Venus Williams plays singles in tennis.
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 . Her five Wimbledon singles titles ties her with two other women for eighth place on the all-time list . From the 2000 Wimbledon Championships to the 2001 US Open , Williams won four of the six Grand Slam singles tournaments held . At the 2000 Sydney Olympics , Williams became only the second player to win Olympic gold medals in both singles and doubles at the same Olympic Games , after Helen Wills Moody in 1924 . 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 .