Together they have come through the tennis world, battled each other on the court and more importantly, made a difference off the court through their charity effort. That includes life with their families, their additional business ventures, personal moments of success and just being typical regular people.
Here are some photos that will make you see a different side of the Williams sisters than the one you see every week on television playing tennis. Serena and Venus Williams often team up on the court and have won 14 Grand Slam Doubles tournaments in their career, so this is a much different look for them together off the court, rocking a causal but glamorous look over a cityscape. Williams is a fashion icon away from tennis and could easily be a fashion model with the way her make-up and hair done for a high fashion line.
In , Serena Williams was on the cover of GQ Magazine and it created some controversy after she was named Woman of the Year, but the Woman part was in quotations, which GQ was artistic and not disrespectful. Venus Williams is looking pretty casual as she is out with her boyfriend, year-old Nicholas Hammond.
When Meghan Markle and Prince Harry got married, Serena Williams was invited and had to look the part, which included a traditional British hat that ladies always wear. Despite earning millions playing professional tennis, Venus Williams wanted to get her degree. Starting in she worked on her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Indiana University East and in , she graduated. Now she has her sights set on an MBA to become a top-notch businesswoman.
But mom and baby are doing great and Serena made it back to the court to start winning tournaments again. On December 20, , Serena Williams announced her engagement to the world, as Alexis Ohanian, the co-founded of Reddit, proposed.
Her serve can be up to mph. Venus Williams is also a baseline player with an attacking all-court game. She is most comfortable playing on grass. She is a skillful volleyer with great court coverage. She has the record for the fastest serve by a woman, with mph at the Zurich Open. Serena Williams won 21 Grand Slam singles titles.
She always partners with her sister, Venus, for women's doubles tournaments. She has also been in 4 Grand Slam mixed double finals, winning 2 of them. Venus Williams has been in 14 Grand Slam singles finals, winning 7 titles. She has won 13 Grand Slam finals with her sister and two mixed double finals. As of January 5, , Serena Williams is the No. On July 8, , Serena Williams reached No. Since then, she has earned this ranking for numerous weeks on end, last achieving it on Dec 28, ; she has been ranked World No.
Venus Williams first ranked No. She is tied for 12th place as the best female player of all time. Serena and Venus Williams have both won four Olympic gold medals: one each in singles and three together in doubles. While that is less than her sister, it is the second-highest by any female athlete.
Venus Williams was a leader in the fight for equal prize money for male and female players. She met with officials in the French Open and Wimbledon in , but her demands were rejected. She wrote an essay for The Times immediately before Wimbledon , criticizing them for this decision.
Wimbledon announced in February that it would award equal prize money to all competitors in all rounds, and the French Open followed a day later. Serena has a better record than Venus Williams in a head-to-head comparison for direct encounters against each other. Of the 27 matches the sisters have played against each other, Serena has won 16 and Venus has won 11 of them.
Since this chart was created, Serena and Venus Williams have played 4 more matches one each in and ; two in of which Serena Williams won 3. In the US Open, Williams was given a warning after slamming her racquet on the court over a lost set. Later in the same match, Williams was given a foot fault, after which gestured with her racquet at the lineswoman and yelled at her, including profanities.
Serena Williams is an undergraduate at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She has had special clothing lines with Puma and Nike, and has her own designer line called Aneres.
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