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these sisters forever changed tennis
with their powerful playing styles and
unique fashion sense welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
learning more about the lives and
careers of the Williams sisters what do
you want to be when you Venis
evany starr Williams was born June 17
1980 and her sister Serena jamika
Williams was born September 26th the
next year they both showed extraordinary
tennis talent early in their lives and
were coached by their father Richard
Williams on the city courts of Los
Angeles always planned look you do not
plan you plan to fail eventually the
family moved to Florida in order to hone
the girls skills at a renowned tennis
academy both Venus and Serena excelled
in national junior tennis tournaments
with help from her hundred mile per hour
serve Venus ranked first among under 12s
in Southern California while Serena was
first overall in Florida’s under 10
category however their father decided to
play the girls less so they could focus
on school the two girls made their
professional debuts within a year of
each other Venus in 94 and Serena in 95
by 1997 both ranked within the top 100
of women’s tennis players Venus finished
the year ranked 22nd overall while
Serena placed 99th in fact that year
Venus became the first unseated US Open
women’s finalist in almost 40 years 1998
was the year the Williams sisters
competed professionally for the first
time with Venus taking the match that
same year Venus broke the top 10 of
world rankings and finished the year
fifth Serena found success competing in
doubles tournaments sometimes with her
sister she was ranked 20th overall at
the end of 98 and it was around this
time she inked a lucrative shoe deal
with Puma complete domination by the
Williams sisters began in 1999 when
Serena beat her sister to win their
family’s first grand
title by taking the US Open the next
year
Venus took the US Open won Wimbledon and
signed a 40 million dollar endorsement
deal with Reebok it was also in 2000
that Venus won a gold medal in women’s
singles at the Sydney Olympics and
another gold with Serena in doubles the
sisters squared off in the US Open
finals two years in a row with Venus
winning in 2001 and Serena taking the
title the next year 2002 was also the
year both sisters ranked first in the
world for a period of time the sisters
continued with high-profile wins over
the next year’s Serena won more than 20
Grand Slam titles including many doubles
titles with her sister the two also
competed against each other directly a
number of times and these matches fueled
their longtime rivalry in late 2003
serena signed a 55 million dollar deal
with nike both girls struggled through
the mid-2000s after the murder of their
sister Venus managed to get back into
shape and win Wimbledon in 2007 Serena
won the 2008 US Open and paired with her
sister for an Olympic showing in Beijing
that left the Williams with another gold
medal this success on the court
translated to big paychecks serena
became the first female tennis player to
surpass 30 million dollars in earnings
while Venus was not far behind however
controversy followed the girls
throughout their careers mainly due to
their unorthodox clothing and outspoken
natures in 2009 Serena made matters
worse when she was put on probation and
fined $92,000 for verbally berating a
lines woman during a match this was the
worst fine imposed on any tennis player
to that point meanwhile in 2011 Venus
suffered from injuries and an autoimmune
disease that affected her game aside
from their Pro S on the courts both
sisters have gained fame for outside
projects and entrepreneurial enterprises
Serena tried her hand at acting and both
sisters have released clothing lines
among other pursuits Venus earned a
degree in interior design in 2007 and in
2009 the pair became part owners of the
NFL’s Miami Dolphins
the Williams sisters have both showcased
a distinctive style both in terms of
play and clothing and this is just one
reason they have stood out on the court
however their athletic skills and sheer
power have made them both forces to be
reckoned with and have forever changed
the sport of tennis
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these sisters forever changed tennis
with their powerful playing styles and
unique fashion sense welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
learning more about the lives and
careers of the Williams sisters what do
you want to be when you Venis
evany starr Williams was born June 17
1980 and her sister Serena jamika
Williams was born September 26th the
next year they both showed extraordinary
tennis talent early in their lives and
were coached by their father Richard
Williams on the city courts of Los
Angeles always planned look you do not
plan you plan to fail eventually the
family moved to Florida in order to hone
the girls skills at a renowned tennis
academy both Venus and Serena excelled
in national junior tennis tournaments
with help from her hundred mile per hour
serve Venus ranked first among under 12s
in Southern California while Serena was
first overall in Florida’s under 10
category however their father decided to
play the girls less so they could focus
on school the two girls made their
professional debuts within a year of
each other Venus in 94 and Serena in 95
by 1997 both ranked within the top 100
of women’s tennis players Venus finished
the year ranked 22nd overall while
Serena placed 99th in fact that year
Venus became the first unseated US Open
women’s finalist in almost 40 years 1998
was the year the Williams sisters
competed professionally for the first
time with Venus taking the match that
same year Venus broke the top 10 of
world rankings and finished the year
fifth Serena found success competing in
doubles tournaments sometimes with her
sister she was ranked 20th overall at
the end of 98 and it was around this
time she inked a lucrative shoe deal
with Puma complete domination by the
Williams sisters began in 1999 when
Serena beat her sister to win their
family’s first grand
title by taking the US Open the next
year
Venus took the US Open won Wimbledon and
signed a 40 million dollar endorsement
deal with Reebok it was also in 2000
that Venus won a gold medal in women’s
singles at the Sydney Olympics and
another gold with Serena in doubles the
sisters squared off in the US Open
finals two years in a row with Venus
winning in 2001 and Serena taking the
title the next year 2002 was also the
year both sisters ranked first in the
world for a period of time the sisters
continued with high-profile wins over
the next year’s Serena won more than 20
Grand Slam titles including many doubles
titles with her sister the two also
competed against each other directly a
number of times and these matches fueled
their longtime rivalry in late 2003
serena signed a 55 million dollar deal
with nike both girls struggled through
the mid-2000s after the murder of their
sister Venus managed to get back into
shape and win Wimbledon in 2007 Serena
won the 2008 US Open and paired with her
sister for an Olympic showing in Beijing
that left the Williams with another gold
medal this success on the court
translated to big paychecks serena
became the first female tennis player to
surpass 30 million dollars in earnings
while Venus was not far behind however
controversy followed the girls
throughout their careers mainly due to
their unorthodox clothing and outspoken
natures in 2009 Serena made matters
worse when she was put on probation and
fined $92,000 for verbally berating a
lines woman during a match this was the
worst fine imposed on any tennis player
to that point meanwhile in 2011 Venus
suffered from injuries and an autoimmune
disease that affected her game aside
from their Pro S on the courts both
sisters have gained fame for outside
projects and entrepreneurial enterprises
Serena tried her hand at acting and both
sisters have released clothing lines
among other pursuits Venus earned a
degree in interior design in 2007 and in
2009 the pair became part owners of the
NFL’s Miami Dolphins
the Williams sisters have both showcased
a distinctive style both in terms of
play and clothing and this is just one
reason they have stood out on the court
however their athletic skills and sheer
power have made them both forces to be
reckoned with and have forever changed
the sport of tennis
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