Tennis Sisters Venus and Serena Williams Dominate the Sport
Venus and Serena Williams are the sister duo tennis players that have dominated the sport and gained international respect and attention during their careers. Venus is the older of the two and first gained recognition as the World No. 1 player. This title now belongs to her younger sister Serena, who also just recently won the women’s singles title in the Australian Open. The sisters won the doubles title together. They form one of the most formidable doubles teams in the history of the game, and they are unequaled as sibling players.
Venus Williams is currently ranked World No 2, having had the number one title on three previous occasions. Her first number one ranking occurred in February of 2002. In addition, she has won three Olympic Gold Medals, one was for her singles competition and she won two for women’s doubles. She is 29 years old and will turn 30 on June 17 of this year. Among her many impressive status feats, she had a 35 match winning streak in the 2000 Wimbledon tennis championships. She is the current leader on the WTA active list and is tied for 10th on the overall history of titles.
Serena first received the World No. 1 title in July of 2002 . She is the reigning champion of singles and doubles competitions. Of her many distinctions, she has won the most career prize money than any other female player, of any sport, in history. She has also won two Olympic gold medals, both of them in the doubles category. Serena is now tied with Billie Jean King for winning 12 singles titles and is ranked as sixth on the all time list. In all three categories, singles, doubles and mixed, she has won more titles than any other active female player. She and her sister are on the Wimbledon schedule for 2010.