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10 great moments: Venus Williams
It's 22 years since Venus Williams won the tournament in Miami for the first time. To celebrate here are 10 highlights from her spectacular career to date.
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Venus Williams made her Tour debut in November 1994 as a 14-year-old. She led by a set and a break against World No.2 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario but was ultimately beaten in the second round.
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She broke the Top 100 in 1997, the year in which she reached the US Open final in her debut appearance. Defeated by Martina Hingis, she was the first debutante since 1978 to go so far.
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In 1999, she and sister Serena picked up the first of 14 Grand Slam doubles titles together as they won the French Open, winning a thriller against No.2 seeds Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova.
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Despite wrist trouble in 2000, Venus began to find her very best form, winning a first major singles title at Wimbledon as she overcame Hingis, Serena and Lindsay Davenport to lift the trophy.
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A second major followed at the US Open, with Hingis and Davenport again among her victims, while she picked up the gold medal at the Sydney Olympics amid a 35-match winning streak.
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The momentum continued into 2001, which saw her complete the career Grand Slam in doubles with Serena as they won the Australian Open.
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Venus retained both singles titles at Wimbledon and the US Open, defeating Justine Henin and Serena in the respective finals. She did not drop a set in New York.
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On February 25, 2002, off the back of winning in the Gold Coast, Paris and Antwerp, she rose to the WTA World No.1 ranking, which she has held for 11 weeks in total, for the first time.
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Three more Wimbledon titles followed, in 2005, 2007 and 2008, while she also reached the Australian Open final of 2017.
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Venus holds the distinction of being the only player, male or female, to have won medals for tennis at four Olympics, having won gold in the doubles in Beijing and London, as well as mixed doubles silver in Rio.
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