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| Venus Williams
Birthdate: June 17, 1980
Birthplace: Lynwood, California, USA
Residence: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA
Height: 6'1" (1.85m)
Weight: 160lbs (72kg) lbs.
Plays: Right
Turned Pro: 1994
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Personal Coached by father, Richard Williams, and mother, Oracene Price; works with trainer Esther Lee (formerly Kerrie Brooks)... Full name is Venus Ebony Starr Williams... Has four sisters... Favorite musical act is 311 and favorite TV show is Golden Girls... Favorite color is green... Has had a sticker collection for years... Favorite book is the Bible... Most memorable career moment was being in the 2000 Olympics... Has a Certificate in Interior Decorating... Designs a line of women's leather apparel for Wilson's Leather, called the Venus Williams Collection... Enjoys art, especially that of young emerging artists, and appreciates the styles of artists all around the world... After tennis would like to continue her careers in interior design, fashion design, and would like to take up choreography and music production... Loves Asian antiques, dancing, writing poetry, reading, sewing, studying new subjects, being at home and playing the guitar...
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| 2009 Year in Review Tenth Top 10 season of career (finishing at No.6), highlighted by 40th and 41st Tour singles titles at Dubai and Acapulco; runner-up three times, at Wimbledon (as No.3 seed, d. top seed Safina in SF, falling to No.2 seed S.Williams in final; now 7-7 in Grand Slam singles finals), Stanford and Tour Championships ... |
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