Grand Slams
| Year | Singles AO | Doubles AO | Singles RG | Doubles RG | Singles WI | Doubles WI | Singles UO | Doubles UO |
| 2012 | - | - | R64 | - | R128 | WR | - | - |
| 2011 | R32 | - | - | - | R16 | - | R64 | - |
| 2010 | QF | WR | R16 | WR | QF | QF | SF | - |
| 2009 | R64 | WR | R32 | R16 | RU | WR | R16 | WR |
| 2008 | QF | QF | R32 | - | WR | WR | QF | - |
| 2007 | - | - | R32 | - | WR | R32 | SF | - |
| 2006 | R128 | - | QF | - | R32 | - | - | - |
| 2005 | R16 | - | R32 | - | WR | - | QF | - |
| 2004 | R32 | - | QF | - | R64 | - | R16 | - |
| 2003 | RU | - | R16 | - | RU | - | - | - |
| 2002 | QF | - | RU | - | RU | - | RU | - |
| 2001 | SF | - | R128 | - | WR | - | WR | - |
| 2000 | - | - | QF | - | WR | - | WR | - |
| 1999 | QF | - | R16 | - | QF | - | SF | - |
| 1998 | QF | - | QF | - | QF | - | SF | - |
| 1997 | - | - | R64 | - | R128 | - | RU | - |
WTA Tour 2012 Totals
| Result | Singles | Doubles |
| Winner | - | 1 |
| Runner-up | - | - |
| Semifinal | - | - |
WTA Tour 2012 Titles
| Singles |
| - |
| Doubles |
| Wimbledon |
Olympic Games - Singles
2008 Beijing, CHN - Seed 7
| Phase | Result | Opponent | Result |
| R64 | Won | BACSINSZKY Timea (SUI) | 6-3, 6-2 |
| R32 | Won | BENESOVA Iveta (CZE) | 6-1, 6-4 |
| R16 | Won | AZARENKA Victoria (BLR) | 6-3, 6-2 |
| QF | Lost | LI Na (CHN) | 5-7, 5-7 |
2004 Athens, GRE - Seed 6
| Phase | Result | Opponent | Result |
| R64 | Won | CZINK Melinda (HUN) | 6-1, 6-2 |
| R32 | Won | MATEVZIC Maja (SLO) | 6-0, 6-0 |
| R16 | Lost | PIERCE Mary (FRA) | 4-6, 4-6 |
2000 Sydney, AUS - Seed 2
| Phase | Result | Opponent | Result |
| R64 | Won | NAGYOVA Henrieta (SVK) | 6-2, 6-2 |
| R32 | Won | TANASUGARN Tamarine (THA) | 6-2, 6-3 |
| R16 | Won | KANDARR Jana (GER) | 6-2, 6-2 |
| QF | Won | SANCHEZ VICARIO Arantxa (ESP) | 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 |
| SF | Won | SELES Monica (USA) | 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 |
| F | Won | DEMENTIEVA Elena (RUS) | 6-2, 6-4 |
Olympic Games - Doubles
2008 Beijing, CHN - Partner: WILLIAMS Serena - Seed 2
| Phase | Result | Opponent | Result |
| R32 | Won | BENESOVA Iveta / VAIDISOVA Nicole (CZE) | 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 |
| R16 | Won | MORITA Ayumi / SUGIYAMA Ai (JPN) | 7-5, 6-2 |
| QF | Won | VESNINA Elena / ZVONAREVA Vera (RUS) | 6-4, 6-0 |
| SF | Won | BONDARENKO Alona / BONDARENKO Kateryna (UKR) | 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 |
| F | Won | MEDINA Anabel / RUANO Virginia (ESP) | 6-2, 6-0 |
2004 Athens, GRE - Partner: RUBIN Chanda
| Phase | Result | Opponent | Result |
| R32 | Lost | LI Ting / SUN Tiantian (CHN) | 5-7, 6-1, 3-6 |
2000 Sydney, AUS - Partner: WILLIAMS Serena
| Phase | Result | Opponent | Result |
| R32 | Won | JEYASEELAN Sonya / WEBB Vanessa (CAN) | 6-3, 6-1 |
| R16 | Won | LIKHOVTSEVA Elena / MYSKINA Anastasia (RUS) | 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 |
| QF | Won | HALARD-DECUGIS Julie / MAURESMO Amelie (FRA) | 6-3, 6-2 |
| SF | Won | CALLENS Els / MONAMI Dominique (BEL) | 6-4, 6-1 |
| F | Won | BOOGERT Kristie / OREMANS Miriam (NED) | 6-1, 6-1 |
Nickname
V. (nytimes.com, 28 May 2012))
Hobbies
Asian antiques, dancing, writing poetry, reading, sewing, studying new subjects, getting the mail and receiving packages, being at home, playing the guitar. (wtatennis.com, 25 Jun 2012)
Occupation
Athlete
Education
Fashion Design - Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale , Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Coach
Richard Williams [father] (USA) (wtatennis.com, 25 Jun 2012)
Position and style
Double-handed backhand (wtatennis.com, 25 Jun 2012)
Handedness
Right (wtatennis.com, 25 Jun 2012)
Other sports
Her younger sister Serena is also a tennis player. Her father Richard is her coach. (wtatennis.com, 25 Jun 2012, yahoo.com, 07 Jul 2012)
Debut
1999 for United States (wtatennis.com, 25 Jun 2012)
Injuries
At the 2011 US Open, she revealed she had been diagnosed with Sjogren's syndrome, an incurable auto-immune disease that causes fatigue and swollen joints. She didn't play again until March the following year due to experimenting with medication, and she has also become a vegan, although she calls herself a 'cheagan' as she doesn't always stick to the diet. (independent.co.uk, 26 Jun 2012)
She injured her left abdominal muscles in 2003 and was forced to miss the second half of the season. In 2011, she again had problems with her abdomen, missing the French Open. (wtatennis.com, 25 Jun 2012)
She struggled with knee tendonitis in 2010 and had to withdraw from Cincinnati, Montreal, Beijing and WTA Championships that year with a separate knee injury. (wtatennis.com, 25 Jun 2012)
A series of wrist injuries on both arms affected her from 2004 onwards. These forced her to withdraw from a number of tournaments, including Dubai, Antwerp and Miami in 2006 and the Australian Open in 2007. (wtatennis.com, 25 Jun 2012)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
She began playing at age four at her neighbourhood courts in Compton, California. (nndb.com, 20 Sep 2010)
Reason for taking up this sport
Her father was very keen for his daughters to become professional tennis players, and encouraged the young sisters to start playing from an early age. (nndb.com, 20 Sep 2010)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (nytimes.com, 28 May 2012)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"I'm alive so that means I can do anything." (tennis.com, 07 Jul 2012)
Awards
Along with sister Serena, she was named the Doubles Team of the Year and Fan Favourite Doubles Team of the Year in 2009. (wtatennis.com, 25 Jun 2012)
She received several Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly [ESPY] awards, including Best Female Athlete and Best Female Tennis Player in 2002 and Best Female Tennis Player of the Year in 2006. (wtatennis.com, 25 Jun 2012)
In 2002 she became the first African-American player to be ranked number one in the world. (wtatennis.com, 25 Jun 2012)
She was the Sports Illustrated Sportswoman of the year in 2000. (wtatennis.com, 25 Jun 2012)
General
FATHERLY INFLUENCE
Her father, Richard, has been a part of her career from the start, but he has been keen to ensure she and Serena are not just defined as tennis players. "I'm not proud of what they've done in tennis. Tennis is just a game. I'm proud of my daughters for who they are, and for what they've achieved outside tennis. Too many players in tennis, these champions, don't know anything outside tennis. They haven't been to college, tennis is all they know, and what else can they do? They stop playing and then they become coaches or TV announcers, they stay in tennis. They can't do anything else. Most players can't see that there's a life beyond the baseline, that the baseline is the baseline. My daughters have been to college, they have education, and they're not going to be broke." (thetennisspace.com, 27 Jun 2012)
TRAGEDY
Her sister, Tetunde Price, was shot and killed in 2003 not far from her childhood home in the Compton district of Los Angeles. (guardian.co.uk, 11 Jun 2012)
GIVING BACK
The sisters founded the Venus and Serena Williams Tutorial and Tennis Academy in Los Angeles for innercity children. (prettytough.com, 22 May 2012)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008, Athens 2004, Sydney 2000
