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2019 - MIAMI - USA, FL March 22, 2019

Marching to glory: Venus Williams's momentous Miami record

This year marks Venus Williams's 20th appearance at the Miami Open since her 1997 debut - and in that time, the American icon has racked up a superlative record including three titles and eight runs to the final four in total. Look back at them here.

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On her Miami debut in 1997 as a 16-year-old ranked No.211, Venus battled through three-set wins over Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen and Jennifer Capriati before falling 6-4, 6-2 to Martina Hingis in the third round (Getty)
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Just one year later, Venus lifted her first Miami trophy on her second attempt, defeating Martina Hingis 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 in the semifinals and Anna Kournikova 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 in the final (Getty)
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Venus successfully defended her title in 1999, beating Stefanie Graf 6-2, 6-4 in the semifinals and winning the first ever all-Williams final over sister Serena 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 (Getty)
04 /19
Having been absent in 2000 due to wrist tendinitis, Venus reclaimed her crown in style in 2001, saving eight match points to beat Jennifer Capriati 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4) in a classic final (Getty)
05 /19
Venus's 22-match winning streak in Miami was finally ended in the 2002 semifinals by Serena 6-2, 6-2 - the younger Williams's first Tour win over her sister at the sixth attempt (Getty)
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Venus's 2003 campaign ended in a surprise 7-6(2), 6-1 fourth-round loss to Meghann Shaughnessy (Getty)
07 /19
On the comeback from an injury-racked 2003, Venus made it to the 2004 quarterfinals, but let a 3-0 final set lead and one match point slip in a 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(3) loss to Elena Dementieva (Getty)
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2005 saw Venus snap a six-match losing streak to Serena with a 6-1, 7-6(8) quarterfinal victory, before falling 6-4, 6-3 to Maria Sharapova in the semifinals (Getty)
09 /19
An elbow injury forced Venus to miss Miami in 2006; unseeded for the first time in 10 years in 2007 she made it to the third round before falling 2-6, 6-2, 7-5 to Maria Sharapova again (Getty)
10 /19
A quarterfinal run in 2008 included a fourth-round win over Caroline Wozniacki before Venus fell 6-4, 6-4 to Svetlana Kuznetsova (Getty)
11 /19
2009 saw Venus return to the semifinals for the first time in four years, defeating Agnieszka Radwanska in the fourth round before being halted by Serena 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 (Getty)
12 /19
After a nine-year absence from the Miami final, Venus returned in 2010 with wins over Agnieszka Radwanska and Marion Bartoli - but fell 6-2, 6-1 to Kim Clijsters at the last hurdle (Getty)
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Venus's 2012 campaign was special: playing her first event since being diagnosed with Sjögren's Syndrome in 2011, No.134-ranked Venus upset Petra Kvitova and Ana Ivanovic en route to a quarterfinal finish, losing there to Agnieszka Radwanska (Getty)
14 /19
A back injury forced Venus to withdraw ahead of her 2013 third-round clash with Sloane Stephens (Getty)
15 /19
Venus reached the fourth round in 2014, losing 6-1, 5-7, 6-3 to Dominika Cibulkova (Getty)
16 /19
Venus upset Caroline Wozniacki 6-3, 7-6(1) in the 2015 fourth round, but fell 0-6, 6-1, 7-5 to Carla Suárez Navarro in the quarterfinals (Getty)
17 /19
For the first and so far only time in her career, Venus lost her Miami opener in 2016, losing 6-0, 6-7(5), 6-2 to Elena Vesnina in the second round (Getty)
18 /19
Nineteen years since first reaching the Miami semifinals and seven years after last doing it, a resurgent Venus beat Svetlana Kuznetsova and Angelique Kerber to return to the final four in 2017, where she fell 6-4, 7-5 to Johanna Konta (Getty)
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A battling 2018 run found Venus coming from a set down to beat Kiki Bertens and take revenge on Johanna Konta, but in the quarterfinals she fell 6-2, 6-3 to Danielle Collins (Getty)

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