Venus Williams is an American professional tennis player. She won Wimbledon and the US Open in 2000 and 2001, defending both titles in 2001 where she defeated her sister, Serena Williams, in the US Open final. Williams went on to win Wimbledon again in 2005, 2007 and 2008. She won the women's singles title at the 2000 Olympics and the women's doubles gold medal with her sister. Williams has appeared in the documentaries Venus and Serena, Unraveling Athena: The Champions of Women's Tennis, and Sesame Street: Count On Sports.