Venus and Serena Williams have been two of the dominant forces in women’s tennis since their arrival on the scene in 1998.

The sisters were brought up loving the game. Their father, Richard, tried to get his first three daughters into the game, but found they were not cut out for it. Venus and and her older sister Serena, however, took to the game immediately and Richard knew saw great potential in them. The two girls played six hours per day using rackets of poor quality on a court with potholes.

The two began to compete at five years old and word had gotten around that these two girls had great skill, when national training camps began to recruit them at their Compton, Los Angeles home. As teenagers, Richard entered his girls into the pro circuit before they were of age, pulling them from schooling where they were ‘A’ students. The two competed in private events until they each reached the age of 18 and made a big splash on the pro scene.

Serena Williams at 29 years of age has laid claim to 37 career singles titles and two Olympic medals. She has won the most prize money of any female athlete in history. Venus owns 43 career titles and two Olympic medals. As a team, the duo has won 19 doubles titles.

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