Venus Williams was born on June 17, 1980 in Lynwood, California, United States. She is a former World No. 1 ranked female tennis player and Olympic gold medalist who has won 13 Grand Slam titles, including 5 singles, 6 women's doubles, and 2 mixed doubles titles. Williams is the older sister of fellow former World No. 1 tennis player Serena Williams. Venus holds the record for the fastest serve ever recorded by a female player in a main draw match (128.8 mph).
Apart from tennis ace Venus is also a businesswoman and CEO of her interior design firm V Starr Interiors located in Jupiter, Florida.
Currently she is participating in ongoing Wimbledon 2007 where she beat the second seeded Maria Sharapova in a straight set 6-1 6-3 and secured her position for Quarterfinal round where she will face fifth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova.
Apart from tennis ace Venus is also a businesswoman and CEO of her interior design firm V Starr Interiors located in Jupiter, Florida.
Currently she is participating in ongoing Wimbledon 2007 where she beat the second seeded Maria Sharapova in a straight set 6-1 6-3 and secured her position for Quarterfinal round where she will face fifth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova.
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