Venus Williams

Venus Williams was born on June 17, 1980 and turned pro in 1994. She has a total of 4 Grand Slam titles: 2 at the US Open and 2 at Wimbledon. Her lack of participation in smaller events has caused her ranking to drop to 4. She has obviously demonstrated her ability to be number 1 in the world but her mindset focuses solely on the 4 Grand Slams.

1st Appearances Can be Deceiving...

But in Venus's case I think they are right. Her 6 foot stature and her powerful arms and legs can be intimidating, and she does just that. She uses her intimidation to scare her opponents. Her raw talent abd her loud actions shook the tennis world when she arrived on the scene.

Power

Venus is the most powerful player in women's tennis today. She uses her force to overpower any player. Her strong serves tend to be in the high 110s and fly past the other players. And if her baseline game doesn't get to you she zooms to net and smashes any ball that isn't too scared to come to her side of the net.

Red White and Blue over Sydney

Here Venus proudly displays her pride in America after defeating Elena Dementieva in the Gold Medal round at the 2000 Olympics.