Venus and Serena have had groundbreaking careers.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The 2021 award-winning biopic King Richard focuses on Venus and Serena William, two of the most legendary players in tennis history, and how their father and coach, Richard, helped make them who they are today. King Richard tells the true story of the beginning of Venus and Serena’s careers, but there’s a lot that was left out in the film. King Richard ends with Venus’ first professional tennis match at 14 years old.
Related Zendaya’s New 91% Rotten Tomatoes Sports Drama Success Is Great News For 3-Year-Old Movie’s Sequel Plans Zendaya's new sports drama Challengers is already a critical success with 91% on Rotten Tomatoes, which could help another successful tennis film. Serena Williams retired from professional tennis in September 2022. Venus Williams is still playing professionally as of this article's publication.
Serena Williams holds many records in her career. Her 23 Grand Slam women’s singles titles are the most won in the Open Era of tennis, which began in 1968 when the tournament began to allow amateurs to compete, and the second-most of all time, second only to Margaret Court’s 24. Serena also holds a joint record for the most consecutive weeks ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Women’s Tennis Association at 186.
Venus holds the record for most Open Era Grand Slam appearances at 93 and has won seven singles major titles and four Olympic medals. Venus also has the most WTA Tour singles titles among active titles with 49. An additional 22 WTA doubles titles and two mixed doubles titles bring her to 73 in total. Off the court, Venus fought for men’s and women’s tennis players to be paid equally throughout all rounds at the French Open and Wimbledon.
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