In tennis, Venus Williams plays singles.
Venus Williams . From the 2000 Wimbledon Championships to the 2001 US Open , Williams won four of the six Grand Slam singles tournaments held . Furthermore , Williams ' run to the 2017 Australian Open Women 's Singles final set the record for longest span between singles slam finals in the open era at 20 years , the beginning of which was marked by her appearance in the singles final at the 1997 US Open . They have played against each other in nine Grand Slam singles finals , with Venus holding a 2-7 record .