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 . Williams has won four Olympic gold medals , one in singles and three in women 's doubles , along with a silver medal in mixed doubles . They have played against each other in nine Grand Slam singles finals , with Venus holding a 2-7 record . 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 .