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Venus Ebone Starr Williams was born on June 17th, 1980 in Lynwood, California. She is a champion tennis player and entrepreneur. She has four sisters; one of her younger sisters is Serena Williams, also a champion tennis star, and one of her older sisters was Yetunde Price. Yetunde was killed near Compton, Los Angeles, on September 14th, 2003 by a Crips gang member who had intended on shooting her boyfriend, who she was with at the time of the murder. Venus spent her younger years in a poor section of Los Angeles; but it was not long before they were able to move out of Compton. Her father, Richard Williams, saw natural athletic ability in his daughter and he took action to turn her potential into mastery of the sport. He devoted much of his time and money to expanding both of his daughters' natural talent for tennis. By the time Venus was ten years old she was winning tournaments, and her father knew he was on the right track. He moved the family to Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, in 1991 so that she and her sister could train with Rick Macci. After a short time, however, her father decided to remove her from professional training altogether, so that she could concentrate on her studies, he acted as her coach and trainer during this time.

Venus's hard work and dedication to her sport paid off; she went professional on October 31, 1994, by 1997 she was playing regularly and entered the US Open for the first time that year. By 1999 she had taken her game to high levels of expertise and subsequently won the French Open that year with her sister Serena as her doubles partner. The pair went on to win the US Open that year as well, and have won over ten events together as a team including an Olympic Gold in the 2000 Games. Venus has had an amazing tennis career as a single player as well; she won five Grand Slam Finals from 2000 to 2005 alone and also won an Olympic Gold in Australia as a singles player in 2000.

Venus has lightened up on her tennis playing in recent years due to numerous injuries and in favor of pursuing her career in interior design. She attended the Art's Institute in Florida to study interior design and started her own business called V-Starr Interiors. The business is based in Jupiter, Florida, and has become very successful over the last several years. Additionally, Venus has enjoyed endorsements from American Express, McDonald's and Wilson Racquet Sports. She and her sister have also authored a book together called Serving From the Hip: 10 Rules for Living, Loving and Winning. The book was published by Houghten Mifflin and has received high praise for its positive message to young women and has been featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

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