Venus Williams has 45 runner-up finishes in grand slam singles events.
Venus Williams . Her seven Grand Slam singles titles ties her twelfth on the all-time list , more than any other active female player except sister Serena . Venus has 8 runner-up finishes in grand slam singles events with Martina Hingis being the only player other than Serena to beat Venus in a major final at the 1997 US Open .