However, Williams teamed with her sister to win the doubles title at the event, completing a Career Golden Slam in women's doubles for the pair. At the US Open, Williams lost in straight sets against WTA no. 6 Monica Seles in the semifinals before losing to No. 2 singles ranking and No. [86] Williams dated publishing heir Nicholas Hammond for two years until 2019. During the 2017 WTA finals Williams competed against Ostapenko, their match had 37 games. However, she made a strong start to the clay-court season, winning the Bausch & Lomb Championships in Amelia Island, Florida, defeating Henin in the final. [15] At that time, Williams held a 63–0 record on the United States Tennis Association junior tour and was ranked No. She lost in the second round of the French Open to Agnieszka Radwańska in straight sets. During the programme Williams was complimented by rival Lindsay Davenport, with Davenport saying 'Venus had more power than any other player on tour'. At the 2014 French Open, Williams was upset by No. She defeated Magda Linette in the second round and compatriots Catherine Bellis and Alison Riske in the quarterfinals and semifinals respectively to reach her eighth final in Stanford. She defeated No. During the North American summer hard court season, Williams won for the second consecutive year the tournaments in San Diego, defeating Seles in the final, and in New Haven, defeating Davenport in the final. In the final, however, she lost to her sister Serena. She was our nucleus and our rock. She was also named the 2012 WTT Final MVP for her efforts. She defeated Mona Barthel in the first round, and upset the 1st-seeded and No. 16) and lowest-seeded (14th) champion in tournament history. She recorded the 200th loss of her career against 8th-seeded Timea Bacsinszky, who won in straight sets. Venus Williams's Grand Slam Titles, Finals, Records Venus Williams's record in Grand … Williams’ season ended with a first round loss to eventual champion Rebecca Peterson at the Tianjin Open. The following week she was bundled out of the China Open in the first round by No. At the US Open, Williams defeated Seles in the quarterfinals and Amélie Mauresmo in three sets to make the final. [69] Although WTA tour President Larry Scott commented that she left "a very meaningful impression", Williams's demands were rejected. Williams teamed with Serena Williams to win the women's doubles title at this event, the first Grand Slam title the pair won together. Williams completed the year by losing in the quarterfinals of three indoor tournaments in the fall, a period that included defeat in her first meeting with 17-year-old Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova at the Zurich Open. Following the US Open, Venus withdrew from the Wuhan Open and China Open, citing "she was not physically ready to compete". After that loss, she did not play again for three months due to a wrist injury. Williams was granted wildcards to participate in Madrid and Rome. 1 in bold, as of week of February 22, 2021, Learn how and when to remove this template message, Lipton International Players Championships, 2005 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles, record for most Olympic medals won in tennis, record for the most Grand Slam appearances, Most appearances (88) in Grand Slam singles draw, U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships, 1999 Lipton International Players Championships, 2001 Australian Open doubles championship, Tennis records of the Open Era - Women's Singles, All-time tennis records – women's singles, List of Grand Slam women's singles champions, List of Grand Slam women's doubles champions, List of Grand Slam mixed doubles champions, "How Power Has Transformed Women's Tennis", "The Williams Sisters and the Rise of the Women's Power Game", "10 Stats to get you primed for the 2017 Australian Open", "Williams sisters net gold in doubles, beating off Spaniards in final", "Ranking the top-10 women's tennis players of all time – Busted Racquet – Tennis – Yahoo! Williams then played in the ASB Classic in Auckland, where she was seeded sixth. Due to this, neither Williams sister entered the tournament for 14 years,[24] with her sister Serena entering in 2015 after appeals for forgiveness from the event and the WTA Tour. However, at the French Open, she lost in the third round to 15-year-old Sesil Karatantcheva, who subsequently tested positive for steroids and was suspended. Williams produced yet another upset in three sets against Carla Suárez Navarro to advance to the semifinals, where she defeated younger sister and No. She won her third title of the year at the Grand Slam Cup in Munich in September, defeating No. She returned to the tour during the European clay court season. With 49 WTA singles titles, Williams trails only her sister Serena Williams among active players on the WTA Tour with most singles titles. By reaching the final, her ranking improved to No. At the 2013 Hopman Cup, and playing for USA (with John Isner), the first rubber was against South Africa. Both results marked her worst exits at Indian Wells and Miami in her 23-year career. Their addition to our ownership group further reflects our commitment to connect with aggressively and embrace the great diversity that makes South Florida a multicultural gem.