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July 02, 2005  

Wimbledon 2005, Day 12

Factbox on Venus Williams:

Born: June 17, 1980 in Lynwood, California

Plays: Right-handed, double-handed backhand

Turned Professional: October 1994

Grand slam titles: Five (Wimbledon 2000, 2001, 2005, U.S. Open 2000, 2001)

Career titles: 33

Record at Wimbledon: 2005-winner 2004-second round, 2003-runner-up, 2002-runner-up, 2001-winner, 2000-winner, 1999-quarter finalist, 1998-quarter finalist, 1997-round one. 1997: Becomes the first woman since Pam Shriver in 1978 and first unseeded female since 1958 to reach U.S. Open final on her debut.

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