| 1 | PRESENTATION |
Williams, Venus (born 1980), American tennis player.
Venus Williams has won seven grand slams. She was world number one in February 2002.
| 2 | NOT THE FIRST PROFESSIONAL |
Born in Lynwood (California), Venus Williams discovered tennis at age four years and began his professional career in 1994. Driven by her father, she does not participate, however only a few tournaments to continue his schooling. His first significant performance on the WTA tour from 1997, including in Indian Wells and Key Biscayne in the U.S. where it dominates the top-ranked players, including compatriot Jennifer Capriati.
If his results in Grand Slam events this year were disappointing, his game is progressing and allows him to beat Martina Hingis (then world number one) during the tournament in Sydney at the beginning of 1998 and reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open.
| 3 | CONSECRATION "PROGRAMMED" |
Venus Williams won her first singles title at the tournament in Oklahoma City (United States) in 1998, then s' Key Biscayne requires first tournament victory of importance. The year 2000 is one of consecration: a gold medal at the Summer Olympics in Sydney (Australia) wins in the International of Great Britain and the United States renews its unique performance the following year.
In 2002, beaten finalists at International of France, Great Britain and the United States Venus Williams must give a re up the world rankings (after you busy for a few weeks) to her sister Serena. The 2003 season was marked by two new final "fratricidal" Grand Slam (in the Australian and those of Great Britain) and two further defeats for Venus Williams against her younger sister.
Punctuated injuries, the 2004 season offers no new major title to Venus Williams. In 2005 and 2007, however, it is the grass of Wimbledon's "garden" imposing it in for 3 and 4 e e times and by winning her 5 and 6 e e grand slams. But these successes mask prestigious several difficult seasons (including 2006), marked by an intense struggle to remain among the best players in the world.
| 4 | A PLAYER AND MODERN CHARISMATIC |
With exceptional physical qualities and a rare power on the women's tour, Venus Williams also has significant technical advantages which makes it a particularly opponent difficult to handle. Spectacular, his aggressive style of play fits in line with the approach of tennis including Monica Seles, and contributes to the new identity of women's tennis.
also protected by her father and very close to her sister, Venus Williams is in a "clan" whose presence is sometimes viewed as invasive by some players on the circuit. It has however a major popularity with the public and media who praise and highlight his charismatic personality and fiery.
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