Venus Williams Biography

My Inspirational African American is Venus Williams.She was Born on June 17, 1980.Venus Williams learned to play tennis on the public courts of Los Angeles. She teamed with her sister Serena to win several doubles championships.She boosted her victory total even after being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease.

Tennis was introduced to Venus by her father in public courts in Los Angeles.By the age of 10, Williams's serve topped 100 miles per hour.She used to go 63-0 on the United States Tennis Association junior tour.In her first match, she beat No 50-seeded Shaun Stafford at the Bank of the West Classic in California.In 1997, Williams became the first unseeded U.S. Open women's finalist in the Open era.

At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, Williams captured the gold medal in the singles competition.Williams competed in only a handful of tournaments in 2006 due to a lingering wrist injury.She returned to form in 2007 winning the singles title at Wimbledon.Williams was diagnosed with Sjogren's syndrome, an autoimmune disease that left her easily fatigued and sore.Williams won her first WTA singles title in more than two years.

Venus takes art classes when she not on the court.She has started a clothing line called EleVen.Venus and her sister were the first african american to buy shares of a NFL team called Miami dolphins. Venus co-authored the New York Times.

Venus is my inspirational African american because she plays tennis and owns her own clothing line.Venus is a good player at tennis she was turning pro when she was 10 years old.She played tennis when she was sick.She lived in Compton and became a very good tennis player.This is a essay about my inspiration African