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29 years old (Birthday-06/17/1980) |
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Born in Lynwood, CA, resides in Palm Beach Gardens, FL |
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| PROFESSIONAL |
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41 WTA® tour titles throughout her career,
including 7 Grand Slams |
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Currently ranked #3 in the world |
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Turned pro at 14, went on to beat #50 player in
the world in first match |
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Two-time Olympic Gold medalist |
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In July 2008 Venus won her fifth Wimbledon® singles titles and the appropriately named Venus Rosewater Trophy. She joins Martina Navratilova and Steffi Graf as the only ladies in the Open-era to have won five or more Championships. Venus is also a two-time US Open™ winner (’00 & ’01) |
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| VENUS OFF THE COURT |
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Venus has been a member of the WTA Player Council, which advised the Board of Directors for 10 years. |
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Venus is a founding ambassador for the WTA-UNESCO Gender Equality Program, which addresses worldwide gender issues. |
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2007 - Launched EleVen clothing line |
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Global 2006 - ambassador for UNESCO Ð established program to
address worldwide gender issues |
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2005 - Glamour® Magazine’s "Woman of the Year" award recipient |
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Four-time ESPY® winner; 3 Best Female Tennis player (’01, ’02 & ’06) and 1 Best Female Athlete (’02) |
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