What was special about her 2007 Wimbledon title?

She was the first woman champion paid equally to the men's winner

Venus Williams Quiz: Five Wimbledon Titles and Records

A Compton-trained champion transformed women's tennis with power and campaigned for equal prize money, and this Venus Williams quiz covers her career. Play 10 interactive questions on Lynwood and Compton, her Wimbledon and US Open titles, world number one, doubles with Serena, four Olympic golds, the fight for equal pay, Sjogren's syndrome and her longevity.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Wimbledon
How many Wimbledon singles titles did Venus win?
Slams
How many Grand Slam singles titles has she won?
USOpen
In which years did she win the US Open?
Rank
What did she achieve in 2002?
Sister
With whom did she win many doubles titles?
Olympics
How many Olympic gold medals has Venus won?
Pay
Which cause did Venus famously campaign for?
2007
What was special about her 2007 Wimbledon title?
Health
Which autoimmune condition did she reveal in 2011?
Courts
Where did Venus and Serena famously learn tennis?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: How many Wimbledon singles titles did Venus win?
Answer: Five
From 2000 to 2008.
Q2: How many Grand Slam singles titles has she won?
Answer: Seven
Five Wimbledons and two US Opens.
Q3: In which years did she win the US Open?
Answer: 2000 and 2001
She dominated that era.
Q4: What did she achieve in 2002?
Answer: Became world number one
She was the first Black woman in the Open era to do it.
Q5: With whom did she win many doubles titles?
Answer: Serena Williams
They won 14 Grand Slam doubles titles.
Q6: How many Olympic gold medals has Venus won?
Answer: Four
One in singles and three in doubles.
Q7: Which cause did Venus famously campaign for?
Answer: Equal prize money for women
Wimbledon agreed in 2007.
Q8: What was special about her 2007 Wimbledon title?
Answer: She was the first woman champion paid equally to the men's winner
Her campaign succeeded.
Q9: Which autoimmune condition did she reveal in 2011?
Answer: Sjogren's syndrome
It causes fatigue and joint pain.
Q10: Where did Venus and Serena famously learn tennis?
Answer: Public courts in Compton
Their father Richard coached them.

Venus Williams Quiz – Five Wimbledon Titles and Records

Venus Williams, born in 1980 in Lynwood, California, learned tennis with sister Serena on public courts in Compton, coached by their father Richard. Her power and athleticism changed women's tennis.

She won seven Grand Slam singles titles, including five Wimbledons from 2000 to 2008 and the US Open in 2000 and 2001. In 2002 she became world number one, the first Black woman to do so in the Open era. With Serena she won 14 Grand Slam doubles titles, and she won four Olympic gold medals.

Venus campaigned for equal prize money, and in 2007 Wimbledon agreed; she was the first women's champion paid equally. In 2011 she revealed she has Sjogren's syndrome but kept competing for years.

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Where Venus learned tennis
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Did You Know?

She also runs a fashion and design business.
She won Olympic singles gold at Sydney 2000.
She served at over 200 km per hour.
She played Grand Slams into her forties.
The film King Richard tells part of her story.