loose to Sara Errani den Angelique Kerber. She then enter de Auckland Open, wer na she be de No. 1 seed den defending champion, wey na she loose insyd de first round to 18-year-old Daria Kasatkina. (Na dis sanso be Williams ein first tournament since de 2011 Australian Open as a top-10 player.) At de Australian Open, na Williams, seed 8th, loose to Johanna Konta insyd de first round. Afterwards, she help de USA Fed Cup Team to a 4–0 victory over Poland, wey she win both of ein singles matches. Na Williams ein next tournament be at de Taiwan Open, wer na she be de No. 1 seed. She defeat Misaki Doi insyd de final, wey she earn am 49th career title.

Williams return to Indian Wells for de first time insyd 15 years after she boycot de tournament insyd 2001, buh na she loose insyd de second round to Kurumi Nara. De week wey dey follow, na dem knock an out insyd de second round of de Miami Open by qualifier Elena Vesnina. Na both results mark ein worst exits at Indian Wells den Miami insyd ein 23-year career. She begin de clay-court season plus a win over Alison Riske at de Charleston Open, before she loose to Yulia Putintseva insyd de third round insyd three tight sets. Na dem schedule Williams to begin ein clay-court season at de Madrid Open buh she withdraw secof a hamstring injury. De week wey dey follow, she loose insyd de second round insyd Rome. Na dem seed am ninth at de French Open, Williams win ein first two rounds insyd straight sets to set up a third-round clash plus Alizé Cornet, wey na she defeat insyd three sets to reach de fourth round for de first time since 2010. She record de 200th loss of ein career against 8th-seeded Timea Bacsinszky, wey win insyd straight sets. However, na ein result push am back into de top 10 for de first time since ein loss at de Australian Open. She sanso win ein first Grand Slam doubles match plus sisto Serena Williams since de 2014 US Open.

At de Wimbledon Championships, Williams reach de third round of de championships wer na she overcam de 29th seed, Daria Kasatkina, insyd a 2-hour, 42-minute marathon. She defeat 12th seed Carla Suárez Navarro insyd de fourth round, wey she dey now lead 4–3 insyd dema head-to-head meetings. Williams advance to de quarterfinals for de first time insyd six years, wer na she defeat Yaroslava Shvedova. Insyd ein first major semifinal since de 2010 US Open den ein first Wimbledon semifinal since 2009, she loose to fourth seed Angelique Kerber insyd straight sets. Insyd de doubles tournament, Venus den Serena Williams advance to dema first major final since 2012. Dem then win dema 14th major title togeda den sixth at Wimbledon.

Williams begin ein US Open Series at de Stanford Classic, wer na she be de No. 1 seed. She defeat Magda Linette insyd de second round den compatriots Catherine Bellis den Alison Riske insyd de quarterfinals den semifinals, respectively, to reach ein eighth final insyd Stanford. She loose to Johanna Konta, insyd three sets. By virtue of ein result, Williams ascend to No. 6 insyd de rankings, ein highest position since na dem diagnose am plus Sjögren's syndrome insyd 2011. Williams then enter de Rogers Cup. Na she receive a bye insyd de first round, Williams win ein second-round match against Barbora Strýcová, insyd straight sets. She fall to Madison Keys insyd de third round insyd three sets.

Williams fail to medal insyd ein singles den doubles events at de 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, wey she fall insyd de first round insyd both events, wey mark ein worst exits of ein Olympic career. She enter de mixed doubles event plus Rajeev Ram, wey she defeat de Netherlands insyd de first round after she save match point. De pair then defeat Italy insyd de quarterfinals den India insyd de semifinals to set up a clash plus de United States team of Bethanie Mattek-Sands den Jack Sock insyd de gold medal match. De duo loose to Mattek-Sands den Sock. By dem win a silver medal, Williams cam be de female player per (besides Kathleen McKane Godfree) to win a medal insyd all three events (singles, doubles den mixed); ein five medals mean she now dey share de record for most Olympic medals dem win insyd tennis plus Godfree.

At de 2016 US Open, Williams break de record for de most major appearances, wey she surpass Amy Frazier ein record of 71. Dis sanso be de first time wey na dem seed am insyd de top ten at all four Grand Slam tournaments dis year, na she last achieve dis insyd 2010. She win ein first three-round matches respectively against Kateryna Kozlova, Julia Görges den de 26th seed Laura Siegemund. She loose insyd de fourth round to 10th seed Karolína Plíšková after she fail to convert match point.

Insyd September 2016, in response to WADA database leak, na Williams confirm de usage of banned substances classified by WADA as Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs), wey dem state: "*The applications for TUEs under the Tennis Anti-Doping program require a strict process for approval which I have adhered to when serious medical conditions have occurred*".

Na Williams fail to defend ein title insyd Wuhan, wey she fall insyd de third round to ninth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova. Na dis push am outsyd of de top ten for a second time dis year. De week wey dey follow na dem bundle am out of de China Open insyd de first round by No. 223-ranked Peng Shuai. Williams qualify for de WTA Elite Trophy, wer na she be de defending champion, however na she decide she no go participate. She fini de year ranked No. 17.

### 2017: Two major finals den return to de top 5
Williams begin ein 2017 season at Auckland, wey she win ein opening match against local wildcard Jade Lewis before she withdraw secof a right arm pain. Na dem seed am 13th at de Australian Open, Williams defeat Kateryna Kozlova, qualifier Stefanie Vögele, Duan Yingying den qualifier Mona Barthel insyd de opening four rounds respectively insyd straight sets to advance to de quarterfinals. She defeat 24th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova for ein 50th win at de Australian Open, de first time Williams win a quarterfinal match insyd Melbourne since she defeat Daniela Hantuchová insyd 2003. Dey cam back from a set down insyd ein semifinal match, Williams defeat rising American star CoCo Vandeweghe to advance to ein first Grand Slam final since Wimbledon 2009 den ein first Australian Open final since 2003. In doing so, she set de Open era record for de longest span (20 years) between grand slam singles final appearances, wey na she first reach a Grand Slam singles final at de 1997 US Open. Insyd a closely fought final, she loose insyd two sets to ein younger sisto Serena, wey make history by she win ein 23rd Grand Slam singles title, wey she surpass de mark set by Steffi Graf. De week wey dey follow, Williams compete insyd de St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy, buh she loose insyd de second round to eventual champion Kristina Mladenovic. At de Indian Wells Open, Williams cam back from a set down wey na she save three match points insyd de second round to defeat Jelena Janković, wey dey tie dema head-to-head record at seven-all. Na dis be ein first win at Indian Wells since 2001. She defeat Lucie Šafářová den qualifier Peng Shuai insyd de third den fourth rounds respectively, wey she avenge ein previous losses to both players. She loose to de eventual champion, Elena Vesnina, insyd de quarterfinals. De week wey dey follow, Williams score ein first top-ten win since 2015, against Svetlana Kuznetsova insyd de fourth round of de Miami Open. She defeat No. 1 Angelique Kerber insyd de quarterfinals, qey she cam be de oldest player to beat a current No. 1. She loose for a third consecutive time to eventual champion Johanna Konta insyd straight sets insyd ein first semifinal insyd Miami since 2010. Dis mark ein fourth consecutive loss to eventual champions.

De week wey dey follow, after she receive a bye, Williams loose to eventual semifinalist Laura Siegemund insyd de Volvo Car Open. Na she save match point insyd de second set, Williams force two match points insyd de third set, buh na Siegemund save both. After de match, Williams say, "Na dis fi be de best match she go ever play insyd ein life. I basically win de match buh I still loose." Williams withdraw from de Madrid Open after an injury to ein right arm. She make ein European clay-court debut at de |Italian Open wer na she defeat Yaroslava Shvedova den Lesia Tsurenko insyd straight sets. She defeat No. 6 Johanna Konta insyd de third round, buh she loose insyd ein first quarterfinal insyd Rome since 2012 to Garbiñe Muguruza insyd three sets. During dis match, Williams hit a reactionary lob off an attacking forehand wey na dem vote am WTA shot of de month. Williams defeat Wang Qiang, Kurumi Nara den Elise Mertens insyd de first three rounds of de French Open before she san loose to Bacsinszky insyd de fourth round, dis time insyd three sets.

Williams enter Wimbledon as de number 10 seed. She defeat Elise Mertens, Wang Qiang, Naomi Osaka den Ana Konjuh to reach de quarterfinals for de 13th time insyd ein career, wer na she defeat de 2017 French Open champion Jeļena Ostapenko insyd straight sets. Na dis sanso be ein 100th career match at Wimbledon. She advance go ein ninth Wimbledon final by she defeat Johanna Konta, insyd straight sets insyd de semifinals. Dis mark ein 87th win at Wimbledon, de third most on de all-time list. Dis sanso mark de first season since 2003 wey na Williams reach two slam finals. Williams loose de final insyd straight sets to Garbiñe Muguruza. She gain de No. 9 ranking by she reach de final, ein second appearance insyd de top 10 insyd 2017; na she briefly return to de top 10 insyd 2017 by virtue of she beat Angelique Kerber insyd Miami.

Williams begin ein play insyd de US Open Series at de Canadian Open. She defeat qualifier Irina-Camelia Begu insyd three sets den Kateřina Siniaková insyd straight sets before she loose to fifth seed den eventual champion Elina Svitolina insyd de third round. De next week, Williams compete insyd Cincinnati wey na she defeat Alison Riske insyd de first round before she loose to Ashleigh Barty insyd de second round. Na Barty be de first person wey defeat Williams den fail to reach at least de semifinals of de event insyd wich na dem defeat am insyd 2017. At de 2017 US Open, Williams defeat Viktória Kužmová, Océane Dodin, den Maria Sakkari to reach de fourth round. Williams reach de second week of all majors insyd a single season for de first time since 2010, wey she reach de second week of seven consecutive Grand Slam tournaments, de longest streak among WTA players at dat time. Insyd de fourth round, Williams beat Suárez Navarro insyd three sets to reach ein 12th US Open quarterfinal, wer na she defeat Petra Kvitová insyd a third set tiebreak during de two-hour, 35 minute match. She sanso guarantee ein return to de top five insyd de WTA rankings at de conclusion of de tournament for de first time since January 2011. Williams then loose insyd three sets to fellow American den eventual champion Sloane Stephens insyd ein first US Open semifinal since 2010.

On September 26, Williams qualify for de WTA Finals for de first time since 2010. Insyd ein first tournament after de US Open, Williams defeat Risa Ozaki insyd de first round of de Hong Kong Open, before she fall to Naomi Osaka. At de WTA Finals, na dem place Williams insyd de White Group plus Karolína Plíšková, Garbiñe Muguruza den Jeļena Ostapenko. After she loose ein first match to Pliskova insyd straight sets, Williams defeat Ostapenko insyd a marathon match wey dey last almost 3+1⁄2 hours. She defeat Muguruza insyd straight sets to progress to de semifinals, wey she avenge ein loss to de Spaniard insyd de Wimbledon final. Williams then defeat Caroline Garcia insyd three sets make she advance to ein first final at de year-end championships since 2009, wer na she fini runner-up to sisto Serena Williams. She meet Caroline Wozniacki insyd de final, wer na she find einself down a set den 0–5. Despite she win de next four games, she loose de match insyd two sets. She fini de year ranked No. 5 wey na she top de prize money list for dis year.

### 2018: 1000th match, struggle plus form
Williams begin ein 2018 season at de Sydney International, wer na she be de second seed wey she receive a first-round bye. Insyd de second round she loose to Angelique Kerber, wey go on go win de tournament. As de fifth seed den defending finalist at de Australian Open, Williams loose insyd straight sets to Belinda Bencic insyd de first round, wey end ein streak of seven consecutive appearances insyd de second week of de Grand Slams, den as a result she drop considerably insyd de rankings as well.

Williams compete insyd de Fed Cup quarterfinals against de Dutch team. She win both ein singles matches insyd straight sets against Arantxa Rus den Richèl Hogenkamp to send de United States into de semifinals. She sanso play ein career 1000th match wey na she earn ein 20th Fed Cup singles win.

After she receive a first round bye at de Indian Wells Open, Williams defeat Sorana Cîrstea to set up a match plus ein sisto Serena, insyd de third round. She defeat am for de 12th time insyd ein career – ein first straight sets victory against am since de 2008 Wimbledon Championships final almost a decade earlier. She then defeat Anastasija Sevastova insyd de fourth round den Suarez Navarro insyd de quarterfinals, both insyd straight sets. She then fall to Daria Kasatkina insyd a close three set match insyd de semifinals. De week wey dey follow at de Miami Open, Williams save three match points insyd ein third round match against Dutch woman Kiki Bertens. She subsequently knock out defending champion Johanna Konta insyd de fourth round, before she fall rather unexpectedly to ein compatriot den qualifier Danielle Collins insyd de quarterfinals.

Williams begin ein clay court season at de Madrid Open wer na she loose to Anett Kontaveit insyd de first round. Dem seed am eighth at de Italian Open, she receive a first round bye, before she defeat Elena Vesnina insyd three sets. She san loose to Kontaveit insyd de third round. Williams sanso play doubles plus compatriot Madison Keys, buh na de team withdraw after dem win dema first round match plus Keys sustain an injury. Williams loose to Wang Qiang insyd de first round of de French Open, wey dey mark de first time na she loose insyd de first round of consecutive Grand Slam events. Williams sanso reach de third round insyd doubles plus Serena, wey she loose to third seeds Klepač den Martínez Sánchez.

De defending finalist at de Wimbledon, Williams defeat Johanna Larsson den Alexandra Dulgheru insyd de first den second rounds respectively, before she loose to Kiki Bertens insyd de third round. As a result, she drop out of de top ten rankings.

Williams begin ein US Open Series at de Silicon Valley Classic after she accept a wildcard, wey she defeat Heather Watson insyd de second round, before she loose insyd de quarterfinals to eventual finalist Maria Sakkari. She win ein opening two rounds at de Rogers Cup before she loose to de then-world No. 1, Simona Halep, na a right knee injury hamper am. She withdraw from de Western & Southern Open de week wey dey follow plus de same injury.

At de 2018 US Open, Williams defeat 2004 champion Svetlana Kuznetsova den Camila Giorgi en route to a third round encounter – den 30th career match overall, plus Serena, wer na she hand am ein most-lopsided loss against am insyd five years. Dey follow de US Open, Venus withdraw from de Wuhan Open den China Open, dey cite "na she no be physically ready to compete". Na dem schedule am make she fini ein season at de Luxembourg Open, buh na she pull out secof a knee injury. She fini de season ranked No. 40, de first time since 2013 she fail to finish de season insyd de top 20.

Williams part ways plus ein long-time coach David Witt at de end of de 2018 season.

### 2019: Continued struggles, out of top 50
Williams begin ein 2019 season plus an exhibition match against Serena at e Mubadala World Tennis Championship, wich na she win insyd de match tiebreak. Williams then play insyd de ASB Classic insyd Auckland, wer na dem seed am sixth. She defeat Victoria Azarenka den Lauren Davis, before she loose insyd de quarterfinals to Bianca Andreescu insyd three sets. Na dem unseed am at de Australian Open, Williams defeat Mihaela Buzărnescu den Alizé Cornet, both insyd three sets, to set up a meeting plus de topseeded Simona Halep insyd de third round. Williams loose to Halep insyd two sets.

Na dem rank am 36th den unseeded at Indian Wells, Williams start plus a win over Andrea Petkovic, before she cam back from a set den a double break down to beat de third seed Petra Kvitová insyd de second round. Na dis be Williams ein first top five win since de 2017 WTA Finals. She then defeat Christina McHale den Mona Barthel to advance to ein third straight Indian Wells quarterfinal, wer na she loose to de eighth seed den eventual runner-up, Angelique Kerber.

Na dem rank am 43rd as she enter de Miami Open, Williams beat Dalila Jakupović, Suarez Navarro den Daria Kasatkina, all insyd straight sets, before she san fall to third ranked Simona Halep insyd de fourth round.

Williams start ein clay-court season as a wildcard at de Italian Open wer she defeat Elise Mertens insyd a third set tiebreak (after three hours of play) to set up a second round match plus ein sisto Serena. Secof a left knee injury, however, na dem force Serena to withdraw from de match. Williams then fall to eventual runner-up Johanna Konta insyd de third round insyd straight sets. She subsequently fall to de ninth seed, Elina Svitolina, insyd de French Open first round, ein second year insyd a row wey she fail to win a match at de French Open.

For de first time since 2011 den fourth time insyd ein career, Williams play a Wimbledon warmup event after she accept a wildcard into de Birmingham Classic. She defeat Aliaksandra Sasnovich insyd de first round to set up a meeting plus Wang Qiang, wich Williams sanso win to reach de quarterfinals, wer na she loose to eventual champion den new world No. 1, Ashleigh Barty. However, thanks to dis run, Williams return to de top 50 insyd de rankings. She sanso accept a wildcard to play doubles plus Harriet Dart, wey she loose insyd de first round insyd a match tiebreak. At Wimbledon, Williams, whilst unseeded, she face compatriot Coco Gauff, a fifteen-year-old qualifier, de youngest qualifier insyd de history of de event. Gauff stun Williams insyd a tight two-set match. Na de loss match 2012 as ein earliest Wimbledon exit.

### 2020: Out of top 75
Na dem schedule Williams to start ein 2020 season at de Brisbane International buh na she withdraw before de tournament began. She sanso withdraw from de Adelaide International.

At de Australian Open, na Coco Gauff beat Williams insyd de first round. At de Mexican Open, wer na she be de fifth seed, na qualifier Kaja Juvan beat Williams.

After a four-month break secof de COVID-19 pandemic, Williams return to competition by she play World TeamTennis.

Na ein first official tournament back be de Top Seed Open, wer she defeat Victoria Azarenka insyd de first round, she then take on sisto Serena for de 31st time insyd de second round, wey she loose to am insyd a tight three-set match. Williams then fall to Dayana Yastremska insyd de first round of de Western & Southern Open. Dey follow de tournament, Williams drop to No. 67 insyd de WTA 31 August 2020 rankings.

At de US Open, Williams loose to Karolína Muchová insyd de first round.

Williams travel to Italian Open, de week after de US Open to join de rescheduled clay court swing. Insyd de first round, she draw Azarenka for de second time insyd five weeks; on dis occasion, Williams loose insyd straight sets, wey dey take dema career head-to-head record to 6–2 insyd Williams ein favor.
At de French Open, Williams crash out insyd straight-sets to Anna Karolína Schmiedlová. She fini de year plus one match win den a 1–8 tour record. Na ein ranking fall to 78 insyd de world by de end of de season.

### 2021–2022: Out of de top 100, 90th major appearance

Williams start de 2021 season at de Yarra Valley Classic, wer na she defeat Arantxa Rus, insyd straight sets, before she loose insyd straight sets to fourth seed Petra Kvitová. She sanso reach de second round of de Australian Open. Since then, na Williams dey on a five-match losing streak wey she drop out of de top 100 insyd May, before de French Open, to ein lowest ranking since 2011. At de French Open, she loose insyd de first round to de 32nd seed, Ekaterina Alexandrova. She receive a wildcard for de main draw of Wimbledon buh na dem later upgrade am to de main draw as direct entry secof Naomi Osaka ein withdrawal. She win ein first round match against Mihaela Buzărnescu. Na dis be Venus Williams ein record breaking 90th Grand Slam appearance wey e sanso be ein 90th match win at Wimbledon.

She miss de next four Grand Slam tournaments insyd singles before she receive a wildcard for de 2022 US Open. She loose insyd de first round insyd straight sets to Alison Van Uytvanck. She sanso play doubles plus Serena at de US Open. Na dema first round match be de first doubles match insyd history dem give de nighttime slot on Arthur Ashe Stadium. De pair loose to Lucie Hradecká den Linda Nosková. Plus Serena ein retirement, na dis be de final Grand Slam tournament match for de 14-time major doubles champions. Venus later state say wen Serena retire, she too retire from playing doubles.

### 2023: 30th year on de WTA Tour, ongoing struggle plus injuries
Insyd January, she receive a wildcard for de main draw of Auckland Open, wey na she start ein 30th year on de WTA Tour plus a straight-sets victory over fellow American Katie Volynets insyd de first round. She open de second round by she win de first set against Zhu Lin buh na she then go on to lose de match wen na she drop de next two sets. Williams receive a main draw wildcard to de 2023 Australian Open buh na dem force am to withdraw after she sustain an injury insyd ein second round match against Lin insyd Auckland. De injury cause Williams make she miss de rest of de hard court swing den de clay season.

Williams receive a wildcard at de Rosmalen Grass Court Championships wer na she loose insyd de first round to Céline Naef. Venus then compete insyd de 2023 Birmingham Classic wey na she win ein first match as a 43-year-old, wey she defeat Camilla Giorgi insyd over three hours insyd an epic three-set thriller. Na e be ein first victory over a top 50 player insyd almost four years. Na de success be short-lived, wey Williams fall insyd de second round to Jelena Ostapenko insyd anoda close three-set match. Na injuries continue to hamper Williams during de match wey she receive an off-court medical timeout. Williams receive a wildcard to de 2023 Wimbledon main draw buh na she loose insyd straight sets to Elina Svitolina insyd de first round, wey she suffer a serious knee injury. Williams express frustration at ein improving form wey be affected by injuries, wey she state insyd ein post-match press conference say na de injuries be "hard to process emotionally, mentally den physically on de court".

Williams loose insyd de first round of de Canadian Open insyd Montreal buh na she secure ein first Top 20 win insyd more dan four years plus a straight sets win over No. 16 seed Veronika Kudermetova insyd de Western & Southern Open. She follow dat win plus a lopsided first set win over rising star Zheng Qinwen buh na she eventually loose de next two sets den de match. Na dem describe de first set as "vintage Venus" wey na e give hope for Williams ein return to de US Open.

At de US Open, insyd ein first round match, wich sanso be Williams ein 100th career US Open match, she suffer one of ein most lopsided Grand Slam losses, wey she win two games per against qualifier Greet Minnen.

Williams end de 2023 season ranked No. 412 insyd de world.

### 2024–2025: Multiple wildcards
Despite ein injury-plagued season insyd 2023, Williams announce ein intention to return to action insyd March 2024. While na ein injuries force am to miss de Australian summer hardcourt swing, she say na ein target be make she participate insyd de US hardcourt tournaments insyd Indian Wells den Miami. She loose insyd de first round of both tournaments to Nao Hibino den Diana Shnaider respectively.

Insyd 2025, Williams san receive a main-draw wildcard for Indian Wells, buh na she turn am down. While she dey attend de Met Gala insyd May 2025, Williams deny say na she retire, wey she say dat she go return to de court "wen de time feel right". Insyd July, Williams accept a wildcard for de 2025 Washington Open, wey she beat Peyton Stearns insyd de first round. She sanso reach de doubles quarterfinal plus Hailey Baptiste.

## Fight for equal prize money

Despite years of wey tennis pioneer Billie Jean King den odas dey protest, de French Open den Wimbledon still refuse make dem bia women's den men's players equally thru all rounds insyd 2005. Insyd 2005, Williams meet plus officials from both tournaments, dey argue say dem for bia female tennis players as much as male tennis players.

Na de turning point be an essay dem publish insyd *The Times* on de eve of Wimbledon insyd 2006. Insyd am, Williams accuse Wimbledon of dem dey on de "wrong side of history". In response, British Prime Minister Tony Blair den members of Parliament publicly endorse Williams ein arguments. Later dat year, de Women's Tennis Association den UNESCO team for a campaign mke dem promote gender equality insyd sports, wey dem biz Williams make she lead de campaign. Under enormous pressure, Wimbledon announce insyd February 2007 say e go award equal prize money to all competitors insyd all rounds, wey na de French Open follow suit a day later. Insyd de aftermath, de Chicago *Sun-Times* cite Williams as "de single factor" wey "change de minds of de boys" den a leader wey ein "willingness to take a public stand dey separate am no be from chaw of ein female peers per, buh sanso from wona chaw celebrated male athletes". Williams einself comment, "*Somewhere in the world a little girl is dreaming of holding a giant trophy in her hands and being viewed as an equal to boys who have similar dreams.*"

Williams einself cam be de first woman to benefit from de equalization of prize money at Wimbledon, as na she win de 2007 tournament wey na dem award am de same amount as de male winner Roger Federer. Na dem document Williams ein fight for equality insyd *Nine for IX*, *Venus Vs.* E premier on July 2, 2013.

## Oda on court activities

### 1998: Karsten Braasch vs. de Williams sisters
Williams, along plus ein sisto Serena, compete insyd a "Battle of de Sexes" against Karsten Braasch at de 1998 Australian Open. Braasch, de world ein 203rd-ranked player, na he be more dan 13 years older dan de sistos wey na he be described by a journalist as "a man wey ein training regime centere around a pack of cigarettes den more dan a couple bottles of ice cold lager." He defeat both sisters insyd a single set against each, wey he beat Serena 6–1 den Venus 6–2.

## Ein life matter

Insyd 2003, na dem shoot Yetunde Price dead, Venus den Serena Williams dema 31-year-old sisto den dema personal assistant, iinsyd Compton, California, near de courts on wich na de sistos once practice.

Insyd 2007, Williams receive ein associate degree insyd fashion design from de Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale.

Insyd 2011, na dem force Williams to withdraw from de US Open before ein second-round match dey follow a Sjögren's syndrome diagnosis. After de diagnosis, na she adopt a vegan diet wey na she reduce ein intake of calories den sugars.

Insyd 2015, Williams receive a Bachelor of Science degree insyd business administration from Indiana University East. She begin ein degree insyd 2011 thru a reciprocal agreement between de university den de Women's Tennis Association wey dey allow athletes to play tennis professionally while dem dey study online.

Na dem raise Williams as a Jehovah's Witness.

Insyd July of 2025, Williams open up about ein decades-long struggle plus adenomyosis den uterine fibroids, wey dey detail de impact na e had on ein career den life, as well as de lack of knowledge den proper support from doctors wey delay diagnosis den treatment.

### Relationships
Na Williams date golfer Hank Kuehne. Insyd 2012, she meet Cuban model Elio Pis wen na dem hire am as an underwear model guve ein clothing line; na dem date til 2015. Na she date publishing heir Nicholas Hammond for two years til 2019. On July 22, 2025, Williams announce say she be engaged to actor-producer Andrea Preti.

### 2017 car crash
On June 9, 2017, na Williams dey drive insyd Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, wen na anoda car collide plus ein SUV before she clear de intersection, a crash wey kill a 78-year-old man den injure anoda person. Na Police originally say dat na Williams be "at fault" for de crash; however, on December 21, 2017, na authorities determine de crash be caused by an unidentified third driver.

### Business ventures
Williams be de chief executive officer of ein interior design firm V Starr Interiors, wey dey locate insyd Jupiter, Florida. Na ein company design de set of de *Tavis Smiley Show* on de Public Broadcasting Service, de Olympic athletes dema apartments as part of New York City ein failed bid to host de 2012 Summer Olympics, den residences den businesses insyd de Palm Beach, Florida area.

Insyd 2001, na dem name Williams among de 30 most powerful women insyd America by de *Ladies Home Journal*.

Insyd 2007, na Williams team plus retailer Steve & Barry's to launch ein own fashion line, EleVen. "*I love fashion and the idea that I am using my design education to actually create clothing and footwear that I will wear on and off the tennis court is a dream come true for me"* Williams ein line debut during de 2012 New York fashion week. Na ebe modeled by athletes rather dan models, as Williams choose to feature de type of people for whom na dem design de line. She sanso wear outfits from ein fashion line on de tennis court.

Insyd June 2009, na dem name Williams 77th insyd de Top 100 Most Powerful Celebrities list dem compile by *Forbes* magazine.

Insyd August 2009, Williams den ein sisto Serena cam be minority owners of de Miami Dolphins. Na dis make de sistos de first African-American women to obtain ownership insyd an NFL franchise.

Insyd late June 2010, Williams release ein first book, *Come to Win; On How Sports Can Help You Top Your Profession*, wich na she cowrep plus Kelly E. Carter. To promote de book, she embark on a nationwide tour wey na she appear on several talk shows, wey dey include *The Early Show* den *Good Morning America*. Na de book reach de top five on *The New York Times* Best Seller list.

## Recognition

Dem widely regard Williams as one of de greatest tennis players of all time.

Insyd 2005, na *Tennis Magazine* rank Williams as de 25th-best player of de past 40 years.

Insys June 2011, na dem name am one of de "30 Legends of Women's Tennis: Past, Present and Future" by *Time*.

Insyd 2018, *Tennis Magazine* rank Williams as de eighth-best female player of de Open Era.

Insyd May 2020, both de Tennis Channel den Newsday rank Williams as de eighth-greatest female player of all time.

## Equipment

Insyd 1995, wen na Williams be 14, she sign an endorsement deal plus Reebok wey she wear de company ein apparel den shoes. She use a Wilson Hammer 6.2 Stretch racket.

## Career statistics

### Grand Slam tournament performance timeline
*Current thru de 2023 US Open.*



### Grand Slam tournament finals

#### Singles: 16 (7 titles, 9 runner-ups)

#### Doubles: 14 (14 titles)

#### Mixed doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

## World Team Tennis

Williams play 14 seasons of World TeamTennis, wey she make ein debut insyd 2000 plus de St. Louis Aces, wey she play a season plus de Delaware Smash insyd 2005, three seasons plus de Philadelphia Freedoms from 2006 to 2008, den eight seasons plus de Washington Kastles insyd 2010–2015, 2017–2019. She get five King Trophies, wey she claim ein first plus de Freedoms insyd 2006 den four trophies plus de Kastles insyd 2011, 2012, 2014, den 2015. Na dem sanso name am de 2012 WTT Final MVP for ein efforts. Na dem announce say she go join de Washington Kastles during de 2020 WTT season set to begin July 12 at The Greenbrier.

## Records den achievements

At de 2021 Wimbledon Championships, Williams extend ein record as de all-time leader, male anaa female, insyd Grand Slam tournaments dem play, plus 90. Plus ein run to de 2017 Wimbledon singles final, she claim de record for de longest time between a player ein first den most recent major singles finals appearances (a record wey later be surpassed by ein sisto Serena at de 2019 US Open). Venus win four Olympic gold medals (one insyd singles den three insyd women's doubles plus ein sisto) den one silver (insyd mixed doubles), wey tie am plus Kathleen McKane Godfree for de most Olympic medals wey a tennis player win insyd history. At de 2000 Sydney Olympics, she cam be de second player per wey win Olympic gold medals insyd both singles den doubles at one Olympic Games. After she win silver insyd mixed doubles plus Rajeev Ram at de 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, Williams cam be de first tennis player to win a medal at four Olympic Games, as well as de first player insyd de Open Era to win an Olympic medal insyd all three events (singles, doubles, mixed). She den Serena sanso be de tennis players per insyd history plus four Olympic gold medals, as well as de ones per wey win Olympic gold insyd de same event on three occasions. She along plus ein sisto Serena be de women per insyd de Open Era to win Olympic tennis gold insyd both singles den doubles.

* Na she attain dese records insyd Open era of tennis.
* Records insyd **bold** dey indicate peer-less achievements.
* Records insyd *italics* currently be active streaks. 

## Awards

; 1995

* Sports Image Foundation Award for conducting tennis clinics insyd low-income areas

; 1997

* WTA Newcomer of the Year
* September's Olympic Committee Female Athlete

; 1998

* Tennis Magazine's Most Improved Player

; 2000

* WTA Player of the Year
* WTA Doubles Team of the Year (plus Serena Williams)
* Sports Illustrated for Women's Sportswoman of the Year
* Teen Choice Awards – Extraordinary Achievement Award
* Forbes The Celebrity 100 (No. 62)
* Women's Sports Foundation Sportswoman of the Year for team sports (plus Serena Williams)

; 2001

* Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award
* EMMA Best Sport Personality Award
* Forbes The Celebrity 100 (No. 57)

; 2002

* Best Female Athlete ESPY Award
* Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award
* Forbes The Celebrity 100 (No. 60)

; 2003

* The President's Award of the 34th NAACP Image Awards
* Forbes The Celebrity 100 (No. 65)

; 2004

* Harris Poll Top 10 Favorite Female Sports Star (No. 1)
* Forbes The Celebrity 100 (No. 77)

; 2005

* Glamour Magazine's Women of the Year Award
* Forbes The Celebrity 100 (No. 81)
* Harris Poll Top 10 Favorite Female Sports Star (No. 3)

; 2006

* Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award
* BET's Best Female Athlete of the Year
* Harris Poll Top 10 Favorite Female Sports Star (No. 1)
* Forbes The Celebrity 100 (No. 90)

; 2007

* Gitanjali Diamond Award
* Harris Poll Top 10 Favorite Female Sports Star (No. 3)
* Vogue Magazine Top 10 Best Dressed List for 2007

; 2008

* Whirlpool 6th Sense Player of the Year Award
* Harris Poll Top 10 Favorite Female Sports Star (No. 3)
* Anti-Defamation League Americanism Award
* Whirlpool 6th Sense Player of the Year Award
* ITF Women's Doubles World Champion (plus Serena Williams)
* WTA Doubles Team of the Year (plus Serena Williams)
* WTA Fan Favorite Doubles Team of the Year (plus Serena Williams)
* Doha 21st Century Leaders Awards – Outstanding Leadership
* Forbes The Celebrity 100 (No. 77)
* Harris Poll Top 10 Favorite Female Sports Star (No. 2)

; 2009

* WTA doubles team of the year (plus Serena Williams)
* WTA Fan Favorite Doubles Team of the Year (plus Serena Williams)

; 2010

* Caesars Tennis Classic Achievement Award
* Forbes The Celebrity 100 (No. 83)
* YWCA GLA Phenomenal Woman of the Year Award
* WTA Fan Favorite Doubles Team of the Year (plus Serena Williams)
* Forbes 30 Utterly Inspiring Role Models
* Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women in the World (No. 60)
* Harris Poll Top 10 Favorite Female Sports Star (No. 2)
* Jefferson Award for Outstanding Public Service in Professional Sports

; 2011

* Forbes The Celebrity 100 (No. 86)
* TIME Magazine 30 Legends of Women's Tennis
* Forbes Most Powerful Black Women In The U.S. (No. 10)
* Harris Poll Top 10 Favorite Female Sports Star (No. 2)

; 2012

* World TeamTennis Finals Most Valuable Player
* WTA Player Service Award
* WTA Fan Favorite Doubles Team of the Year (plus Serena Williams)

; 2013

* BET Black Girls Rock! Star Power Award
* Harris Poll Top 10 Favorite Female Sports Star (No. 3)
* WTA Player Service Award

; 2014

* Harris Poll Top 10 Favorite Female Sports Star (No. 3)
* WTA Fan Favorite Dress (2014 Wimbledon)
* Tennis Magazine Top 10 Matches of 2014 No. 3 (2014 Wimbledon 3rd Round)
* ESPN Tennis Top 10 Women's Matches of 2014 No. 3 (2014 Wimbledon 3rd Round)

; 2015

* US Open Sportsmanship Award
* WTA February Best Dressed Player
* WTA French Open Best Dressed Player
* WTA October Best Dressed Player
* Harris Poll Top 10 Favorite Female Sports Star (No. 3)
* Harris Poll Top 10 Greatest Tennis Player (No. 5)
* WTA Comeback Player of the Year
* WTA Social Fan Favorite – #TBT of the Year

; 2016

* Sports Illustrated Fashionable 50 Athletes
* Nielsen Most Marketable Athletes insyd de U.S. (No. 6)

; 2017

* ESPN WTA Player of the Year
* Nielsen Most Marketable Athletes in the U.S. (No. 2)
* Sports Illustrated Fashionable 50 Athletes
* Sports Illustrated Fashionable 50 The Athleisure Leader Award

; 2018

* Sports Illustrated Fashionable 50 Athletes

; 2019

* Sports Illustrated Fashionable 50 Athletes

; 2022

* Sports Illustrated 100 Influential Black Women in Sports

## Filmography

* *Venus and Serena* (2012), documentary film wey dey take an insyd look at lives den careers of professional tennis players, Venus den Serena Williams.
* *King Richard* (2021, executive producer), biographical sports drama film on Venus den Serena Williams.

### Television

## References


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## External links

* Venus Williams at the Women's Tennis Association 
* Venus Williams at the International Tennis Federation 
* Venus Williams at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)